Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
May 19, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1989 at Astrodome. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 0, Houston Astros 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 4 0 0 0
Belliard 2b 2 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
Van Slyke cf 4 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b 3 0 0 0
Wilson rf 3 0 1 0
  Redus pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Bream 1b 2 0 0 0
Quinones ss 3 0 0 0
Ortiz c 2 0 0 0
  Distefano ph 1 0 0 0
  Prince c 0 0 0 0
Walk p 2 0 0 0
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 1 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher cf 3 2 2 0
Reynolds ss 4 1 1 0
Doran 2b 4 0 2 3
Davis 1b 3 0 0 0
Puhl lf 4 0 0 0
Bass rf 3 0 1 0
Caminiti 3b 3 0 0 0
Biggio c 2 0 0 0
Scott p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 6 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 000010
Houston 000 002 01x361
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walk  L (4-3) 7.0 5 3 3 2 1
  Kipper   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
2
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  W (6-2) 9.0 1 0 0 2 6
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
2
6

  E–Reynolds (3).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Bass (9,off Walk); Hatcher (6,off Walk).  3B–Houston Doran (2,off Walk).  HBP–Biggio (2,by Walk).  SB–Belliard (1,2nd base off Scott/Biggio); Redus (5,2nd base off Scott/Biggio); Hatcher (6,3rd base off Kipper/Prince); Davis (2,2nd base off Kipper/Prince).  CS–Hatcher (3,Home by Walk/Ortiz).  WP–Walk (2).  HBP–Walk (1,Biggio).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Steve Rippley, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:21.  A–21,413.
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