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Mets
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 8, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets, played on September 8, 1996 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mark Clark |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Greg Maddux |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 39,045 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Quick 1B: Gary Darling 2B: Rich Rieker 3B: Charlie Reliford |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Jason Hardtke | Second Baseman |
| Bernard Gilkey | Left Fielder |
| Todd Hundley | Catcher |
| Butch Huskey | First Baseman |
| Matt Franco | Third Baseman |
| Alex Ochoa | Right Fielder |
| Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
| Mark Clark | Pitcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
| Mark Lemke | Second Baseman |
| Chipper Jones | Shortstop |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Ryan Klesko | Left Fielder |
| Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
| Javy Lopez | Catcher |
| Andruw Jones | Right Fielder |
| Greg Maddux | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 8, 1996
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Maddux
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hardtke vs. Maddux
Hardtke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lemke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gilkey vs. Maddux
Gilkey strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Maddux
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Clark
Grissom hits a popup towards short. Ordonez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Clark
Lemke hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Clark
Jones strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Maddux
Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Maddux
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Maddux
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Clark
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Klesko vs. Clark
Klesko hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Pendleton vs. Clark
Pendleton hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Clark
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Clark
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Maddux
Ordonez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Maddux
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maddux fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Maddux
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hardtke vs. Maddux
Hardtke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jones. Hardtke reaches second base with a double. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Gilkey vs. Maddux
Gilkey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Hardtke scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Maddux
Hundley hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lemke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddux vs. Clark
Maddux hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Clark
Grissom hits a line drive into center field. Johnson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Johnson. Grissom moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Lemke vs. Clark
Lemke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hardtke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grissom moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Clark
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
McGriff vs. Clark
McGriff hits a popup towards short. Ordonez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Maddux
Huskey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Franco vs. Maddux
Franco hits a line drive towards short. Jones reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ochoa vs. Maddux
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff juggles the ball. That's an error on McGriff. Huskey moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Ordonez vs. Maddux
Ordonez hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Huskey tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Maddux
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Clark
Klesko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Clark
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hardtke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Clark
Lopez hits a line drive towards third. Franco reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Maddux
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hardtke vs. Maddux
Hardtke hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Grissom. Hardtke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Gilkey vs. Maddux
Gilkey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hundley vs. Maddux
Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Huskey vs. Maddux
Huskey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Klesko. Huskey reaches second base with a double. Hardtke scores. Gilkey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Franco vs. Maddux
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Maddux covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Clark
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Clark
Luis Polonia pinch hits for Greg Maddux.
Polonia hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Clark
Grissom hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Borowski
Joe Borowski now pitching.
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Borowski
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Borowski
Clark bunts towards the mound. Borowski fields it and throws to first for the out. Ordonez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Borowski
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hardtke vs. Borowski
There's a wild pitch. Ordonez moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Hardtke vs. Borowski
Hardtke hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Clark
Lemke hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Clark
Jones hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Clark
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Clark
Klesko strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Clark
Pendleton strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Borowski
Gilkey strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Borowski
Hundley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Borowski
Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke misplays the ball. That's an error on Lemke. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Franco vs. Borowski
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Clark
Tim Bogar now playing third base.
Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Huskey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Clark
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Clark
Dwight Smith pinch hits for Joe Borowski.
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Bielecki
Mike Bielecki now pitching.
Ochoa strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Bielecki
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Bielecki
Clark bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Bielecki
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bielecki fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Clark
Grissom hits a line drive into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Clark
Lemke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hardtke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Clark
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hardtke vs. Wade
Terrell Wade now pitching.
Hardtke strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Wade
Gilkey hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Wade
Hundley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Franco
John Franco now pitching. Tim Bogar now playing second base. Alvaro Espinoza now playing third base.
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Espinoza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Franco
Klesko hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Franco
Pendleton hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Franco
Lopez takes first base on ball four. Pendleton moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Franco
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1996 -- New York at Atlanta (D)
New York AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Johnson L, cf 4 1 2 0 Grissom M, cf 4 0 1 0
Hardtke J, 2b 5 2 2 0 Lemke M, 2b 4 1 1 0
Franco J, p 0 0 0 0 Jones C, ss 3 1 1 2
Gilkey B, lf 4 1 1 2 McGriff F, 1b 3 0 0 0
Hundley T, c 5 1 1 1 Klesko R, lf 3 0 1 0
Huskey B, 1b 4 1 2 2 Pendleton T, 3b 4 0 1 0
Franco M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lopez J, c 3 0 0 0
Bogar T, 3b-2b 0 0 0 0 Jones A, rf 4 0 0 0
Ochoa A, rf 4 0 0 0 Maddux G, p 1 0 0 0
Ordonez R, ss 3 0 2 1 Polonia L, ph 1 0 0 0
Clark M, p 3 0 0 0 Borowski J, p 0 0 0 0
Espinoza A, 3b 0 0 0 0 Smith D, ph 1 0 0 0
Bielecki M, p 0 0 0 0
Wade T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 10 6 31 2 5 2
New York 002 120 100 -- 6
Atlanta 000 002 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Clark M (W) 8.0 4 2 2 3 5
Franco J 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux G (L) 5.0 7 5 4 1 2
Borowski J 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Bielecki M 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Wade T 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Johnson L, McGriff F, Lemke M
DP -- New York 1, Atlanta 1
LOB -- New York 7, Atlanta 6
2B -- Hardtke J 2, Huskey B
HR -- Jones C, Hundley T
SH -- Clark M
SF -- Ordonez R
WP -- Borowski J
T -- 2:26
A -- 39045
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