Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 23, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1989 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl cf 4 0 1 0
  Davidson ph 1 0 0 0
Doran 2b 5 0 1 0
Bass lf 3 1 1 1
Davis 1b 4 0 1 0
Wilson rf 4 0 1 0
Biggio c 3 0 1 0
Caminiti 3b 3 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 2 0 1 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Clancy p 2 0 0 0
  Reynolds ss 1 0 0 0
  Yelding ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher rf 5 1 1 0
Bell ss 5 1 2 0
Van Slyke cf 4 0 1 1
Bonilla 3b 3 2 1 1
Bonds lf 1 1 0 0
Redus 1b 4 1 1 2
Ortiz c 4 0 0 0
Lind 2b 2 0 2 0
Walk p 3 0 0 0
  Kramer p 0 0 0 0
  Cangelosi ph 0 0 0 0
  Heaton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 4
Houston 100 000 000172
Pittsburgh 401 100 00x680
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy  L (6-11) 5.0 7 6 4 6 3
  Agosto   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Forsch   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
6
4
6
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Walk  W (11-8) 7.0 5 1 1 4 5
  Kramer   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Heaton   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
4
5

  E–Davis (9), Clancy (6).  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Biggio (5).  2B–Pittsburgh Bell (5,off Clancy).  HR–Houston Bass (4,1st inning off Walk 0 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Bonilla (18,3rd inning off Clancy 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Cangelosi (1,off Forsch).  IBB–Lind 2 (4,by Clancy 2); Bonds (19,by Clancy).  SB–Biggio (19,2nd base off Walk/Ortiz); Van Slyke (15,2nd base off Clancy/Biggio).  IBB–Clancy 3 (12,Lind 2,Bonds).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:43.  A–12,564.
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