Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
April 3, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 3, 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 2, Houston Astros 5

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 4 0 0 0
Butler cf 4 0 1 0
Piazza c 4 0 3 0
Karros 1b 4 0 1 0
Mondesi rf 4 0 1 0
Blowers 3b 4 0 1 0
Ashley lf 3 1 2 1
  Hollandsworth ph 1 0 0 0
Gagne ss 4 1 2 1
Nomo p 2 0 0 0
  Park p 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0
  Eischen p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 11 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 4 1 3 1
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 2 0
Bell rf 3 1 1 1
Berry 3b 4 0 2 1
Eusebio c 4 0 0 0
Mouton lf 2 1 0 0
Miller ss 3 1 1 1
  Young p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Hampton p 1 0 0 0
  Gutierrez ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 10 4
Los Angeles 000 000 2002111
Houston 001 121 00x5101
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Nomo  L (0-1) 4.0 7 4 4 5 2
  Park   2.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Eischen   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
5
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  W (1-0) 7.0 9 2 2 0 6
  Young   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Jones  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
0
8

  E–Piazza (1), Hampton (1).  DP–Los Angeles 2, Houston 3.  2B–Houston Bagwell (1,off Nomo); Bell (3,off Nomo); Berry (3,off Eischen); Hunter (1,off Eischen).  HR–Los Angeles Ashley (1,7th inning off Hampton 0 on, 1 out); Gagne (1,7th inning off Hampton 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Hampton 2 (2,off Nomo,off Park).  HBP–Miller (1,by Park); Biggio (1,by Park).  SB–Mouton 2 (2,2nd base off Nomo/Piazza 2).  HBP–Park 2 (2,Miller,Biggio).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Jeff Kellogg, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:04.  A–14,858.
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