| DATE |
OPPONENT |
RESULT |
THE SPUZZ |
| April 4, 1997 |
St. Louis |
No Decision (Astro W) |
Holt gives up two over six, then gives way in a tie game and the Astros win in 11 |
| April 26 |
San Francisco |
Loss, 0 - 2 |
Astros manage a paltry two hits as Holt gives up four hits over eight |
| May 1 |
at Montreal |
Loss, 0 - 4 |
Holt--not at his best--gives up 4 over 6, but the offense is completely baffled by Pedro Martinez' complete-game three-hitter |
| June 15 |
Minnesota |
No Decision (Astros W) |
Holt gives up 2 over seven and leaves a tie game that Billy Wagner eventually wins |
| June 26 |
at Chicago Cubs |
No Decision (Astros W) |
Holt leaves after 6+ with a two-run lead, which Jose Lima and Billy Wagner blow. The team rallies and gives Wagner another win. This game is by the way the only one ever saved for the Astros by Blas Minor. |
| Holt is 7 - 5 at the break |
| DATE |
OPPONENT |
RESULT |
THE SPUZZ |
| July 12 |
at Pittsburgh |
No Decision (Astros L) |
Holt gives up no runs over 7-2/3, but Fernando Cordova and Ricardo Rincon combine to give up none over 10. It is the first time the Astros had been no-hit in 28 years and only the fourth time in major league history that a true no-hitter had gone extras. John Hudek gets torched in 2/3 of an inning for all three Pirate runs. |
| July 17 |
San Francisco |
Loss, 1 - 3 |
Gardner and Beck combine on a five hitter as Holt gives up 2 over 6 |
| July 28 |
St. Louis |
Loss, 1 - 2 |
Stottlemyre and Eck give up a combined run as Tim Bogar's error allows the second, unearned, run to score |
| August 9 |
at New York Mets |
No Decision (Astros W) |
Holt gives up 3 over 6-1/3, and exits a knotted contest. Astros explode for five in the ninth and get Russ Springer the win |
| August 15 |
Philadelphia |
Loss, 1 - 5 |
Holt--after giving up two over the first eight-- gives up a hit with one out in the eighth and is asked by Dierk to depart. Russ Springer lets another guy on before serving up a longball to Rico Brogna, leaving us with the deceptive final tally. Meanwhile, Curt Schilling struck out 10 Astros and gave up one run before turning it over to Bottalico. |
| August 27 |
at Atlanta |
No Decision (Astros W) |
Holt gives up one earned over 7-1/3, but Spiers, Luis Gonzalez and Ricky Gutierrez commit errors that lead to two more runs, and Holt gets lifted in a 3 - 3 game vs Greg Maddux. 'Stros score 2 in the 13th to make a winner of Hudek and a loser of Paul Byrd. |
| September 1 |
Milwaukee |
Loss, 2 - 3 |
Again, not a great outing by Holt--he gives up 3 over 7--but the vaunted offense couldn't score four runs against Joel Adamson (5), Mike Fetters (2-1/3), Bob Wickman (2/3), or Doug Jones (1)? |
| September 6 |
at San Francisco |
No Decision (Astros L) |
Holt leaves while leading after 7 plus, and is charged with two runs. Wagner and Magnante are charged with the other 3 as the Giants win going away |
| September 14 |
Los Angeles |
No Decision (Astros L) |
Holt battles Hideo Nomo to a 3 - 3 draw after eight, and Billy Wagner loses it in ten |
| September 24 |
Chicago Cubs |
Loss, 1 - 3 |
Mark Clark, of all people, gives up 1 over 6-2/3, while guys with names like "Bob Patterson," "Marc Pisciotta," and "Terry Adams" combine to give up 2 hits and no runs over the final 2-1/3 to slam the door on Holt--who'd given up 2 earned over 6 full-- and his season |
| Holt ends up 8 - 12; he was 1 - 7 in the second half with a 2.61 ERA |
