Milwaukee Brewers vs Houston Astros
August 11, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1998 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Milwaukee Brewers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Brewers 5, Houston Astros 6

Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 5 2 3 0
Loretta 1b 4 2 1 0
Cirillo 3b 4 1 1 1
Burnitz rf 5 0 2 3
Nilsson lf 3 0 0 0
  Jackson lf 1 0 0 0
Grissom cf 5 0 1 1
Valentin ss 4 0 1 0
Hughes c 4 0 1 0
  Matheny c 1 0 1 0
Patrick p 3 0 0 0
  Weathers p 1 0 0 0
  Wickman p 0 0 0 0
  Newfield ph 1 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 11 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 0 0 0
Spiers 3b 5 0 1 1
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 5 3 3 1
Alou lf 5 1 3 1
Hidalgo cf 4 1 3 1
Gutierrez ss 5 0 1 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
  Berry ph 0 1 0 0
  Eusebio c 1 0 1 1
Bergman p 2 0 1 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Bogar ph 0 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 14 5
Milwaukee 103 000 100 05110
Houston 010 102 001 16140
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Patrick   5.2 8 4 4 1 5
  Weathers   1.2 3 0 0 0 3
  Wickman   1.2 1 1 1 2 1
  Plunk  L (0-1) 0.1 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.1
14
6
5
3
9
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bergman   6.0 8 4 4 2 6
  Powell   2.0 1 1 1 2 3
  Henry   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Magnante  W (4-5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
11
5
5
4
12

  E–None.  DP–Milwaukee 1.  PB–Hughes (5), Matheny (4).  2B–Milwaukee Valentin (19,off Bergman); Loretta (19,off Bergman); Burnitz 2 (21,off Bergman,off Henry); Grissom (22,off Powell), Houston Alou (24,off Patrick); Bergman (2,off Patrick).  3B–Houston Bagwell (1,off Patrick).  HR–Houston Bagwell (26,6th inning off Patrick 0 on, 1 out); Alou (32,6th inning off Patrick 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Bogar (1,off Wickman).  SF–Hidalgo (2,off Patrick).  HBP–Biggio (21,by Wickman).  BK–Bergman (1).  HBP–Wickman (4,Biggio).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Jerry Meals, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–3:30.  A–20,553.
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