Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
April 18, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1997 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0
Abreu rf 4 1 2 0
Bagwell 1b 5 0 1 0
Bell cf 4 0 0 0
Howard lf 4 1 2 1
Spiers 3b 1 0 1 0
  Eusebio ph 1 0 0 0
  Bogar 3b 0 0 0 0
Ausmus c 4 1 2 0
Listach ss 4 0 0 0
Hampton p 3 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Mouton ph 1 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 1
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 5 1 2 1
Guerrero 2b 5 0 1 0
Mondesi rf 4 1 2 0
Piazza c 3 2 2 3
Karros 1b 4 0 0 0
Zeile 3b 2 0 0 0
Hollandsworth lf 4 1 3 1
Gagne ss 3 0 2 0
Martinez p 3 0 0 0
  Dreifort p 0 0 0 0
  Radinsky p 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Ashley ph 1 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 12 5
Houston 011 000 010390
Los Angeles 000 131 00x5121
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  L (1-3) 5.2 9 5 5 3 5
  Springer   1.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Martin   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
5
5
4
8
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W (2-1) 6.1 8 2 1 3 7
  Dreifort   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Radinsky   0.2 1 1 0 0 0
  Hall   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Worrell  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
1
5
9

  E–Piazza (1).  PB–Piazza (1).  2B–Houston Abreu (3,off Martinez); Bagwell (4,off Martinez), Los Angeles Hollandsworth (4,off Hampton); Butler (2,off Hampton); Mondesi (1,off Springer).  HR–Houston Howard (1,2nd inning off Martinez 0 on, 1 out), Los Angeles Piazza (2,5th inning off Hampton 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–Bell (2,by Martinez).  IBB–Gagne (1,by Hampton).  SB–Ausmus (3,3rd base off Hall/Piazza).  CS–Howard (1,2nd base by Martinez/Piazza).  BK–Martinez (1).  HBP–Martinez (2,Bell).  IBB–Hampton (1,Gagne).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Jerry Meals.  T–3:25.  A–38,937.
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