Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
September 28, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1991 at Astrodome. 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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Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 3 1 0 0
  Wohlers p 0 0 0 0
  Bell ph 1 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
Lemke 2b 3 0 1 0
Pendleton 3b 3 0 0 0
Justice rf 2 1 0 0
Gant cf 4 1 2 2
Bream 1b 2 1 1 1
  Hunter ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Olson c 4 0 1 1
Belliard ss 1 0 0 0
  Treadway ph 1 0 0 0
  Castilla ss 0 0 0 0
  Blauser ph,ss 1 1 1 1
Mercker p 1 0 0 0
  Gregg ph 1 0 1 0
  Clancy p 0 0 0 0
  Willard ph 1 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Mitchell lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 0 1 0
  Young ph 0 0 0 0
Finley rf 4 0 0 0
Biggio c 4 0 1 1
Bagwell 1b 4 1 1 0
Caminiti 3b 3 1 1 1
Gonzalez lf 3 1 2 1
Cedeno ss 4 0 0 0
Mota 2b 3 0 1 1
  Candaele ph 1 0 0 0
Juden p 3 0 0 0
  Osuna p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Mallicoat p 0 0 0 0
  Portugal p 0 0 0 0
  Tolentino ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Atlanta 000 010 211570
Houston 000 201 001471
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker   5.0 4 2 2 3 6
  Clancy   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Stanton  W (4-5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Wohlers   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Pena  SV (12) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
5
11
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Juden   6.1 4 3 3 1 5
  Osuna   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Hernandez  L (2-7) 0.1 0 1 1 3 1
  Mallicoat   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Portugal   1.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
5
7

  E–Gonzalez (5).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Atlanta Gant (33,off Juden); Olson (24,off Osuna), Houston Caminiti (30,off Mercker); Gonzalez (25,off Clancy).  HR–Atlanta Bream (11,5th inning off Juden 0 on, 2 out); Blauser (11,9th inning off Portugal 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Pendleton (7,off Mallicoat); Caminiti (3,off Wohlers).  IBB–Justice (9,by Mallicoat).  HBP–Bagwell (11,by Wohlers).  SB–L Smith (8,2nd base off Hernandez/Biggio); Gonzalez (8,2nd base off Mercker/Olson); Lofton (1,2nd base off Mercker/Olson); Finley (33,2nd base off Mercker/Olson); Mota (2,2nd base off Clancy/Olson).  HBP–Wohlers (1,Bagwell).  IBB–Mallicoat (1,Justice).  U-HP–Mark Hirschbeck, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–3:08.  A–8,647.
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