Houston Astros vs Colorado Rockies
September 9, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1997 at Coors Field. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 7, Colorado Rockies 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 2 2 0
Carr cf 3 1 2 0
Bagwell 1b 3 1 0 1
Bell rf 4 2 2 3
Spiers 3b 4 1 1 3
Abreu lf 4 0 1 0
Gutierrez ss 4 0 2 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
Hampton p 3 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 11 7
Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Weiss ss 2 0 0 0
Burks cf 5 0 0 0
Walker rf 4 1 0 0
Galarraga 1b 4 2 4 0
Bichette lf 3 1 1 3
Castilla 3b 2 0 0 1
Manwaring c 4 0 1 0
Perez 2b 4 0 1 0
Wright p 2 0 0 0
  Pulliam ph 1 0 1 0
  Leskanic p 0 0 0 0
  Holmes p 0 0 0 0
  McCracken ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Houston 301 000 2017111
Colorado 000 101 020481
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  W (13-9) 7.2 8 4 4 4 2
  Martin   0.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Springer  SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
5
4
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  L (6-11) 7.0 9 6 6 1 2
  Leskanic   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Holmes   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
2
2

  E–Abreu (2), Burks (3).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Carr (10,off Wright), Colorado Galarraga (26,off Hampton).  3B–Houston Gutierrez (2,off Wright).  HR–Houston Spiers (3,1st inning off Wright 2 on, 2 out); Bell (13,7th inning off Wright 1 on, 2 out), Colorado Bichette (23,8th inning off Hampton 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Carr 2 (6,off Wright,off Holmes); Hampton (7,off Wright).  SF–Bagwell (8,off Holmes); Castilla (4,off Hampton); Bichette (7,off Hampton).  HBP–Biggio (28,by Wright); Bagwell (15,by Wright).  CS–Biggio (10,3rd base by Wright/Manwaring); Gutierrez (2,2nd base by Leskanic/Manwaring).  HBP–Wright 2 (11,Biggio,Bagwell).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–2:46.  A–48,039.
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