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Braves
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 20, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves, played on July 20, 1996 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | July 20, 1996 |
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Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 20, 1996 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Greg Maddux |
Home Starting Pitcher | Donne Wall |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 49,674 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Poncino 1B: Eric Gregg 2B: Bob Davidson 3B: Greg Bonin |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
Mark Lemke | Second Baseman |
Chipper Jones | Third Baseman |
Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
Ryan Klesko | Left Fielder |
Mark Whiten | Right Fielder |
Eddie Perez | Catcher |
Rafael Belliard | Shortstop |
Greg Maddux | Pitcher |
Bobby Cox | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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John Cangelosi | Center Fielder |
Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
Derrick May | Left Fielder |
Orlando Miller | Shortstop |
Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
Rick Wilkins | Catcher |
Donne Wall | Pitcher |
Terry Collins | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 20, 1996
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Wall
Grissom takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lemke vs. Wall
Lemke strikes out. There goes Grissom. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Wall
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
McGriff vs. Wall
McGriff 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
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Maddux
Cangelosi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Maddux
Biggio hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Maddux
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Maddux
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke fields it and throws to second for the out. Biggio scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
May vs. Maddux
There goes Bell. The throw from Perez and he is safe. Bell steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
May vs. Maddux
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Maddux covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Wall
Klesko is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Wall
Whiten hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Wall
Perez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Perez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Belliard vs. Wall
Belliard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Maddux
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Maddux
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Maddux
Wilkins is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maddux vs. Wall
Maddux 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 -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Wall
Grissom hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemke vs. Wall
There goes Grissom. The throw from Wilkins and he is safe. Grissom steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lemke vs. Wall
Lemke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Wall covering, for the out. Grissom moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Wall
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wall vs. Maddux
Wall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Maddux
Cangelosi hits a fly ball into left field. Klesko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Maddux
Biggio hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Wall
McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Wall
Klesko hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Wall
Whiten is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Wall
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Maddux
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Maddux
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
May vs. Maddux
May hits a fly ball into right field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Belliard vs. Wall
Belliard strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Maddux vs. Wall
Maddux hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Maddux reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grissom vs. Wall
Grissom hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Lemke vs. Wall
Lemke hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Maddux moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Wall
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Maddux
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Maddux
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Maddux
Wilkins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maddux fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Wall
McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Wall
Klesko is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Wall
Whiten 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
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wall vs. Maddux
Wall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Maddux
Cangelosi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Maddux
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Wall
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belliard vs. Wall
Pablo Martinez pinch runs for Eddie Perez.
Belliard bunts towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Biggio covering, for the out. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Maddux vs. Wall
Maddux hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Grissom vs. Wall
There's a wild pitch. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Grissom vs. Wall
Grissom hits a line drive into center field. Cangelosi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Maddux
Javy Lopez now catching.
Bagwell hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Maddux
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
May vs. Maddux
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Wall
Lemke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Wall
Jones 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 -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Wall
McGriff 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
Bottom 8
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Maddux
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Maddux
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Maddux
Wilkins hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Wagner
Billy Wagner now pitching.
Klesko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Whiten vs. Wagner
Whiten strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Wagner
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Maddux
Sean Berry pinch hits for Billy Wagner.
Berry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cangelosi vs. Maddux
James Mouton pinch runs for Sean Berry.
Cangelosi bunts towards first. McGriff catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on McGriff. Mouton moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Maddux
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mouton moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Bagwell vs. Maddux
Bagwell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Maddux
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Maddux
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mouton scores. Bagwell moves to third. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/20/1996 -- Atlanta at Houston (N) Atlanta AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Grissom M, cf 3 0 1 0 Cangelosi J, cf 4 0 0 0 Lemke M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Biggio C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Jones C, 3b 3 0 0 0 Bagwell J, 1b 3 0 1 0 McGriff F, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bell D, rf 4 0 1 2 Klesko R, lf 4 1 2 1 May D, lf 3 0 0 0 Whiten M, rf 4 0 0 0 Miller O, ss 3 0 0 0 Perez E, c 3 0 2 0 Spiers B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Martinez P, pr 0 0 0 0 Wilkins R, c 3 0 0 0 Lopez J, c 1 0 0 0 Wall D, p 2 0 0 0 Belliard R, ss 2 0 0 0 Wagner B, p 0 0 0 0 Maddux G, p 3 0 1 0 Berry S, ph 1 0 1 0 Mouton J, pr 0 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 1 7 1 30 2 4 2 Atlanta 000 100 000 -- 1 Houston 100 000 001 -- 2 2 outs when winning run was scored. Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Maddux G (L) 8.2 4 2 2 1 5 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Wall D 8.0 6 1 1 2 7 Wagner B (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 E -- McGriff F DP -- Houston 2 LOB -- Atlanta 6, Houston 3 2B -- Perez E, Maddux G HR -- Klesko R SB -- Grissom M 2, Bell D SH -- Belliard R WP -- Wall D T -- 2:07 A -- 49674
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