Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 19, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1988 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 5 0 1 0
Doran 2b 4 1 1 0
Puhl lf 4 1 1 0
Davis 1b 2 1 1 2
Bell 3b 4 1 3 2
Bass rf 3 1 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 0
Trevino c 4 0 1 1
Darwin p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 2 0 0 0
Lind 2b 3 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 3 0 1 1
Bonilla 3b 4 0 0 0
Bream 1b 4 0 0 0
Reynolds rf 4 0 0 0
LaValliere c 3 0 1 0
Belliard ss 3 0 0 0
Dunne p 2 1 1 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1
Houston 000 300 101590
Pittsburgh 001 000 000131
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Darwin  W (6-9) 9.0 3 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
1
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dunne  L (6-10) 6.1 7 4 4 4 8
  Robinson   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Kipper   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
5
9

  E–Bonilla (24).  2B–Houston Ramirez (21,off Dunne); Trevino (13,off Dunne); Puhl (7,off Dunne); Doran (13,off Kipper).  HR–Houston Davis (24,4th inning off Dunne 0 on, 0 out); Bell (5,4th inning off Dunne 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Puhl (1,off Kipper); Lind (10,off Darwin).  SF–Davis (7,off Kipper).  HBP–Bass (6,by Dunne); Bonds (2,by Darwin); Van Slyke (1,by Darwin).  IBB–Davis (15,by Dunne).  CS–Young (17,2nd base by Robinson/LaValliere).  WP–Dunne (8).  HBP–Darwin 2 (5,Bonds,Van Slyke); Dunne (4,Bass).  IBB–Dunne (3,Davis).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Larry Poncino.  T–2:36.  A–26,352.
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