Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
July 5, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 2, Cincinnati Reds 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 0 0 0
Bell rf 3 0 0 0
  Barker rf 0 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 2 0
Everett cf 4 0 1 0
Hidalgo lf 3 0 1 0
  Slusarski p 0 0 0 0
  Cabrera p 0 0 0 0
  Spiers ph 1 0 0 0
Eusebio c 3 1 1 0
  Bako c 1 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 4 0 0 0
Bogar 3b 3 0 0 0
Holt p 2 0 0 0
  Mieske lf 1 1 1 2
Totals 32 2 6 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Reese 2b 5 0 2 0
Tucker rf 5 1 0 0
Casey 1b 3 1 1 0
Vaughn lf 4 0 1 1
Larkin ss 3 1 1 0
Boone 3b 4 1 3 1
Cameron cf 4 1 1 3
LaRue c 3 0 1 0
Villone p 3 0 1 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Morris ph 1 0 0 0
  Graves p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Houston 000 000 200260
Cincinnati 012 002 00x5111
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Holt  L (1-9) 5.1 10 5 5 0 3
  Slusarski   1.2 1 0 0 2 2
  Cabrera   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
2
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Villone  W (4-2) 7.0 6 2 2 2 2
  Sullivan   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Graves  SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
3

  E–Vaughn (2).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Houston Eusebio (7,off Villone), Cincinnati Reese (19,off Slusarski).  HR–Houston Mieske (1,7th inning off Villone 1 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Cameron (8,6th inning off Holt 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–LaRue (2,by Holt).  IBB–Casey (8,by Slusarski).  SB–Bell (14,3rd base off Villone/LaRue); Bagwell (15,2nd base off Villone/LaRue); Everett (21,2nd base off Villone/LaRue); LaRue (1,2nd base off Holt/Eusebio); Larkin (15,2nd base off Slusarski/Eusebio).  HBP–Holt (7,LaRue).  IBB–Slusarski (1,Casey).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Bill Hohn, 2B–Paul Schrieber, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:45.  A–23,958.
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