Cleveland Indians vs Houston Astros
July 2, 1997 Box Score

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

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Cleveland Indians 2, Houston Astros 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Grissom cf 4 0 1 0
Fernandez ss,2b 3 0 1 0
Seitzer 1b 4 1 1 0
Ramirez rf 4 1 1 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 0 3 2
Williams 3b 4 0 1 0
Franco 2b 3 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Vizquel ph 1 0 0 0
Giles lf 4 0 2 0
Hershiser p 1 0 0 0
  Morman p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 10 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 2 2 1
Carr cf 4 1 1 1
Bagwell 1b 3 0 2 1
Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 1
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Spiers 3b 4 1 2 0
Ausmus c 3 1 1 0
Bogar ss 4 0 1 0
Hampton p 3 1 1 2
Totals 31 6 10 6
Cleveland 000 002 0002101
Houston 100 050 00x6101
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  L (7-5) 4.1 7 6 6 2 5
  Morman   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Plunk   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Assenmacher   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
5
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  W (4-7) 9.0 10 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
3

  E–Fernandez (5), Bell (4).  DP–Cleveland 1, Houston 3.  2B–Cleveland Ramirez (19,off Hampton), Houston Bagwell (27,off Plunk).  3B–Houston Biggio (3,off Hershiser); Hampton (1,off Hershiser); Carr (1,off Hershiser).  SH–Hershiser (1,off Hampton).  SF–Gonzalez (2,off Hershiser).  IBB–Gonzalez (5,by Plunk).  SB–Bogar (2,2nd base off Assenmacher/Alomar).  CS–Bagwell (5,2nd base by Hershiser/Alomar); Gonzalez (4,2nd base by Hershiser/Alomar).  WP–Hershiser (9).  IBB–Plunk (4,Gonzalez).  U-HP–Charlie Reliford, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Kerwin Danley.  T–2:33.  A–25,661.
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