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Rockies
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 22, 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 22, 1997 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | August 22, 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 22, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Colorado Rockies |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Thomson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Darryl Kile |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 33,061 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jeff Nelson 1B: Bill Hohn 2B: Larry Vanover 3B: Gerry Davis |
Colorado Rockies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
Todd Helton | Left Fielder |
Larry Walker | Right Fielder |
Andres Galarraga | First Baseman |
Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
Jeff Reed | Catcher |
Neifi Perez | Second Baseman |
John Thomson | 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 |
Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
Chuck Carr | Center Fielder |
Tony Eusebio | Catcher |
Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
Darryl Kile | Pitcher |
Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rockies
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 22, 1997
Top 1
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Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Kile
Weiss 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 -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Helton vs. Kile
Helton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Kile
Walker takes first base on ball four. Helton moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Galarraga vs. Kile
Galarraga strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Kile
Burks hits a popup into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Thomson
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Thomson
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Thomson
Bagwell hits a popup towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Kile
Castilla hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Kile
Reed hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Kile
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Kile
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Thomson
Gonzalez 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: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Thomson
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Carr vs. Thomson
Carr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Eusebio vs. Thomson
Eusebio strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Kile
Weiss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Helton vs. Kile
Helton hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Kile
Walker 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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Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Thomson
Bogar hits a line drive into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kile vs. Thomson
Kile strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Thomson
Biggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Thomson
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Bell reaches third base with a triple. Biggio goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Bagwell vs. Thomson
Bagwell hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rockies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Kile
Galarraga hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Kile
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Kile
Castilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burks moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Reed vs. Kile
Reed hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Kile
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Carr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Kile
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rockies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Thomson
Gonzalez 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 -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Thomson
Berry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Helton. Berry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Carr vs. Thomson
Carr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Berry moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Eusebio vs. Thomson
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rockies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Kile
Weiss hits a fly ball into center field. Carr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Helton vs. Kile
Helton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Kile
Walker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rockies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Thomson
Bogar strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kile vs. Thomson
Kile hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Thomson
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Thomson
Bell hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Helton. Bell reaches second base with a double. Biggio goes all the way around to score. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Bagwell vs. Thomson
There's a wild pitch. Bell scores. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Thomson
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Thomson
There goes Bagwell. The throw from Reed and he is out, Weiss applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Kile
Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Kile
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 -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Kile
Castilla hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Thomson
Dante Bichette now playing right field.
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Thomson
Berry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Carr vs. Thomson
Carr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Galarraga. Gonzalez scores. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Eusebio vs. DeJean
Ricky Gutierrez pinch runs for Sean Berry. Mike DeJean now pitching. Jason Bates now playing third base.
Eusebio strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Bogar vs. DeJean
Bogar hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Helton who is chasing the ball. Bogar reaches third base with a triple. Gutierrez scores. Carr goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Kile vs. DeJean
Kile hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bogar scores. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. DeJean
Biggio hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Kile moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Bell vs. DeJean
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bichette. Bell reaches second base with a double. Kile scores. Biggio scores. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. DeJean
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. DeJean
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Helton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Gutierrez vs. DeJean
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into right field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rockies, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Kile
Ricky Gutierrez now playing third base.
Reed hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Kile
Perez strikes out. Eusebio drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Perez out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bates vs. Kile
Bates strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rockies, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carr vs. DeJean
Carr 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 -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. DeJean
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bogar vs. DeJean
Bogar strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mouton vs. DeJean
James Mouton pinch hits for Darryl Kile.
Mouton hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rockies, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Magnante
James Mouton now playing right field. Mike Magnante now pitching. Bill Spiers now playing first base.
Weiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Helton vs. Magnante
Helton hits a line drive towards short. Bogar reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs. Magnante
Bichette strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Galarraga vs. Magnante
Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutierrez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rockies, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Munoz
Mike Munoz now pitching.
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bates fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Munoz
Spiers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magnante vs. Munoz
Magnante hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bates fields it and throws to first for the out. Spiers moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Munoz
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rockies, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Magnante
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pulliam vs. Magnante
Harvey Pulliam pinch hits for Mike Munoz.
Pulliam strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Magnante
Reed strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/22/1997 -- Colorado at Houston (N) Colorado AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Weiss W, ss 3 0 1 0 Biggio C, 2b 5 3 2 0 Helton T, lf 4 0 1 0 Bell D, rf 4 1 3 4 Walker L, rf 2 0 0 0 Spiers B, 1b 0 0 0 0 Bichette D, rf 1 0 0 0 Bagwell J, 1b 2 0 0 0 Galarraga A, 1b 4 1 2 1 Magnante M, p 1 0 0 0 Burks E, cf 4 0 1 0 Gonzalez L, lf 5 1 1 0 Castilla V, 3b 3 0 1 0 Berry S, 3b 3 0 2 0 DeJean M, p 0 0 0 0 Gutierrez R, pr-3b 1 1 0 0 Munoz M, p 0 0 0 0 Carr C, cf 3 1 0 0 Pulliam H, ph 1 0 0 0 Eusebio T, c 4 0 1 0 Reed J, c 4 0 1 0 Bogar T, ss 4 1 1 2 Perez N, 2b 3 0 0 0 Kile D, p 3 1 2 1 Thomson J, p 2 0 0 0 Mouton J, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Bates J, 3b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 7 1 36 9 12 7 Colorado 000 100 000 -- 1 Houston 001 026 00x -- 9 Colorado IP H R ER BB SO Thomson J (L)* 5.0 7 6 5 2 4 DeJean M 2.0 5 3 3 1 2 Munoz M 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Kile D (W) 7.0 7 1 1 1 6 Magnante M 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th E -- Galarraga A DP -- Houston 2 LOB -- Colorado 6, Houston 7 2B -- Berry S, Bell D 2, Biggio C 3B -- Bell D, Bogar T HR -- Galarraga A CS -- Bagwell J WP -- Thomson J T -- 2:49 A -- 33061
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