Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
April 17, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1991 at Fulton County Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Finley cf 4 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 4 1 0 0
Biggio c 5 1 3 0
Gonzalez lf 4 1 0 0
Caminiti 3b 4 1 1 1
Bagwell 1b 2 0 1 1
Davidson rf 2 0 1 2
  Rhodes ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Candaele 2b 3 0 0 0
Portugal p 3 0 0 0
  Oberkfell ph 1 0 0 0
  Osuna p 0 0 0 0
  Schilling p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Sanders lf 4 1 1 0
Treadway 2b 3 1 1 2
  Lemke ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Gant cf 4 0 0 0
Justice rf 4 0 1 0
Bream 1b 4 0 0 0
Blauser 3b 4 1 1 1
Heath c 3 0 1 0
Belliard ss 3 0 1 0
Avery p 1 0 0 0
  Gregg ph 1 0 0 0
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Willard ph 1 0 0 0
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Houston 300 000 100471
Atlanta 200 000 100361
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal  W (2-0) 7.0 6 3 3 0 6
  Osuna   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Schilling  SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
0
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Avery  L (1-1) 5.0 5 3 3 4 1
  Freeman   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Stanton   1.0 1 1 0 1 1
  Sisk   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Parrett   2.0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
7
6

  E–Biggio (1), Blauser (2).  DP–Atlanta 1.  PB–Heath (1).  2B–Atlanta Belliard (1,off Portugal).  HR–Atlanta Treadway (1,1st inning off Portugal 1 on, 0 out); Blauser (1,7th inning off Portugal 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Finley (2,2nd base off Avery/Heath); Sanders (4,2nd base off Portugal/Biggio); Justice (1,2nd base off Portugal/Biggio).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:43.  A–8,342.
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