Houston Astros vs Milwaukee Brewers
May 8, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1998 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 1, Milwaukee Brewers 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0
Spiers 3b 3 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 1 0
Clark rf 4 0 1 0
  Hidalgo rf 0 0 0 0
Alou lf 3 0 0 1
Everett cf 3 0 1 0
Gutierrez ss 3 0 1 0
Ausmus c 4 0 1 0
Hampton p 1 0 0 0
  Nitkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Bell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 4 1 2 0
Cirillo 3b 4 0 2 0
Loretta 1b 4 1 2 2
Burnitz rf 4 0 1 0
Jackson cf 4 0 0 0
Newfield lf 3 0 0 0
  Jenkins lf 1 0 0 0
Valentin ss 1 1 0 0
Levis c 1 0 0 1
  Matheny c 1 1 0 0
Juden p 2 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
  Grissom ph 1 0 1 1
  Wickman p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 8 4
Houston 000 001 000161
Milwaukee 002 000 11x481
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  L (5-1) 6.1 7 3 1 2 4
  Nitkowski   1.2 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
4
2
2
5
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Juden  W (4-1) 5.2 4 1 1 4 7
  Fox   1.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Wickman   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Jones  SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
5
11

  E–Clark (2), Burnitz (3).  DP–Milwaukee 1.  2B–Milwaukee Grissom (9,off Hampton).  HR–Milwaukee Loretta (1,8th inning off Nitkowski 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hampton (2,off Fox).  SF–Alou (2,off Juden); Levis (1,off Hampton).  SB–Clark (1,2nd base off Juden/Levis); Biggio (15,3rd base off Juden/Levis); Hampton (2,2nd base off Juden/Levis); Bagwell (7,2nd base off Juden/Matheny); Matheny (1,2nd base off Hampton/Ausmus).  CS–Vina (4,2nd base by Hampton/Ausmus).  WP–Fox (2).  U-HP–Paul Schrieber, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–2:42.  A–14,711.
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