Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
July 24, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 1998 at Qualcomm Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 0 1 0
Gutierrez ss 3 0 1 0
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 1 0
Alou lf 3 1 1 1
Everett cf 4 0 1 0
Berry 3b 4 0 2 1
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
Schourek p 2 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Spiers ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Veras 2b 3 0 1 0
Gwynn rf 4 0 2 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 4 0 0 0
Vaughn lf 4 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 4 0 0 0
Rivera cf,rf 4 1 1 1
Hernandez c 3 0 1 0
Gomez ss 3 0 0 0
Hitchcock p 1 0 0 0
  Sheets ph 1 0 0 0
  Wall p 0 0 0 0
  Leyritz ph 0 0 0 0
  Finley ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Houston 010 001 000270
San Diego 000 000 100150
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Schourek  W (6-6) 7.0 5 1 1 0 6
  Powell   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Magnante  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
7
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Hitchcock  L (4-4) 6.0 6 2 2 2 6
  Wall   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Miceli   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
7

  E–None.  2B–Houston Bagwell (19,off Hitchcock); Alou (20,off Hitchcock), San Diego Gwynn (23,off Schourek).  HR–San Diego Rivera (4,7th inning off Schourek 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Schourek (5,off Hitchcock).  SF–Alou (6,off Hitchcock).  HBP–Veras (6,by Powell).  SB–Bagwell (16,3rd base off Hitchcock/Hernandez); Veras (19,2nd base off Powell/Ausmus).  HBP–Powell (3,Veras).  U-HP–Larry Vanover, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Jeff Nelson, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:34.  A–31,047.
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