Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
September 30, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 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 1, Atlanta Braves 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 4 0 2 0
Spiers 3b 4 0 0 0
Hidalgo cf 3 0 0 0
  Berry ph 1 0 0 0
Eusebio c 3 1 2 0
Gutierrez ss 2 0 0 0
Kile p 2 0 2 1
  Abreu ph 1 0 1 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 1 1 0
Lockhart 2b 3 0 0 0
  Graffanino 2b 0 0 0 0
Jones C. 3b 2 0 0 1
McGriff 1b 3 0 0 0
Klesko lf 3 1 1 1
  Jones A. rf 0 0 0 0
Tucker rf 3 0 0 0
  Bautista lf 0 0 0 0
Perez c 3 0 0 0
Blauser ss 2 0 0 0
Maddux p 2 0 0 0
Totals 25 2 2 2
Houston 000 010 000171
Atlanta 110 000 00x220
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Kile  L (0-1) 7.0 2 2 2 2 4
  Springer   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Martin   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
2
2
2
2
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  W (1-0) 9.0 7 1 1 1 6
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
6

  E–Biggio (1).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Lofton (1,off Kile).  HR–Atlanta Klesko (1,2nd inning off Kile 0 on, 0 out).  SF–C Jones (1,off Kile).  SB–Eusebio (1,2nd base off Maddux/Perez); Abreu (1,2nd base off Maddux/Perez).  CS–Lofton (1,2nd base by Kile/Eusebio).  U–Greg Bonin, Ed Rapuano, Charlie Reliford, Steve Rippley, Angel Hernandez, Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:15.  A–46,467.
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