Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
June 8, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 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 9, San Diego Padres 0

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 1 0
  Gutierrez ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Listach ss 6 1 2 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 2 2
  Bogar 1b 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 4 1 1 0
Berry 3b 5 2 3 1
Montgomery rf,cf 4 1 1 1
Eusebio c 4 1 2 2
Mouton cf 3 1 1 2
  Ramos ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Kile p 4 0 1 0
Totals 39 9 14 8
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 3 0 1 0
Gwynn rf 3 0 1 0
  Livingstone 2b 1 0 0 0
Finley cf 4 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 3 0 0 0
  Beamon rf 1 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 3 0 2 0
  Burrows p 0 0 0 0
  Vaughn ph 1 0 0 0
Gomez ss 3 0 0 0
Veras 2b 2 0 0 0
  Erdos p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez 1b 1 0 0 0
Flaherty c 3 0 1 0
Valenzuela p 1 0 0 0
  Cianfrocco 2b,3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Houston 301 003 2009140
San Diego 000 000 000050
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Kile  W (7-2) 9.0 5 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
2
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela  L (2-8) 5.2 10 7 7 2 3
  Erdos   1.2 4 2 2 2 1
  Burrows   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
9
9
5
4

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1, San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Flaherty (6,off Kile).  HR–Houston Berry (4,3rd inning off Valenzuela 0 on, 2 out); Eusebio (1,6th inning off Valenzuela 0 on, 1 out); Mouton (2,6th inning off Valenzuela 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Montgomery (3,off Valenzuela).  HBP–Mouton (1,by Erdos); Kile (2,by Burrows).  WP–Valenzuela (2).  HBP–Erdos (1,Mouton); Burrows (1,Kile).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Greg Bonin, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–2:40.  A–28,939.
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