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Astros
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 9, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Houston Astros, played on June 9, 1998 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 9, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 9, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Hampton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brian Moehler |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 10,871 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chuck Meriwether 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Mark Johnson |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Moises Alou | DH |
| Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
| Dave Clark | Left Fielder |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Higginson | Right Fielder |
| Tony Clark | First Baseman |
| Damion Easley | DH |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Joe Oliver | Catcher |
| Billy Ripken | Second Baseman |
| Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 9, 1998
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Moehler
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Moehler
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Moehler
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Hampton
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Hampton
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Hampton
Higginson hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Moehler
Bagwell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Moehler
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Moehler
Everett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Moehler
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hampton
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Hampton
Easley strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hampton
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Moehler
Gutierrez hits a line drive towards short. Cruz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Moehler
Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Moehler
Biggio hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Oliver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Moehler
Spiers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Moehler
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Hampton
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Hampton
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hampton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Hampton
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Hampton
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Moehler
Bagwell hits a popup towards short. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Moehler
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Moehler
Everett hits a line drive off the glove of Clark, and into shallow right field. Everett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Moehler
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Gutierrez vs. Moehler
There's a wild pitch. Everett moves to third. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Gutierrez vs. Moehler
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Hampton
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Randa for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Hampton
Higginson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Hampton
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez misplays the ball. That's an error on Gutierrez. Higginson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Easley vs. Hampton
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Moehler
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Moehler
Biggio hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Higginson who is chasing the ball. Biggio reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Spiers vs. Moehler
Spiers hits a line drive beyond short. Cruz can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Biggio scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Moehler
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hampton
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Hampton
Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Hampton
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Hampton
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ripken moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Hampton
Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ripken scores. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Randa vs. Hampton
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cruz scores. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Higginson vs. Hampton
Higginson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hunter scores. Randa moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Hampton
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Moehler
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Moehler
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Moehler
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Hampton
Easley hits a line drive into left field. Clark picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Clark. Easley moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Hampton
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Easley moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Oliver vs. Hampton
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to home to get Easley. Oliver moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Ripken vs. Hampton
Ripken hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Moehler
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Moehler
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Moehler
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Hampton
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Hampton
There goes Cruz. The throw from Ausmus and he is out, Gutierrez applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Hampton
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Hampton
Randa hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Moehler
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Moehler
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Moehler
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Moehler
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Hampton
Higginson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hampton
Clark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Easley vs. Hampton
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Hampton
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Hampton
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Moehler
Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Jones
Todd Jones now pitching.
Everett hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Jones
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Jones
J.R. Phillips pinch hits for Ricky Gutierrez.
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Jones
Tim Bogar pinch runs for J.R. Phillips.
There's a wild pitch. Bogar moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ausmus vs. Jones
Ausmus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bogar scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Jones
Biggio hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Brocail
Doug Brocail now pitching.
Spiers hits a line drive towards short. Cruz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Wagner
Billy Wagner now pitching. Tim Bogar now playing shortstop. Ray Montgomery now playing left field.
Ripken takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Wagner
Cruz takes first base on ball four. Ripken moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Wagner
Kimera Bartee pinch runs for Deivi Cruz.
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Randa vs. Wagner
Randa strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Higginson vs. Wagner
Higginson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/9/1998 -- Houston at Detroit (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Biggio C, 2b 5 2 3 2 Hunter B, cf 5 1 1 1
Spiers B, 3b 5 0 2 1 Randa J, 3b 5 0 1 1
Bell D, rf 4 0 1 0 Higginson B, rf 4 0 1 1
Bagwell J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Clark T, 1b 4 0 1 0
Alou M, dh 4 1 1 1 Easley D, dh 4 0 1 0
Everett C, cf 4 0 2 0 Gonzalez L, lf 3 0 0 0
Clark D, lf 3 0 0 0 Oliver J, c 3 0 0 0
Montgomery R, lf 0 0 0 0 Ripken B, 2b 3 1 1 0
Gutierrez R, ss 3 0 0 0 Cruz D, ss 3 1 3 0
Phillips J, ph 0 0 0 0 Bartee K, pr 0 0 0 0
Bogar T, pr-ss 0 1 0 0
Ausmus B, c 4 1 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 10 5 34 3 9 3
Houston 000 010 004 -- 5
Detroit 000 030 000 -- 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton M (W) 8.0 9 3 3 3 2
Wagner B (S) 1.0 0 0 0 2 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Moehler B* 8.0 8 2 2 1 7
Jones T (L) 0.2 2 3 3 1 1
Brocail D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Gutierrez R, Clark D
DP -- Houston 2, Detroit 1
LOB -- Houston 6, Detroit 9
2B -- Everett C
3B -- Biggio C
HR -- Alou M, Biggio C
CS -- Cruz D
WP -- Moehler B, Jones T
T -- 2:43
A -- 10871
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