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Rockies
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 24, 1997
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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 August 24, 1997 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | August 24, 1997 |
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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 | August 24, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Colorado Rockies |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jamey Wright |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Hampton |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 28,918 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Vanover 1B: Gerry Davis 2B: Jeff Nelson 3B: Bill Hohn |
Colorado Rockies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
Dante Bichette | Left Fielder |
Andres Galarraga | First Baseman |
Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
Harvey Pulliam | Right Fielder |
Kirt Manwaring | Catcher |
Neifi Perez | Second Baseman |
Jamey Wright | Pitcher |
Don Baylor | 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 |
Ricky Gutierrez | Third Baseman |
Chuck Carr | Center Fielder |
Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
Mike Hampton | Pitcher |
Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rockies
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 24, 1997
Top 1
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Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Hampton
Weiss strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Hampton
Burks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs. Hampton
Bichette hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Galarraga vs. Hampton
There's a wild pitch. Burks moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Galarraga vs. Hampton
Galarraga takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Castilla vs. Hampton
Castilla strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Wright
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wright
Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Wright
Bagwell hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Wright
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field. Pulliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rockies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pulliam vs. Hampton
Pulliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Manwaring vs. Hampton
Manwaring hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Hampton
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rockies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Wright
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Carr vs. Wright
Carr hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Wright
Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field. Pulliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rockies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Hampton
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hampton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Hampton
Weiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Hampton
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rockies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Wright
Bogar hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hampton vs. Wright
Hampton bunts towards the mound. Wright juggles the ball. That's an error on Wright. Bogar moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Biggio vs. Wright
Biggio is hit by the pitch. Bogar moves to third. Hampton moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Wright
Bell takes first base on ball four. Bogar scores. Hampton moves to third. Biggio moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Bagwell vs. Wright
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hampton scores. Biggio moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Wright
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gutierrez vs. Wright
There's a wild pitch. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Gutierrez vs. Wright
Gutierrez 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 4
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Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Hampton
Bichette strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Hampton
Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hampton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Hampton
Castilla strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carr vs. Wright
Carr hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Wright
There goes Carr. The throw from Manwaring and he is out, Perez applying the tag. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Wright
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bogar vs. Wright
Bogar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hampton vs. Wright
Hampton hits a popup towards first. Galarraga settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pulliam vs. Hampton
Pulliam strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manwaring vs. Hampton
Manwaring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Hampton
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Hampton
Wright strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Wright
Biggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Wright
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Wright
There goes Biggio. The throw from Manwaring and he is safe. Biggio steals second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Wright
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Wright
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Biggio moves to third. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Gutierrez vs. Wright
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Hampton
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutierrez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Hampton
Burks hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Hampton
Bichette hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Hampton
Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Carr vs. Leskanic
Curt Leskanic now pitching.
Carr hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Leskanic
Ausmus hits a popup, foul, towards first. Galarraga settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Leskanic
Bogar hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Hampton
Castilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pulliam vs. Hampton
Pulliam strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Manwaring vs. Hampton
Manwaring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hampton vs. Leskanic
Hampton bunts towards the mound. Leskanic fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Leskanic
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Leskanic
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Hampton
Perez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bates vs. Hampton
Jason Bates pinch hits for Curt Leskanic.
Bates takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Hampton
Weiss hits a line drive into center field. Carr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Hampton
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. DeJean
Mike DeJean now pitching.
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. DeJean
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. DeJean
Gutierrez hits a line drive into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Hampton
Bichette bunts towards the mound. Hampton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Hampton
Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Hampton covering, for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Hampton
Castilla hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/24/1997 -- Colorado at Houston (D) Colorado AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Weiss W, ss 3 0 0 0 Biggio C, 2b 3 0 1 0 Burks E, cf 3 0 0 0 Bell D, rf 3 1 1 2 Bichette D, lf 4 1 1 1 Bagwell J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Galarraga A, 1b 3 0 0 0 Gonzalez L, lf 2 0 0 0 Castilla V, 3b 4 0 1 0 Gutierrez R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Pulliam H, rf 3 0 0 0 Carr C, cf 3 0 1 0 Manwaring K, c 3 0 1 0 Ausmus B, c 2 0 0 0 Perez N, 2b 3 0 1 0 Bogar T, ss 3 1 1 0 Wright J, p 2 0 0 0 Hampton M, p 2 1 0 0 Leskanic C, p 0 0 0 0 Bates J, ph 0 0 0 0 DeJean M, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 1 4 1 25 3 4 2 Colorado 000 001 000 -- 1 Houston 102 000 00x -- 3 Colorado IP H R ER BB SO Wright J (L) 5.0 4 3 1 5 0 Leskanic C 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 DeJean M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Hampton M (W) 9.0 4 1 1 4 7 E -- Wright J DP -- Colorado 2, Houston 3 LOB -- Colorado 4, Houston 5 HR -- Bell D, Bichette D SB -- Biggio C CS -- Carr C SH -- Hampton M HBP -- by Wright J (Biggio C) WP -- Hampton M, Wright J T -- 2:09 A -- 28918
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