Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
September 23, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1986 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 0, Houston Astros 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 4 0 1 0
Williams lf 3 0 0 0
Cabell rf 4 0 1 0
Guerrero 1b 3 0 0 0
  Matuszek 1b 0 0 0 0
Trevino c 3 0 0 0
Hamilton 3b 3 0 0 0
Anderson ss 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf 3 0 0 0
Powell p 0 0 0 0
  See ph 1 0 0 0
  Galvez p 0 0 0 0
  Russell ph 1 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Duncan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 2 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher cf 3 1 1 0
Doran 2b 4 1 1 0
Garner 3b 2 0 0 1
  Walling ph,3b 1 1 1 0
Davis 1b 2 0 0 0
Bass rf 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 3 0 1 0
Ashby c 4 1 1 1
Thon ss 1 0 0 0
  Pena ss 1 0 0 0
Deshaies p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 5 2
Los Angeles 000 000 000023
Houston 200 100 01x450
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Powell  L (2-7) 2.0 1 2 2 3 1
  Galvez   3.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Pena   3.0 2 1 1 3 4
Totals
8.0
5
4
4
6
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Deshaies  W (10-5) 9.0 2 0 0 1 10
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
1
10

  E–Hamilton (3), Anderson (11), Galvez (1).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Houston Doran (27,off Powell).  HR–Houston Ashby (6,4th inning off Galvez 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Deshaies (3,off Powell).  SF–Garner (3,off Powell).  IBB–Cruz (9,by Pena); Pena (2,by Pena).  SB–Bass 2 (20,2nd base off Galvez/Trevino,3rd base off Pena/Trevino); Hatcher (35,2nd base off Galvez/Trevino); Cruz (3,2nd base off Pena/Trevino).  IBB–Pena 2 (5,Cruz,Pena).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:44.  A–27,734.
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