Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
April 21, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1990 at Dodger Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Yelding cf 4 0 0 0
  Puhl ph,lf 1 0 1 1
Biggio lf,c 3 1 1 0
Doran 2b 3 1 2 1
Davis 1b 4 1 1 2
Wilson rf 3 0 1 0
Caminiti 3b 4 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 3 1 1 0
Trevino c 3 0 0 0
  Oberkfell ph 1 0 1 1
  Young pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Clancy p 1 0 0 0
  Candaele ph 1 1 1 1
  Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0
  Rohde ph 1 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Stubbs ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 10 6
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Samuel cf 5 1 2 0
Randolph 2b 3 1 1 1
Gwynn lf 5 0 0 0
Murray 1b 5 0 1 1
Brooks rf 4 1 1 0
Harris 3b 4 1 2 1
Scioscia c 4 1 1 0
Griffin ss 4 0 1 0
Valenzuela p 2 0 1 1
  Hatcher ph 0 0 0 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 4
Houston 201 010 0026102
Los Angeles 101 201 0005101
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy   4.0 6 4 3 1 2
  Schatzeder   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Agosto  W (1-1) 3.0 2 1 0 1 3
  Smith  SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
3
3
6
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela   6.0 7 4 4 3 5
  Aase   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Howell  L (1-1) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
4
5

  E–Caminiti (4), Trevino (1), Murray (1).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–Houston Doran (2,off Valenzuela); Oberkfell (1,off Howell), Los Angeles Murray (2,off Clancy); Brooks (4,off Clancy).  3B–Los Angeles Harris (1,off Clancy); Samuel (1,off Clancy).  HR–Houston Davis (3,1st inning off Valenzuela 1 on, 2 out); Candaele (1,5th inning off Valenzuela 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Ramirez (1,off Valenzuela).  CS–Wilson (2,2nd base by Valenzuela/Scioscia); Samuel (2,2nd base by Smith/Biggio).  WP–Clancy (2).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:58.  A–48,434.
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