Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
July 20, 1992 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1992 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 8, Houston Astros 11

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cole rf 3 2 1 0
Bell ss 5 1 2 0
Van Slyke cf 5 1 2 3
Bonds lf 3 3 2 1
Merced 1b 3 0 1 1
  McClendon ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Slaught c 4 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Gleaton p 0 0 0 0
  Varsho ph 1 0 0 1
King 2b 4 1 2 1
  Espy ph 1 0 0 0
Wehner 3b 4 0 1 0
Robinson p 1 0 0 0
  Mason p 1 0 0 0
  Neagle p 0 0 0 0
  LaValliere c 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 8 12 7
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 1 1
Finley cf 5 1 2 1
Bagwell 1b 3 1 0 1
Gonzalez lf 3 0 1 1
  Young ph,rf 0 1 0 0
Incaviglia rf,lf 5 2 2 1
Caminiti 3b 3 3 2 3
Candaele ss 3 0 1 0
Taubensee c 4 2 3 2
Reynolds p 1 0 0 0
  Osuna p 0 0 0 0
  Distefano ph 1 0 0 0
  Blair p 0 0 0 0
  Anthony ph 1 0 0 1
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Boever p 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 11 12 11
Pittsburgh 101 500 0018120
Houston 120 032 30x11120
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson   4.1 7 6 6 0 1
  Mason  L (2-5) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Neagle   0.2 1 2 2 2 1
  Patterson   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Gleaton   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
12
11
11
5
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds   3.2 8 6 6 2 2
  Osuna   1.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Blair  W (2-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Murphy   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Boever   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Jones  SV (20) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
4
4

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Houston 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Bell (20,off Reynolds); Bonds (19,off D Jones), Houston Gonzalez (10,off Robinson); Taubensee (7,off Robinson).  3B–Houston Finley (11,off Robinson).  HR–Pittsburgh King (7,4th inning off Reynolds 0 on, 0 out); Van Slyke (6,4th inning off Reynolds 1 on, 2 out); Bonds (17,4th inning off Osuna 0 on, 2 out), Houston Taubensee (1,2nd inning off Robinson 1 on, 1 out); Incaviglia (9,6th inning off Mason 0 on, 0 out); Caminiti (6,7th inning off Patterson 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Robinson (2,off Reynolds); Candaele (6,off Mason).  HBP–McClendon (1,by Boever).  SF–Bagwell (7,off Mason).  SB–Van Slyke (5,2nd base off Reynolds/Taubensee); Bonds 2 (19,2nd base off Reynolds/Taubensee,3rd base off D Jones/Taubensee); A Cole 2 (2,2nd base off Reynolds/Taubensee,3rd base off Reynolds/Taubensee); Bagwell (8,2nd base off Gleaton/LaValliere).  BK–Reynolds (1).  HBP–Boever (3,McClendon).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Joe West.  T–3:34.  A–12,112.
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