Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
May 23, 1993 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1993 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 9, San Diego Padres 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 3 4 3
Finley cf 5 2 2 0
Bass rf 5 2 2 2
Bagwell 1b 5 1 3 2
Caminiti 3b 5 0 2 1
James lf 4 0 2 1
  Gonzalez pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 2 1 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Anthony ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Taubensee c 5 0 1 0
Swindell p 2 0 0 0
  Uribe ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 16 9
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Gwynn rf 5 1 2 1
Gutierrez ss 2 1 1 0
  Gomez p 0 0 0 0
  Stillwell ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Velasquez ph 1 0 0 0
Sheffield 3b 4 0 1 1
McGriff 1b 3 1 0 1
Bell cf 4 2 2 2
Teufel 2b 3 0 0 0
  Gardner ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Plantier lf 4 1 1 1
Walters c 4 0 2 1
Eiland p 0 0 0 0
  Scott p 1 0 0 0
  Shipley ph,ss 3 1 0 0
Totals 36 7 9 7
Houston 331 110 0009160
San Diego 010 222 000791
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Swindell  W (5-4) 5.1 8 7 7 2 4
  Hernandez   2.2 1 0 0 0 3
  Jones  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
2
8
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Eiland  L (0-3) 1.1 8 6 6 1 1
  Scott   3.2 6 3 2 0 3
  Gomez   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Hernandez   3.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
16
9
8
2
6

  E–Walters (5).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–Houston Biggio (12,off Eiland); Finley (2,off Eiland); Bass (5,off Eiland); Bagwell (11,off Scott), San Diego Walters (3,off Swindell); Gwynn (12,off Hernandez).  HR–Houston Biggio 2 (6,2nd inning off Eiland 0 on, 1 out,5th inning off Scott 0 on, 1 out), San Diego Bell (8,4th inning off Swindell 1 on, 0 out); Plantier (4,6th inning off Swindell 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Swindell (3,off Scott).  SB–Bagwell (3,2nd base off Scott/Walters); Bell (8,2nd base off Swindell/Taubensee).  WP–Swindell (2), Scott (1).  U-HP–Ron Barnes, 1B–Mike Winters, 2B–Mark Hirschbeck, 3B–Kerwin Danley.  T–2:55.  A–13,895.
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