Houston Astros vs Milwaukee Brewers
August 21, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1998 at County Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 2 0
Hidalgo cf,rf 5 1 3 2
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
  Powell p 1 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 2 3 1 0
Alou lf 3 0 0 0
Berry 3b 2 0 2 2
  Spiers ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Eusebio c 3 0 1 1
Bogar ss 4 0 0 0
Bergman p 3 0 0 0
  Everett cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 3 0 1 0
Grissom cf 4 0 1 1
Loretta ss 3 0 0 0
Cirillo 3b 4 0 1 0
Burnitz rf 4 0 0 0
Nilsson 1b 4 0 1 0
Jenkins lf 4 1 1 1
Hughes c 3 0 1 0
  Hamelin ph 1 0 1 0
Pulsipher p 1 1 1 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Newfield ph 1 0 0 0
  Patrick p 0 0 0 0
  Valentin ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Houston 010 101 002590
Milwaukee 000 010 100280
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bergman  W (11-6) 6.2 7 2 2 2 2
  Powell  SV (5) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
4
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Pulsipher  L (1-1) 5.1 6 3 3 5 1
  Weathers   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Patrick   2.0 2 2 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
5
6

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1, Milwaukee 2.  2B–Houston Hidalgo (9,off Weathers), Milwaukee Nilsson (11,off Bergman).  HR–Houston Hidalgo (3,9th inning off Patrick 1 on, 2 out), Milwaukee Jenkins (8,7th inning off Bergman 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Berry (4,off Pulsipher).  IBB–Eusebio (1,by Pulsipher).  SH–Pulsipher (1,off Bergman).  SB–Grissom (8,2nd base off Bergman/Eusebio).  WP–Weathers (7).  BK–Pulsipher (1).  IBB–Pulsipher (3,Eusebio).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Rich Rieker, 3B–Hunter Wendelstedt.  T–3:00.  A–26,820.
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