Arizona Diamondbacks vs Houston Astros
April 28, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1999 at Astrodome. The Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Arizona Diamondbacks 10, Houston Astros 6

Arizona Diamondbacks ab   r   h rbi
Womack rf 6 3 3 0
Bell 2b 4 1 2 0
Gonzalez lf 4 2 2 3
Williams 3b 4 1 1 1
Lee 1b 4 2 1 2
Finley cf 4 0 1 0
Batista ss 4 0 1 2
Miller c 5 0 2 2
Benes p 2 0 0 0
  Dellucci ph 1 1 1 0
  Holmes p 1 0 0 0
  Gilkey ph 1 0 0 0
  Olson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 14 10
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 1 1 2
Bagwell 1b 5 1 1 2
Everett cf 5 0 0 0
Hidalgo lf 4 1 1 0
Spiers 3b 2 1 1 1
  Elarton p 0 0 0 0
  Howell ph 1 0 1 0
  Barker pr 0 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
Bako c 2 0 1 1
Bogar ss 4 0 0 0
Holt p 1 1 0 0
  Caminiti 3b 2 1 1 0
Totals 35 6 7 6
Arizona 300 000 20510144
Houston 003 101 001671
  Arizona Diamondbacks IP H R ER BB SO
Benes   6.0 5 5 4 2 1
  Holmes  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Olson   1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
6
4
4
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Holt   6.0 7 3 3 1 1
  Elarton   2.0 3 2 2 1 2
  Wagner  L (0-1) 0.0 3 5 5 2 0
  Powell   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
14
10
10
5
4

  E–Williams 3 (4), Lee (2), Spiers (1).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Arizona Gonzalez 2 (5,off Holt,off Elarton); Bell (4,off Holt); Finley (4,off Holt).  HR–Houston Bell (3,3rd inning off Benes 1 on, 1 out); Bagwell (6,3rd inning off Benes 0 on, 1 out); Spiers (2,4th inning off Benes 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Bell (3,off Elarton).  SF–Bako (1,off Benes).  IBB–Bako (1,by Holmes).  SB–Womack (8,2nd base off Wagner/Bako); Bagwell (5,2nd base off Benes/Miller); Barker (2,2nd base off Holmes/Miller).  CS–Biggio (2,2nd base by Holmes/Miller).  WP–Benes (2).  IBB–Holmes (2,Bako).  U-HP–Rich Rieker, 1B–Bruce Dreckman, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Jerry Layne.  T–3:05.  A–19,605.
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