Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 16, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1991 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 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 0 2 1
Biggio c 4 1 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 0
  Osuna p 0 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 4 1 2 1
Ortiz lf 3 0 0 0
  Anthony ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Davidson rf 3 1 2 2
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Oberkfell 1b 1 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 0 0
Candaele 2b 4 0 1 0
Deshaies p 0 0 0 0
  Clancy p 1 0 0 0
  Yelding ph 1 0 0 0
  Kile p 0 0 0 0
  Simms rf,lf 1 1 1 0
  Finley ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Redus 1b,rf 4 1 1 0
Bell ss 5 2 3 0
Gonzalez cf 3 1 1 2
  Van Slyke cf 1 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b 3 0 1 0
Bonds lf 2 0 0 0
McClendon rf 1 0 0 0
  Merced ph,1b 2 0 0 1
Slaught c 3 1 1 0
Lind 2b 4 0 0 0
Smith p 2 0 1 0
  Varsho ph 1 1 1 2
  Heaton p 0 0 0 0
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 9 5
Houston 000 012 100481
Pittsburgh 102 002 10x691
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Deshaies   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Clancy   4.0 4 2 2 2 1
  Kile  L (3-4) 1.2 3 2 2 0 1
  Henry   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Osuna   1.2 0 0 0 3 2
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
6
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W (10-6) 6.0 6 3 1 1 4
  Heaton   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Belinda  SV (8) 2.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
2
1
6

  E–Caminiti (14), Bonilla (9).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Houston Davidson (4,off Smith); Simms (1,off Heaton); Young (2,off Heaton).  HR–Houston Davidson (1,5th inning off Smith 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Gonzalez (1,3rd inning off Clancy 1 on, 0 out); Varsho (3,6th inning off Kile 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Gonzalez (2,off Henry).  HBP–Redus (3,by Kile).  IBB–Bonds (9,by Clancy); Bonilla (5,by Henry).  SB–Candaele 2 (7,2nd base off Smith/Slaught,3rd base off Smith/Slaught); Biggio (12,2nd base off Smith/Slaught); Young (6,3rd base off Belinda/Slaught).  WP–Clancy (4), Osuna (2).  HBP–Kile (4,Redus).  IBB–Clancy (2,Bonds); Henry (5,Bonilla).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–3:10.  A–18,028.
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