Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
September 2, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1998 at Turner Field. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 2 2
Gutierrez ss 4 0 1 0
Bell rf 4 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 2 1
Alou lf 3 0 1 0
Everett cf 4 0 0 0
Berry 3b 4 1 3 1
  Spiers pr 0 0 0 0
  Bogar 3b 0 0 0 0
Ausmus c 4 1 2 0
Johnson p 3 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 12 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Guillen ss 4 0 1 0
Williams rf 3 1 1 0
Jones C. 3b 4 0 0 0
Lopez c 4 0 1 1
Jones A. cf 2 1 1 1
Colbrunn 1b 4 0 0 0
Klesko lf 3 0 1 0
Graffanino 2b 4 0 0 0
Maddux p 2 0 0 0
  DeRosa ph 1 0 0 0
  Rocker p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Houston 010 020 1004121
Atlanta 100 000 001250
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (6-1) 8.0 4 1 1 3 10
  Wagner  SV (27) 1.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
12
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  L (17-7) 7.0 10 4 4 0 3
  Rocker   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Charlton   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
1
5

  E–Gutierrez (14).  DP–Atlanta 2.  PB–Ausmus (4).  2B–Houston Alou (27,off Maddux).  HR–Houston Bagwell (29,2nd inning off Maddux 0 on, 0 out); Biggio (19,5th inning off Maddux 1 on, 1 out); Berry (12,7th inning off Maddux 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta A Jones (25,9th inning off Wagner 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Randy Johnson (1,off Maddux).  IBB–Alou (7,by Rocker).  SB–Bagwell (17,3rd base off Maddux/Lopez); Williams 2 (9,2nd base off Randy Johnson/Ausmus 2); Klesko (5,2nd base off Randy Johnson/Ausmus).  WP–Rocker (6).  IBB–Rocker (4,Alou).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Larry Poncino, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–2:22.  A–46,238.
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