Colorado Rockies vs Houston Astros
August 21, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1997 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Colorado Rockies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Colorado Rockies 4, Houston Astros 10

Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Weiss ss 3 0 1 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Pulliam ph 1 0 0 0
Burks cf 5 1 1 1
Walker rf 4 1 2 1
Galarraga 1b 2 1 0 0
Bichette lf 4 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 3 0 1 0
Manwaring c 4 0 1 1
Perez 2b,ss 3 0 0 1
Bailey p 0 0 0 0
  Holmes p 1 0 0 0
  Helton ph 1 0 0 0
  Leskanic p 0 0 0 0
  Bates ph,2b 2 1 2 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 1 2 2
  Gutierrez 2b 0 0 0 0
Bell rf 5 1 2 0
Bagwell 1b 4 2 2 2
Berry 3b 4 2 1 2
Howard lf 3 0 0 0
Carr cf 5 0 2 2
Ausmus c 4 1 2 0
Bogar ss 4 1 1 0
Holt p 3 2 2 1
  Eusebio ph 1 0 1 1
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Hudek p 0 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 15 10
Colorado 000 210 100480
Houston 240 301 00x10151
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Bailey  L (9-9) 1.1 7 6 6 3 0
  Holmes   1.2 3 0 0 2 3
  Leskanic   3.0 5 4 4 0 2
  Reed   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
15
10
10
5
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Holt  W (8-9) 6.0 5 3 1 2 3
  Martin   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Hudek   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wagner   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
2
3
5

  E–Bogar (6).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Colorado Castilla (21,off Holt); Bates 2 (10,off Martin,off Wagner), Houston Bagwell (33,off Bailey); Berry (18,off Bailey); Bogar (12,off Leskanic).  HR–Colorado Burks (24,5th inning off Holt 0 on, 1 out), Houston Bagwell (34,1st inning off Bailey 0 on, 2 out); Biggio (18,4th inning off Leskanic 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Perez (2,off Holt).  HBP–Galarraga (14,by Holt).  CS–Biggio (8,3rd base by Bailey/Manwaring).  HBP–Holt (7,Galarraga).  U-HP–Brian Gorman, 1B–Greg Bonin, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–3:00.  A–22,962.
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