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Astros
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 31, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Houston Astros, played on August 31, 1997 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Shane Reynolds |
| Home Starting Pitcher | James Baldwin |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 22,916 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Johnson 1B: Tim McClelland 2B: Drew Coble 3B: Gary Cederstrom |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Bill Spiers | First Baseman |
| Jeff Bagwell | DH |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Carr | Center Fielder |
| Russ Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Tony Pena | Catcher |
| Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ray Durham | Second Baseman |
| Dave Martinez | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | DH |
| Albert Belle | Left Fielder |
| Robin Ventura | Third Baseman |
| Mike Cameron | Center Fielder |
| Mario Valdez | First Baseman |
| Jorge Fabregas | Catcher |
| Ozzie Guillen | Shortstop |
| Terry Bevington | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 31, 1997
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Baldwin
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Baldwin
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Baldwin
Bagwell is hit by the pitch. Spiers moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Baldwin
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Reynolds
Durham hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Reynolds
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Reynolds
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Baldwin
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carr vs. Baldwin
Carr strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Baldwin
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Reynolds
Belle hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Ventura vs. Reynolds
Ventura takes first base on ball four. Belle moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Cameron vs. Reynolds
Cameron hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spiers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cameron for the out. Belle moves to third. Ventura moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Valdez vs. Reynolds
Valdez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Fabregas vs. Reynolds
Fabregas 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 3
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Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Baldwin
Pena hits a line drive into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Baldwin
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Baldwin
Biggio is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Baldwin
There goes Biggio. The throw from Fabregas and he is safe. Biggio steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Baldwin
Spiers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Baldwin
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Reynolds
Guillen 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 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Reynolds
Durham bunts towards the mound. Reynolds fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Reynolds
Martinez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Reynolds
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Belle vs. Reynolds
Belle hits a line drive off the glove of Johnson, and into shallow left field. Belle reaches second base with a double. Martinez scores. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Ventura vs. Reynolds
Ventura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Baldwin
Bell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Baldwin
Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Guillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Carr vs. Baldwin
Carr hits a popup towards short. Guillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Baldwin
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Baldwin
Pena hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fabregas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cameron vs. Reynolds
Cameron hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Valdez vs. Reynolds
Valdez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Fabregas vs. Reynolds
Fabregas hits a popup into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Reynolds
Guillen strikes out. Pena drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Guillen out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Baldwin
Bogar strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Baldwin
Biggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Baldwin
Spiers takes first base on ball four. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Baldwin
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Baldwin
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Baldwin
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Gonzalez vs. Baldwin
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Reynolds
Durham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reynolds fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Reynolds
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Reynolds
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belle vs. Reynolds
Belle hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Martinez scores. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ventura vs. Reynolds
Ventura hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Belle moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cameron vs. Reynolds
Cameron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. Belle moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Valdez vs. Reynolds
Valdez hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Carr vs. Baldwin
Carr hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Baldwin
Johnson strikes out. There goes Carr. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Baldwin
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bogar vs. Baldwin
Bogar hits a popup into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fabregas vs. Reynolds
Fabregas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spiers scoops it up and throws to first, with Reynolds covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Reynolds
Guillen hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Reynolds
Durham strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Baldwin
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Baldwin
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Baldwin
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Belle. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Baldwin
Bell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bagwell scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Castillo
Tony Castillo now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ventura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Reynolds
Martinez hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hudek
John Hudek now pitching.
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Hudek
Belle hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carr vs. Castillo
Carr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Castillo
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Foulke
Brad Ausmus pinch hits for Tony Pena. Keith Foulke now pitching.
Ausmus hits a popup, foul, towards first. Valdez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Martin
Brad Ausmus now catching. Tom Martin now pitching.
Ventura takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cameron vs. Martin
Cameron takes first base on ball four. Ventura moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Valdez vs. Martin
Valdez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fabregas vs. Martin
Fabregas 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
Top 9
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Astros, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Karchner
Matt Karchner now pitching. Thomas Howard pinch hits for Tim Bogar.
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Karchner
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Karchner
There goes Biggio. The throw from Fabregas and he is safe. Biggio steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Karchner
Spiers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Karchner
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Karchner
There goes Biggio. The throw from Fabregas and he is out, Ventura applying the tag. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1997 -- Houston at Chicago (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Biggio C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Durham R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Spiers B, 1b 2 0 1 0 Martinez D, rf 3 2 2 0
Bagwell J, dh 4 1 1 0 Thomas F, dh 4 1 2 0
Bell D, rf 3 0 2 1 Belle A, lf 4 0 3 2
Gonzalez L, lf 4 0 0 0 Ventura R, 3b 2 0 1 1
Carr C, cf 4 0 1 0 Cameron M, cf 3 0 1 0
Johnson R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Valdez M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Pena T, c 3 0 0 0 Fabregas J, c 4 0 0 0
Ausmus B, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Guillen O, ss 3 0 0 0
Bogar T, ss 3 0 0 0
Howard T, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 7 1 31 3 9 3
Houston 000 000 100 -- 1
Chicago 001 020 00x -- 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds S (L) 6.1 9 3 3 2 3
Hudek J 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Martin T 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Baldwin J (W) 6.2 6 1 1 4 6
Castillo T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Foulke K 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Karchner M (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
DP -- Houston 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- Houston 11, Chicago 8
2B -- Belle A, Bagwell J
SB -- Biggio C 3, Spiers B, Carr C
CS -- Biggio C
HBP -- by Baldwin J (Bagwell J), by Baldwin J (Biggio C)
T -- 3:18
A -- 22916
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