Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
April 22, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 22, 1997 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 12, San Diego Padres 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 6 2 2 1
Listach ss 5 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 5 2 3 2
Bell cf 5 2 3 2
Gonzalez lf 3 2 0 0
Berry 3b 4 2 2 0
Mouton rf 4 1 1 3
Ausmus c 5 1 2 1
Reynolds p 4 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 1 1
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 12 15 10
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 4 0 0 0
Veras Q. 2b 2 1 1 0
Gwynn rf 4 1 2 3
Joyner 1b 4 0 1 0
Vaughn lf 4 0 0 0
Livingstone 3b 3 0 0 0
  Cianfrocco ph 1 0 0 0
Flaherty c 3 0 2 0
Gomez ss 4 1 1 0
Valenzuela p 0 0 0 0
  Slaught ph 1 0 0 0
  Cunnane p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Veras D. p 0 0 0 0
  Bergman p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Houston 000 410 10612151
San Diego 001 000 020373
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  W (3-1) 8.0 7 3 3 2 5
  Wagner   1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
8
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela  L (1-2) 5.0 6 5 2 1 3
  Cunnane   2.0 2 1 0 1 2
  Veras   1.2 4 5 1 1 2
  Bergman   0.1 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
12
4
3
8

  E–Gonzalez (2), Q Veras (1), Livingstone 2 (2).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Bagwell (5,off Valenzuela); Ausmus (2,off D Veras), San Diego Q Veras (3,off Reynolds).  HR–Houston Bagwell (4,9th inning off D Veras 0 on, 2 out), San Diego Gwynn (4,8th inning off Reynolds 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Mouton (2,off Valenzuela).  HBP–Gonzalez (2,by Valenzuela).  SH–Valenzuela (3,off Reynolds).  CS–Listach (2,2nd base by Valenzuela/Flaherty); Berry (1,2nd base by Cunnane/Flaherty); Flaherty (2,2nd base by Reynolds/Ausmus).  HBP–Valenzuela (1,Gonzalez).  U-HP–Paul Nauert, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Mike Winters, 3B–Ron Barnes.  T–3:15.  A–16,748.
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