Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 28, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1989 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 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Yelding rf 5 0 0 0
Young cf 2 3 0 0
Doran 2b 2 1 0 1
  Reynolds ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 1 1 3
Hatcher lf 5 2 2 1
Caminiti 3b 5 2 1 1
Ramirez ss 5 0 4 2
Biggio c 3 0 1 1
Scott p 3 0 0 0
  Meadows ph 1 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 9 9
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi cf 3 2 2 0
Lind 2b 4 0 1 1
Redus lf 3 0 1 1
  Easley p 0 0 0 0
  Ortiz ph 1 0 0 0
  Landrum p 0 0 0 0
Distefano 1b 3 0 0 0
Wilson rf 4 0 2 0
Quinones ss 4 0 0 0
Prince c 3 0 1 0
Belliard 3b 3 0 0 0
Smiley p 1 0 0 0
  Bream ph 1 0 0 0
  Bonds lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Houston 120 041 001990
Pittsburgh 101 000 000274
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  W (7-3) 6.0 6 2 2 3 7
  Agosto  SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley  L (5-2) 5.0 7 7 5 4 5
  Easley   3.0 0 1 1 3 4
  Landrum   1.0 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
9
6
7
9

  E–Redus (2), Wilson (1), Prince (3), Smiley (2).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Ramirez (5,off Smiley).  HR–Houston Davis (12,5th inning off Smiley 2 on, 1 out); Caminiti (3,5th inning off Smiley 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Biggio (3,off Smiley).  IBB–Biggio (4,by Smiley); Davis (2,by Easley).  SB–Young 4 (19,2nd base off Smiley/Prince 2,3rd base off Smiley/Prince,2nd base off Easley/Prince); Hatcher (8,2nd base off Smiley/Prince); Cangelosi 3 (6,2nd base off Scott/Biggio 3); Prince (1,2nd base off Scott/Biggio); Redus (6,2nd base off Scott/Biggio); Belliard 2 (3,2nd base off Scott/Biggio,3rd base off Scott/Biggio).  WP–Scott (2), Easley (1).  IBB–Smiley (1,Biggio); Easley (1,Davis).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Mark Hirschbeck, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:46.  A–25,776.
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