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Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 25, 1997
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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 June 25, 1997 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | June 25, 1997 |
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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 | June 25, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Cooke |
Home Starting Pitcher | Darryl Kile |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 26,954 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Paul Runge 1B: Joe West 2B: Larry Vanover 3B: Jerry Layne |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Womack | Second Baseman |
Jermaine Allensworth | Center Fielder |
Al Martin | Left Fielder |
Kevin Young | First Baseman |
Dale Sveum | Third Baseman |
Jason Kendall | Catcher |
Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
Kevin Polcovich | Shortstop |
Steve Cooke | Pitcher |
Gene Lamont | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
James Mouton | Center Fielder |
Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
Tony Eusebio | Catcher |
Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
Darryl Kile | Pitcher |
Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 25, 1997
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Kile
Womack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Kile
Allensworth is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Kile
Martin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Martin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Kile
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Cooke
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mouton vs. Cooke
Mouton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Cooke
There goes Mouton. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Mouton steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Cooke
Bagwell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Cooke
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mouton moves to third. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Cooke
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Kile
Sveum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Kile
Kendall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Kendall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. Kile
There goes Kendall. The throw from Eusebio and he is safe. Kendall steals third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Guillen vs. Kile
Guillen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez throws the ball in to Biggio who tags Guillen, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kendall scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polcovich vs. Kile
Polcovich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Cooke
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Cooke
Eusebio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bogar vs. Cooke
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kile vs. Cooke
Kile hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooke vs. Kile
Cooke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Kile
Womack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Kile covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Kile
Allensworth hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Cooke
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Cooke
Mouton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sveum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Cooke
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sveum fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sveum. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Cooke
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Kile
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Kile
Young strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sveum vs. Kile
There goes Martin. The throw from Eusebio and he is safe. Martin steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sveum vs. Kile
Sveum strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. Kile
There goes Martin. The throw from Eusebio and he is safe. Martin steals third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kendall vs. Kile
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Cooke
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Cooke
Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Cooke
Eusebio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bogar vs. Cooke
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bogar for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Kile
Guillen strikes out. Eusebio drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Guillen out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polcovich vs. Kile
Polcovich strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooke vs. Kile
Cooke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kile vs. Cooke
Kile strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Cooke
Biggio hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mouton vs. Cooke
Mouton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sveum fields it and throws to first for the out. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Cooke
There goes Biggio. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Biggio steals third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bagwell vs. Cooke
Bagwell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Cooke
There goes Bagwell. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Bagwell steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gonzalez vs. Cooke
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Kile
Womack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allensworth vs. Kile
Allensworth is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Kile
Martin hits a line drive into center field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Kile
There goes Womack. The throw from Eusebio and he is safe. Womack steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Kile
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Cooke
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Cooke
Berry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Eusebio vs. Cooke
Eusebio strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bogar vs. Cooke
There goes Berry. The throw from Kendall and he is out, Womack applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Kile
Sveum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Kile
Kendall is hit by the pitch. Sveum moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Guillen vs. Kile
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Sveum moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Polcovich vs. Kile
Polcovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Cooke
Ricky Gutierrez pinch hits for Tim Bogar.
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kile vs. Cooke
Kile strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Cooke
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sveum fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sveum. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mouton vs. Cooke
There's a wild pitch. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mouton vs. Cooke
Mouton bunts towards third. Sveum fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Biggio scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Cooke
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. Mouton moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Cooke
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cummings vs. Kile
Ricky Gutierrez now playing shortstop. Midre Cummings pinch hits for Steve Cooke.
Cummings hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Kile
Womack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allensworth vs. Kile
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Womack moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Kile
Martin is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Kile
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Sodowsky
Clint Sodowsky now pitching.
Bell hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Sodowsky
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Sodowsky
Eusebio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Sodowsky
Brad Ausmus pinch runs for Tony Eusebio.
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sodowsky fields it and throws to first for the out. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Ruebel
Bill Spiers pinch hits for Darryl Kile. Matt Ruebel now pitching.
Spiers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Spiers reaches second base with a double. Ausmus scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Ruebel
Biggio is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mouton vs. Loiselle
Rich Loiselle now pitching. Joe Randa now playing third base. Dale Sveum now playing first base.
Mouton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Mouton reaches second base with a double. Spiers scores. Biggio goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Loiselle
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Wagner
Brad Ausmus now catching. Bill Spiers now playing third base. Billy Wagner now pitching.
Sveum strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Wagner
Kendall strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Wagner
Guillen strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/25/1997 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Womack T, 2b 3 0 1 0 Biggio C, 2b 4 2 2 0 Allensworth J, cf 4 0 0 0 Mouton J, cf 5 0 2 3 Martin A, lf 3 0 2 0 Bagwell J, 1b 2 0 0 0 Young K, 1b 4 0 0 0 Gonzalez L, lf 4 0 1 0 Loiselle R, p 0 0 0 0 Bell D, rf 4 1 1 1 Sveum D, 3b-1b 4 0 1 0 Berry S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Kendall J, c 3 1 1 0 Wagner B, p 0 0 0 0 Guillen J, rf 4 0 1 1 Eusebio T, c 2 0 1 0 Polcovich K, ss 3 0 0 0 Ausmus B, pr-c 0 1 0 0 Cooke S, p 2 0 0 0 Bogar T, ss 2 0 0 0 Cummings M, ph 1 0 0 0 Gutierrez R, ph-ss 2 0 0 0 Sodowsky C, p 0 0 0 0 Kile D, p 3 0 0 0 Ruebel M, p 0 0 0 0 Spiers B, ph-3b 1 1 1 1 Randa J, 3b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 1 6 1 33 5 9 5 Pittsburgh 010 000 000 -- 1 Houston 000 000 14x -- 5 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Cooke S 7.0 6 1 0 4 6 Sodowsky C (L) 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 Ruebel M* 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 Loiselle R 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Kile D (W) 8.0 6 1 1 2 7 Wagner B 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Sveum D 2 DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Houston 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Houston 10 2B -- Martin A, Kendall J, Spiers B, Mouton J HR -- Bell D SB -- Mouton J, Kendall J, Martin A 2, Biggio C, Bagwell J, Womack T CS -- Berry S HBP -- by Kile D (Kendall J) WP -- Cooke S T -- 2:30 A -- 26954
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