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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
11/05/1998
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
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HOUSTON ASTROS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
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GAME ID: 8753 - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
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3 |
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7 |
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9 |
R |
H |
E |
| Houston Astros |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
11 |
2 |
| Toronto Blue Jays |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
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Astros Win World Series Crown
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Sometimes the winner is the one who got the lucky bounces and the lucky calls, and sometimes the winner is just the one who played better.
It was the latter case in 1998, as the Houston Astros topped the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 tonight at Skydome to win the World Series. It was the 1st title in franchise history.
"When you play for championships, you have to play better than the team in the other dugout. We did that in this series, and all year. Now we're the best team in baseball," said Houston first baseman Carlos Delgado, who was named series MVP.
The Astros took the series 4-3. The new titleholders completed the regular season with a first-place finish in the NL Central Division and a 115-47 record.
Houston manager Brrrdt Astros grinned and nodded when asked to comment on Delgado's words.
"Carlos said it best -- we played better than the other team," he said.
Hometown officials announced they were already planning a "grand celebration" for the winners in the days to come.
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| HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE |
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TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE |
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BATTING
Doubles:
C. Delgado
(6, 5th Inning off T. Martin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs:
C. Delgado
(9, 1st Inning off R. Halladay, 1 on, 1 out)
T. Shumpert
(1, 1st Inning off R. Halladay, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases:
C. Biggio
2
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J. Damon
3
,
C. Delgado
6
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J. Allensworth
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V. Guerrero
,
T. Shumpert
4
,
L. Gonzalez
2-out RBI:
J. Allensworth
,
T. Shumpert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs:
R. Aurilia
GIDP:
J. Damon
Team LOB:
5
BASERUNNING
SB:
C. Biggio
(8)
FIELDING
Errors:
C. Delgado
,
J. Kendall
Double Plays:
1 (Delgado-Aurilia-Valdez)
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BATTING
Doubles:
O. Cabrera
(5, 1st Inning off I. Valdez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs:
T. Nixon
(1, 7th Inning off I. Valdez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases:
B. Giles
,
B. Boone
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J. Burnitz
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T. Nixon
4
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O. Cabrera
2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs:
M. Grace
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B. Giles
GIDP:
M. Barrett
Team LOB:
6
BASERUNNING
SB:
B. Jordan
(2)
FIELDING
Double Plays:
1 (Boone-Cabrera-Grace)
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| HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE |
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TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE |
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| Player |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
HR |
PI |
PS |
ERA |
| I. Valdez W (5-1) |
8.0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
113 |
72 |
2.19 |
| B. Wagner |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
21 |
13 |
2.45 |
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| Player |
IP |
H |
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BB |
K |
HR |
PI |
PS |
ERA |
| R. Halladay L (2-3) |
0.2 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
28 |
16 |
6.09 |
| T. Martin |
3.1 |
3 |
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0 |
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3 |
0 |
41 |
28 |
2.19 |
| W. Gomes |
3.0 |
1 |
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3 |
0 |
35 |
23 |
2.08 |
| B. Ayala |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
8 |
2.25 |
| J. Rocker |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
8 |
1.46 |
PITCHING
Game Score:
R. Halladay
4
Batters Faced:
R. Halladay
9,
T. Martin
13,
W. Gomes
10,
B. Ayala
3,
J. Rocker
4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs:
R. Halladay
1-0,
T. Martin
3-4,
W. Gomes
1-5,
B. Ayala
0-1,
J. Rocker
2-0
Pitches - Strikes:
R. Halladay
28-16,
T. Martin
41-28,
W. Gomes
35-23,
B. Ayala
12-8,
J. Rocker
15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored:
W. Gomes
1-0
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GAME NOTES
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Player of the Game:
Ismael Valdez
Ballpark:
Skydome
Weather:
Roof closed, 60 degrees
Start Time:
8:05 PM ET
Time:
3:20
Attendance:
50199
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