Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
August 14, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1999 at Astrodome. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Houston Astros 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Martin lf 5 0 2 1
Nunez ss 3 0 0 0
Giles cf 4 0 1 0
  Clontz p 0 0 0 0
Young 1b 2 0 0 0
Sveum 3b 3 0 0 0
  Sauerbeck p 0 0 0 0
  Brown A. ph,cf 0 0 0 0
Morris 2b 3 0 1 0
Brown B. rf 3 1 1 0
Oliver c 4 0 1 0
Benson p 2 0 0 0
  Wehner 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 1 0 0
Spiers 3b 2 2 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 1 2
Everett cf 4 2 2 4
Bell rf 3 0 0 0
Ward lf 3 0 0 0
  Barker lf 1 0 0 0
Bako c 4 0 2 0
Bogar ss 4 0 0 0
Holt p 3 1 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Berkman ph 0 0 0 0
  Bergman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 6 6
Pittsburgh 000 000 001164
Houston 200 040 01x760
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Benson  L (10-9) 5.0 4 6 2 3 7
  Sauerbeck   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Clontz   1.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.0
6
7
3
5
10
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Holt  W (3-11) 7.2 5 0 0 4 6
  Williams   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Bergman   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
6
8

  E–Nunez 2 (13), Sveum (1), Oliver (2).  DP–Houston 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Oliver (5,off Holt), Houston Bagwell (26,off Benson); Everett (23,off Clontz).  HR–Houston Everett (17,5th inning off Benson 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–Young (8,by Holt); B Brown (4,by Bergman).  SH–Biggio (3,off Benson).  SB–Nunez (3,2nd base off Holt/Bako); Martin (14,2nd base off Holt/Bako).  HBP–Holt (8,Young); Bergman (3,B Brown).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Ron Kulpa, 2B–Bill Hohn, 3B–Paul Schrieber.  T–2:45.  A–44,868.
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