Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 7, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1999 at Veteran's Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 8, Philadelphia Phillies 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 2 1 0
Javier cf 3 0 0 0
  Spiers ph,cf 1 0 1 1
  Mieske ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 1
Caminiti 3b 5 0 2 2
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Bell rf 5 1 2 0
Ward lf 2 1 0 0
  Thompson ph,cf 1 1 1 1
Eusebio c 4 0 2 0
Gutierrez ss 4 1 2 2
Holt p 2 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 1 1 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 12 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Glanville cf 5 2 2 0
Ducey lf 3 1 1 0
  Sefcik ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Abreu rf 3 1 2 4
Jordan 3b 3 0 1 1
Brogna 1b 4 0 0 0
Lieberthal c 4 0 0 0
Anderson 2b 3 1 2 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
  Lovullo ph 1 0 0 0
  Gomes p 0 0 0 0
Arias ss 4 1 1 1
Grace p 1 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0
  Schrenk p 0 0 0 0
  Aldred p 0 0 0 0
  Telemaco p 0 0 0 0
  Doster 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Houston 000 212 1028120
Philadelphia 004 010 1006103
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Holt   5.0 8 5 5 0 3
  Miller   1.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Powell  W (5-4) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Henry  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
2
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Grace   5.0 4 3 3 5 2
  Schrenk   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Aldred   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Telemaco   0.1 2 1 1 2 0
  Brewer   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Montgomery   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Gomes  L (4-5) 1.0 2 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
11
6

  E–Glanville (7), Lieberthal 2 (3).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Bell (21,off Grace), Philadelphia Ducey (9,off Holt); Abreu (31,off Holt).  HR–Houston Thompson (1,7th inning off Telemaco 0 on, 0 out), Philadelphia Abreu (20,3rd inning off Holt 2 on, 2 out).  SH–T Miller (2,off Telemaco).  SF–Bagwell (7,off Aldred).  IBB–Biggio (8,by Telemaco).  SB–Javier (15,2nd base off Grace/Lieberthal); Bell (18,3rd base off Grace/Lieberthal); Biggio (23,2nd base off Grace/Lieberthal).  WP–Holt (5), Gomes (2).  IBB–Telemaco (4,Biggio).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Rob Cook, 2B–Greg Gibson, 3B–Morris Hodges.  T–3:25.  A–12,934.
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