Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 4, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 2003 at PNC Park. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 3 0 1 1
Blum 2b 4 1 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 0
Berkman lf 3 0 1 1
Hidalgo rf 4 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 4 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 1 1 0
Bruntlett ss 3 0 1 0
  Munro p 0 0 0 0
  Zaun ph 1 0 0 0
Villone p 2 0 1 0
  Puffer p 0 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Everett ph,ss 0 0 0 0
  Merced ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 3 0 1 0
Reboulet 2b 4 0 0 0
Giles lf,cf 2 1 0 0
Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0
Sanders rf,lf 4 2 2 1
Wilson C. 1b 3 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Hyzdu cf 2 0 0 0
  Stairs ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Wilson J. ss 3 0 2 1
Benson p 1 0 0 0
  Lofton ph 1 0 0 0
  Boehringer p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 5 2
Houston 100 000 100261
Pittsburgh 000 002 01x351
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Villone   5.2 3 2 2 3 7
  Puffer   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Gallo   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Munro  L (3-4) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
5
3
3
3
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Benson   6.0 5 1 1 0 6
  Boehringer  W (4-2) 2.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Williams  SV (23) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
6

  E–Bruntlett (1), Ramirez (18).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Berkman (14,off Benson); Hunter (6,off Benson), Pittsburgh Kendall (14,off Villone).  HR–Pittsburgh Sanders (14,8th inning off Munro 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Everett (4,off Boehringer); Benson (6,off Villone).  SF–Hunter (3,off Boehringer).  HBP–Ausmus (2,by Boehringer); Giles (4,by Villone); C Wilson (5,by Villone).  SB–Berkman (2,2nd base off Boehringer/Kendall).  WP–Villone (1).  HBP–Villone 2 (2,Giles,C Wilson); Boehringer (3,Ausmus).  U-HP–Bill Miller, 1B–Lance Barksdale, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Paul Emmel.  T–2:47.  A–30,082.
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