Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
June 4, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1997 at Cinergy Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, Cincinnati Reds 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 1 1
Howard cf 5 1 1 1
Bagwell 1b 5 0 1 2
Gonzalez lf 4 1 2 0
Montgomery rf 5 0 2 0
Spiers 3b 0 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 3 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 1 2 1
Holt p 1 1 0 0
  Berry ph 1 0 0 0
  Lima p 0 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sanders cf 4 0 1 0
Goodwin lf 4 0 3 0
Morris 1b 4 0 0 0
Larkin ss 2 0 0 0
  Fordyce c 2 0 0 0
Taubensee rf 4 0 1 0
Greene 3b 3 2 2 2
Boone 2b 4 0 2 0
Oliver c 2 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
  Pendleton ph 1 0 0 0
Burba p 1 0 0 0
  Reese ss 2 0 1 0
Totals 34 2 10 2
Houston 120 110 000590
Cincinnati 000 000 1012100
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Holt  W (6-4) 7.0 7 1 1 1 4
  Lima   1.2 3 1 1 0 1
  Wagner  SV (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Burba  L (4-5) 5.0 8 5 5 6 5
  Sullivan   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Carrasco   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
8
5

  E–None.  DP–Houston 2, Cincinnati 2.  2B–Houston Montgomery 2 (4,off Burba,off Sullivan); Bagwell (18,off Burba).  HR–Houston Howard (2,1st inning off Burba 0 on, 1 out), Cincinnati Greene 2 (7,7th inning off Holt 0 on, 2 out,9th inning off Lima 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Holt (4,off Burba).  SF–Ausmus (1,off Burba).  IBB–Spiers 2 (3,by Burba,by Sullivan).  CS–Ausmus (3,2nd base by Burba/Oliver); Spiers (2,2nd base by Burba/Oliver); D Sanders (9,2nd base by Holt/Ausmus).  WP–Burba (1).  IBB–Burba (5,Spiers); Sullivan (4,Spiers).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Mark Hirschbeck, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:29.  A–18,849.
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