Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
September 28, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1999 at Astrodome. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 1

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Cameron cf 4 0 0 0
Larkin ss 4 1 1 0
Casey 1b 4 1 1 1
Vaughn lf 4 0 1 0
Young rf 4 1 1 0
  Tucker rf 0 0 0 0
Taubensee c 4 1 2 1
Boone 3b 3 0 0 0
Reese 2b 4 0 2 1
Harnisch p 2 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 1 0
Spiers lf 4 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 1
Everett cf 3 0 1 0
Caminiti 3b 3 0 1 0
Bell rf 3 0 0 0
Eusebio c 3 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 3 0 0 0
Lima p 1 0 0 0
  Javier ph 1 0 0 0
  Cabrera p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Cincinnati 121 000 000480
Houston 100 000 000141
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Harnisch  W (15-10) 8.0 4 1 1 0 4
  Williamson  SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
0
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lima  L (20-10) 6.0 8 4 3 1 8
  Cabrera   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Henry   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
1
12

  E–Bell (3).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Larkin (30,off Lima); Reese (35,off Lima), Houston Everett (32,off Harnisch).  HR–Cincinnati Casey (25,1st inning off Lima 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Harnisch (7,off Lima).  SB–Biggio (28,2nd base off Harnisch/Taubensee).  U-HP–C.B. Bucknor, 1B–Mark Carlson, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:05.  A–54,037.
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