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Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 19, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 19, 1996 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | May 19, 1996 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 19, 1996 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Wagner |
Home Starting Pitcher | Donne Wall |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 18,815 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bruce Dreckman 1B: Joe West 2B: Jeff Kellogg 3B: Paul Runge |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
Al Martin | Left Fielder |
Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
Mark Johnson | First Baseman |
Jay Bell | Shortstop |
Charlie Hayes | Third Baseman |
Midre Cummings | Center Fielder |
Keith Osik | Catcher |
Paul Wagner | Pitcher |
Jim Leyland | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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John Cangelosi | Center Fielder |
Bill Spiers | Second Baseman |
Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
Derrick May | Left Fielder |
Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
Rick Wilkins | Catcher |
Orlando Miller | Shortstop |
Donne Wall | Pitcher |
Terry Collins | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 19, 1996
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Wall
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Wall
Martin hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Wall
Merced strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Wagner
Cangelosi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Wagner
Spiers hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cangelosi moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Wagner
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Wagner
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Cummings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Wagner
May takes first base on ball four. Cangelosi moves to third. Spiers moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Berry vs. Wagner
Berry hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Wagner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berry for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wall
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wall
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Wall
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Wagner
Wilkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Wagner
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Wall vs. Wagner
Wall strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cangelosi vs. Wagner
There goes Miller. The throw from Osik and he is out, Bell applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cummings vs. Wall
Cummings hits a fly ball into center field. Cangelosi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Wall
Osik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Wall
Wagner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Wagner
Cangelosi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Wagner
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Wagner
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Wagner
Bell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
May vs. Wagner
There's a wild pitch. Bagwell moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
May vs. Wagner
May hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Wall
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Cangelosi. Garcia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Wall
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Cangelosi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Garcia moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Merced vs. Wall
Merced hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spiers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Wall
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Christiansen
Jason Christiansen now pitching.
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Christiansen
Wilkins strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Christiansen
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wall
Bell hits a line drive towards short. Miller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Wall
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cummings vs. Wall
Cummings hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Wall covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wall vs. Christiansen
Wall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Christiansen
Cangelosi hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Christiansen
Spiers is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Christiansen
Bagwell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Christiansen
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Wall
Osik hits a fly ball into center field. Cangelosi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Wall
Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Jason Christiansen.
Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Liriano for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Wall
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
May vs. Wilkins
Marc Wilkins now pitching.
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Wilkins
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Wilkins
Wilkins strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Wall
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Wall
Merced strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wall
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Wilkins
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wall vs. Wilkins
Wall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cangelosi vs. Wilkins
Cangelosi hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Wilkins
Spiers strikes out. Osik drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Spiers out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wall
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Wall
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cummings vs. Wall
Cummings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Wilkins
Bagwell hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wilkins
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mouton vs. Plesac
Dan Plesac now pitching. James Mouton pinch hits for Derrick May.
Mouton hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Plesac
Berry hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Wall
James Mouton now playing left field. Bill Spiers now playing third base. Craig Biggio now playing second base.
Osik hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Osik reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
King vs. Wall
Jeff King pinch hits for Dan Plesac.
King strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Wall
Garcia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Wall
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Cangelosi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Merced vs. Wall
Merced hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Osik scores. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Jones
Todd Jones now pitching.
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Garcia scores. Merced goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Jones
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Lieber
Jon Lieber now pitching. Jeff King now playing first base.
Wilkins strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Lieber
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Lieber
Brian Hunter pinch hits for Todd Jones.
Hunter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cangelosi vs. Lieber
Cangelosi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Miller moves to third. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Spiers vs. Lieber
Spiers hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Bagwell vs. Lieber
Bagwell hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Miller scores. Hunter scores. Cangelosi moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/19/1996 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Garcia C, 2b 3 1 1 0 Cangelosi J, cf 4 0 1 0 Martin A, lf 4 0 0 0 Spiers B, 2b-3b 4 1 1 0 Merced O, rf 4 1 1 1 Bagwell J, 1b 4 1 2 4 Johnson M, 1b 4 0 1 2 Bell D, rf 4 0 2 0 Lieber J, p 0 0 0 0 May D, lf 2 0 0 0 Bell J, ss 4 0 0 0 Mouton J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Hayes C, 3b 3 0 0 0 Berry S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cummings M, cf 3 0 0 0 Biggio C, 2b 0 0 0 0 Osik K, c 3 1 1 0 Wilkins R, c 4 0 0 0 Wagner P, p 1 0 0 0 Miller O, ss 4 1 2 0 Christiansen J, p 0 0 0 0 Wall D, p 3 0 1 0 Liriano N, ph 1 0 0 0 Jones T, p 0 0 0 0 Wilkins M, p 0 0 0 0 Hunter B, ph 1 1 1 0 Plesac D, p 0 0 0 0 King J, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 4 3 35 4 10 4 Pittsburgh 000 000 003 -- 3 Houston 000 020 002 -- 4 2 outs when winning run was scored. Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Wagner P 3.0 3 0 0 3 3 Christiansen J 2.0 1 2 2 0 1 Wilkins M 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 Plesac D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Lieber J (L) 0.2 4 2 2 0 1 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Wall D 8.2 3 3 3 1 7 Jones T (W) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 LOB -- Pittsburgh 2, Houston 9 2B -- Garcia C, Osik K, Johnson M HR -- Bagwell J CS -- Miller O HBP -- by Christiansen J (Spiers B) WP -- Wagner P T -- 2:35 A -- 18815
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