Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
August 16, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1997 at Astrodome. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, Houston Astros 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Cummings cf 4 0 1 0
  Hudler ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Morandini 2b 3 2 1 1
Jefferies lf 5 1 2 2
Rolen 3b 5 1 2 0
Brogna 1b 5 0 1 1
Amaro, Jr. rf 4 0 0 0
Parent c 2 0 0 0
  Otero ph 1 0 0 0
  Gomes p 0 0 0 0
  Jordan ph 1 0 1 1
  Spradlin p 0 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
Stocker ss 4 1 2 0
Green p 2 0 2 0
  Lieberthal ph,c 2 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 12 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 2 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 4 0 1 0
Berry 3b 3 1 1 0
  Spiers 3b 1 0 0 0
Eusebio c 4 1 0 0
Bogar ss 3 0 1 0
Carr cf 3 1 2 1
Kile p 3 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 1
Philadelphia 000 001 1125121
Houston 020 010 000351
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Green   6.0 4 3 1 1 2
  Gomes   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Spradlin  W (2-6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Bottalico  SV (23) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
3
1
3
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Kile   7.2 9 3 2 1 4
  Wagner  L (7-5) 1.1 3 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
5
4
2
6

  E–Brogna (7), Biggio (16).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia Morandini (36,off Kile), Houston Carr (9,off Gomes).  HR–Philadelphia Jefferies (11,9th inning off Wagner 1 on, 1 out), Houston Carr (3,5th inning off Green 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Brogna (7,2nd base off Kile/Eusebio).  CS–Bagwell (7,2nd base by Green/Parent).  U-HP–Charlie Reliford, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–2:47.  A–28,260.
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