Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 7, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1996 at Veteran's Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 5 1 1 0
Biggio 2b 5 2 2 0
Bagwell 1b 5 2 4 4
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Berry 3b 5 1 4 2
Wilkins c 4 1 0 0
Mouton lf 4 0 0 0
Miller ss 4 0 2 1
Hampton p 1 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 0 0 0 0
  Young p 0 0 0 0
  May ph 0 0 0 0
  Simms ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Morman p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 13 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 1 1 0
Jordan 2b 5 1 2 0
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
Whiten rf 4 1 1 0
Zeile 3b 3 1 1 2
Santiago 1b 4 0 0 0
Incaviglia lf 3 0 1 0
  Eisenreich pr,lf 1 1 1 0
Lieberthal c 4 0 0 0
Benjamin ss 4 0 2 1
Grace p 2 0 0 0
  Amaro, Jr. ph 1 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Leiper p 0 0 0 0
  Morandini ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 3
Houston 002 001 2117133
Philadelphia 400 001 000590
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton   6.0 6 5 4 2 6
  Young  W (1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Hernandez   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Morman   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Jones  SV (6) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
5
9
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Grace   6.0 8 3 3 0 4
  Springer  L (1-3) 1.2 3 3 3 2 3
  Leiper   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Ryan   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
3
7

  E–Hunter (6), Miller 2 (6).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Berry (13,off Grace), Philadelphia Zeile (8,off Hampton); Incaviglia (2,off Hampton); Benjamin (1,off Hernandez).  HR–Houston Berry (1,6th inning off Grace 0 on, 0 out); Bagwell 2 (12,7th inning off Springer 1 on, 2 out,9th inning off Ryan 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Hampton (5,off Grace).  CS–Cangelosi (2,2nd base by Springer/Lieberthal); Benjamin (1,2nd base by Hampton/Wilkins).  SB–Whiten (9,3rd base off Young/Wilkins).  WP–Hampton (5), Springer (1).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–Mark Barron, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–3:14.  A–16,569.
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