Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
June 21, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 1996 at Dodger Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 6 2 2 1
Biggio 2b 4 1 1 1
Bagwell 1b 4 1 1 1
Bell rf 5 1 1 2
Berry 3b 4 2 3 1
  Spiers 3b 1 0 0 0
Eusebio c 1 0 0 0
  Wilkins c 3 1 1 0
Miller ss 5 1 2 3
Mouton lf 2 1 2 2
Drabek p 3 1 0 0
  Simms ph 1 0 1 0
  Johnstone p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 11 14 11
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 3 2 2 0
  Fonville ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Cedeno rf 5 0 2 0
Piazza c 3 0 1 0
  Prince c 1 0 0 1
Karros 1b 3 0 2 1
  Marrero pr,1b 1 0 0 0
Blowers 3b 3 0 1 1
  Hansen 3b 1 0 0 0
Hollandsworth cf 4 0 1 0
Ashley lf 3 0 0 0
Gagne ss 3 1 1 0
Candiotti p 1 0 0 0
  Eischen p 2 0 0 0
  Castro ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Houston 402 130 00111142
Los Angeles 101 000 0013101
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek  W (3-5) 8.0 9 2 1 2 6
  Johnstone   1.0 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
4
6
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Candiotti  L (5-6) 2.1 9 6 6 2 2
  Eischen   6.2 5 5 3 3 5
Totals
9.0
14
11
9
5
7

  E–Miller (10), Drabek (2), Piazza (5).  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Piazza (8).  2B–Houston Berry (20,off Candiotti); Mouton (6,off Candiotti).  SH–Drabek (6,off Eischen).  HBP–Wilkins (1,by Eischen).  IBB–Mouton (1,by Candiotti).  SF–Prince (2,off Johnstone).  SB–Hunter (19,3rd base off Candiotti/Piazza); Bagwell 2 (12,2nd base off Candiotti/Piazza 2); Mouton (6,2nd base off Candiotti/Piazza); Biggio (13,2nd base off Eischen/Piazza).  WP–Candiotti (2).  HBP–Eischen (3,Wilkins).  IBB–Candiotti (3,Mouton).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Mark Hirschbeck, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–3:21.  A–33,273.
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