Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
May 2, 1992 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1992 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 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Merced 1b 4 1 2 1
Bell ss 4 1 0 0
Van Slyke cf 2 2 2 1
Bonds lf 4 1 2 4
Varsho rf 4 0 0 0
Buechele 3b 4 0 0 0
LaValliere c 4 1 1 0
Lind 2b 4 0 1 0
Neagle p 1 0 0 0
  Gibson ph 1 0 0 0
  Lamp p 0 0 0 0
  Espy ph 0 0 0 0
  Mason p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0
Finley cf 4 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 1 0
Incaviglia rf 4 0 2 0
Jones C. lf 2 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Candaele 3b 3 0 0 0
Servais c 2 0 0 0
  Taubensee ph,c 1 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 2 0 1 0
  Distefano ph 0 0 0 0
  Yelding ss 0 0 0 0
Bowen p 1 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Guerrero ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Anthony ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones D. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
Pittsburgh 210 000 300680
Houston 000 000 000040
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Neagle  W (1-0) 6.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Lamp   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Mason   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bowen  L (0-3) 4.0 5 3 3 2 3
  Murphy   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Hernandez   2.0 3 3 3 0 3
  Jones   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
4
7

  E–None.  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Van Slyke (5,off Bowen); Bonds (3,off Bowen); Merced (2,off Bowen).  HR–Pittsburgh Bonds (8,7th inning off Hernandez 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Neagle (1,off Bowen).  HBP–Van Slyke (1,by Bowen); Distefano (1,by Lamp).  IBB–Merced (2,by Bowen).  SB–C Jones (1,2nd base off Neagle/LaValliere).  WP–Bowen (1).  HBP–Lamp (2,Distefano); Bowen (1,Van Slyke).  IBB–Bowen (1,Merced).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–2:27.  A–23,812.
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