Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 8, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 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 10, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 1 1 2
  Johnson ph,2b,3b 1 0 0 0
Spiers cf,3b 5 1 2 1
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 2 1 3
  Mieske lf 1 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 2 1 0 0
  Barker cf 1 0 0 0
Ward lf,1b 3 1 1 3
Berkman rf 4 1 1 0
Bako c 5 1 2 0
Bogar ss 3 1 2 0
  Gutierrez ss 1 0 0 0
Hampton p 4 1 2 1
  Hernandez 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 12 10
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Glanville cf 3 0 0 0
Sefcik lf 3 0 0 0
Abreu rf 3 0 1 0
  Ducey rf 1 0 0 0
Jordan 3b 4 0 1 0
Brogna 1b 3 0 1 0
  Doster 2b 1 0 0 0
Lieberthal c 3 0 0 0
  Prince c 1 1 1 0
Lovullo 2b,1b 4 1 3 2
Arias ss 2 0 0 0
  Politte p 0 0 0 0
  Ogea p 0 0 0 0
  Bennett ph 1 0 1 0
Schilling p 2 0 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Loewer p 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Houston 001 009 00010120
Philadelphia 000 000 002280
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  W (19-3) 7.0 5 0 0 3 7
  Miller   2.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
8
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Schilling  L (15-6) 5.1 5 4 4 1 1
  Brewer   0.1 3 5 5 2 0
  Loewer   1.1 2 1 1 2 0
  Politte   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Ogea   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
10
10
6
2

  E–None.  DP–Houston 2, Philadelphia 1.  2B–Houston Bako (13,off Brewer), Philadelphia G Bennett (4,off W Miller).  HR–Houston Biggio (13,3rd inning off Schilling 0 on, 2 out); Ward (6,6th inning off Schilling 2 on, 1 out); Bagwell (40,6th inning off Loewer 2 on, 2 out), Philadelphia Lovullo (2,9th inning off W Miller 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Biggio (5,off Brewer).  HBP–Bagwell (7,by Schilling).  IBB–Bogar (4,by Brewer).  CS–Sefcik (4,2nd base by Hampton/Bako).  WP–Schilling (4).  HBP–Schilling (5,Bagwell).  IBB–Brewer (1,Bogar).  U-HP–Rob Cook, 1B–Greg Gibson, 2B–Morris Hodges, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:55.  A–14,050.
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