Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
June 19, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 19, 1998 at Astrodome. 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

Cincinnati Reds 2, Houston Astros 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sanders rf 5 0 0 0
Frank cf 3 1 1 0
Larkin ss 4 1 1 0
Greene 3b 4 0 2 1
Young lf 4 0 3 0
Taubensee c 4 0 0 0
Boone 2b 4 0 2 1
Casey 1b 3 0 0 0
  Stynes ph 1 0 0 0
Winchester p 2 0 0 0
  Nieves ph 1 0 0 0
  Parris p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 2 1
Spiers 3b 4 0 0 0
Bell rf 4 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 1 0
Alou lf 4 0 0 0
Everett cf 3 2 2 2
Gutierrez ss 3 1 3 1
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
Bergman p 2 0 0 0
  Bogar ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 10 4
Cincinnati 200 000 000290
Houston 010 300 00x4101
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Winchester  L (3-4) 5.0 9 4 4 1 3
  Parris   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Sullivan   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
2
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bergman  W (6-3) 8.0 9 2 2 1 4
  Wagner  SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
5

  E–Biggio (8).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Houston 1.  2B–Cincinnati Young 2 (25,off Bergman 2), Houston Bagwell (14,off Winchester); Everett (16,off Winchester); Gutierrez (12,off Winchester).  HR–Houston Everett (7,2nd inning off Winchester 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Bergman (2,off Parris).  HBP–Gutierrez (4,by Parris).  IBB–Ausmus (6,by Winchester).  SB–Gutierrez (6,2nd base off Winchester/Taubensee).  CS–Biggio (4,2nd base by Winchester/Taubensee).  HBP–Parris (1,Gutierrez).  IBB–Winchester (1,Ausmus).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Ed Rapuano, 2B–Bruce Dreckman, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:38.  A–29,251.
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