Cleveland Indians vs Houston Astros
July 1, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 1997 at Astrodome. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 8, Houston Astros 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Grissom cf 5 0 2 0
Vizquel ss 4 0 1 0
Thome 1b 4 1 2 1
Ramirez rf 4 2 1 1
Alomar, Jr. c 5 1 1 0
Williams 3b 5 2 3 2
Giles lf 5 1 2 1
Fernandez 2b 4 1 3 3
Wright p 2 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 1 0 0 0
  Seitzer ph 1 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 15 8
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 1 1 0
Carr cf 5 1 2 2
Bagwell 1b 4 1 2 1
Gonzalez lf 5 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Berry 3b 4 0 1 0
Bogar ss 2 2 1 1
  Spiers ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Ausmus c 4 0 2 0
Holt p 2 1 1 0
  Lima p 0 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Minor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 4
Cleveland 000 030 4018151
Houston 001 050 0006100
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wright   4.0 1 1 1 2 2
  Lopez   0.1 5 4 3 0 0
  Plunk  W (3-2) 1.2 2 1 0 1 0
  Mesa   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Jackson  SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
4
4
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Holt   6.2 11 6 6 2 5
  Lima  L (1-4) 0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Magnante   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Minor   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
8
8
2
5

  E–Vizquel (7).  2B–Cleveland Fernandez 2 (13,off Holt 2); Thome (13,off Holt), Houston Ausmus (14,off Plunk); Berry (11,off Mesa).  3B–Cleveland Giles (1,off Holt).  HR–Cleveland Ramirez (11,9th inning off Minor 0 on, 0 out), Houston Bogar (1,5th inning off Lopez 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Thome (2,by Holt).  SH–Holt (9,off Wright).  CS–Grissom (9,2nd base by Holt/Ausmus); Ausmus (5,2nd base by Lopez/Alomar).  WP–Plunk (3).  HBP–Holt (5,Thome).  U-HP–Kerwin Danley, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–3:05.  A–23,998.
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