Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 3, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1998 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 0 1 0
Bell rf 5 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 1 0 0 0
Spiers 3b 3 1 3 0
  Berry ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Hidalgo lf 4 1 1 0
Everett cf 3 1 1 0
Eusebio c 2 0 0 1
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Gutierrez ss 0 0 0 0
Bogar ss 3 0 0 1
  Howell ph 1 0 0 0
  Ausmus c 0 0 0 0
Bergman p 3 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
  Scanlan p 0 0 0 0
  Nitkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Glanville cf 4 1 1 0
Jefferies lf 4 0 0 0
  Leiter p 0 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 4 0 2 1
Brogna 1b 3 2 1 0
Lewis 2b 4 1 0 0
Abreu rf 3 1 2 2
Parent c 3 0 2 1
Relaford ss 3 0 0 1
Green p 2 0 2 0
  Gomes p 0 0 0 0
  Jordan ph 1 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Amaro, Jr. lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5
Houston 000 300 000372
Philadelphia 000 301 10x5102
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bergman  L (2-2) 5.1 6 4 2 1 4
  Magnante   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Scanlan   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Nitkowski   1.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
3
3
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Green   5.0 6 3 1 5 4
  Gomes  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Perez   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Leiter  SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
1
7
7

  E–Biggio (5), Hidalgo (1), Rolen (4), Lewis (2).  DP–Houston 1, Philadelphia 3.  2B–Houston Bell (13,off Green), Philadelphia Abreu (7,off Bergman).  SF–Parent (2,off Bergman); Relaford (3,off Scanlan).  SB–Biggio (14,2nd base off Gomes/Parent); Bogar (2,3rd base off Gomes/Parent).  CS–Bagwell (4,2nd base by Green/Parent).  WP–Bergman 2 (2).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–Jerry Meals, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:52.  A–21,288.
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