Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 31, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1998 at Three Rivers Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 0 1 0
Spiers 3b 4 1 1 0
Bell rf 4 1 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 3 2 1
Alou lf 4 1 1 1
Everett cf 5 1 3 2
Eusebio c 4 0 1 2
Gutierrez ss 1 0 0 1
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Nitkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Hampton p 3 0 1 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
  Bogar ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 10 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b,ss 5 0 2 0
Kendall c 5 0 1 0
Smith lf 5 1 1 0
Young 1b 5 2 3 1
Guillen rf 4 1 1 0
Martinez cf 4 0 1 2
Ramirez 3b 4 0 2 0
Polcovich ss 3 0 1 1
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Strange 2b 0 0 0 0
Cordova p 2 0 0 0
  McCurry p 0 0 0 0
  Collier ph 0 0 0 0
  Dessens p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Osik ph 0 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 12 4
Houston 010 003 2017101
Pittsburgh 010 000 2104121
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  W (9-5) 6.2 6 3 3 1 4
  Magnante   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Powell   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Nitkowski   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Henry  SV (2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
1
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cordova  L (9-9) 6.1 7 6 6 5 6
  McCurry   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Dessens   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Williams   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
5
9

  E–Gutierrez (11), Polcovich (15).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  PB–Eusebio 2 (4).  2B–Houston Spiers (21,off Cordova); Everett (28,off Cordova); Hampton (3,off Cordova), Pittsburgh Young 2 (26,off Hampton 2); Guillen (30,off Hampton).  HR–Houston Bagwell (23,9th inning off Williams 0 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Young (21,7th inning off Hampton 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Gutierrez (5,off Cordova).  HBP–Spiers (3,by Cordova).  SB–Alou (8,3rd base off Cordova/Kendall); Everett (13,2nd base off Cordova/Kendall); Spiers (7,2nd base off Cordova/Kendall); Womack (41,2nd base off Henry/Eusebio).  CS–Polcovich (2,2nd base by Hampton/Eusebio).  HBP–Cordova (3,Spiers).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Brian Gibbons, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Larry Poncino.  T–3:00.  A–32,476.
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