Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 11, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 10, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 5 3 3 2
Biggio 2b 5 3 4 2
Bagwell 1b 3 2 1 2
May lf 5 0 0 1
Berry 3b 2 0 0 0
  Miller 3b 2 0 1 0
Eusebio c 5 1 3 1
Mouton rf 5 1 1 1
Gutierrez ss 4 0 0 0
Kile p 4 0 0 0
  Wall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 13 9
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Otero cf 3 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Incaviglia ph,rf 2 1 1 1
Morandini 2b 4 1 1 1
Jefferies lf 4 0 1 0
Zeile 1b 4 0 0 0
Eisenreich rf 4 1 3 0
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 4 0 0 0
Lieberthal c 4 0 0 0
Stocker ss 4 1 3 1
Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Mitchell p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
  Blazier p 0 0 0 0
  Amaro, Jr. ph,cf 2 1 2 1
Totals 36 5 11 4
Houston 330 130 00010130
Philadelphia 000 020 0305111
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Kile  W (10-6) 7.0 8 5 5 1 5
  Wall   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
1
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  L (4-10) 1.1 6 6 6 1 0
  Mitchell   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Blazier   2.0 5 4 3 1 3
  Springer   3.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Parrett   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
10
9
2
5

  E–Stocker (8).  DP–Houston 2, Philadelphia 1.  2B–Houston Mouton (12,off Blazier); Hunter (15,off Blazier), Philadelphia Eisenreich (16,off Kile); Incaviglia (6,off Kile).  3B–Houston Biggio (3,off Williams).  HR–Houston Hunter (3,1st inning off Williams 0 on, 0 out); Bagwell (25,2nd inning off Williams 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Berry (7,by Williams).  WP–Kile (10), Williams (11).  BK–Kile (2).  HBP–Williams (4,Berry).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–2:52.  A–24,150.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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