Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
April 3, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 3, 1997 at Astrodome. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 3 0 0 0
Tucker rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Jones C. 3b 4 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 4 1 1 1
Klesko lf 3 0 0 0
  Jones A. rf 0 0 0 0
Lopez c 2 0 0 0
  Belliard pr 0 1 0 0
  Perez c 0 0 0 0
Lemke 2b 3 1 1 0
Blauser ss 2 0 0 1
Glavine p 1 0 0 0
  Lockhart ph 0 0 0 1
  Bielecki p 0 0 0 0
  Wohlers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 3 2 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 2 0
Mouton rf 3 0 1 1
  Spiers ph 1 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 1 0
Bell cf 3 0 1 1
Gonzalez lf 4 0 2 0
Eusebio c 3 0 0 0
  Ausmus pr,c 0 0 0 0
Bogar 3b 2 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
Listach ss 4 1 1 0
Kile p 2 0 0 0
  Berry 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
Atlanta 000 000 120320
Houston 000 020 000280
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Glavine  W (1-0) 7.0 6 2 2 3 0
  Bielecki   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Wohlers  SV (1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
4
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Kile  L (0-1) 8.0 2 3 3 3 7
  Springer   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
2
3
3
3
7

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1, Houston 1.  2B–Atlanta Lemke (1,off Kile), Houston Biggio 2 (2,off Glavine,off Wohlers); Listach (1,off Glavine); Gonzalez (1,off Bielecki).  HR–Atlanta McGriff (1,7th inning off Kile 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Blauser (1,off Kile); Lockhart (1,off Kile); Mouton (1,off Glavine).  SH–Kile (1,off Glavine).  SB–Lofton (1,3rd base off Kile/Eusebio).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:38.  A–17,963.
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