Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
August 13, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 1999 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 6, Houston Astros 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Martin lf 5 0 1 0
Nunez 2b 2 1 1 0
  Sveum ph 1 0 0 1
  Silva p 0 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Ritchie ph 1 0 0 0
  Hansell p 0 0 0 0
  Brown B. ph 1 0 0 0
  Clontz p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Giles cf 5 2 1 1
Young 1b 5 2 1 1
Wehner 3b 4 0 1 1
Brown A. rf 5 0 0 0
Oliver c 5 1 2 1
Benjamin ss 4 0 1 0
Cordova p 2 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Osik ph 1 0 0 0
  Morris 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 43 6 8 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 1 2 1
Spiers 3b 6 0 2 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 0
Everett cf 6 2 2 3
Bell rf 6 0 2 0
Berkman lf 5 0 0 0
Bako c 4 0 1 0
Gutierrez ss 2 0 0 0
  Barker pr 0 1 0 0
  Bogar ss 2 0 0 0
Hampton p 2 1 2 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Mieske ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Knorr ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 46 5 11 4
Pittsburgh 100 101 100 000 2680
Houston 000 003 100 000 15114
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cordova   5.2 7 3 3 1 0
  Anderson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Silva   1.0 2 1 1 2 1
  Wilkins   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Hansell   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Clontz  W (1-3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Williams  SV (18) 1.0 1 1 1 2 2
Totals
13.0
11
5
5
7
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton   7.0 6 4 3 3 7
  Powell   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Wagner   2.0 0 0 0 0 4
  Henry   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Miller  L (1-2) 0.1 0 1 0 1 1
  Williams   1.0 0 1 0 1 0
Totals
13.0
8
6
3
6
14

  E–Biggio (8), Spiers 2 (9), Hampton (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Houston 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Wehner (2,off Hampton), Houston Bell (20,off Cordova).  HR–Pittsburgh Giles (25,1st inning off Hampton 0 on, 2 out); Young (17,4th inning off Hampton 0 on, 0 out), Houston Everett 2 (16,6th inning off Cordova 1 on, 2 out,13th inning off Williams 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Benjamin (5,off Hampton); Wehner 2 (3,off Powell,off Williams); Bako (2,off Hansell).  SF–Oliver (1,off Williams).  CS–Benjamin (1,2nd base by Powell/Bako); Bagwell (8,2nd base by Clontz/Oliver).  WP–Silva (4), Hampton (5).  BK–Silva (3).  U-HP–Paul Schrieber, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Ron Kulpa, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–4:31.  A–39,829.
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