Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
April 19, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1997 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 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0
Howard cf 4 0 1 0
  Mouton pr,cf,lf 0 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 2 0
Gonzalez lf 3 0 0 0
  Bogar ss 0 0 0 0
Abreu rf 3 1 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0
Spiers ss 3 1 0 1
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 2 1
Kile p 3 0 0 0
  Bell cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 0 1 0
Guerrero 2b 4 0 0 0
  Ashley ph 1 0 0 0
Mondesi rf 4 0 2 0
Piazza c 2 0 0 0
Karros 1b 4 1 1 0
Hollandsworth lf 4 0 1 0
Zeile 3b 4 0 1 1
Gagne ss 3 0 2 0
Nomo p 2 0 0 0
  Park p 0 0 0 0
  Prince ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 8 1
Houston 000 010 100252
Los Angeles 000 100 000180
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Kile  W (1-1) 8.0 7 1 1 4 3
  Wagner  SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
4
3
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Nomo  L (2-1) 6.2 4 2 2 3 9
  Park   2.1 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
12

  E–Biggio (2), Gonzalez (1).  DP–Houston 2, Los Angeles 2.  2B–Houston Ausmus (1,off Nomo).  SH–Nomo (2,off Kile); Prince (1,off Wagner).  SB–Abreu (5,2nd base off Nomo/Piazza).  CS–Mouton (1,2nd base by Park/Piazza).  WP–Nomo (3).  U-HP–Charlie Reliford, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Jerry Meals, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–3:07.  A–46,244.
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