Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros
July 15, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 1999 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 6, Houston Astros 8

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Encarnacion lf,cf 5 0 1 0
Ausmus c 4 2 3 0
Higginson rf 4 1 1 1
Palmer 3b 4 2 3 2
Clark 1b 4 0 1 0
Easley 2b 4 1 2 2
Kapler cf 3 0 0 0
  Polonia ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Cruz ss 4 0 1 1
Mlicki p 2 0 0 0
  Blair p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Florie p 0 0 0 0
  Jefferies ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 1 2 0
Spiers 3b 3 1 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 2 1 3
Everett cf 4 0 1 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Howell ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Hidalgo lf 3 1 0 0
Bell rf 4 1 2 2
Bako c 3 0 1 0
Bogar ss 3 1 1 2
Reynolds p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 1 1 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Mieske ph 1 0 0 1
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Barker ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 9 8
Detroit 010 410 0006121
Houston 000 032 30x890
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Mlicki   6.0 8 5 3 0 2
  Blair  L (1-8) 0.0 0 2 2 2 0
  Brocail   1.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Florie   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
8
6
5
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds   5.0 8 6 6 1 7
  Henry   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Miller  W (1-1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Powell   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Wagner  SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
1
12

  E–Clark (5).  DP–Houston 2.  PB–Ausmus (4).  2B–Detroit Higginson (16,off Reynolds); Easley 2 (22,off Reynolds,off Henry); D Cruz (16,off Reynolds), Houston Johnson (5,off Mlicki).  3B–Detroit Palmer (1,off Reynolds), Houston Bako (1,off Mlicki); Bogar (1,off Mlicki).  HR–Detroit Palmer (23,2nd inning off Reynolds 0 on, 0 out), Houston Bagwell (29,5th inning off Mlicki 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–Bogar (3,by Mlicki); Bagwell (5,by Mlicki).  CS–Ausmus (6,2nd base by T Miller/Bako); Everett (2,2nd base by Mlicki/Ausmus).  SB–Bagwell (18,2nd base off Mlicki/Ausmus).  HBP–Mlicki 2 (8,Bogar,Bagwell).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–3:05.  A–32,573.
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