Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 9, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 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 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 0 3 0
Spiers cf,lf 5 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 1 0
Caminiti 3b 4 1 1 2
Ward lf 3 1 2 1
  Barker cf 1 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 0 1 0
Eusebio c 4 0 1 0
Gutierrez ss 2 0 0 0
Reynolds p 4 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ducey cf 4 1 1 0
Gant lf 2 0 0 0
  Sefcik lf 1 0 1 0
Abreu rf 2 0 0 1
Jordan 3b 4 0 1 0
Brogna 1b 3 0 0 0
Bennett c 3 0 0 0
Anderson 2b 3 0 0 0
  Glanville ph 1 0 0 0
Arias ss 4 0 1 0
Byrd p 2 0 0 0
  Lieberthal ph 1 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
  Grahe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Houston 000 001 020390
Philadelphia 000 001 000141
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  W (15-11) 7.2 4 1 1 4 3
  Wagner  SV (35) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
4
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd   7.0 5 1 1 3 7
  Montgomery  L (1-5) 1.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Grahe   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
9

  E–Byrd (4).  DP–Philadelphia 2.  2B–Houston Bell (22,off Montgomery), Philadelphia Ducey (10,off Reynolds).  HR–Houston Ward (7,6th inning off Byrd 0 on, 1 out); Caminiti (9,8th inning off Montgomery 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Biggio (10,by Byrd).  IBB–Gutierrez (3,by Montgomery).  SF–Abreu (3,off Reynolds).  SB–Biggio (24,2nd base off Byrd/G Bennett).  HBP–Byrd (15,Biggio).  IBB–Montgomery (3,Gutierrez).  U-HP–Greg Gibson, 1B–Morris Hodges, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Rob Cook.  T–2:45.  A–11,133.
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