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Rockies
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 7, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Colorado Rockies, played on September 7, 1996 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | September 7, 1996 |
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Visiting Team |
Colorado Rockies
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 7, 1996 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Colorado Rockies |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Bailey |
Home Starting Pitcher | Darryl Kile |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 37,213 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Mike Winters 1B: Randy Marsh 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Jerry Meals |
Colorado Rockies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Quinton McCracken | Center Fielder |
Neifi Perez | Second Baseman |
Larry Walker | Right Fielder |
Andres Galarraga | First Baseman |
Eric Anthony | Left Fielder |
Jeff Reed | Catcher |
Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
Roger Bailey | Pitcher |
Don Baylor | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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John Cangelosi | Left Fielder |
Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
Tony Eusebio | Catcher |
Orlando Miller | Shortstop |
Darryl Kile | Pitcher |
Terry Collins | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rockies
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 7, 1996
Top 1
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Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Kile
McCracken hits a fly ball into left field. Cangelosi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Kile
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Kile
Walker hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Galarraga vs. Kile
There goes Perez. The throw from Eusebio and he is safe. Perez steals second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Galarraga vs. Kile
Galarraga hits a fly ball into left field. Cangelosi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Bailey
Cangelosi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Bailey
Biggio hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Bailey
Bagwell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Anthony vs. Kile
Anthony hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Kile
Reed hits a line drive into left field. Cangelosi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Kile
Castilla hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Kile
Weiss hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Bailey
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Bailey
Spiers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Bailey
Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Eusebio vs. Bailey
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Kile
Bailey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Kile
McCracken hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Kile
Perez bunts towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Biggio covering, for the out. Bailey moves to third. McCracken moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Kile
Walker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Galarraga vs. Kile
Galarraga hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Anthony vs. Kile
Anthony is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rockies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Bailey
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kile vs. Bailey
Kile hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cangelosi vs. Bailey
Cangelosi takes first base on ball four. Kile moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Biggio vs. Bailey
Biggio takes first base on ball four. Kile moves to third. Cangelosi moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Bagwell vs. Bailey
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. Kile scores. Cangelosi moves to third. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Burke
John Burke now pitching.
Bell takes first base on ball four. Cangelosi scores. Biggio moves to third. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Spiers vs. Burke
Spiers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Biggio scores. Bagwell scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Burke
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Hunter vs. Burke
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Eusebio vs. Burke
Eusebio is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Rockies, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Kile
Reed hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunter. Reed reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Castilla vs. Kile
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Weiss vs. Kile
Weiss strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burke vs. Kile
Burke hits a ball on the ground into center field. Hunter picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hunter. Reed scores. Burke moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McCracken vs. Kile
McCracken is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rockies, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Burke
Dante Bichette now playing right field.
Miller hits a line drive into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kile vs. Burke
Kile is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Burke
Cangelosi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rockies, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Kile
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Kile
Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Kile
Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Anthony vs. Kile
Anthony hits a popup towards third. Spiers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rockies, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Burke
Biggio is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Burke
Bagwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCracken. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Burke
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Burke
Spiers is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Rockies, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Kile
Reed bunts towards third. Spiers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Kile
Castilla hits a popup towards third. Spiers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Kile
Weiss hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Echevarria vs. Kile
Angel Echevarria pinch hits for John Burke.
There's a wild pitch. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Echevarria vs. Kile
Echevarria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reed moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
McCracken vs. Kile
McCracken 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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Rockies, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Holmes
Darren Holmes now pitching.
Hunter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Holmes
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Holmes
Miller hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kile vs. Holmes
Kile strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rockies, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Kile
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Kile
Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Kile
Galarraga 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 7
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Rockies, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Holmes
Cangelosi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Holmes
James Mouton pinch runs for John Cangelosi.
Biggio hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Holmes
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Holmes
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rockies, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cockrell vs. Wagner
James Mouton now playing left field. Billy Wagner now pitching. Alan Cockrell pinch hits for Eric Anthony.
Cockrell strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Wagner
Ellis Burks pinch hits for Jeff Reed.
Burks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Wagner
Castilla strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Wagner
Weiss hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rockies, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Holmes
Steve Decker now catching. Ellis Burks now playing left field.
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spiers for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Holmes
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez misplays the ball. That's an error on Perez. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Eusebio vs. Holmes
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Holmes
Miller hits a line drive towards first. Galarraga reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rockies, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Wagner
Kirt Manwaring now catching. Eric Young pinch hits for Darren Holmes.
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Wagner
McCracken bunts towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Wagner
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs. Hudek
John Hudek now pitching. James Mouton now playing center field. Ray Montgomery now playing left field.
Bichette hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. McCracken moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Galarraga vs. Hudek
There goes Bichette. The throw from Manwaring and he is safe. Bichette steals second. View Play -
Rockies, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Galarraga vs. Hudek
Galarraga strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/7/1996 -- Colorado at Houston (D) Colorado AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI McCracken Q, cf 5 1 1 0 Cangelosi J, lf 3 1 1 0 Perez N, 2b 4 0 0 0 Mouton J, pr-lf-cf 0 0 0 0 Walker L, rf 2 0 0 0 Biggio C, 2b 3 1 0 0 Bichette D, rf 3 0 1 0 Bagwell J, 1b 3 1 1 1 Galarraga A, 1b 5 1 2 3 Bell D, rf 3 0 0 1 Anthony E, lf 3 0 0 0 Spiers B, 3b 4 0 2 2 Cockrell A, ph 1 0 0 0 Hunter B, cf 4 0 0 0 Decker S, c 0 0 0 0 Hudek J, p 0 0 0 0 Reed J, c 3 1 2 0 Eusebio T, c 4 0 0 0 Burks E, ph-lf 0 0 0 0 Manwaring K, c 0 0 0 0 Castilla V, 3b 4 0 1 0 Miller O, ss 4 1 1 1 Weiss W, ss 4 0 0 0 Kile D, p 3 1 1 0 Bailey R, p 1 1 1 0 Wagner B, p 0 0 0 0 Burke J, p 1 0 1 1 Montgomery R, lf 0 0 0 0 Echevarria A, ph 1 0 1 0 Holmes D, p 0 0 0 0 Young E, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 4 10 4 31 5 6 5 Colorado 003 100 000 -- 4 Houston 004 001 00x -- 5 Colorado IP H R ER BB SO Bailey R 2.1 2 4 4 3 2 Burke J 2.2 2 0 0 1 6 Holmes D (L) 3.0 2 1 1 0 3 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Kile D (W) 7.0 9 4 4 0 6 Wagner B 1.2 0 0 0 2 3 Hudek J (S) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Hunter B, Perez N LOB -- Colorado 9, Houston 6 2B -- Reed J, Bagwell J HR -- Galarraga A, Miller O SB -- Perez N, Spiers B, Bell D, Bichette D SH -- Perez N WP -- Kile D 2 T -- 2:55 A -- 37213
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