Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
September 28, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 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 5, Houston Astros 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Nunez 2b 4 0 2 1
Ward lf 2 1 0 0
  Garcia 3b 2 0 0 0
Smith 1b 4 0 0 0
Sveum 3b 3 1 1 0
  Lieber p 0 0 0 0
  Kendall ph 1 0 0 0
  Sodowsky p 0 0 0 0
  Womack ph 1 0 0 0
  Christiansen p 0 0 0 0
  Loiselle p 0 0 0 0
Guillen rf 3 2 2 3
Allensworth cf 4 0 0 0
Osik c 5 0 1 0
Collier ss 5 1 1 1
Silva p 2 0 0 0
  Brown lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 7 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Spiers 1b 1 1 1 0
  Bagwell ph 1 0 0 0
  Holt p 0 0 0 0
  Mouton rf 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 3 0 0 0
  Hidalgo cf 2 0 0 0
Abreu rf,lf 5 1 2 1
Berry 3b 3 0 2 1
  Rivera 2b 2 0 1 0
Howard cf 3 1 1 0
  Barrios p 0 0 0 0
  Cabrera p 2 0 0 0
  Henriquez p 0 0 0 0
Johnson 2b,3b 5 0 1 1
Gutierrez ss 5 0 0 0
Ausmus c 1 0 0 0
  Biggio pr 0 0 0 0
  Knorr 1b 3 1 2 1
Lima p 0 0 0 0
  Eusebio ph 1 0 0 0
  Hudek p 0 0 0 0
  Bell ph 1 0 1 0
  Pena c 3 0 0 0
Totals 44 4 11 4
Pittsburgh 000 002 010 02571
Houston 100 020 000 014110
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Silva   5.0 8 3 2 2 2
  Lieber   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Sodowsky   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Christiansen  W (3-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Loiselle  SV (29) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
11.0
11
4
3
2
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lima   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hudek   2.0 0 0 0 1 4
  Holt   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Barrios   2.0 4 2 2 1 2
  Cabrera   3.0 1 1 1 1 3
  Henriquez  L (0-1) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
11.0
7
5
5
5
12

  E–Guillen (9).  PB–Osik (4).  2B–Pittsburgh Sveum (20,off Barrios), Houston Howard (16,off Silva).  HR–Pittsburgh Guillen (14,8th inning off Cabrera 0 on, 2 out), Houston Abreu (3,5th inning off Silva 0 on, 1 out); Knorr (1,11th inning off Loiselle 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Allensworth (9,off Henriquez).  HBP–Guillen (8,by Lima); Nunez (1,by Hudek); E Brown (7,by Henriquez).  SB–Collier (1,2nd base off Henriquez/Pena).  CS–Guillen (2,2nd base by Lima/Ausmus).  WP–Sodowsky (6).  HBP–Lima (5,Guillen); Hudek (3,Nunez); Henriquez (1,E Brown).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Jerry Layne.  T–2:58.  A–30,606.
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