Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
August 28, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1997 at Turner Field. 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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Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0
Mouton cf 3 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 1 0
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 1 1 0 0
Gutierrez 3b 3 1 1 0
  Spiers ph 1 0 0 0
Eusebio c 4 0 3 1
  Ausmus pr 0 0 0 0
Bogar ss 2 0 0 1
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
Kile p 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 3 0 2 0
Tucker rf,lf 3 1 0 0
Jones C. 3b 3 0 1 0
McGriff 1b 4 0 1 0
Klesko lf 2 2 1 1
  Jones A. rf 1 0 0 0
Lopez c 3 1 2 3
Blauser ss 4 0 0 0
Graffanino 2b 3 0 0 0
Neagle p 2 0 0 0
  Lockhart ph 1 0 0 0
  Cather p 0 0 0 0
  Wohlers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 4
Houston 000 200 000251
Atlanta 000 103 00x471
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Kile  L (17-4) 8.0 7 4 3 4 5
Totals
8.0
7
4
3
4
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Neagle  W (18-3) 7.0 4 2 2 3 4
  Cather   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Wohlers  SV (32) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
6

  E–Eusebio (4), Klesko (6).  DP–Houston 2.  HR–Atlanta Klesko (19,4th inning off Kile 0 on, 2 out); Lopez (21,6th inning off Kile 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Kile (8,off Neagle).  SF–Bogar (4,off Neagle).  IBB–Lopez (8,by Kile).  CS–Lofton (18,3rd base by Kile/Eusebio).  WP–Neagle (3).  IBB–Kile (2,Lopez).  U-HP–Mark Hirschbeck, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:32.  A–37,849.
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