Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
May 1, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1996 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 0, Houston Astros 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Grissom cf 4 0 1 0
Lemke 2b 3 0 0 0
Jones 3b 3 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 3 0 1 0
Justice rf 3 0 0 0
Perez c 2 0 0 0
  Lopez ph,c 1 0 0 0
Klesko lf 3 0 0 0
Belliard ss 2 0 0 0
  Graffanino ph 1 0 0 0
  Giovanola ss 0 0 0 0
Avery p 2 0 1 0
  Walton ph 1 0 0 0
  Clontz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 3 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 4 0 2 0
Biggio 2b 4 1 1 0
Bagwell 1b 3 1 2 1
Bell rf 4 0 2 2
Berry 3b 3 0 0 0
Eusebio c 4 0 1 0
Mouton lf 4 0 0 0
Miller ss 2 0 1 0
  Gutierrez ss 0 0 0 0
Hampton p 2 1 1 0
Totals 30 3 10 3
Atlanta 000 000 000030
Houston 000 100 02x3100
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Avery  L (2-2) 7.0 7 1 1 0 6
  Clontz   1.0 3 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.0
10
3
3
2
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  W (3-2) 9.0 3 0 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Houston 2.  HR–Houston Bagwell (9,4th inning off Avery 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hampton (4,off Avery).  HBP–Miller (2,by Avery).  IBB–Berry (1,by Clontz).  SB–Bell (7,2nd base off Clontz/Lopez).  CS–Biggio (2,3rd base by Avery/Perez); Bell (2,2nd base by Avery/Perez).  WP–Hampton (4).  HBP–Avery (3,Miller).  IBB–Clontz (1,Berry).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Mark Hirschbeck, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Rich Rieker.  T–2:08.  A–18,546.
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