Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 13, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 13, 1997 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 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 0 0
Howard cf 4 1 2 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez lf 4 1 1 2
Bell rf 3 0 0 0
Berry 3b 2 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Abreu ph 1 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 3 0 1 0
Ausmus c 4 0 1 0
Garcia p 2 0 0 0
  Spiers 3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 5 0 2 1
Allensworth cf 4 0 0 1
Martin lf 3 0 1 0
Young 1b 4 0 0 0
Sveum 3b 4 0 1 0
Osik c 3 1 1 0
Guillen rf 4 1 1 1
Polcovich ss 3 2 2 1
Lieber p 2 1 1 1
  Sodowsky p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Christiansen p 0 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 1 0
  Loiselle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
Houston 000 003 000361
Pittsburgh 000 022 01x5100
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia   5.1 6 3 3 1 2
  Springer  L (1-3) 1.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Martin   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Magnante   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
2
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lieber   5.1 4 3 3 2 6
  Sodowsky  W (1-1) 0.2 0 0 0 2 1
  Christiansen   1.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Wilkins   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Loiselle  SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
12

  E–Berry (9).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Ausmus (15,off Lieber); Gonzalez (21,off Lieber), Pittsburgh Lieber (1,off Garcia); Osik (5,off Garcia); Polcovich (7,off Springer); Womack (8,off Martin).  HBP–Osik (1,by Garcia); Martin (1,by Springer).  SB–Martin 2 (12,2nd base off Garcia/Ausmus,2nd base off Springer/Ausmus); Polcovich (1,2nd base off Garcia/Ausmus).  WP–Sodowsky (3).  BK–Garcia (1).  HBP–Garcia (5,Osik); Springer (2,Martin).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–3:03.  A–25,675.
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