Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 18, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1987 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher cf 4 1 1 0
Doran 2b 4 0 0 0
Garner 3b 4 1 1 1
Cruz lf 3 0 1 0
Bass rf 4 0 1 1
Ashby c 4 0 0 0
Davis 1b 3 1 2 0
Thon ss 3 1 1 2
Scott p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds cf 4 0 0 0
Van Slyke rf 4 0 1 1
Ray 2b 4 0 0 0
Bream 1b 3 0 2 0
Morrison 3b 4 0 0 0
Reynolds lf 4 0 0 0
LaValliere c 3 0 0 0
Belliard ss 2 1 0 0
Kipper p 1 0 0 0
  Bonilla ph 1 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Easley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Houston 002 200 000471
Pittsburgh 001 000 000130
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  W (5-2) 9.0 3 1 1 2 8
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kipper  L (2-4) 7.0 7 4 4 2 5
  Pena   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Easley   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
6

  E–Thon (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Houston Davis (6,off Kipper).  3B–Houston Bass (2,off Kipper).  HR–Houston Thon (1,4th inning off Kipper 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Thon (2,by Kipper).  SH–Kipper (1,off Scott).  SB–Bream 2 (4,2nd base off Scott/Ashby 2); Belliard (2,2nd base off Scott/Ashby); Van Slyke (9,2nd base off Scott/Ashby).  WP–Kipper (2).  IBB–Kipper (2,Thon).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:15.  A–4,213.
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