Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
May 14, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1991 at Astrodome. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Merced 1b 4 2 2 1
Bell ss 3 0 2 2
Van Slyke cf 4 1 0 1
Bonilla 3b 4 0 3 2
Bonds lf 5 0 0 0
Varsho rf 4 0 0 0
  Redus ph,rf 1 0 0 0
LaValliere c 4 2 1 0
Lind 2b 1 0 0 0
  Wilkerson ph,2b 4 1 2 0
Smith p 2 0 2 0
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
  Landrum p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 5 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 3 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Osuna p 0 0 0 0
  Oberkfell ph 1 0 0 0
Biggio c 3 0 1 0
Caminiti 3b 4 1 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 1 0
Davidson rf 3 0 2 2
  Rhodes ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Candaele lf 4 1 2 0
Rohde 2b 4 0 0 0
Harnisch p 1 0 0 0
  Finley ph 1 0 0 0
  Kile p 0 0 0 0
  Yelding ph,ss 2 0 1 1
Totals 36 3 9 3
Pittsburgh 220 100 0106120
Houston 000 200 001392
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W (5-1) 6.2 7 2 2 1 6
  Belinda   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Landrum   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Harnisch  L (2-2) 5.0 7 5 4 2 3
  Kile   2.0 3 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Osuna   1.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
4
5

  E–Caminiti 2 (7).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Bonilla 2 (11,off Harnisch 2); Merced (4,off Harnisch), Houston Davidson (2,off Smith); Biggio (5,off Smith); Yelding (7,off Landrum).  3B–Houston Candaele (4,off Landrum).  SH–Bell (11,off Harnisch); Smith (2,off Harnisch); Belinda (1,off Hernandez).  SF–Bell (2,off Harnisch).  IBB–Merced (2,by Hernandez); Bonilla (2,by Osuna).  SB–Bell (1,2nd base off Harnisch/Biggio).  WP–Harnisch (2).  IBB–Hernandez (1,Merced); Osuna (2,Bonilla).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–John McSherry.  T–3:02.  A–7,846.
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