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Astros
@ Rockies
Coors Field
September 14, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the Houston Astros, played on September 14, 1996 at Coors Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 14, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Colorado Rockies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 14, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Colorado Rockies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Donne Wall |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Ritz |
| Ballpark | Coors Field |
| City | Denver |
| State | CO |
| Attendance | 48,132 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eric Gregg 1B: Greg Bonin 2B: Bob Davidson 3B: Frank Pulli |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Derrick May | Left Fielder |
| Kirt Manwaring | Catcher |
| Orlando Miller | Shortstop |
| Donne Wall | Pitcher |
| Terry Collins | Manager |
Colorado Rockies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eric Young | Second Baseman |
| Quinton McCracken | Center Fielder |
| Ellis Burks | Left Fielder |
| Dante Bichette | Right Fielder |
| Andres Galarraga | First Baseman |
| Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Reed | Catcher |
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Kevin Ritz | Pitcher |
| Don Baylor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Rockies
Coors Field
September 14, 1996
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Ritz
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Ritz, and towards Weiss, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Ritz
Biggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Ritz
Berry hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Ritz
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Ritz
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Wall
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Wall
McCracken hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of May who is chasing the ball. McCracken reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Burks vs. Wall
Burks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Bichette vs. Wall
Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. McCracken scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Galarraga vs. Wall
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
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Ritz
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Manwaring vs. Ritz
Manwaring hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. May moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Ritz
Miller hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. May scores. Manwaring moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wall vs. Ritz
Wall bunts towards the mound. Ritz fields it and throws to first for the out. Manwaring moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Hunter vs. Ritz
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Biggio vs. Ritz
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Wall
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Wall
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Wall covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Wall
Weiss hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Ritz
Berry hits a line drive beyond second. Young can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Ritz
Bagwell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Ritz
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Ritz
May hits a fly ball into left field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ritz vs. Wall
Ritz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Wall
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ritz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCracken vs. Wall
McCracken bunts towards the mound. Wall fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wall. Ritz scores. Young moves to third. McCracken moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Burks vs. Wall
Burks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Young scores. McCracken scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs. Wall
There goes Burks. The throw from Manwaring and he is safe. Burks steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Bichette vs. Wall
Bichette hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Bichette reaches second base with a double. Burks scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Galarraga vs. Wall
Galarraga hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of May. Galarraga reaches second base with a double. Bichette scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Castilla vs. Wall
Castilla strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reed vs. Wall
There goes Galarraga. The throw from Manwaring and he is out, Berry applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Wall
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Wall covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Manwaring vs. Ritz
Manwaring hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Ritz
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Montgomery vs. Ritz
Ray Montgomery pinch hits for Donne Wall.
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Ritz
Hunter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Montgomery moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Biggio vs. Ritz
Biggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Montgomery scores. Hunter moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Berry vs. Ritz
Berry hits a popup, foul, towards first. Galarraga settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Brocail
Doug Brocail now pitching.
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first, with Brocail covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ritz vs. Brocail
Ritz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Brocail
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Brocail
McCracken hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Brocail
There goes Young. The throw from Manwaring and he is out, Berry applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Ritz
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Ritz
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Ritz
May hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McCracken. May reaches second base with a double. Bagwell scores. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Manwaring vs. Ritz
Manwaring hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to home to get Bell. May moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Ritz
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Brocail
Burks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs. Brocail
Bichette hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Galarraga vs. Brocail
Galarraga hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Brocail
Castilla hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Ritz
John Cangelosi pinch hits for Doug Brocail.
Cangelosi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cangelosi for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Ritz
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Ritz
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Morman
Danny Darwin now pitching. Alvin Morman now pitching.
Reed strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Morman
Weiss hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Echevarria vs. Morman
Angel Echevarria pinch hits for Kevin Ritz.
Echevarria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Reed
Steve Reed now pitching.
Berry hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Reed
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Reed
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Olson
Gregg Olson now pitching. Bill Spiers now playing third base.
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Olson
McCracken strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Olson
Burks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs. Olson
Bichette 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
Top 8
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Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
May vs. Reed
May strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Manwaring vs. Reed
Manwaring hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Reed
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Eusebio vs. Munoz
Mike Munoz now pitching. Tony Eusebio pinch hits for Bill Spiers.
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Eusebio for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Olson
Andujar Cedeno now playing third base.
Galarraga hits a line drive into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Olson
Castilla hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Olson
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cedeno fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Olson
Weiss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bates vs. Wagner
Jason Bates pinch hits for Mike Munoz. Billy Wagner now pitching.
Bates strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 3 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Ruffin
Bruce Ruffin now pitching. Larry Walker now playing right field.
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Ruffin
Biggio hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Ruffin
James Mouton pinch hits for Billy Wagner.
Mouton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Ruffin
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. Mouton moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Ruffin
Bell strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/14/1996 -- Houston at Colorado (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Colorado AB R H RBI
Hunter B, cf 5 0 1 0 Young E, 2b 4 1 2 0
Biggio C, 2b 5 0 1 1 McCracken Q, cf 4 2 2 0
Berry S, 3b 4 0 2 0 Burks E, lf 3 1 3 2
Olson G, p 0 0 0 0 Bichette D, rf 4 1 1 2
Wagner B, p 0 0 0 0 Ruffin B, p 0 0 0 0
Mouton J, ph 0 0 0 0 Galarraga A, 1b 4 0 1 1
Bagwell J, 1b 3 1 1 0 Castilla V, 3b 4 1 1 1
Bell D, rf 5 0 1 0 Reed J, c 4 0 0 0
May D, lf 4 1 2 1 Weiss W, ss 4 0 1 0
Manwaring K, c 4 0 2 0 Ritz K, p 2 1 1 0
Miller O, ss 4 0 2 1 Echevarria A, ph 1 0 0 0
Wall D, p 0 0 0 0 Reed S, p 0 0 0 0
Montgomery R, ph 1 1 0 0 Munoz M, p 0 0 0 0
Brocail D, p 0 0 0 0 Bates J, ph 1 0 0 0
Cangelosi J, ph 1 0 0 0 Walker L, rf 0 0 0 0
Darwin D, p 0 0 0 0
Morman A, p 0 0 0 0
Spiers B, 3b 0 0 0 0
Eusebio T, ph 1 0 0 0
Cedeno A, 3b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 3 12 3 35 7 12 6
Houston 010 110 000 -- 3
Colorado 105 000 01x -- 7
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Wall D (L) 3.0 6 6 5 1 1
Brocail D 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Darwin D 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Morman A 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Olson G 1.2 3 1 1 0 1
Wagner B 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO
Ritz K (W) 6.0 11 3 3 1 2
Reed S 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Munoz M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Ruffin B 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
E -- Wall D
DP -- Colorado 1
LOB -- Houston 11, Colorado 5
2B -- Bichette D, Galarraga A, May D
3B -- McCracken Q
HR -- Castilla V
SB -- Burks E
CS -- Galarraga A, Young E
SH -- Wall D
T -- 2:47
A -- 48132
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