Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
April 20, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 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 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 2 2 3
Listach ss 4 0 2 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Hudek p 0 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 0
Bell cf 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 4 0 0 0
Mouton rf 3 0 1 0
Eusebio c 4 0 0 0
Bogar 3b,ss 3 1 1 0
Holt p 2 0 0 0
  Spiers ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 0 3 0
Guerrero 2b 4 0 1 0
Mondesi rf 3 1 1 1
Piazza c 4 0 0 0
Karros 1b 3 0 0 0
Hollandsworth lf 4 0 0 0
Zeile 3b 4 0 0 0
Gagne ss 3 0 1 0
Valdez p 2 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Candiotti p 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Houston 001 000 020361
Los Angeles 000 001 000160
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Holt  W (2-1) 7.0 5 1 1 0 1
  Martin   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Hudek  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
1
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valdez   7.0 3 1 1 0 6
  Candiotti  L (2-1) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0
  Hall   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Guthrie   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
2
6

  E–Eusebio (1).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Mouton (1,off Valdes); Bogar (1,off Candiotti).  HR–Houston Biggio 2 (3,3rd inning off Valdes 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Candiotti 1 on, 2 out), Los Angeles Mondesi (5,6th inning off Holt 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Bagwell (3,by Hall).  HBP–Mondesi (2,by Holt).  SB–Listach (4,2nd base off Hall/Piazza); Mondesi (2,2nd base off Holt/Eusebio).  CS–Mouton (2,2nd base by Guthrie/Piazza).  HBP–Holt (1,Mondesi).  IBB–Hall (2,Bagwell).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Jerry Meals, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–2:21.  A–33,250.
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