Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
August 13, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 1991 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 12, San Diego Padres 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Finley cf 4 3 2 1
Biggio c 4 0 1 2
Bagwell 1b 4 2 2 1
Gonzalez lf 5 1 2 4
Caminiti 3b 2 1 0 0
Simms rf 3 0 0 0
  Tolentino ph 0 0 0 1
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez ph 1 0 0 0
  Osuna p 0 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 5 2 2 2
Candaele 2b 4 1 1 0
Portugal p 1 0 0 0
  Young ph 1 0 0 0
  Bowen p 0 0 0 0
  Ortiz ph,rf 2 2 2 1
Totals 36 12 12 12
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Howard cf 5 2 1 0
Fernandez ss 5 1 1 2
Gwynn rf 4 1 0 0
McGriff 1b 4 1 1 4
Santiago c 4 1 2 1
Howell 3b 4 0 0 0
Clark lf 3 0 0 0
  Ward lf 0 0 0 0
  Azocar ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Teufel 2b 3 2 1 1
Benes p 1 1 0 0
  Maddux p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Melendez p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 6 8
Houston 020 003 52012122
San Diego 015 300 000960
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal   4.0 5 9 7 3 2
  Bowen  W (2-2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Henry   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Osuna  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
9
7
4
4
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Benes   6.0 6 7 7 2 5
  Maddux  L (4-2) 0.1 3 3 3 0 1
  Rodriguez   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Melendez   2.2 2 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
12
12
12
5
8

  E–Bagwell (12), Simms (5).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–Houston Ortiz (3,off Melendez); Biggio (15,off Melendez).  3B–San Diego Fernandez (5,off Portugal).  HR–Houston Cedeno (2,2nd inning off Benes 1 on, 1 out); Gonzalez (11,6th inning off Benes 2 on, 1 out), San Diego Santiago (12,2nd inning off Portugal 0 on, 1 out); Teufel (5,3rd inning off Portugal 0 on, 0 out); McGriff (23,3rd inning off Portugal 3 on, 1 out).  SF–Tolentino (1,off Melendez).  HBP–Caminiti (4,by Benes); Azocar (1,by Henry).  IBB–Caminiti (5,by Rodriguez); Gwynn (7,by Portugal).  SH–Benes (3,off Portugal).  CS–Gonzalez (6,Home by Melendez/Santiago).  WP–Henry (4), Melendez (1).  BK–Osuna (1).  HBP–Henry (1,Azocar); Benes (4,Caminiti).  IBB–Portugal (4,Gwynn); Rodriguez (6,Caminiti).  U-HP–Charlie Reliford, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Jerry Layne.  T–2:49.  A–12,688.
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