San Diego Padres vs Houston Astros
August 8, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1991 at Astrodome. The San Diego Padres defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 5, Houston Astros 3

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 4 2 2 0
Fernandez ss 5 1 3 1
Gwynn rf 4 0 2 3
McGriff 1b 3 0 1 0
Clark lf 4 0 1 0
Howell 3b 4 0 0 0
Jackson cf 4 0 0 0
Bilardello c 3 1 0 0
Benes p 1 1 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Melendez p 0 0 0 0
  Stephenson ph 0 0 0 0
  Shipley pr 0 0 0 0
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Finley cf 5 0 0 0
Candaele 2b 5 0 1 1
Tolentino 1b 4 1 1 0
Gonzalez lf 4 1 1 0
Caminiti 3b 4 0 2 0
Simms rf 2 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Davidson ph 1 0 0 1
  Schilling p 0 0 0 0
  Bagwell ph 1 0 1 1
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 4 0 0 0
Eusebio c 2 1 0 0
  Biggio ph 1 0 0 0
Bowen p 1 0 1 0
  Ortiz rf 2 0 2 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
San Diego 004 010 000590
Houston 000 011 010390
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Benes  W (7-10) 6.0 6 2 2 1 3
  Melendez   2.0 2 1 1 1 3
  Lefferts  SV (17) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bowen  L (1-2) 4.2 7 5 5 2 1
  Corsi   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Schilling   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Henry   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
4
3

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  2B–San Diego Fernandez 2 (21,off Bowen,off Schilling), Houston Caminiti (17,off Benes); Tolentino (2,off Melendez); Bagwell (18,off Melendez).  3B–Houston Gonzalez (8,off Benes).  HBP–Benes (1,by Bowen).  SB–Roberts (21,2nd base off Bowen/Eusebio).  WP–Henry (3).  HBP–Bowen (1,Benes).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–2:48.  A–22,606.
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