Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
July 7, 1993 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 1993 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Houston Astros 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 4 2 2 0
Bell ss 5 1 1 0
Martin cf,lf 4 1 1 0
Merced rf 5 0 2 3
King 3b 5 0 4 1
Smith lf 3 0 0 0
  Pennyfeather cf 1 0 0 0
Slaught c 4 0 1 0
Young 1b 4 0 2 0
Wakefield p 2 1 1 1
  Wagner p 1 0 0 0
  Candelaria p 0 0 0 0
  Johnston p 0 0 0 0
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 14 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 0 1 0
Gonzalez lf 3 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 2 0
Caminiti 3b 3 1 1 0
Anthony rf 4 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 3 0 1 1
Servais c 4 0 1 0
Finley cf 2 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Bass ph 1 0 0 0
Portugal p 1 0 0 0
  Edens p 0 0 0 0
  Donnels ph 1 0 1 1
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Candaele cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Pittsburgh 001 400 0005140
Houston 000 200 000270
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Wakefield   3.2 5 2 2 2 3
  Wagner  W (4-5) 3.1 2 0 0 2 3
  Candelaria   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Johnston   1.1 0 0 0 2 1
  Belinda  SV (16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
6
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal  L (6-4) 3.1 10 5 5 1 4
  Edens   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Jones   2.2 2 0 0 1 2
  Hernandez   2.1 1 0 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
2
11

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Houston 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Garcia (14,off Portugal); Merced (14,off Portugal), Houston Biggio (23,off Wakefield); Servais (8,off Wakefield).  HR–Pittsburgh Wakefield (1,4th inning off Portugal 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Wagner (3,off T Jones).  HBP–L Smith (2,by Portugal); Garcia (3,by Portugal).  SF–Cedeno (3,off Wakefield).  SB–Garcia (3,2nd base off Portugal/Servais); Bagwell (7,2nd base off Wagner/Slaught).  WP–Wakefield (2), Portugal (6).  HBP–Portugal 2 (3,L Smith,Garcia).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Kerwin Danley, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–3:13.  A–24,682.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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