Milwaukee Brewers vs Houston Astros
August 12, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 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 0, Houston Astros 3

Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 4 0 1 0
Loretta ss 4 0 1 0
Cirillo 3b 3 0 1 0
Jackson rf 4 0 0 0
Jaha 1b 4 0 1 0
Grissom cf 3 0 0 0
Newfield lf 3 0 1 0
Matheny c 3 0 0 0
Woodall p 2 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Banks ph 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 1 3 2
Gutierrez ss 5 0 2 0
Bell rf 4 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 0
Alou lf 3 0 1 0
Hidalgo cf 2 1 0 0
Berry 3b 3 0 1 0
Ausmus c 2 1 0 0
Johnson p 4 0 1 1
Totals 31 3 9 3
Milwaukee 000 000 000050
Houston 001 101 00x390
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Woodall  L (5-7) 5.0 5 3 3 4 5
  Plunk   2.0 2 0 0 2 2
  Myers   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
6
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (3-0) 9.0 5 0 0 2 13
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
2
13

  E–None.  DP–Milwaukee 2, Houston 2.  2B–Houston Alou (25,off Woodall); Gutierrez (18,off Woodall); Berry (12,off Woodall).  HR–Houston Biggio (13,3rd inning off Woodall 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Ausmus (3,by Woodall); Berry (6,by Plunk).  IBB–Ausmus (10,by Woodall); Alou (5,by Plunk).  CS–Jaha (2,2nd base by Randy Johnson/Ausmus).  SB–Alou (10,3rd base off Woodall/Matheny); Hidalgo (3,2nd base off Woodall/Matheny); Bell (11,2nd base off Plunk/Matheny).  HBP–Woodall (4,Ausmus); Plunk (2,Berry).  IBB–Woodall (3,Ausmus); Plunk (1,Alou).  U-HP–Jerry Meals, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:39.  A–40,217.
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