Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 8, 1992 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1992 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 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0
Finley cf 4 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 0
Incaviglia rf 4 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 4 1 3 0
Guerrero 3b 3 0 0 0
  Candaele ph 0 0 0 0
Taubensee c 3 1 0 0
Cedeno ss 4 0 1 0
Henry p 1 1 1 3
  Hernandez p 1 0 0 0
  Boever p 0 0 0 0
  Anthony ph 1 0 0 0
  Osuna p 0 0 0 0
  Distefano rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
King 1b 3 0 0 0
  Merced ph,1b 1 0 1 3
Bell ss 4 0 1 0
Van Slyke cf 3 0 0 1
McClendon rf 4 0 0 0
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
Bonds lf 2 1 0 0
Buechele 3b 2 1 1 0
Slaught c 3 2 2 1
Lind 2b 3 1 1 1
Drabek p 2 0 0 0
  Redus ph 0 1 0 0
  Espy rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 6 6 6
Houston 030 000 000371
Pittsburgh 020 000 13x660
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Henry   2.0 3 2 2 1 2
  Hernandez   3.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Boever   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Osuna  L (3-1) 1.2 1 4 4 4 1
  Jones   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
6
6
7
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek   7.0 6 3 3 1 9
  Belinda  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
13

  E–Incaviglia (2).  PB–Taubensee (3).  2B–Houston Finley (7,off Belinda), Pittsburgh Merced (4,off D Jones).  3B–Pittsburgh Slaught (2,off Henry).  HR–Houston Henry (1,2nd inning off Drabek 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Buechele (1,off Osuna).  SF–Lind (2,off Henry); Van Slyke (1,off Osuna).  IBB–Bonds (5,by Hernandez); Slaught (1,by Osuna).  CS–Gonzalez (2,2nd base by Drabek/Slaught).  SB–Redus (2,2nd base off Osuna/Taubensee).  IBB–Hernandez (2,Bonds); Osuna (2,Slaught).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Bill Hohn, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–2:55.  A–22,351.
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