Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
August 19, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1997 at Astrodome. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 2 4 0
Blauser ss 3 2 2 2
  Belliard ss 0 0 0 0
Jones A. rf 5 0 2 1
Colbrunn 1b 4 0 1 0
Lopez c 5 0 0 1
Jones C. 3b 4 0 0 0
Bautista lf 4 0 1 0
Lemke 2b 2 0 0 0
Smoltz p 4 0 1 0
  Wohlers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 1 1 0
Bell rf 4 1 2 1
Bagwell 1b 4 0 1 1
Gonzalez lf 3 0 0 0
Gutierrez 3b 4 0 0 0
Carr cf 4 1 1 0
Ausmus c 4 0 2 0
Bogar ss 1 0 0 0
  Spiers ph,ss 2 0 0 1
Hampton p 2 0 1 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
  Hudek p 0 0 0 0
  Eusebio ph 0 0 0 0
  Mouton pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Atlanta 200 002 0004111
Houston 000 001 110381
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz  W (12-10) 8.0 7 3 2 2 11
  Wohlers  SV (30) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
3
12
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  L (10-8) 7.0 9 4 4 2 2
  Magnante   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Hudek   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
3
3

  E–Lopez (5), Spiers (10).  DP–Atlanta 1, Houston 1.  2B–Atlanta Lofton (15,off Hampton), Houston Ausmus (21,off Smoltz); Bagwell (32,off Smoltz).  HR–Atlanta Blauser (15,1st inning off Hampton 1 on, 0 out), Houston Bell (10,6th inning off Smoltz 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Blauser (5,off Hudek).  HBP–Colbrunn (1,by Hudek).  CS–A Jones (10,2nd base by Hampton/Ausmus).  SB–Carr (10,2nd base off Smoltz/Lopez); Ausmus (12,2nd base off Wohlers/Lopez).  HBP–Hudek (1,Colbrunn).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Brian Gorman, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–2:46.  A–32,145.
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