Milwaukee Brewers vs Houston Astros
September 2, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1997 at Astrodome. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Brewers 4, Houston Astros 2

Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 4 0 0 0
Valentin ss 4 1 1 1
Nilsson lf 4 0 1 0
  Jackson lf 0 0 0 0
Franco 1b 3 0 0 0
Burnitz rf 4 1 1 0
Cirillo 3b 3 2 1 0
Matheny c 1 0 0 0
  Levis ph,c 1 0 0 0
  Voigt ph 0 0 0 0
  Stinnett c 0 0 0 0
Williams cf 2 0 1 2
D'Amico p 1 0 0 0
  Villone p 1 0 0 0
  Loretta ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 5 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 1
Carr cf 3 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 1 2 0
Spiers 3b 3 0 0 0
Howard lf 3 0 1 0
Eusebio c 3 0 1 1
Bogar ss 3 1 0 0
Kile p 2 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 5 2
Milwaukee 000 100 102451
Houston 010 010 000251
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
D'Amico   5.0 3 2 2 1 3
  Villone  W (1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 1 3
  Jones  SV (31) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Kile  L (17-5) 8.1 5 4 4 1 7
  Wagner   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
2
7

  E–Matheny (5), Bell (8).  DP–Milwaukee 1.  2B–Milwaukee Nilsson (30,off Kile); Williams (27,off Kile); Cirillo (40,off Kile); Burnitz (30,off Kile).  HR–Milwaukee Valentin (15,4th inning off Kile 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Williams 2 (5,off Kile,off Wagner).  HBP–Franco (1,by Kile); Cirillo (14,by Kile).  CS–Carr (5,2nd base by Villone/Matheny).  WP–Kile (6), Wagner (2).  U-HP–Larry Vanover, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Larry Poncino.  T–2:42.  A–18,258.
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