Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
August 19, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 2001 at Enron Field. 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 2, Houston Astros 12

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Nunez 2b 4 1 0 0
Wilson ss 4 0 1 0
Ramirez 3b 4 0 2 1
Giles lf 4 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 0 2 0
Matthews cf 4 1 2 0
Young 1b 4 0 0 1
Mackowiak rf 3 0 0 0
  Fetters p 0 0 0 0
  Sauerbeck p 0 0 0 0
Ritchie p 0 0 0 0
  Olivares p 1 0 0 0
  Osik ph 1 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
  Hyzdu rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 1 0 0
  Lugo ss 1 1 0 0
Vizcaino ss,2b 4 2 2 1
Bagwell 1b 3 2 1 3
  Truby 1b 1 0 0 0
Merced lf 4 0 2 2
Alou rf 3 1 1 0
  Barker pr,cf 1 1 0 0
Hidalgo cf,rf 4 2 3 4
Castilla 3b 4 1 1 1
Ausmus c 4 1 2 1
Oswalt p 4 0 1 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 12 13 12
Pittsburgh 001 000 100271
Houston 161 010 21x12131
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ritchie  L (9-11) 1.2 6 7 7 2 1
  Olivares   2.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Arroyo   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Fetters   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Sauerbeck   1.0 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
12
11
3
1
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  W (10-2) 8.0 5 2 1 0 10
  Villone   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
0
10

  E–J Wilson (13), Vizcaino (11).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Houston 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Ramirez (31,off Oswalt), Houston Hidalgo 2 (22,off Ritchie,off Fetters); Ausmus (20,off Ritchie).  3B–Pittsburgh Matthews (2,off Oswalt).  HR–Houston Bagwell (32,2nd inning off Ritchie 2 on, 2 out); Castilla (18,3rd inning off Olivares 0 on, 1 out); Hidalgo (16,5th inning off Arroyo 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Vizcaino (2,by Ritchie); Alou (3,by Fetters).  HBP–Ritchie (6,Vizcaino); Fetters (3,Alou).  U-HP–Jim Wolf, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Hunter Wendelstedt.  T–2:30.  A–35,915.
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