Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
August 9, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 2001 at Turner Field. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 6, Atlanta Braves 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 2 0
Vizcaino ss 5 2 3 1
Bagwell 1b 4 1 2 0
Berkman lf 2 0 0 2
Hidalgo cf 4 0 0 1
Merced rf 5 0 1 1
Castilla 3b 5 0 0 0
Ausmus c 4 2 3 0
Oswalt p 3 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 1 1
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Giles 2b 4 0 0 0
Surhoff lf 3 0 1 0
  Gilkey lf 2 0 0 0
Jones C. 3b 4 0 2 0
Jordan rf 3 1 1 0
Caminiti 1b 4 1 2 1
  Helms pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Jones A. cf 4 2 2 1
Lopez c 4 1 2 3
Sanchez ss 1 0 1 0
  DeRosa ss 3 0 0 0
Burkett p 2 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Lockhart ph 1 0 0 0
  Smoltz p 0 0 0 0
  Ligtenberg p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Houston 200 011 0116121
Atlanta 030 002 0005113
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt   5.1 9 5 5 1 3
  Cruz   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Dotel  W (6-4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
2
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett   5.2 9 4 4 3 3
  Reed   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Smoltz   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Ligtenberg  L (1-3) 2.0 3 2 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
4
7

  E–Hidalgo (2), Giles (3), C Jones (14), Caminiti (4).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Bagwell (26,off Burkett); Ausmus 3 (19,off Burkett 2,off Ligtenberg), Atlanta A Jones (22,off Oswalt).  HR–Atlanta Caminiti (6,2nd inning off Oswalt 0 on, 0 out); Lopez (12,2nd inning off Oswalt 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Hidalgo (9,off Burkett); Berkman (6,off Burkett).  IBB–Berkman (4,by Ligtenberg).  SB–Bagwell (7,2nd base off Ligtenberg/Lopez).  WP–Ligtenberg (2).  IBB–Ligtenberg (7,Berkman).  U-HP–Mike Everitt, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Jim Reynolds, 3B–Ron Barnes.  T–3:04.  A–30,499.
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