Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
July 28, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 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 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Kirby cf 5 0 2 0
DeShields 2b 5 0 1 0
Piazza c 5 0 2 1
Karros 1b 5 0 0 0
Hollandsworth lf 4 0 1 0
Mondesi rf 4 0 2 0
Hansen 3b 3 0 1 0
  Fonville pr 0 0 0 0
  Castro 3b 0 0 0 0
Gagne ss 2 1 1 1
Valdez p 3 1 1 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Parker ph 1 0 0 0
  Astacio p 0 0 0 0
  Eischen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 11 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi lf 4 1 2 1
Biggio 2b 4 0 2 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 0
Bell rf 3 0 1 1
Berry 3b 2 0 0 0
Mouton cf 4 0 1 0
Miller ss 4 1 2 1
Manwaring c 3 1 1 0
Reynolds p 2 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 1 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 10 3
Los Angeles 001 100 0002110
Houston 000 001 1013101
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valdez   6.1 9 2 2 1 2
  Guthrie   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Astacio   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Eischen  L (0-1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
3
3
2
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds   7.0 8 2 2 2 7
  Darwin  W (9-9) 2.0 3 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
3
9

  E–Miller (13).  DP–Los Angeles 2, Houston 1.  2B–Los Angeles Hollandsworth (14,off Reynolds), Houston Biggio (19,off Valdes); May (6,off Valdes).  HR–Los Angeles Gagne (7,4th inning off Reynolds 0 on, 2 out), Houston Miller (11,9th inning off Eischen 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Gagne 2 (6,by Reynolds,by Darwin).  SF–Bell (7,off Valdes).  CS–Mondesi (5,2nd base by Reynolds/Manwaring).  WP–Guthrie (1).  IBB–Reynolds (3,Gagne); Darwin (1,Gagne).  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:57.  A–32,912.
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