Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
July 3, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1997 at Astrodome. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sanders lf 4 1 1 0
Goodwin cf 4 0 0 0
Harris 3b 2 1 0 0
  Kelly ph 1 0 0 0
  Branson 3b 0 0 0 0
Greene rf 3 1 1 0
Morris 1b 4 0 2 0
Oliver c 4 1 2 3
Boone 2b 4 0 0 0
Reese ss 4 0 2 0
Smiley p 2 0 0 0
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
  Taubensee ph 1 0 0 0
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0
Carr cf 3 0 0 0
  Howard ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 4 1 2 0
Bell rf 4 1 2 0
Berry 3b 4 1 1 3
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
Bogar ss 3 0 0 0
Garcia p 2 0 0 0
  Abreu ph 1 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Hudek p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Cincinnati 300 100 000480
Houston 000 000 300370
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley  W (6-10) 6.0 7 3 3 0 6
  Belinda   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Shaw  SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
0
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia  L (3-7) 7.0 5 4 4 2 7
  Martin   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Hudek   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
7

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Houston Biggio (23,off Smiley).  3B–Cincinnati D Sanders (7,off Garcia).  HR–Cincinnati Oliver (7,4th inning off Garcia 0 on, 0 out), Houston Berry (5,7th inning off Smiley 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Smiley (1,off Garcia).  HBP–D Sanders (3,by Garcia).  SB–D Sanders (39,2nd base off Garcia/Ausmus); Reese (10,3rd base off Garcia/Ausmus); Morris (2,2nd base off Garcia/Ausmus).  CS–Reese (2,2nd base by Hudek/Ausmus).  WP–Garcia (2).  HBP–Garcia (4,D Sanders).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:33.  A–14,708.
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