Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
June 24, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 1997 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 8, Houston Astros 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 5 2 2 0
Allensworth cf 4 0 2 1
Martin lf 5 2 1 2
Young 1b 5 1 1 2
Randa 3b 5 1 1 0
Kendall c 3 1 1 1
Guillen rf 4 0 1 0
Polcovich ss 4 1 3 1
Lieber p 3 0 1 1
  Cummings ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Sodowsky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 8
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Spiers 3b 3 0 0 0
Gutierrez 2b,ss 4 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 1 1 0
Gonzalez lf 4 2 2 1
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Howard cf 3 0 1 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
Bogar ss 2 0 0 0
  Biggio ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Wall p 1 0 1 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
  Listach ph 0 0 0 0
  Minor p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Mouton ph 1 0 0 0
  Hudek p 0 0 0 0
  Berry ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 1
Pittsburgh 300 300 2008131
Houston 010 000 020351
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lieber  W (4-8) 7.0 3 1 0 5 5
  Wilkins   1.0 2 2 2 0 1
  Sodowsky   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
5
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wall  L (2-5) 3.2 9 6 6 0 2
  Magnante   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Minor   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Martin   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Hudek   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
1
6

  E–Randa (10), Ausmus (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Houston 2.  2B–Houston Howard (11,off Lieber); Bagwell (25,off Wilkins); Gonzalez (18,off Wilkins).  HR–Pittsburgh Martin (6,1st inning off Wall 1 on, 1 out); Young (5,1st inning off Wall 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Kendall (17,by Wall).  SB–Womack (28,2nd base off Wall/Ausmus).  WP–Wilkins 2 (3).  HBP–Wall (2,Kendall).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Larry Vanover.  T–2:44.  A–17,972.
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