Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
September 20, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1997 at Cinergy Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 1 2 1
Bagwell 1b 4 1 1 2
Gonzalez lf 3 1 2 0
Berry 3b 3 0 1 1
  Spiers 3b 0 0 0 0
Hidalgo cf 3 0 1 0
Gutierrez ss 4 0 1 0
Ausmus c 3 1 1 0
Hampton p 2 0 1 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 10 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 4 0 1 1
Watkins cf 4 0 1 0
Stynes lf 4 0 0 0
Greene 3b 3 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson 2b 0 0 0 0
Sanders rf 4 0 1 0
Perez 1b 4 0 0 0
Oliver c 3 0 1 0
  Harris pr 0 0 0 0
Boone B. 2b 3 0 0 0
  Winchester p 0 0 0 0
  Nunnally ph 0 0 0 0
  Kelly ph 1 0 0 0
Tomko p 1 0 0 0
  Boone A. ph,3b 2 1 1 0
Totals 33 1 5 1
Houston 000 211 0004101
Cincinnati 000 001 000150
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  W (14-10) 8.0 5 1 1 1 8
  Springer   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Wagner  SV (20) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
9
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Tomko  L (11-7) 6.0 10 4 4 0 4
  Rodriguez   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Winchester   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
6

  E–Gutierrez (8).  DP–Cincinnati 3.  2B–Houston Gonzalez 2 (31,off Tomko 2); Hampton (1,off Tomko), Cincinnati R Sanders (19,off Hampton); Reese (14,off Hampton).  HR–Houston Bagwell (42,4th inning off Tomko 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Hampton 2 (9,off Tomko,off Winchester).  SF–Berry (5,off Tomko).  HBP–Bell (11,by Rodriguez); Hidalgo (1,by Rodriguez).  CS–Hampton (1,3rd base by Tomko/Oliver).  SB–Watkins (1,2nd base off Hampton/Ausmus).  WP–Tomko (5).  HBP–Rodriguez 2 (5,Bell,Hidalgo).  U-HP–Rich Rieker, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–2:39.  A–20,197.
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