Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
September 7, 1998 Box Score

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

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Cincinnati Reds 0, Houston Astros 1

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sanders rf 4 0 0 0
  Graves p 0 0 0 0
Stynes lf 4 0 0 0
Larkin ss 4 0 1 0
Young 1b 4 0 2 0
Hammonds cf 4 0 1 0
Boone B. 2b 4 0 0 0
Boone A. 3b 3 0 1 0
Fordyce c 2 0 1 0
  Watkins pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Parris p 2 0 0 0
  Nieves ph 1 0 0 0
  Taubensee c 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0
Everett cf 4 0 2 0
Bell rf 4 1 1 1
Bagwell 1b 2 0 0 0
Alou lf 2 0 1 0
Berry 3b 3 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
Bogar ss 3 0 0 0
Johnson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 4 1
Cincinnati 000 000 000060
Houston 000 001 00x142
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Parris  L (4-4) 7.0 4 1 1 2 7
  Graves   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
4
1
1
2
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (7-1) 9.0 6 0 0 1 14
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
1
14

  E–Bagwell (7), Randy Johnson (1).  2B–Cincinnati A Boone (10,off Randy Johnson); Fordyce (8,off Randy Johnson), Houston Everett (33,off Parris).  HR–Houston Bell (19,6th inning off Parris 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Fordyce (3,by Randy Johnson).  CS–B Larkin (3,2nd base by Randy Johnson/Ausmus).  SB–Bell (13,2nd base off Parris/Fordyce).  IBB–Randy Johnson (1,Fordyce).  U-HP–Jeff Nelson, 1B–Paul Schrieber, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:07.  A–42,787.
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