Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
August 7, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1998 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 0, Houston Astros 9

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Glanville cf 3 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
  Spradlin p 0 0 0 0
  Zuber ph 1 0 1 0
Jefferies lf 4 0 1 0
Rolen 3b 2 0 0 0
  Arias ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Jordan 1b 3 0 0 0
Lewis 2b 3 0 0 0
Estalella c 3 0 0 0
Sefcik rf 3 0 1 0
Relaford ss 3 0 1 0
Welch p 1 0 0 0
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Amaro, Jr. ph,cf 2 0 1 0
Totals 29 0 5 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 1 0
Spiers 3b 5 2 3 0
Bell rf 3 1 0 1
Bagwell 1b 4 3 2 5
Alou lf 2 2 2 2
Hidalgo cf 4 0 0 0
Eusebio c 2 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 4 0 1 1
Johnson p 4 0 0 0
Totals 32 9 9 9
Philadelphia 000 000 000050
Houston 004 401 00x990
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Welch  L (0-2) 3.1 7 8 8 4 3
  Ryan   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Perez   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Bottalico   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Spradlin   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
9
9
6
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (2-0) 9.0 5 0 0 1 8
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
8

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 2, Houston 3.  2B–Philadelphia Sefcik (4,off Randy Johnson); Relaford (19,off Randy Johnson), Houston Spiers 2 (25,off Welch 2); Gutierrez (17,off Welch).  HR–Houston Bagwell 2 (25,3rd inning off Welch 2 on, 1 out,6th inning off Perez 0 on, 1 out); Alou (29,4th inning off Welch 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Eusebio (1,by Welch).  CS–Jefferies (3,2nd base by Randy Johnson/Eusebio).  SB–Spiers (8,2nd base off Welch/Estalella); Alou (9,2nd base off Welch/Estalella).  HBP–Welch (2,Eusebio).  U-HP–Bruce Dreckman, 1B–Ed Rapuano, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:21.  A–52,071.
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