Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
August 15, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 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 2, Houston Astros 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bonds lf 4 1 1 0
Bell ss 5 0 1 0
Van Slyke cf 4 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b 4 1 2 1
Wilson rf 5 0 1 0
Redus 1b 4 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
LaValliere c 3 0 2 1
  Lind pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Belliard 2b 3 0 0 0
  Distefano ph 1 0 0 0
  Ortiz c 1 0 0 0
Reed p 2 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
  Landrum p 0 0 0 0
  King 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 7 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio c 4 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 0
Puhl lf 5 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 1 2 1
  Yelding pr 0 1 0 0
Bass rf 4 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 5 0 2 1
Doran 2b 3 1 0 0
Young cf 4 0 2 0
Scott p 2 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 8 2
Pittsburgh 100 100 000 00272
Houston 001 000 100 01380
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reed   6.0 2 1 0 2 3
  Bair   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Landrum   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Smith  L (0-1) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.1
8
3
2
4
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott   7.0 6 2 2 3 6
  Agosto   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Darwin   2.2 0 0 0 1 3
  Andersen  W (3-3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
11.0
7
2
2
6
11

  E–Bonds (5), Bell (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Houston 1.  PB–Biggio (4).  2B–Pittsburgh LaValliere (5,off Scott), Houston Biggio (15,off Bair); Young (13,off Landrum).  HR–Houston Davis (28,7th inning off Bair 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Bonilla (16,by Scott); Biggio (7,by Landrum).  SH–Bass (1,off Smith).  SB–Bonds (20,2nd base off Scott/Biggio); Wilson (1,2nd base off Andersen/Biggio); Doran (19,2nd base off Reed/LaValliere).  WP–Scott (6).  IBB–Landrum (6,Biggio); Scott (10,Bonilla).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Fred Brocklander.  T–3:39.  A–23,574.
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