Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
August 31, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1990 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
Backman 3b 4 0 0 0
  King 3b 0 0 0 0
Bell ss 4 1 2 1
Van Slyke cf 3 0 0 0
Bonilla rf 4 0 0 0
Bonds lf 3 1 1 0
Bream 1b 3 0 1 0
LaValliere c 4 0 2 1
Lind 2b 3 0 0 0
Smith p 3 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Landrum p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Yelding cf 4 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 2 0
Caminiti 3b 4 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 0 0 0
Biggio c 4 1 2 0
Davidson rf 3 0 2 0
  Candaele ph 1 1 1 1
Stubbs lf 4 1 1 1
Rohde 2b 4 0 2 0
Scott p 1 0 0 0
  Young ph 1 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 35 3 12 3
Pittsburgh 011 000 000260
Houston 000 000 0033120
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smith   8.0 7 0 0 0 4
  Belinda   0.2 2 2 2 0 1
  Patterson  L (8-5) 0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Landrum   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.2
12
3
3
0
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott   8.0 5 2 2 2 3
  Agosto  W (6-7) 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
3

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Houston 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Bonds (29,off Scott), Houston Biggio (18,off Smith); Candaele (5,off Belinda).  HR–Pittsburgh Bell (6,3rd inning off Scott 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Scott (6,off Smith).  CS–Davidson (3,2nd base by Smith/LaValliere).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:26.  A–10,892.
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