Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
August 17, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1997 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 6, Houston Astros 11

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Cummings cf 5 0 1 0
Morandini 2b 4 1 0 0
Jefferies lf 3 1 2 0
  Otero pr,lf 1 1 1 0
Rolen 3b 5 0 1 1
Brogna 1b 5 2 2 0
Lieberthal c 4 0 2 2
Barron rf 3 1 1 1
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Spradlin p 0 0 0 0
Stocker ss 4 0 0 0
Stephenson p 1 0 0 0
  Sefcik ph 0 0 0 0
  Ruffcorn p 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Jordan ph 1 0 1 1
  Gomes p 0 0 0 0
  Hudler rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 2 3 0 0
Bell rf 5 2 4 3
Bagwell 1b 4 1 0 0
Gonzalez lf 3 2 1 0
Gutierrez 3b 4 1 2 2
Bogar ss 3 0 1 1
Carr cf 2 1 1 0
  Mouton cf 2 0 2 3
Pena c 1 0 0 1
  Spiers ph 1 0 1 1
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Berry ph 1 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
Garcia p 1 1 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
  Ausmus ph,c 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 11 12 11
Philadelphia 100 102 2006110
Houston 000 131 33x11120
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Stephenson   3.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Ruffcorn   1.2 2 4 4 1 1
  Harris   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Gomes  L (2-1) 1.0 3 4 4 3 0
  Brewer   0.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Spradlin   1.2 4 3 3 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
11
11
7
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia   5.2 8 4 4 2 5
  Magnante   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Martin  W (5-3) 1.0 2 2 2 1 3
  Springer  SV (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
3
11

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 2, Houston 1.  2B–Philadelphia Barron (4,off Garcia); Otero (6,off Springer), Houston Bell 2 (22,off Ruffcorn,off Harris).  3B–Houston Carr (2,off Ruffcorn).  HBP–Barron (1,by Garcia); Biggio 2 (20,by Ruffcorn,by Gomes); Garcia (1,by Ruffcorn).  SH–Bogar (3,off Gomes).  SF–Pena (1,off Ruffcorn).  IBB–Gonzalez (7,by Spradlin).  SB–Morandini (14,3rd base off Martin/Ausmus); Jefferies (11,2nd base off Martin/Ausmus); Lieberthal (1,2nd base off Martin/Ausmus); Biggio 3 (27,2nd base off Ruffcorn/Lieberthal,3rd base off Ruffcorn/Lieberthal,3rd base off Gomes/Lieberthal); Bell 2 (10,2nd base off Gomes/Lieberthal,3rd base off Spradlin/Lieberthal).  WP–Ruffcorn (6), Garcia (3).  BK–Spradlin (2).  HBP–Ruffcorn 2 (7,Biggio,Garcia); Gomes (1,Biggio); Garcia (7,Barron).  IBB–Spradlin (3,Gonzalez).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–3:36.  A–23,161.
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