Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
July 28, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1991 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 7, Houston Astros 9

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Merced 1b 3 3 2 0
Bell ss 4 1 3 1
Varsho cf 4 1 1 2
  McClendon ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Bonilla rf 3 1 0 1
Bonds lf,cf 4 0 2 1
LaValliere c 4 0 0 0
  Lind ph 0 0 0 0
Wehner 3b 4 1 1 0
Wilkerson 2b 2 0 0 1
  Kipper p 0 0 0 0
  Redus ph 1 0 0 0
  Landrum p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
Smith p 1 0 0 1
  Palacios p 0 0 0 0
  Garcia 2b 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 9 7
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 0 0 0
Candaele 2b 5 4 2 1
Bagwell 1b 4 1 1 1
Caminiti 3b 4 1 2 1
Simms rf 3 2 1 2
  Finley rf 1 0 1 1
Davidson lf 4 1 3 1
  Gonzalez ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 5 0 1 1
Servais c 3 0 0 0
Bowen p 2 0 1 0
  Tolentino ph 0 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Osuna p 1 0 0 0
  Clancy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 12 8
Pittsburgh 111 103 000791
Houston 105 110 01x9123
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (10-8) 2.2 6 6 5 1 1
  Palacios   2.0 2 2 2 5 3
  Kipper   1.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Landrum   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
9
8
7
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bowen  W (1-1) 5.0 6 4 3 5 4
  Wilkins   0.2 3 3 1 0 1
  Osuna   2.1 0 0 0 3 1
  Clancy  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
7
4
8
8

  E–Smith (2), Bagwell (10), Simms (2), Servais (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Houston 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Bell 2 (18,off Bowen,off Wilkins); Varsho (9,off Wilkins), Houston Caminiti (14,off Smith); Simms (3,off Smith); Finley (18,off Landrum).  3B–Houston Cedeno (1,off Palacios).  HR–Houston Candaele (4,4th inning off Palacios 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Bonilla (6,off Bowen); Smith (1,off Bowen); Wilkerson (2,off Bowen).  IBB–Bonds (11,by Bowen); Gonzalez (4,by Landrum).  SB–Wehner (2,2nd base off Bowen/Servais); Merced (3,2nd base off Wilkins/Servais); Candaele (8,2nd base off Smith/LaValliere); Simms (1,2nd base off Palacios/LaValliere).  WP–Smith (1), Palacios (5), Bowen (2).  BK–Palacios (2).  IBB–Landrum (3,Gonzalez); Bowen (1,Bonds).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Joe West.  T–3:22.  A–20,754.
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