Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
April 2, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 2, 1996 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Houston Astros 5

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 5 1 2 0
Butler cf 4 1 1 0
Piazza c 5 0 2 2
  Hollandsworth pr 0 1 0 0
  Hernandez c 0 0 0 0
Karros 1b 5 0 4 1
Mondesi rf 5 0 1 0
Blowers 3b 2 0 0 0
Ashley lf 2 0 0 0
  Cedeno pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Gagne ss 4 0 1 1
Valdez p 3 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 0 0 0 0
  Fonville ph 1 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Park p 0 0 0 0
  Cummings p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 5 2 3 0
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 0
Bell rf 5 1 3 2
May lf 3 0 0 0
  Mouton ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Berry 3b 4 2 2 1
Wilkins c 3 0 1 0
Miller ss 3 0 2 2
Swindell p 2 0 2 0
  Spiers ph 1 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Morman p 0 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 14 5
Los Angeles 100 001 0024111
Houston 001 001 0215142
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valdez   7.0 9 2 2 0 3
  Guthrie   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Park   0.0 2 1 0 1 0
  Cummings  L (0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.1
14
5
4
2
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Swindell   6.0 7 2 2 3 5
  Brocail   1.2 1 0 0 1 4
  Morman   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Jones  W (1-0) 1.0 3 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
4
11

  E–Park (1), Bell (1), Berry (2).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  PB–Piazza (1).  2B–Los Angeles Gagne (1,off Swindell); Mondesi (1,off Brocail), Houston Swindell (1,off Valdes); Bell 2 (2,off Valdes,off Guthrie); Biggio (1,off Valdes); Berry 2 (2,off Valdes,off Park).  HBP–Butler (1,by Swindell).  SH–Biggio (1,off Cummings).  SF–Miller (1,off Valdes).  IBB–Wilkins (1,by Park); Bagwell (1,by Cummings).  SB–DeShields 2 (2,2nd base off Swindell/Wilkins,3rd base off Swindell/Wilkins); Mondesi (1,3rd base off Brocail/Wilkins); Butler (1,2nd base off Jones/Wilkins).  BK–Valdes (1).  HBP–Swindell (1,Butler).  IBB–Park (1,Wilkins); Cummings (1,Bagwell).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Jeff Kellogg, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–3:15.  A–20,492.
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