Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
July 8, 1993 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1993 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 4, Houston Astros 10

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 5 1 2 0
Bell ss 4 0 0 0
Martin cf 3 0 1 1
Merced rf 3 1 1 0
King 3b 4 1 2 2
Clark lf 3 1 1 0
  McClendon ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Young 1b 4 0 1 0
Prince c 3 0 0 1
Smith p 2 0 1 0
  Minor p 0 0 0 0
  Foley ph 1 0 0 0
  Neagle p 0 0 0 0
  Pennyfeather ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 1 0 0
  Candaele ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Bass rf 4 2 3 1
Bagwell 1b 4 0 1 2
Caminiti 3b 4 1 2 1
James lf 3 1 1 1
  Gonzalez lf 2 1 1 0
Cedeno ss 4 2 2 2
Servais c 3 1 1 0
Finley cf 4 1 1 3
Kile p 2 0 0 0
  Osuna p 0 0 0 0
  Edens p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 12 10
Pittsburgh 000 000 3104101
Houston 100 006 30x10120
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L (0-3) 5.0 7 4 4 2 1
  Minor   1.0 2 3 3 1 1
  Neagle   2.0 3 3 3 3 3
Totals
8.0
12
10
10
6
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Kile  W (10-1) 7.1 8 4 4 1 6
  Osuna   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Edens   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
1
7

  E–Bell (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Houston 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Garcia (15,off Kile), Houston Caminiti (21,off Z Smith); Bagwell (18,off Minor).  3B–Houston James (1,off Z Smith); Finley (6,off Neagle).  HR–Pittsburgh King (7,7th inning off Kile 1 on, 1 out), Houston Cedeno (5,6th inning off Z Smith 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Prince (3,off Kile).  HBP–Martin (1,by Kile); Servais (2,by Minor).  SH–Kile 2 (4,off Z Smith,off Minor).  SB–Bass 2 (3,2nd base off Z Smith/Prince 2).  WP–Z Smith (1).  HBP–Minor (3,Servais); Kile (9,Martin).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Kerwin Danley, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Jerry Layne.  T–2:33.  A–19,999.
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