Jeff Bagwell and Moises Alou each belt a pair of homers and drive in four as the Astros sink the White Sox, 17-2, at the Astrodome. Their first homers go back-to-back off Jamie Navarro. The bats are working so well that Dave Clark can contribute a two-run double. 
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Jeff Bagwell and Moises Alou each belt a pair of homers and drive in four as the Astros sink the White Sox, 17-2, at the Astrodome. Their first homers go back-to-back off Jamie Navarro. The bats are working so well that Dave Clark can contribute a two-run double. 

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1998 – Jeff Bagwell and Moises Alou each belt a pair of homers and drive in four as the Astros sink the White Sox, 17-2, at the Astrodome. Their first homers go back-to-back off Jamie Navarro. The bats are working so well that Dave Clark can contribute a two-run double. 

A passed ball lets in the winning run as Houston rallies for two in the eighth to topple San Francisco, 7-6. Moises Alou belts his first homer of the season and Craig Biggio swipes three bases. 
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A passed ball lets in the winning run as Houston rallies for two in the eighth to topple San Francisco, 7-6. Moises Alou belts his first homer of the season and Craig Biggio swipes three bases. 

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1998 – A passed ball lets in the winning run as Houston rallies for two in the eighth to topple San Francisco, 7-6. Moises Alou belts his first homer of the season and Craig Biggio swipes three bases. 

Major League Season RecapMajor League Baseball Season Recap 1997

Major League Season RecapMajor League Baseball Season Recap 1997

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Major League Season Recap 1997 World Series – Florida Marlins NL over Cleveland Indians AL 4 games to 3 World Series MVP – Livan Hernandez Babe Ruth Award – Moises Alou Championship Series ALCS Cleveland Indians over Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 2 ALCS MVP – Marquis Grissom NLCS Florida Marlins over Atlanta Braves 4 games to 2 NLCS MVP…

National League ends its record six-game Mid Summer Classic slump with Walkoff win in 10th

National League ends its record six-game Mid Summer Classic slump with Walkoff win in 10th

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At the Pirates’ Three Rivers Stadium, the National League ends its record six-game Mid Summer Classic slump when Tony Gwynn scores on Moises Alou’s double in the tenth inning, giving the Senior Circuit an 8-7 victory. Fred McGriff is named MVP, earning the honor with his dramatic two-run home run off Lee Smith that tied the game in the bottom of the ninth.