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June 9, 1998

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 5 10 2
Tigers 3 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 5 10 2
Tigers 3 9 0

Bobby Higginson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .317
OBP .500 .398
At Bats 3 227
Hits 1 72
• Singles 1 45
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 1 29
RBI’s 1 34

Billy Wagner Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 15
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Tiger Stadium - June 9, 1998
Billy Wagner
Brad Ausmus
Jeff Bagwell
Craig Biggio
Bill Spiers
Tim Bogar
Ray Montgomery
Carl Everett
Derek Bell
Bobby Higginson
Kimera Bartee
Billy Ripken

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 5 10 2 6
Detroit Tigers 3 9 0 9
Winning Pitcher Mike Hampton
Losing Pitcher Todd Jones
Save Billy Wagner
Game Winning RBI Craig Biggio
Attendance 10,871
Time of Game 2 hours 43 minutes
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Higginson strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Randa strikes out.
Bottom 9 Kimera Bartee pinch runs for Deivi Cruz. Hunter strikes out.
Bottom 9 Cruz takes first base on ball four. Ripken moves to second.
Bottom 9 Billy Wagner now pitching. Tim Bogar now playing shortstop. Ray Montgomery now playing left field. Ripken takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Doug Brocail now pitching. Spiers hits a line drive towards short. Cruz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Biggio hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Ausmus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bogar scores.
Top 9 Tim Bogar pinch runs for J.R. Phillips. There's a wild pitch. Bogar moves to second.
Top 9 J.R. Phillips pinch hits for Ricky Gutierrez. Phillips takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Clark strikes out.
Top 9 Todd Jones now pitching. Everett hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out.
Bottom 8 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Easley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clark moves to second.
Bottom 8 Clark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Higginson strikes out.
Top 8 Bagwell hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Biggio strikes out.
Bottom 7 Randa hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Cruz. The throw from Ausmus and he is out, Gutierrez applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gutierrez strikes out.
Top 7 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ripken hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to home to get Easley. Oliver moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Easley moves to third.
Bottom 6 Easley hits a line drive into left field. Clark picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Clark. Easley moves to second.
Top 6 Everett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Alou strikes out.
Top 6 Bagwell strikes out.
Bottom 5 Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Higginson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hunter scores. Randa moves to third.
Bottom 5 Randa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cruz scores. Hunter moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ripken scores. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ripken moves to second.
Bottom 5 Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Spiers hits a line drive beyond short. Cruz can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Biggio scores.
Top 5 Biggio hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Higginson who is chasing the ball. Biggio reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Easley 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.
Bottom 4 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez misplays the ball. That's an error on Gutierrez. Higginson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Higginson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Randa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Randa for the out.
Top 4 Gutierrez strikes out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Everett moves to third. Clark moves to second.
Top 4 Clark takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Everett hits a line drive off the glove of Clark, and into shallow right field. Everett reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Alou strikes out.
Top 4 Bagwell hits a popup towards short. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hampton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Oliver takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Spiers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Biggio moves to second.
Top 3 Biggio hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Oliver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gutierrez hits a line drive towards short. Cruz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Easley strikes out.
Bottom 2 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Everett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bagwell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Higginson hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Randa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Spiers strikes out.
Top 1 Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out.