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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 15, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 15, 1997 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | August 15, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 15, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Curt Schilling |
Home Starting Pitcher | Chris Holt |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 31,837 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Gary Darling 1B: Charlie Reliford 2B: Jim Quick 3B: Dana DeMuth |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Midre Cummings | Center Fielder |
Mickey Morandini | Second Baseman |
Gregg Jefferies | Left Fielder |
Scott Rolen | Third Baseman |
Rico Brogna | First Baseman |
Mike Lieberthal | Catcher |
Tony Barron | Right Fielder |
Kevin Stocker | Shortstop |
Curt Schilling | Pitcher |
Terry Francona | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
Chuck Carr | Center Fielder |
Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
Thomas Howard | Right Fielder |
Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
Chris Holt | Pitcher |
Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 15, 1997
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cummings vs. Holt
Cummings hits a line drive into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Holt
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Holt
Jefferies hits a popup towards short. Bogar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Schilling
Biggio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lieberthal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carr vs. Schilling
Carr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Schilling
Bagwell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rolen vs. Holt
Rolen hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brogna vs. Holt
Brogna hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lieberthal vs. Holt
Lieberthal 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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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Schilling
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Jefferies. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Berry vs. Schilling
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brogna scoops it up and throws to first, with Schilling covering, for the out. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Schilling
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Schilling
Ausmus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bogar vs. Schilling
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schilling fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to third. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Holt vs. Schilling
Holt strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barron vs. Holt
Barron hits a fly ball into center field. Carr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Holt
Stocker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Holt
Schilling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cummings vs. Holt
Cummings hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Schilling moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Morandini vs. Holt
Morandini strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Schilling
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carr vs. Schilling
Carr bunts towards the mound. Schilling fields it and throws to first for the out. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Schilling
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Schilling
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Holt
Jefferies hits a fly ball into center field. Carr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rolen vs. Holt
Rolen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brogna vs. Holt
Brogna hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lieberthal vs. Holt
Lieberthal strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Schilling
Berry hits a line drive into right field. Barron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Schilling
Howard hits a popup towards short. Stocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Schilling
Ausmus strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barron vs. Holt
Barron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Holt
Stocker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stocker for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Holt
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schilling for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Schilling
Bogar strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Schilling
Holt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Schilling
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brogna fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carr vs. Schilling
Carr hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Schilling
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cummings vs. Holt
Cummings hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ausmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Holt
Morandini hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Holt
Jefferies hits a fly ball into center field. Carr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Schilling
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Schilling
Berry hits a line drive into left field. Jefferies settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Schilling
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brogna scoops it up and throws to first, with Schilling covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolen vs. Holt
Rolen hits a fly ball into center field. Carr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brogna vs. Holt
Brogna hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Holt covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lieberthal vs. Holt
Lieberthal hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Schilling
Ausmus strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Schilling
Bogar hits a fly ball into left field. Jefferies settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Schilling
Holt strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barron vs. Holt
Barron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stocker vs. Holt
Stocker hits a line drive into center field. Carr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Holt
Schilling bunts towards the mound. Holt fields it and throws to first for the out. Barron moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Cummings vs. Holt
Cummings hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carr throws the ball in to Biggio who tags Cummings trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Barron scores. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Schilling
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carr vs. Schilling
Carr strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Schilling
Bagwell hits a line drive into center field. Cummings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Holt
Morandini hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Holt
Jefferies hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rolen vs. Springer
Russ Springer now pitching.
Rolen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jefferies moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Brogna vs. Springer
Brogna hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lieberthal vs. Springer
Lieberthal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barron vs. Springer
Barron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Bottalico
Ruben Amaro now playing right field. Ricky Bottalico now pitching.
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Bottalico
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Bottalico
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/15/1997 -- Philadelphia at Houston (N) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Cummings M, cf 4 0 2 1 Biggio C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Morandini M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Carr C, cf 3 0 1 0 Jefferies G, lf 4 1 1 0 Bagwell J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Rolen S, 3b 4 1 1 0 Gonzalez L, lf 4 1 1 0 Brogna R, 1b 4 2 2 4 Berry S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lieberthal M, c 4 0 0 0 Howard T, rf 4 0 1 1 Barron T, rf 4 1 1 0 Ausmus B, c 3 0 1 0 Bottalico R, p 0 0 0 0 Bogar T, ss 3 0 0 0 Stocker K, ss 3 0 0 0 Holt C, p 3 0 1 0 Schilling C, p 2 0 1 0 Springer R, p 0 0 0 0 Amaro R, rf 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 5 8 5 31 1 5 1 Philadelphia 000 100 013 -- 5 Houston 010 000 000 -- 1 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Schilling C (W) 8.0 5 1 1 1 10 Bottalico R 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Holt C (L) 8.1 6 3 3 0 2 Springer R 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 2, Houston 5 2B -- Gonzalez L, Cummings M HR -- Brogna R 2 SH -- Carr C, Schilling C T -- 2:17 A -- 31837
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