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Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 12, 1999
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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 12, 1999 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | May 12, 1999 |
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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 12, 1999 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jason Schmidt |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jose Lima |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 19,792 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Reliford 1B: Jeff Kellogg 2B: Sam Holbrook 3B: Dana DeMuth |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Martin | Left Fielder |
Mike Benjamin | Shortstop |
Turner Ward | Right Fielder |
Kevin Young | First Baseman |
Jason Kendall | Catcher |
Brant Brown | Center Fielder |
Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
Warren Morris | Second Baseman |
Jason Schmidt | Pitcher |
Gene Lamont | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
Richard Hidalgo | Left Fielder |
Bill Spiers | Shortstop |
Paul Bako | Catcher |
Jose Lima | Pitcher |
Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 12, 1999
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lima
Martin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Martin reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Benjamin vs. Lima
Benjamin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martin scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Lima
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Lima
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spiers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Lima
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Schmidt
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Schmidt
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Schmidt
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lima
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Lima
Sprague strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Lima
Morris strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Lima
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Schmidt
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Schmidt
Everett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Schmidt
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hidalgo for the out. Everett moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Schmidt
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lima
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spiers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Lima
Benjamin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Lima
Ward hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Lima
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kendall vs. Lima
Kendall hits a line drive towards short. Spiers reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Schmidt
Bako takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lima vs. Schmidt
Lima bunts towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Bako moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Schmidt
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Schmidt
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Schmidt
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lima
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Lima covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Lima
Sprague strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Lima
Morris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Schmidt
Caminiti strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Schmidt
Everett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morris reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Schmidt
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Hidalgo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Schmidt
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Lima
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spiers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lima
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Lima
Benjamin hits a line drive into left field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Schmidt
Bako strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lima vs. Schmidt
Lima hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Schmidt covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Schmidt
Biggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brown. Biggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Schmidt
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Bagwell vs. Schmidt
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Lima
Ward 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: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Lima
Young hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. Lima
Kendall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Lima
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sprague vs. Lima
Sprague hits a line drive towards short. Spiers reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Schmidt
Caminiti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Schmidt
Everett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Caminiti moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hidalgo vs. Schmidt
Hidalgo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brown who is chasing the ball. Hidalgo reaches third base with a triple. Caminiti scores. Everett goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spiers vs. Schmidt
Spiers hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Brown who is chasing the ball. Spiers reaches third base with a triple. Hidalgo scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Bako vs. Schmidt
Bako hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Spiers scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lima vs. Clontz
Brad Clontz now pitching.
Lima bunts in front of the plate. Kendall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Morris covering, for the double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Clontz
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Lima
Tim Bogar now playing shortstop.
Morris hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clontz vs. Lima
Clontz strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lima
Martin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Clontz
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Clontz
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin misplays the ball. That's an error on Benjamin. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Clontz
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Everett vs. Clontz
Everett hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Bagwell scores. Caminiti moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hidalgo vs. Clontz
There goes Everett. The throw from Kendall and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Caminiti scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Hidalgo vs. Clontz
Hidalgo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Bogar vs. Clontz
Bogar strikes out. There goes Hidalgo. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Bako vs. Clontz
Bako is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lima vs. Clontz
Lima hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Lima
Benjamin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Lima
Ward hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Lima
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kendall vs. Lima
Kendall strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Lima
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lima fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Williams
Turner Ward now playing center field. Mike Williams now pitching. Freddy Garcia now playing right field.
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Williams
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Williams
Bagwell strikes out. There goes Bell. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Caminiti vs. Williams
Caminiti strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Elarton
Scott Elarton now pitching.
Sprague takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Elarton
Morris takes first base on ball four. Sprague moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Elarton
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Elarton
Martin takes first base on ball four. Sprague moves to third. Morris moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Benjamin vs. Elarton
Benjamin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar fields it and throws to second for the out. Sprague scores. Morris moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Ward vs. Elarton
Ward hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/12/1999 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Martin A, lf 4 1 1 0 Biggio C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Benjamin M, ss 5 0 1 2 Bell D, rf 4 0 1 0 Ward T, rf-cf 5 0 2 0 Bagwell J, 1b 5 1 0 0 Young K, 1b 4 0 3 0 Caminiti K, 3b 4 2 1 0 Kendall J, c 3 0 0 0 Everett C, cf 4 1 3 1 Brown B, cf 4 0 1 0 Hidalgo R, lf 3 1 2 2 Williams M, p 0 0 0 0 Spiers B, ss 3 1 1 1 Sprague E, 3b 3 1 0 0 Bogar T, ss 1 0 0 0 Morris W, 2b 3 0 0 0 Bako P, c 2 0 1 1 Schmidt J, p 2 0 0 0 Lima J, p 3 0 0 0 Clontz B, p 1 0 0 0 Elarton S, p 0 0 0 0 Garcia F, rf 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 2 8 2 33 6 10 5 Pittsburgh 100 000 001 -- 2 Houston 000 004 20x -- 6 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Schmidt J (L)* 5.0 7 4 4 4 3 Clontz B 2.0 2 2 0 2 1 Williams M 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Lima J (W) 8.0 8 1 1 1 9 Elarton S 1.0 0 1 1 3 1 * Pitched to 5 batters in 6th E -- Benjamin M, Kendall J DP -- Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, Houston 10 2B -- Hidalgo R, Biggio C, Young K 3B -- Martin A, Hidalgo R, Spiers B SB -- Biggio C, Everett C, Hidalgo R, Bell D SH -- Lima J T -- 2:39 A -- 19792
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