Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
May 23, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1991 at Astrodome. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Houston Astros 0

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 5 0 0 0
Samuel 2b 4 0 2 0
Strawberry rf 3 1 0 0
Murray 1b 4 1 2 0
Daniels lf 4 0 1 0
  Javier lf 0 0 0 0
Harris 3b 4 0 2 2
Scioscia c 4 0 0 0
Offerman ss 2 0 0 0
Belcher p 4 0 0 0
  Candelaria p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Finley cf 4 0 2 0
Biggio c 3 0 2 0
Gonzalez lf 4 0 1 0
Caminiti 3b 4 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 0 1 0
Rhodes rf 2 0 0 0
  Davidson ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 0 0
Rohde 2b 3 0 0 0
  Clancy p 0 0 0 0
  Oberkfell ph 1 0 0 0
Hernandez p 1 0 0 0
  Candaele ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0
Los Angeles 000 101 000270
Houston 000 000 000060
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher  W (4-4) 7.2 6 0 0 4 2
  Candelaria   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Howell  SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
4
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  L (0-4) 7.0 7 2 2 4 7
  Clancy   2.0 0 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
6
10

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 1.  PB–Biggio (4).  2B–Los Angeles Samuel (8,off Hernandez); Murray (7,off Hernandez), Houston Biggio (7,off Belcher); Finley (6,off Belcher); Bagwell (5,off Belcher); Gonzalez (8,off Belcher).  IBB–Offerman (1,by Hernandez); Murray (6,by Hernandez).  CS–Finley (2,3rd base by Belcher/Scioscia).  IBB–Hernandez 2 (4,Offerman,Murray).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Mike Winters, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Angel Hernandez.  T–2:59.  A–9,386.
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