Cleveland Indians vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 16, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1999 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 11

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 3 0 0 0
  Cruz cf 2 0 0 0
Vizquel ss 4 0 2 0
  Borders 3b 1 0 0 0
Alomar 2b 2 0 0 0
  McDonald 2b 3 0 1 0
Ramirez M. rf 5 1 2 0
Thome 1b 4 1 1 0
Justice lf 2 1 2 0
Wilson 3b,ss 4 0 2 1
Diaz c 4 0 2 2
Burba p 0 0 0 0
  Gooden p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez A. ph 1 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Sexson ph 1 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 12 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Martin lf 2 1 1 0
  Wehner ph,lf 3 1 1 0
Brown A. rf 4 2 2 0
Giles cf 3 3 1 3
Young 1b 3 2 2 2
Sprague 3b 4 2 3 3
Morris 2b 3 0 1 0
Benjamin ss 4 0 2 1
Osik c 4 0 0 0
Cordova p 3 0 0 0
  Hansell p 0 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Brown B. ph 1 0 0 0
  Clontz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 11 13 9
Cleveland 000 002 0103121
Pittsburgh 104 501 00x11131
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Burba  L (7-6) 3.1 9 9 8 3 1
  Gooden   1.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Assenmacher   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Reed   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Shuey   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
11
10
3
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cordova  W (5-4) 5.2 8 2 2 3 4
  Hansell   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Wilkins   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Clontz   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
4
6

  E–R Alomar (5), Benjamin (6).  DP–Cleveland 3, Pittsburgh 4.  3B–Cleveland Vizquel (4,off Cordova).  HR–Pittsburgh Giles (19,3rd inning off Burba 2 on, 0 out); Sprague (17,4th inning off Gooden 1 on, 1 out); Young (11,6th inning off Assenmacher 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–A Brown (1,by Burba).  SB–Vizquel (19,2nd base off Cordova/Osik).  HBP–Burba (6,A Brown).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Kerwin Danley.  T–2:56.  A–43,519.
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