Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
May 5, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1997 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Houston Astros 9

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Jefferies lf 4 0 0 0
Morandini 2b 4 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 4 1 2 0
Daulton rf 4 1 2 2
Lieberthal c 4 0 0 0
Brogna 1b 4 0 2 0
Magee cf 3 0 1 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Plantenberg p 0 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
Stocker ss 3 0 0 0
Leiter p 2 0 0 0
  Amaro, Jr. cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 1 1
Spiers ss,3b 5 1 1 1
Bagwell 1b 3 2 1 3
Bell cf 3 1 1 0
Gonzalez lf 3 2 2 3
Berry 3b 4 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
Abreu rf 2 1 1 1
Ausmus c 4 0 0 0
Holt p 3 1 1 0
  Bogar ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 9 8 9
Philadelphia 000 001 001270
Houston 010 040 40x980
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  L (3-3) 6.0 6 6 6 3 4
  Harris   1.0 2 3 3 1 0
  Plantenberg   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
9
9
4
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Holt  W (3-3) 7.0 5 1 1 0 2
  Martin   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Springer   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
3

  E–None.  2B–Philadelphia Brogna 2 (11,off Holt,off Springer); Rolen (5,off Holt); Daulton (4,off Holt), Houston Spiers (4,off Leiter); Bell (5,off Leiter); Gonzalez (6,off Harris).  HR–Philadelphia Daulton (2,9th inning off Springer 0 on, 1 out), Houston Gonzalez (1,2nd inning off Leiter 0 on, 0 out); Bagwell (9,5th inning off Leiter 2 on, 2 out); Biggio (4,7th inning off Leiter 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Biggio (6,by Leiter); Bagwell (3,by Harris).  IBB–Gonzalez (1,by Leiter).  SB–Abreu (7,2nd base off Leiter/Lieberthal).  HBP–Leiter (1,Biggio); Harris (1,Bagwell).  IBB–Leiter (1,Gonzalez).  U-HP–Angel Hernandez, 1B–Ed Rapuano, 2B–Kerwin Danley, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:33.  A–11,268.
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