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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 16, 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 16, 1997 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | August 16, 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 16, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tyler Green |
Home Starting Pitcher | Darryl Kile |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 28,260 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Reliford 1B: Jim Quick 2B: Dana DeMuth 3B: Gary Darling |
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 |
Ruben Amaro | Right Fielder |
Mark Parent | Catcher |
Kevin Stocker | Shortstop |
Tyler Green | Pitcher |
Terry Francona | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
Tony Eusebio | Catcher |
Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
Chuck Carr | Center Fielder |
Darryl Kile | Pitcher |
Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 16, 1997
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cummings vs. Kile
Cummings hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Kile
Morandini strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Kile
Jefferies 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 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Green
Biggio 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: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Green
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Green
Bagwell hits a fly ball into left field. Jefferies settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rolen vs. Kile
Rolen strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brogna vs. Kile
Brogna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Amaro vs. Kile
Amaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Green
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Green
Berry hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Eusebio vs. Green
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to home to get Gonzalez. Berry moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Bogar vs. Green
Bogar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berry moves to third. Eusebio moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carr vs. Green
Carr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brogna fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Brogna. Berry scores. Eusebio scores. Bogar moves to third. Carr moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Kile vs. Green
Kile hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Biggio vs. Green
Biggio hits a fly ball into right field. Amaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Parent vs. Kile
Parent hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Kile covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Kile
Stocker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. Kile
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cummings vs. Kile
Cummings hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Green
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Jefferies settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Green
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Green
Gonzalez 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
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Kile
Morandini hits a line drive into center field. Carr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Kile
Jefferies hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rolen vs. Kile
Rolen hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Jefferies moves to third. Rolen moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Brogna vs. Kile
Brogna hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Amaro vs. Kile
Amaro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Amaro for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Green
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Green
Eusebio hits a line drive into left field. Jefferies settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Green
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Parent vs. Kile
Parent hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Kile
Stocker strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. Kile
Green hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cummings vs. Kile
Cummings hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Carr vs. Green
Carr hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kile vs. Green
Kile hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Green
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Green
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Kile
Morandini takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jefferies vs. Kile
Jefferies hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio misplays the ball. That's an error on Biggio. Morandini moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Rolen vs. Kile
Rolen strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brogna vs. Kile
Brogna hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Morandini scores. There goes Jefferies trying to get to third. Gonzalez throws the ball in to Bogar, who relays the ball to Berry who tags Jefferies for the out. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Amaro vs. Kile
There goes Brogna. The throw from Eusebio and he is safe. Brogna steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Amaro vs. Kile
Amaro hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Kile scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Amaro for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Green
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Green
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Cummings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Green
Berry hits a fly ball into center field. Cummings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Eusebio vs. Green
Green fires to first and has Bagwell trapped. There's the throw to Morandini who tags Bagwell for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Otero vs. Kile
Ricky Otero pinch hits for Mark Parent.
Otero 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 -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Kile
Stocker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lieberthal vs. Kile
Mike Lieberthal pinch hits for Tyler Green.
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, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cummings vs. Kile
Cummings hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stocker moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Morandini vs. Kile
Morandini hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Morandini reaches second base with a double. Stocker scores. Cummings moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jefferies vs. Kile
Jefferies hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Kile covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Gomes
Mike Lieberthal now catching. Wayne Gomes now pitching.
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Gomes
Bogar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Carr vs. Gomes
Carr hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Amaro. Carr reaches second base with a double. Bogar moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Kile vs. Gomes
Kile strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Biggio vs. Gomes
Biggio hits a fly ball into center field. Cummings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rolen vs. Kile
Bill Spiers now playing third base.
Rolen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brogna vs. Kile
Brogna hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Amaro vs. Kile
Amaro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rolen moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Jordan vs. Wagner
Billy Wagner now pitching. Kevin Jordan pinch hits for Wayne Gomes.
Jordan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rolen scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Stocker vs. Wagner
Stocker hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Jordan moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Lieberthal vs. Wagner
Lieberthal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lieberthal for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Spradlin
Jerry Spradlin now pitching.
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Amaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Spradlin
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Spradlin
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hudler vs. Wagner
Rex Hudler pinch hits for Midre Cummings.
Hudler strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Wagner
Morandini takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jefferies vs. Wagner
Jefferies hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rolen vs. Wagner
Rolen hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brogna vs. Wagner
Brogna strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Bottalico
Rex Hudler now playing center field. Ricky Bottalico now pitching.
Spiers 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, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Bottalico
Eusebio strikes out. Lieberthal drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Eusebio out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Bottalico
Bogar strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/16/1997 -- Philadelphia at Houston (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Cummings M, cf 4 0 1 0 Biggio C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hudler R, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Bell D, rf 4 0 0 0 Morandini M, 2b 3 2 1 1 Bagwell J, 1b 2 0 0 0 Jefferies G, lf 5 1 2 2 Gonzalez L, lf 4 0 1 0 Rolen S, 3b 5 1 2 0 Berry S, 3b 3 1 1 0 Brogna R, 1b 5 0 1 1 Spiers B, 3b 1 0 0 0 Amaro R, rf 4 0 0 0 Eusebio T, c 4 1 0 0 Parent M, c 2 0 0 0 Bogar T, ss 3 0 1 0 Otero R, ph 1 0 0 0 Carr C, cf 3 1 2 1 Gomes W, p 0 0 0 0 Kile D, p 3 0 0 0 Jordan K, ph 1 0 1 1 Wagner B, p 0 0 0 0 Spradlin J, p 0 0 0 0 Bottalico R, p 0 0 0 0 Stocker K, ss 4 1 2 0 Green T, p 2 0 2 0 Lieberthal M, ph-c 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 5 12 5 31 3 5 1 Philadelphia 000 001 112 -- 5 Houston 020 010 000 -- 3 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Green T 6.0 4 3 1 1 2 Gomes W 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Spradlin J (W) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Bottalico R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Kile D 7.2 9 3 2 1 4 Wagner B (L) 1.1 3 2 2 1 2 E -- Brogna R, Biggio C DP -- Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Houston 4 2B -- Morandini M, Carr C HR -- Carr C, Jefferies G SB -- Brogna R CS -- Bagwell J T -- 2:47 A -- 28260
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