Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Astros
@ Braves
Turner Field
April 8, 1997
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros, played on April 8, 1997 at Turner Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 8, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 8, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Hampton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Glavine |
| Ballpark | Turner Field |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 31,064 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Hallion 1B: Larry Vanover 2B: Ed Montague 3B: Jerry Crawford |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Pat Listach | Shortstop |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Center Fielder |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| James Mouton | Right Fielder |
| Russ Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Mike Hampton | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Mark Lemke | Second Baseman |
| Chipper Jones | Third Baseman |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Andruw Jones | Right Fielder |
| Javy Lopez | Catcher |
| Michael Tucker | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
| Tom Glavine | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Astros
@ Braves
Turner Field
April 8, 1997
Top 1
-
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Glavine
Biggio hits a line drive into left field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Listach vs. Glavine
Listach hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Glavine
Bagwell hits a line drive into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Hampton
Lofton strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Hampton
Lemke strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hampton
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Listach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Glavine
Bell hits a line drive into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Glavine
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mouton vs. Glavine
Mouton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Glavine
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Glavine
Ausmus 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
Bottom 2
-
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Hampton
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hampton
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hampton
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Hampton
Tucker hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hampton vs. Glavine
Hampton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Glavine
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Listach vs. Glavine
Listach hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Glavine
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke misplays the ball. That's an error on Lemke. Hampton moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Glavine
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Hampton
Blauser hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Blauser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Glavine vs. Hampton
Glavine bunts towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Blauser moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Lofton vs. Hampton
Lofton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blauser scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemke vs. Hampton
Lemke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hampton fields it and throws to first for the out. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Hampton
Jones takes first base on ball four. There goes Lofton. The throw from Ausmus and he is out, Johnson applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
-
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Glavine
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Glavine
Mouton 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 -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Glavine
Johnson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lemke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Hampton
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 -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hampton
Jones hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hampton
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Glavine
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hampton vs. Glavine
Hampton 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 -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Glavine
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Listach vs. Glavine
Listach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser misplays the ball. That's an error on Blauser. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Glavine
Bagwell hits a line drive towards first. McGriff reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Hampton
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Hampton covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Hampton
Blauser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Glavine vs. Hampton
Glavine bunts towards the mound. Hampton fields it and throws to first for the out. Blauser moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Lofton vs. Hampton
Lofton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Blauser scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lemke vs. Hampton
Lemke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lofton moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Hampton
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Astros, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Glavine
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Glavine
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Glavine
Mouton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Astros, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Hampton
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 -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hampton
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hampton
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Hampton
Tucker hits a fly ball into right field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Astros, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Glavine
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Glavine
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Montgomery vs. Glavine
Ray Montgomery pinch hits for Mike Hampton.
Montgomery hits a line drive into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Glavine
Biggio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Astros, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Springer
Russ Springer now pitching.
Blauser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klesko vs. Springer
Ryan Klesko pinch hits for Tom Glavine.
Klesko hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lofton vs. Springer
Lofton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blauser moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Lemke vs. Springer
Lemke strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Springer
Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Jones reaches second base with a double. Blauser scores. Lofton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Springer
McGriff strikes out. View Play
Top 8
-
Astros, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Listach vs. Bielecki
Mike Bielecki now pitching.
Listach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Bielecki
Bagwell hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Lemke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Bielecki
Bell is hit by the pitch. Listach moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Bielecki
There's a wild pitch. Listach moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Gonzalez vs. Bielecki
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lofton. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Listach scores. Bell scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Mouton vs. Bielecki
Mouton hits a line drive into left field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Bielecki
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Astros, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Springer
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Springer
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Springer
Tucker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Blauser vs. Springer
Blauser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Blauser reaches second base with a double. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Mordecai vs. Springer
Mike Mordecai pinch hits for Mike Bielecki.
Mordecai takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Lofton vs. Springer
Lofton is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
-
Astros, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Wohlers
Mark Wohlers now pitching. Bill Spiers pinch hits for Brad Ausmus.
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Wohlers
Thomas Howard pinch hits for Russ Springer.
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Wohlers
Biggio hits a fly ball into left field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 4/8/1997 -- Houston at Atlanta (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Biggio C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lofton K, cf 5 1 3 2
Listach P, ss 4 1 1 0 Lemke M, 2b 4 0 1 0
Bagwell J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Jones C, 3b 3 0 1 2
Bell D, cf 3 1 1 0 McGriff F, 1b 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez L, lf 4 0 2 2 Jones A, rf 4 0 0 0
Mouton J, rf 4 0 1 0 Lopez J, c 2 0 1 0
Johnson R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Tucker M, lf 4 0 0 0
Ausmus B, c 3 0 0 0 Blauser J, ss 4 3 4 0
Spiers B, ph 1 0 0 0 Glavine T, p 0 0 0 0
Hampton M, p 1 0 0 0 Klesko R, ph 1 0 0 0
Montgomery R, ph 1 0 0 0 Bielecki M, p 0 0 0 0
Springer R, p 0 0 0 0 Mordecai M, ph 0 0 0 0
Howard T, ph 1 0 0 0 Wohlers M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 6 2 30 4 10 4
Houston 000 000 020 -- 2
Atlanta 001 010 20x -- 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton M (L) 6.0 6 2 2 3 3
Springer R 2.0 4 2 2 2 4
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Glavine T (W) 7.0 4 0 0 2 4
Bielecki M 1.0 2 2 2 0 1
Wohlers M (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Lemke M, Blauser J
DP -- Houston 1, Atlanta 1
LOB -- Houston 8, Atlanta 9
2B -- Blauser J 2, Jones C, Gonzalez L
CS -- Lofton K
SH -- Glavine T 2
HBP -- by Bielecki M (Bell D)
WP -- Bielecki M
T -- 2:48
A -- 31064
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
