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June 19, 1996

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Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 5 12 0
Pirates 3 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 5 12 0
Pirates 3 8 1

Orlando Merced Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .291
OBP .500 .392
At Bats 3 203
Hits 1 59
• Singles 1 37
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 1 34
RBI’s 0 30

John Franco Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 14
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Three Rivers Stadium - June 19, 1996
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Strikeout
John Franco
Todd Hundley
Butch Huskey
Edgardo Alfonzo
Jeff Kent
Rey Ordonez
Bernard Gilkey
Lance Johnson
Chris Jones
Orlando Merced
Al Martin
Keith Osik

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 5 12 0 12
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 8 1 9
Winning Pitcher Dave Mlicki
Losing Pitcher Francisco Cordova
Save John Franco
Game Winning RBI Bernard Gilkey
Attendance 20,108
Time of Game 3 hours 6 minutes
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Count: 0-2, 2 Outs
Count: 0-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Merced strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Jeff King pinch hits for John Wehner. King hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 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. Osik moves to second.
Bottom 9 John Franco now pitching. Osik hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ordonez for the out.
Top 9 Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. Hundley moves to third. Jones moves to second.
Top 9 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kent scores. Hundley moves to second.
Top 9 Hundley is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Kent hits a fly ball into right field. That will be extra bases. Merced picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Merced. Kent moves to third.
Top 9 Gilkey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Alfonzo bunts towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Garcia covering, for the out. Johnson moves to second.
Top 9 Francisco Cordova now pitching. John Wehner now playing center field. Al Martin now playing left field. Johnson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Huskey scoops it up and throws to first, with Mlicki covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Rey Ordonez now playing shortstop. Dave Mlicki now pitching. Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Brent Mayne pinch hits for Paul Byrd. Mayne hits a line drive towards first. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rico Brogna pinch hits for Tim Bogar. 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.
Top 8 Carlos Garcia now playing second base. Dan Miceli now pitching. Huskey hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrd fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Merced takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to second.
Bottom 7 Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Carlos Garcia pinch hits for Jon Lieber. Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jones strikes out.
Top 7 Hundley strikes out.
Top 7 Kent hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Clark. Kent reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Gilkey hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Osik hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gilkey. Bell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 6 Paul Byrd now pitching. Hayes strikes out.
Top 6 Alfonzo strikes out.
Top 6 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. Jones scores. Huskey moves to third.
Top 6 Andy Tomberlin pinch hits for Robert Person. Tomberlin is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lieber covering, for the out. Jones moves to third. Huskey moves to second.
Top 6 Huskey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones moves to second.
Top 6 Jon Lieber now pitching. Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Merced hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Person fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hundley strikes out.
Top 5 Kent hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Gilkey moves to third.
Top 5 Gilkey takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Alfonzo hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Johnson. The throw from Osik and he is out, Liriano applying the tag.
Top 5 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Liriano strikes out.
Bottom 4 Ruebel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Osik hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Clark hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 4 Hayes takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Chris Jones now playing right field. Johnson hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Person hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Chris Jones pinch runs for Carl Everett. Bogar hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Huskey takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There goes Everett. The throw from Osik and he is safe. Everett steals second.
Top 4 Everett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Merced strikes out.
Bottom 3 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 3 Liriano hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kent hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gilkey hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ruebel hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Osik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Person fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Clark strikes out.
Top 2 Person strikes out.
Top 2 Bogar takes first base on ball four. Huskey moves to second.
Top 2 There goes Everett. The throw from Osik and he is safe. Everett steals third.
Top 2 Huskey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Everett moves to second.
Top 2 Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Kent hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Bogar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Merced hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Liriano moves to second.
Bottom 1 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 1 Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Person fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Gilkey hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Alfonzo hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.