Ultimate Mets Database: Game of September 26, 1996 - Box Score

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Previous Game:
September 25, 1996
Astros 5, Mets 4 1996 Regular Season Game 159
September 26, 1996
Astros 6, Mets 2 Next Game:
September 27, 1996
Phillies 6, Mets 5

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National League Standings, September 26, 1996

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Thru This Game

Mets Starting Lineup

2b
Jason
Hardtke lf
Andy
Tomberlin cf
Lance
Johnson rf
Alex
Ochoa 1b
Roberto
Petagine 3b
Matt
Franco ss
Alvaro
Espinoza c
Alberto
Castillo p
Paul
Wilson

September 26, 1996, Astrodome, Houston, TX

Houston Astros 6, New York Mets 2

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Jason Hardtke 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .184

- Butch Huskey ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .274

Andy Tomberlin lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .258

Lance Johnson cf 4 2 3 0 0 0 .336

Alex Ochoa rf 3 0 2 2 0 0 .304

Roberto Petagine 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .232

Matt Franco 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .207

- Ricky Trlicek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Jerry Dipoto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Carl Everett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236

- Doug Henry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Alvaro Espinoza ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .305

Alberto Castillo c 2 0 1 0 0 1 .364

- Todd Hundley ph-c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .262

Paul Wilson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .080

- Edgardo Alfonzo 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .258

Astros ab r h bi bb so

Brian Hunter cf 5 2 2 0 0 0

Craig Biggio 2b 4 0 2 3 0 1

Jeff Bagwell 1b 3 1 1 0 2 1

Derek Bell rf 4 0 2 2 0 1

Bill Spiers ss 4 0 1 1 0 1

Mike Simms lf 3 0 0 0 0 1

- James Mouton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0

Tony Eusebio c 1 1 1 0 3 0

Dave Hajek 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0

Doug Drabek p 2 0 0 0 0 1

- John Cangelosi ph 0 1 0 0 0 0

- Todd Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Derrick May ph 1 0 0 0 0 1

- Billy Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

New York Mets 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 2

Houston Astros 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 x 6 9 0

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Paul Wilson 5.0 6 2 0 2 5 5.38

Ricky Trlicek (L,0-1) 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 3.60

Jerry Dipoto 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 3.89

Doug Henry 1.0 1 2 2 2 1 4.68

Houston Astros ip h r er bb so

Doug Drabek (W) 7.0 7 2 2 0 5

Todd Jones 1.0 2 0 0 0 1

Billy Wagner 1.0 0 0 0 1 1

Errors: Matt Franco (3).
WP: Doug Henry 2.
2B: Todd Hundley (32), Lance Johnson (30).
3B: Lance Johnson (21).
Intentional Walks: Jeff Bagwell, Tony Eusebio.
HBP: Roberto Petagine, John Cangelosi.
SH: Craig Biggio.
SF: Alex Ochoa.
SB: Alex Ochoa (4), Bill Spiers, Derek Bell.

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