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Pirates
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 5, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on April 5, 1996 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 5, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 5, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Zane Smith |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Mlicki |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 16,088 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Hirschbeck 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: Ed Montague 3B: Charlie Williams |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Kingery | Center Fielder |
| Al Martin | Left Fielder |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Charlie Hayes | Third Baseman |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Keith Osik | Catcher |
| Zane Smith | Pitcher |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Bernard Gilkey | Left Fielder |
| Chris Jones | Right Fielder |
| Butch Huskey | First Baseman |
| Jeff Kent | Third Baseman |
| Todd Hundley | Catcher |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | Second Baseman |
| Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
| Dave Mlicki | Pitcher |
| Dallas Green | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 5, 1996
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kingery vs. Mlicki
Kingery hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Mlicki
Martin hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Mlicki
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Mlicki
King is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Smith
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Smith
Gilkey hits a line drive into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Smith
Jones strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Mlicki
Hayes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Mlicki
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Mlicki
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Smith
Huskey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kent vs. Smith
Kent hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Huskey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Smith
Hundley hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Huskey moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Alfonzo vs. Smith
Alfonzo takes first base on ball four. Hundley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ordonez vs. Smith
Ordonez hits a line drive towards first. King catches it and steps on first to double up Alfonzo. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Mlicki
Osik hits a fly ball towards center. Johnson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Johnson. Osik moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Mlicki
Smith hits a line drive towards third. Kent reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Kingery vs. Mlicki
Kingery hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Osik tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Mlicki
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kent juggles the ball. That's an error on Kent. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Mlicki
Merced is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mlicki vs. Smith
Mlicki hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Smith
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Kingery settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Smith
Gilkey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Smith
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gilkey moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Huskey vs. Smith
Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Mlicki
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kent fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Mlicki
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Mlicki
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Mlicki
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Huskey scoops it up and throws to first, with Mlicki covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Smith
Kent hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Smith
Hundley hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Hundley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Alfonzo vs. Smith
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hundley moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Ordonez vs. Smith
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Mlicki
Osik hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Mlicki
Smith bunts towards third. Kent fields it and throws to first for the out. Osik moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Kingery vs. Mlicki
Kingery hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Mlicki
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mlicki vs. Smith
Mlicki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Smith
Johnson hits a line drive towards short. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Smith
Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Mlicki
Merced is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Mlicki
King hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Mlicki
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Mlicki
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Lieber
Jon Lieber now pitching.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Lieber
Huskey hits a line drive into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Lieber
Kent strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Mlicki
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kent juggles the ball. That's an error on Kent. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Osik vs. Mlicki
Osik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lieber vs. Mlicki
Lieber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garcia scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kingery vs. Mlicki
Kingery hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Mlicki
Martin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Mlicki
Merced hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Lieber
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia misplays the ball. That's an error on Garcia. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Lieber
Alfonzo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kingery. Alfonzo reaches second base with a double. Hundley moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Vizcaino vs. Lieber
Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Rey Ordonez.
Vizcaino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hundley scores. Alfonzo moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Roberson vs. Plesac
Kevin Roberson pinch hits for Dave Mlicki. Dan Plesac now pitching.
Roberson hits a fly ball into center field. Kingery settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alfonzo tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Plesac
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Person
Robert Person now pitching. Jose Vizcaino now playing second base. Edgardo Alfonzo now playing shortstop.
King hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Person
Hayes hits a popup towards first. Huskey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Person
Bell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Person
Garcia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Osik vs. Minor
Blas Minor now pitching.
Osik hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell scores. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Plesac vs. Minor
Plesac hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minor fields it and throws to first for the out. Garcia moves to third. Osik moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Kingery vs. Macdonald
Bob Macdonald now pitching.
Kingery hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizcaino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Plesac
Gilkey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Plesac
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Kingery settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Huskey vs. Plesac
Huskey strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kent vs. Plesac
There goes Gilkey. The throw from Osik and he is safe. Gilkey steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Kent vs. Plesac
Kent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Macdonald
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kent fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Macdonald
Merced is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Macdonald
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Macdonald
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Miceli
Dan Miceli now pitching.
Hundley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Miceli
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vizcaino vs. Miceli
Vizcaino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alfonzo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Brogna vs. Miceli
Rico Brogna pinch hits for Bob Macdonald.
Brogna hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alfonzo moves to third. Vizcaino moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Miceli
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Miceli covering, for the out. Alfonzo scores. Vizcaino moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gilkey vs. Miceli
Gilkey hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Vizcaino scores. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Miceli
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/5/1996 -- Pittsburgh at New York (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Kingery M, cf 4 0 0 1 Johnson L, cf 5 0 0 1
Martin A, lf 5 2 2 3 Gilkey B, lf 5 0 3 1
Merced O, rf 5 0 0 0 Jones C, rf 5 0 1 0
King J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Huskey B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Hayes C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Kent J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Bell J, ss 4 1 2 0 Hundley T, c 4 2 3 1
Garcia C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Alfonzo E, 2b-ss 3 2 2 0
Osik K, c 4 1 2 1 Ordonez R, ss 2 0 0 0
Smith Z, p 1 0 0 0 Vizcaino J, ph-2b 2 1 1 1
Lieber J, p 1 1 1 1 Mlicki D, p 2 0 0 0
Plesac D, p 1 0 0 0 Roberson K, ph 0 0 0 1
Miceli D, p 0 0 0 0 Person R, p 0 0 0 0
Minor B, p 0 0 0 0
Macdonald B, p 0 0 0 0
Brogna R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 10 7 37 5 11 5
Pittsburgh 101 000 320 -- 7
New York 000 000 203 -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Smith Z (W) 5.0 5 0 0 1 2
Lieber J 1.1 1 2 0 0 1
Plesac D 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Miceli D 1.0 4 3 3 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Mlicki D (L) 7.0 6 5 1 1 3
Person R 0.1 3 2 2 0 0
Minor B 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Macdonald B 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
E -- Johnson L, Kent J 2, Garcia C
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, New York 7
2B -- Hundley T, Alfonzo E
HR -- Martin A 2, King J, Hundley T
SB -- Gilkey B
SH -- Smith Z
SF -- Kingery M, Roberson K
T -- 2:52
A -- 16088
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