Florida Marlins vs Houston Astros
May 2, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1997 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Florida Marlins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Florida Marlins 1, Houston Astros 2

Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Castillo 2b 4 0 1 0
Abbott ss 4 0 2 0
  Renteria pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Sheffield rf 4 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b 4 0 1 0
Alou cf 4 0 1 0
Conine 1b 4 1 1 1
Johnson c 3 0 1 0
Wehner lf 3 0 1 0
Rapp p 2 0 0 0
  Eisenreich ph 1 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 1 1 0
Abreu rf 4 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 3 1 1 1
Bell cf 3 0 2 1
Gonzalez lf 4 0 0 0
Berry 3b 3 0 0 0
  Bogar ss 0 0 0 0
Spiers ss,3b 3 0 2 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
Reynolds p 3 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 8 2
Florida 010 000 000181
Houston 101 000 00x281
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Rapp  L (2-2) 6.0 6 2 2 2 3
  Powell   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
2
2
2
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  W (4-2) 8.0 7 1 1 1 6
  Wagner  SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
7

  E–Conine (2), Reynolds (2).  DP–Florida 2, Houston 2.  2B–Florida Bonilla (6,off Reynolds).  3B–Houston Biggio (2,off Rapp).  HR–Florida Conine (5,2nd inning off Reynolds 0 on, 1 out), Houston Bagwell (8,1st inning off Rapp 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Bell (1,off Rapp).  SB–Ausmus (7,2nd base off Powell/Johnson); Bell (2,2nd base off Powell/Johnson).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Larry Vanover, 3B–Wally Bell.  T–2:32.  A–25,421.
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