Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals
July 9, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1999 at Kauffman Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 6, Kansas City Royals 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 2 1 0
Bell rf 5 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 2 3 1 2
Spiers 3b 5 1 2 1
Hidalgo cf,lf 3 0 2 1
Howell dh 2 0 1 0
  Everett ph,dh 1 0 1 2
Mieske lf 4 0 0 0
  Barker cf 1 0 0 0
Bako c 4 0 1 0
Bogar ss 4 0 0 0
Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
  Cabrera p 0 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Holt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Beltran cf 5 0 1 1
Randa 3b 5 2 5 1
Damon lf 4 1 2 0
Sweeney 1b 4 0 1 2
Dye rf 4 0 1 1
Giambi dh 4 0 0 0
Kreuter c 3 0 1 0
  Febles pr 0 1 0 0
Hansen 2b 3 0 1 0
Sanchez ss 3 0 0 0
  Pose ph 0 1 0 0
Witasick p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 12 5
Houston 002 001 003692
Kansas City 100 001 0125121
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds   7.0 10 3 3 0 6
  Cabrera  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Powell   0.1 2 2 2 2 1
  Miller   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Holt  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
3
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Witasick   6.0 4 3 3 4 6
  Service   2.0 3 0 0 2 1
  Montgomery  L (1-4) 0.1 1 3 3 3 0
  Whisenant   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
9
7

  E–Hidalgo (2), Bako (3), Sanchez (6).  DP–Houston 2, Kansas City 2.  2B–Houston Hidalgo (21,off Witasick); Spiers (14,off Montgomery).  3B–Kansas City Randa (6,off Reynolds).  HR–Houston Bagwell (28,3rd inning off Witasick 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Biggio (8,by Witasick).  IBB–Bagwell (10,by Montgomery).  SH–Hansen (3,off Reynolds).  SF–Sweeney (3,off Cabrera).  SB–Bagwell (16,2nd base off Witasick/Kreuter); Biggio (17,2nd base off Montgomery/Kreuter); Barker (11,2nd base off Whisenant/Kreuter); Damon (15,2nd base off Reynolds/Bako).  CS–Hidalgo (4,2nd base by Service/Kreuter); Beltran (6,3rd base by Reynolds/Bako).  HBP–Witasick (5,Biggio).  IBB–Montgomery (2,Bagwell).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Ed Hickox, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Bill Miller.  T–3:56.  A–22,652.
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