Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
August 9, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1991 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio c 5 0 2 0
Finley cf 4 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 3 0 2 0
Caminiti 3b 4 0 1 0
Simms rf 3 1 1 0
Gonzalez lf 4 1 0 0
Cedeno ss 4 0 1 1
Candaele 2b 2 0 0 0
  Capel p 0 0 0 0
  Ortiz ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Tolentino ph 1 0 0 0
Deshaies p 1 0 0 0
  Ramirez 2b 3 0 1 1
Totals 35 2 9 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell rf 4 2 3 0
Blauser ss 2 1 0 0
  Belliard ss 1 0 0 0
Pendleton 3b 4 1 1 1
Gant cf 3 3 2 3
Smith lf 4 0 1 1
Hunter 1b 3 0 1 0
Cabrera c 4 0 2 2
Lemke 2b 3 0 0 0
Avery p 4 0 1 0
  Berenguer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 11 7
Houston 000 000 200291
Atlanta 102 020 20x7112
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Deshaies  L (4-9) 4.2 7 5 5 4 4
  Capel   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Wilkins   0.1 2 2 2 2 0
  Henry   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
7
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Avery  W (13-5) 7.1 8 2 0 2 5
  Berenguer   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
0
2
7

  E–Deshaies (3), Hunter (7), Lemke (6).  DP–Houston 1, Atlanta 3.  2B–Houston Cedeno (3,off Berenguer), Atlanta Gant (25,off Deshaies); L Smith (12,off Deshaies).  HR–Atlanta Gant (24,3rd inning off Deshaies 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Pendleton (7,off Deshaies).  SB–Finley (20,2nd base off Avery/Cabrera); Mitchell (2,2nd base off Deshaies/Biggio).  CS–Blauser (6,2nd base by Deshaies/Biggio).  BK–Deshaies (5).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Jerry Layne.  T–2:59.  A–34,700.
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