Houston Astros vs Cleveland Indians
June 28, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 28, 1998 at Jacobs Field. The Houston Astros defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 12, Cleveland Indians 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio dh 4 0 2 2
  Bogar ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Spiers 2b 4 0 0 0
Bell rf 5 3 3 1
Bagwell 1b 4 2 1 0
Alou lf 4 3 3 3
Everett cf 4 2 2 1
Berry 3b 5 1 2 1
Eusebio c 4 1 2 3
Gutierrez ss 3 0 1 1
Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
  Nitkowski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 12 16 12
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 3 0 0 0
  Dunston ph 1 0 0 0
Vizquel ss 3 1 2 0
Justice dh 5 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 4 0 1 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 1 2 1
Whiten lf 3 0 1 1
Fryman 3b 4 0 1 0
Sexson 1b 4 1 2 0
Bell 2b 3 0 0 0
Nagy p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Morman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 2
Houston 101 204 00412160
Cleveland 011 000 001390
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  W (9-5) 6.0 7 2 2 3 2
  Nitkowski  SV (3) 3.0 2 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy  L (7-4) 5.1 7 8 8 3 5
  Worrell   2.2 6 3 3 2 2
  Morman   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
12
12
5
8

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1, Cleveland 1.  2B–Houston Eusebio (3,off Nagy); Biggio (25,off Worrell); Bell (23,off Worrell), Cleveland Sexson (1,off Nitkowski).  HR–Houston Bell (11,1st inning off Nagy 0 on, 2 out); Alou (16,4th inning off Nagy 1 on, 1 out), Cleveland Alomar (5,2nd inning off Reynolds 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Gutierrez (2,off Nagy); Vizquel (6,off Reynolds).  SF–Biggio (3,off Nagy); Gutierrez (3,off Worrell).  WP–Nitkowski (3).  U-HP–Martin Foster, 1B–Eric Cooper, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–3:12.  A–43,047.
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