Houston Astros vs Florida Marlins
August 5, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1997 at Pro Player Stadium. The Florida Marlins defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, Florida Marlins 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 0 0 1
Mouton lf 5 0 0 0
  Ausmus c 0 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Gutierrez 3b 5 3 4 1
Eusebio c 4 1 1 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Bogar ss 3 0 2 3
Carr cf 1 1 0 0
Kile p 2 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 1 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5
Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Eisenreich lf 5 0 2 1
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
Renteria ss 3 1 1 1
Sheffield rf 5 0 2 0
  Abbott pr 0 1 0 0
Bonilla 3b 4 0 0 0
Daulton 1b 4 0 1 0
  Conine ph 0 0 0 0
Alou cf,lf 4 2 2 2
Johnson c 3 2 2 2
Counsell 2b 3 0 1 0
Saunders p 2 0 0 0
  Helling p 0 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Stanifer p 0 0 0 0
  White ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6
Houston 020 110 010580
Florida 022 000 0026110
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Kile   7.0 8 4 4 4 7
  Springer   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Wagner  L (7-4) 0.1 2 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.1
11
6
6
6
8
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Saunders   4.0 4 3 3 5 3
  Helling   2.0 2 1 1 4 1
  Stanifer   2.0 1 1 1 1 2
  Nen  W (8-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
10
6

  E–None.  DP–Florida 1.  2B–Houston Bogar (9,off Saunders), Florida Sheffield (16,off Kile); Daulton (15,off Kile).  HR–Houston Gutierrez (2,4th inning off Saunders 0 on, 0 out), Florida Johnson (13,3rd inning off Kile 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Kile (6,off Saunders); Renteria (12,off Kile).  SB–Biggio (22,2nd base off Stanifer/Johnson).  CS–Bell (6,3rd base by Helling/Johnson); Bagwell (6,2nd base by Helling/Johnson).  U-HP–Larry Vanover, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Wally Bell.  T–3:13.  A–25,483.
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