Houston Astros vs Colorado Rockies
April 8, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 2002 at Coors Field. The Houston Astros defeated the Colorado Rockies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 8, Colorado Rockies 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 2 4 4
Ausmus c 4 1 1 1
Bagwell 1b 5 0 0 0
Berkman lf 5 1 1 2
Hidalgo rf 4 1 1 1
Vizcaino ss 5 0 1 0
Ensberg 3b 2 1 1 0
Hunter cf 4 2 1 0
Oswalt p 3 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 8
Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Pierre cf 5 0 0 0
Uribe ss 5 1 2 0
Walker rf 5 1 2 2
Helton 1b 4 1 1 0
Zeile 3b 4 1 2 1
Hollandsworth lf 4 0 2 0
Ortiz 2b 3 0 1 1
Bennett c 4 0 2 0
Neagle p 1 0 1 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Norton ph 1 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
  Shumpert ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 13 4
Houston 013 200 0208100
Colorado 000 000 1304131
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  W (2-0) 7.0 10 3 3 0 6
  Cruz   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Dotel   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
0
7
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Neagle  L (1-1) 5.2 9 6 6 4 2
  White   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  James   1.0 1 2 1 1 1
  Mercker   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
8
7
5
4

  E–Uribe (3).  DP–Houston 1, Colorado 1.  2B–Houston Biggio (2,off James), Colorado Hollandsworth (3,off Cruz).  3B–Houston Biggio (1,off Neagle), Colorado Uribe (1,off Dotel).  HR–Houston Hidalgo (1,2nd inning off Neagle 0 on, 1 out); Berkman (4,3rd inning off Neagle 1 on, 2 out); Biggio (1,4th inning off Neagle 1 on, 1 out), Colorado Zeile (1,7th inning off Oswalt 0 on, 0 out); Walker (2,8th inning off Oswalt 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Oswalt (1,off Neagle); Neagle (1,off Oswalt).  IBB–Biggio (2,by Neagle).  SF–Ortiz (1,off Dotel).  SB–Pierre (1,2nd base off Oswalt/Ausmus).  WP–Neagle (1).  IBB–Neagle (1,Biggio).  U-HP–C.B. Bucknor, 1B–Mark Carlson, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Wally Bell.  T–3:07.  A–50,392.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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