Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
July 19, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 19, 2003 at Great American Ballpark. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 9, Cincinnati Reds 8

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 4 3 2 0
  Munro p 0 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Merced ph 0 0 0 0
  Saarloos p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
Blum 2b 5 1 1 1
Bagwell 1b 2 1 0 0
Berkman lf 3 2 2 5
Hidalgo rf 5 1 2 1
Ensberg 3b 4 1 1 2
Ausmus c 5 0 1 0
Bruntlett ss 5 0 1 0
Villone p 3 0 0 0
  Hunter ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 10 9
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Jimenez 2b 6 0 2 0
Larkin ss 3 0 0 0
  Castro ss 1 0 0 0
Guillen rf 5 2 2 0
Casey 1b 5 3 3 1
Boone 3b 4 1 2 0
Mateo cf,lf 4 1 2 3
Dunn lf 2 0 1 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Branyan ph 1 0 0 0
  Acevedo p 0 0 0 0
  LaRue ph 1 1 1 3
Stinnett c 3 0 1 1
Haynes p 0 0 0 0
  Riedling p 1 0 0 0
  Larson ph 1 0 0 0
  Reith p 0 0 0 0
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 14 8
Houston 510 012 0009100
Cincinnati 000 100 0258142
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Villone  W (2-0) 6.0 6 1 1 2 7
  Munro   1.2 4 2 2 0 1
  Gallo   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Saarloos   0.1 3 4 4 1 0
  Dotel  SV (4) 0.2 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
5
11
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes  L (2-10) 1.1 6 6 6 1 1
  Riedling   2.2 0 0 0 0 3
  Reith   1.1 2 3 3 3 1
  Mercker   0.2 0 0 0 2 1
  Wagner   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Heredia   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Acevedo   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
9
9
8
7

  E–Larkin (8), Boone (12).  DP–Houston 2, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Houston Blum (15,off Haynes), Cincinnati Boone (17,off Villone); Casey (14,off Saarloos).  HR–Houston Berkman 2 (19,1st inning off Haynes 2 on, 1 out,5th inning off Reith 0 on, 0 out); Hidalgo (17,1st inning off Haynes 0 on, 1 out); Ensberg (18,1st inning off Haynes 0 on, 1 out), Cincinnati LaRue (11,9th inning off Dotel 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–Bagwell (5,by Haynes); Stinnett (2,by Villone); Taylor (1,by Munro).  SF–Mateo (1,off Villone).  HBP–Villone (3,Stinnett); Munro (5,Taylor); Haynes (3,Bagwell).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Phil Cuzzi, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Brian O'Nora.  T–3:27.  A–41,772.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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