Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 28, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 2001 at PNC Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 2 3 0
Lugo ss 4 0 1 1
Berkman cf,lf 5 1 1 1
Castilla 3b 5 3 3 5
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Ward 1b 3 1 1 0
  Hidalgo cf 1 0 0 0
Eusebio c 3 0 1 0
Merced lf 3 0 1 1
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Oswalt p 3 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  Bagwell ph,1b 1 1 1 0
Totals 37 8 12 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Redman cf 4 1 1 0
Wilson J. ss 5 1 1 1
Kendall c 4 1 0 0
Giles lf 5 2 3 4
Ramirez 3b 4 1 1 0
Vander Wal rf 4 0 1 0
Young 1b 3 1 2 2
Meares 2b 4 1 2 2
Arroyo p 2 0 0 0
  Morris ph 0 0 0 0
  Wilson C. ph 1 0 0 0
  Olivares p 0 0 0 0
  Hyzdu ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 37 9 12 9
Houston 010 030 0228120
Pittsburgh 010 000 1079120
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt   6.1 7 2 2 0 6
  Villone   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Jackson   1.2 4 5 5 1 0
  Wagner  L (2-4) 0.0 1 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.2
12
9
9
1
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Arroyo   7.0 7 4 4 2 4
  Olivares  W (5-7) 2.0 5 4 4 2 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
4
5

  E–None.  2B–Houston Lugo (14,off Olivares), Pittsburgh Giles (30,off Oswalt); Vander Wal (22,off Oswalt); Young (23,off Jackson).  HR–Houston Castilla 3 (13,2nd inning off Arroyo 0 on, 0 out,5th inning off Arroyo 2 on, 1 out,8th inning off Olivares 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Meares (4,9th inning off Jackson 1 on, 2 out); Giles (25,9th inning off Wagner 3 on, 2 out).  SH–Lugo (7,off Arroyo).  IBB–Merced (1,by Arroyo).  SF–Young (3,off Oswalt).  HBP–Kendall (12,by Wagner).  CS–Merced (1,2nd base by Olivares/Kendall).  WP–Arroyo (3).  HBP–Wagner (1,Kendall).  IBB–Arroyo (3,Merced).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Justin Klemm, 2B–Brian O'Nora, 3B–Bill Welke.  T–2:30.  A–32,977.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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