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Astros
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
August 17, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros, played on August 17, 1998 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Randy Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Byrd |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 18,975 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Tata 1B: Wally Bell 2B: Jerry Meals 3B: Gerry Davis |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
| Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Randy Johnson | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doug Glanville | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Sefcik | Right Fielder |
| Scott Rolen | Third Baseman |
| Kevin Jordan | First Baseman |
| Gregg Jefferies | Left Fielder |
| Mark Lewis | Second Baseman |
| Mark Parent | Catcher |
| Desi Relaford | Shortstop |
| Paul Byrd | Pitcher |
| Terry Francona | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
August 17, 1998
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Byrd
Biggio hits a fly ball into left field. Jefferies settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Byrd
Spiers hits a line drive towards first. Jordan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Byrd
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Byrd
Bagwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Johnson
Glanville strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sefcik vs. Johnson
Sefcik hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Spiers, and into shallow left field. Sefcik reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Rolen vs. Johnson
Rolen strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Jordan vs. Johnson
Jordan hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Byrd
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Byrd
Everett hits a popup towards third. Rolen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Byrd
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into center field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Johnson
Jefferies hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Johnson
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Parent vs. Johnson
Parent takes first base on ball four. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Relaford vs. Johnson
Relaford hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Biggio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Byrd vs. Johnson
Byrd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lewis scores. Parent moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Glanville vs. Johnson
Glanville hits a line drive into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Byrd
Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field. Sefcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Byrd
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Relaford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Byrd
Biggio hits a line drive into left field. Jefferies settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sefcik vs. Johnson
Sefcik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rolen vs. Johnson
Rolen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Johnson
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Jefferies vs. Johnson
Jefferies takes first base on ball four. Jordan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Lewis vs. Johnson
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Byrd
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jordan scoops it up and throws to first, with Byrd covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Byrd
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Byrd
Bagwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Byrd
Alou strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Parent vs. Johnson
Parent hits a popup towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Relaford vs. Johnson
Relaford hits a popup towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Johnson
Byrd strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Byrd
Everett hits a line drive into left field. Jefferies settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Byrd
Gutierrez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Byrd
Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field. Sefcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Byrd
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Johnson
Glanville hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Sefcik vs. Johnson
Sefcik takes first base on ball four. Glanville moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Rolen vs. Johnson
There goes Glanville. The throw from Ausmus and he is out, Spiers applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rolen vs. Johnson
Rolen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Johnson
Jordan hits a line drive into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Johnson
Jefferies hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio misplays the ball. That's an error on Biggio. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Johnson
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jefferies moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Parent vs. Johnson
Parent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Byrd
Biggio hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Sefcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Byrd
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jordan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spiers for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Byrd
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Relaford vs. Elarton
Scott Elarton now pitching.
Relaford hits a popup towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Elarton
Byrd hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Elarton
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sefcik vs. Elarton
Sefcik strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Byrd
Bagwell hits a fly ball into center field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Byrd
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Sefcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Byrd
Everett hits a fly ball into right field. Sefcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rolen vs. Elarton
Rolen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Elarton
Jordan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rolen moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Jefferies vs. Elarton
Jefferies takes first base on ball four. Rolen moves to third. Jordan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Lewis vs. Elarton
Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rolen tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Parent vs. Elarton
Parent strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Relaford vs. Elarton
Relaford 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, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Byrd
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into center field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Byrd
Ausmus hits a fly ball into left field. Jefferies settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Byrd
Dave Clark pinch hits for Scott Elarton.
Clark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Byrd
Biggio hits a fly ball into center field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Miller
Trever Miller now pitching.
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Miller
Glanville takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sefcik vs. Miller
There goes Glanville. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Glanville steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Sefcik vs. Miller
Sefcik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Rolen vs. Miller
Rolen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Glanville moves to third. Sefcik moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Jordan vs. Miller
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards second. Biggio scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Byrd
Kevin Sefcik now playing left field. Rico Brogna now playing first base. Bobby Abreu now playing right field.
Spiers hits a fly ball into center field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Byrd
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Relaford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Byrd
Bagwell hits a line drive beyond short. Relaford can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Byrd
Alou hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1998 -- Houston at Philadelphia (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Biggio C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Glanville D, cf 4 0 2 0
Spiers B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Sefcik K, rf-lf 2 1 1 0
Bell D, rf 3 0 0 0 Rolen S, 3b 4 2 2 2
Bagwell J, 1b 4 0 2 0 Jordan K, 1b 5 0 1 0
Alou M, lf 4 0 0 0 Brogna R, 1b 0 0 0 0
Everett C, cf 3 0 0 0 Jefferies G, lf 2 0 0 0
Gutierrez R, ss 3 0 1 0 Abreu B, rf 0 0 0 0
Ausmus B, c 3 0 0 0 Lewis M, 2b 3 1 2 1
Johnson R, p 2 0 0 0 Parent M, c 3 0 0 0
Elarton S, p 0 0 0 0 Relaford D, ss 4 0 0 0
Clark D, ph 1 0 1 0 Byrd P, p 4 0 1 1
Miller T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 4 0 31 4 9 4
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
Philadelphia 010 020 10x -- 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson R (L) 5.0 6 3 3 4 3
Elarton S 2.0 2 1 1 2 2
Miller T 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd P (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 6
E -- Biggio C
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 5, Philadelphia 12
2B -- Sefcik K
HR -- Rolen S
SB -- Glanville D
CS -- Glanville D
SF -- Lewis M
T -- 2:27
A -- 18975
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