Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
September 12, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1997 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Houston Astros 10

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 4 0 0 0
Nixon cf 4 1 1 0
  Konerko ph 1 0 0 0
Piazza c 4 2 2 2
Karros 1b 4 0 0 0
Mondesi rf 4 0 2 1
Zeile 3b 4 0 1 0
Lewis lf 4 0 2 0
Gagne ss 3 0 1 0
Park p 2 0 0 0
  Dreifort p 0 0 0 0
  Kirby ph 1 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Harkey p 0 0 0 0
  Ashley ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 3 1 0
Bell rf 5 1 3 4
Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 4 2 1 1
Berry 3b 3 0 1 1
  Spiers pr,3b 1 2 0 0
Howard cf 4 0 1 0
Gutierrez ss 4 1 2 3
Ausmus c 4 0 1 1
Reynolds p 2 1 0 0
  Eusebio ph 1 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 10 10
Los Angeles 000 200 010391
Houston 002 030 32x10101
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Park  L (13-7) 4.2 5 5 5 4 7
  Dreifort   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Guthrie   0.2 0 2 2 2 0
  Hall   0.1 2 1 1 0 1
  Harkey   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
10
10
6
10
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  W (7-10) 7.0 7 2 2 0 11
  Springer   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Wagner   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
14

  E–Zeile (24), Gutierrez (6).  2B–Los Angeles Gagne (19,off Reynolds); Piazza (31,off Springer); Mondesi (39,off Springer), Houston Bell (27,off Park); Berry (21,off Park); Ausmus (24,off Hall).  3B–Los Angeles Mondesi (5,off Reynolds), Houston Gutierrez (4,off Hall); Biggio (6,off Harkey).  HR–Los Angeles Piazza (35,4th inning off Reynolds 1 on, 0 out), Houston Bell (14,8th inning off Harkey 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Biggio 2 (30,by Park 2).  IBB–Howard (1,by Park).  WP–Park (4).  HBP–Park 2 (7,Biggio 2).  IBB–Park (1,Howard).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–3:02.  A–36,817.
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