Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
May 16, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1998 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 2, Houston Astros 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Weiss ss 1 0 0 0
Lockhart 2b 4 0 0 0
Jones C. 3b 4 1 2 1
Galarraga 1b 3 0 0 0
Klesko lf 4 0 0 0
  Williams lf 0 0 0 0
Tucker rf 4 1 1 0
Perez c 4 0 1 0
Jones A. cf 4 0 0 0
Maddux p 2 0 2 1
  Cather p 0 0 0 0
  Pride ph 1 0 0 0
  Ligtenberg p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 1 2 1
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Alou lf 4 0 1 0
Berry 3b 3 0 0 0
Hidalgo cf 3 1 1 0
Spiers 1b 4 0 2 1
Gutierrez ss 3 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 1 1 0
Reynolds p 3 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Everett ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 2
Atlanta 001 100 000261
Houston 000 011 001370
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux   7.0 5 2 1 3 5
  Cather   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Ligtenberg  L (3-2) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.1
7
3
2
4
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds   7.0 6 2 2 3 5
  Henry  W (2-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
7

  E–Weiss (3).  PB–E Perez (1).  2B–Houston Alou (9,off Maddux); Spiers (9,off Maddux).  HR–Atlanta C Jones (13,3rd inning off Reynolds 0 on, 1 out), Houston Biggio (5,9th inning off Ligtenberg 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Maddux (1,off Reynolds); Weiss (4,off Reynolds).  IBB–Ausmus (4,by Maddux).  SB–Biggio (16,2nd base off Maddux/E Perez); Bell (7,2nd base off Maddux/E Perez); Hidalgo (2,2nd base off Maddux/E Perez); Ausmus (3,2nd base off Maddux/E Perez).  WP–Maddux (1).  IBB–Maddux (3,Ausmus).  U-HP–Paul Schrieber, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–2:34.  A–51,526.
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