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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros August 17, 1989 Box Score
The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 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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"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981) |
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| Game played on Thursday, August 17, 1989 at Astrodome |
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| Pittsburgh |
1 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Houston |
2 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | x | – | 5 | 9 | 3 |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Robinson L (5-11) |
5.0 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
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Heaton |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Bair |
2.0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Totals |
8.0 |
9 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
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| Houston Astros |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Deshaies W (11-6) |
9.0 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
E–Robinson (3), Doran (10), Ramirez (27), Deshaies (1). DP–Pittsburgh 1. 2B–Pittsburgh Lind (16,off Deshaies), Houston Bass (13,off Robinson). 3B–Houston Puhl (4,off Robinson). SH–Bell (5,off Deshaies); Robinson (3,off Deshaies). IBB–Ramirez (2,by Robinson). CS–Reynolds (3,2nd base by Deshaies/Biggio). SB–Biggio (18,3rd base off Robinson/Ortiz); Caminiti (4,2nd base off Bair/Ortiz). WP–Robinson 2 (5), Bair (3). IBB–Robinson (8,Ramirez). U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–Jerry Layne, 3B–Dutch Rennert. T–2:44. A–25,325. |
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| Game played on Thursday, August 17, 1989 at Astrodome |
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