Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
April 23, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1999 at Cinergy Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, Cincinnati Reds 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 0 3 1
Bell rf 5 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 5 1 2 0
Everett cf 5 1 1 0
Hidalgo lf 3 2 3 3
Meluskey c 3 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 2 1 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Diaz ph 0 0 0 0
  Bogar ss 1 0 0 0
Holt p 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Spiers ss 1 0 1 0
  Eusebio ph 0 0 0 0
  Howell ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Cameron cf 4 3 3 0
Tucker rf 4 2 2 2
Vaughn lf 3 1 1 3
Casey 1b 4 1 2 0
  Graves p 0 0 0 0
Larkin ss 3 0 0 0
Taubensee c 3 0 1 1
Boone 3b 3 0 0 1
Reese 2b 3 0 1 0
Bere p 1 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 1 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Morris 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 10 7
Houston 010 300 1005110
Cincinnati 103 030 00x7103
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Holt  L (0-3) 4.1 8 7 7 2 4
  Miller   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Williams   2.2 1 0 0 0 4
  Henry   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
3
9
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Bere   4.0 5 4 2 3 1
  Sullivan  W (2-0) 2.1 5 1 1 1 2
  Reyes   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Graves  SV (3) 2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
3
7
4

  E–Taubensee (1), Bere (1), Morris (1).  DP–Cincinnati 4.  2B–Houston Hidalgo (4,off Bere); Biggio (6,off Bere); Caminiti (3,off Sullivan), Cincinnati Cameron (6,off Holt).  HR–Houston Hidalgo (4,2nd inning off Bere 0 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Vaughn (4,3rd inning off Holt 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Gutierrez (1,by Bere); Bagwell (1,by Graves).  SF–Vaughn (2,off Holt); Boone (1,off Williams).  SB–Meluskey (1,2nd base off Bere/Taubensee); Cameron 2 (5,2nd base off Holt/Meluskey 2); Tucker (1,2nd base off Holt/Meluskey).  CS–Biggio (1,3rd base by Sullivan/Taubensee); Reese (2,2nd base by Henry/Meluskey).  WP–Graves (1).  IBB–Bere (2,Gutierrez); Graves (2,Bagwell).  U-HP–Jeff Kellogg, 1B–Sam Holbrook, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–3:09.  A–19,052.
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