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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 20, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 20, 1997 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Smiley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chris Holt |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 14,954 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Gary Darling 1B: Charlie Reliford 2B: CB Bucknor 3B: Dana DeMuth |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Deion Sanders | Center Fielder |
| Curtis Goodwin | Left Fielder |
| Barry Larkin | Shortstop |
| Reggie Sanders | Right Fielder |
| Hal Morris | First Baseman |
| Willie Greene | Third Baseman |
| Bret Boone | Second Baseman |
| Joe Oliver | Catcher |
| John Smiley | Pitcher |
| Ray Knight | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| James Mouton | Center Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Bobby Abreu | Right Fielder |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Chris Holt | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 20, 1997
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Holt
Sanders hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Holt
Goodwin bunts towards first. Bagwell fields the ball and throws to Holt covering. Safe. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Larkin vs. Holt
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Larkin vs. Holt
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sanders scores. Goodwin moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Sanders vs. Holt
Sanders hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mouton. Sanders reaches second base with a double. Goodwin scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Morris vs. Holt
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Greene vs. Holt
Greene strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Smiley
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Smiley
Mouton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smiley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Smiley
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Greene fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Holt
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Holt
Oliver 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 -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smiley vs. Holt
Smiley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Holt
Sanders is hit by the pitch. Smiley moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodwin vs. Holt
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Smiley moves to third. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Larkin vs. Holt
Larkin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Smiley
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Smiley
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Smiley
Ausmus hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Abreu vs. Smiley
Abreu hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. Ausmus moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Gutierrez vs. Smiley
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Holt
Sanders takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Holt
Morris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mouton. Morris reaches second base with a double. Sanders goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Greene vs. Holt
Greene takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Holt
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Holt
Oliver hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Morris moves to third. Greene moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Smiley vs. Holt
Smiley 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. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Smiley
Holt hits a fly ball into left field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Smiley
Biggio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mouton vs. Smiley
Mouton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Smiley
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Biggio trying to get to home. Goodwin throws the ball in to Oliver who tags Biggio, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Holt
Sanders hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Holt
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Holt
There goes Goodwin. The throw from Ausmus and he is out, Gutierrez applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Holt
Larkin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Smiley
Berry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Smiley
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Smiley
Ausmus hits a line drive towards short. Larkin catches it and throws to first to double up Berry. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Holt
Sanders hits a fly ball into center field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Holt
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Holt
Greene hits a fly ball into right field. Abreu settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Smiley
Abreu takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Smiley
The ball gets by Oliver for a passed ball. Abreu moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Smiley
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Abreu moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Bogar vs. Smiley
Tim Bogar pinch hits for Chris Holt.
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Greene fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Biggio vs. Smiley
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Garcia
Ramon Garcia now pitching.
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Garcia
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smiley vs. Garcia
Smiley hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ausmus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Smiley
Mouton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Greene juggles the ball. That's an error on Greene. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Smiley
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. Mouton goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Berry vs. Smiley
Berry bunts towards the mound. Smiley fields it and throws to first for the out. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Smiley
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bagwell scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Smiley
Smiley fires to first and has Gonzalez trapped. There's the throw to Larkin who tags Gonzalez for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Smiley
Ausmus strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Garcia
Sanders hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Garcia
Goodwin bunts towards the mound. Garcia catches it and throws to first to double up Sanders. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Garcia
Larkin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Smiley
Abreu hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Smiley
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramos vs. Smiley
Ken Ramos pinch hits for Ramon Garcia.
Ramos hits a fly ball into left field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Springer
Russ Springer now pitching.
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Springer
Morris hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Morris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Greene vs. Springer
Greene hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Morris scores. Greene moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Springer
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Springer
Oliver hits a line drive towards short. Gutierrez misplays the ball. That's an error on Gutierrez. Greene scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Springer
Terry Pendleton pinch hits for John Smiley.
Pendleton hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Carrasco
Terry Pendleton now playing third base. Hector Carrasco now pitching.
Biggio hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Carrasco
Mouton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Carrasco
There goes Mouton. The throw from Oliver and he is safe. Mouton steals second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Carrasco
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Berry vs. Shaw
Jeff Shaw now pitching.
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris juggles the ball. That's an error on Morris. Mouton scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Shaw
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Shaw
Ausmus strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Lima
Jose Lima now pitching.
Sanders hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Lima
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Lima
Larkin hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Goodwin moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Sanders vs. Lima
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Morris vs. Martin
Tom Martin now pitching.
Morris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodwin scores. Larkin moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shaw vs. Martin
There goes Larkin. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. That is a stolen base for Larkin. There goes Morris. The throw and he's out. Larkin scores. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Shaw
Abreu hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Shaw
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Shaw
Bill Spiers pinch hits for Tom Martin.
Spiers hits a fly ball into left field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1997 -- Cincinnati at Houston (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Sanders D, cf 4 1 2 0 Biggio C, 2b 4 0 1 0
Goodwin C, lf 5 2 4 0 Mouton J, cf 3 2 0 0
Larkin B, ss 5 1 1 1 Bagwell J, 1b 4 1 2 1
Sanders R, rf 4 1 1 1 Berry S, 3b 3 0 1 0
Morris H, 1b 5 1 3 2 Gonzalez L, lf 4 1 3 1
Greene W, 3b 3 1 1 1 Ausmus B, c 4 0 1 0
Carrasco H, p 0 0 0 0 Abreu B, rf 3 0 1 1
Shaw J, p 0 0 0 0 Gutierrez R, ss 4 0 0 0
Boone B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Holt C, p 1 0 0 0
Oliver J, c 4 0 1 0 Bogar T, ph 1 0 0 0
Smiley J, p 3 0 1 0 Garcia R, p 0 0 0 0
Pendleton T, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Ramos K, ph 1 0 0 0
Springer R, p 0 0 0 0
Lima J, p 0 0 0 0
Martin T, p 0 0 0 0
Spiers B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 7 14 5 33 4 9 3
Cincinnati 201 000 022 -- 7
Houston 010 002 010 -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley J (W) 7.0 8 3 2 1 2
Carrasco H 0.2 0 1 0 1 1
Shaw J (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Holt C 5.0 8 3 3 2 5
Garcia R 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Springer R (L) 1.0 2 2 1 0 2
Lima J 0.2 2 2 2 0 1
Martin T 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Greene W, Gutierrez R, Morris H
DP -- Cincinnati 2, Houston 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Houston 5
2B -- Sanders R, Ausmus B, Morris H 2, Bagwell J
SB -- Goodwin C, Sanders D, Mouton J, Larkin B
CS -- Goodwin C, Gonzalez L
SH -- Berry S
HBP -- by Holt C (Sanders D)
WP -- Martin T
PB -- Oliver J
T -- 2:51
A -- 14954
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