Cleveland Indians vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 17, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Cleveland Indians 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 13

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 6 2 3 0
Vizquel ss 5 0 1 0
Alomar 2b 2 2 1 0
Ramirez M. rf 4 2 3 2
Thome 1b 5 1 1 3
Justice lf 5 1 3 3
Wilson 3b 4 1 0 0
Borders c 5 1 2 0
Nagy p 1 0 0 0
  Ramirez A. ph 1 0 1 0
  Candiotti p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Gooden p 0 0 0 0
  Sexson ph 0 0 0 1
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
  McDonald ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 40 10 16 9
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Martin lf 6 3 3 3
Brown A. rf 4 2 3 0
  Wehner rf 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Giles cf 3 1 1 0
Young 1b 5 3 3 5
Sprague 3b 5 0 1 1
Morris 2b 3 2 2 2
Benjamin ss 4 0 1 0
Tremie c 4 1 1 1
Benson p 2 1 1 0
  Sauerbeck p 0 0 0 0
  Hansell p 1 0 0 0
  Christiansen p 0 0 0 0
  Clontz p 0 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Brown B. rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 13 16 12
Cleveland 000 204 13010162
Pittsburgh 003 404 11x13161
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy  L (11-5) 4.0 10 7 4 1 3
  Candiotti   1.0 0 0 0 1 3
  Rincon   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Reed   0.2 3 2 2 1 2
  Gooden   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Shuey   1.0 0 1 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
16
13
9
5
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Benson  W (7-7) 5.0 7 4 4 2 5
  Sauerbeck   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Hansell   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Christiansen   1.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Clontz   0.1 2 3 1 1 0
  Wilkins   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Williams  SV (14) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
16
10
8
4
12

  E–Vizquel (9), Wilson (6), Morris (8).  DP–Cleveland 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Cleveland M Ramirez (15,off Benson); Justice (11,off Benson); Lofton (18,off Clontz).  HR–Cleveland Thome (15,6th inning off Sauerbeck 2 on, 0 out); Justice (18,6th inning off Sauerbeck 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Martin 2 (13,4th inning off Nagy 1 on, 1 out,7th inning off Gooden 0 on, 0 out); Young 2 (13,4th inning off Nagy 1 on, 2 out,6th inning off Reed 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Sexson (5,off Clontz); M Ramirez (5,off Williams).  SH–Benson (4,off Nagy); Benjamin (4,off Shuey).  SB–R Alomar 2 (23,2nd base off Benson/Tremie,2nd base off Williams/Tremie).  CS–Lofton (6,2nd base by Benson/Tremie).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Kerwin Danley, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–3:41.  A–43,299.
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