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Pirates
@ Expos
Stade Olympique
May 23, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Montreal Expos and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 23, 1997 at Stade Olympique.
Game Summary
Date | May 23, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Montreal Expos
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 23, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Montreal Expos |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Cooke |
Home Starting Pitcher | Pedro Martinez |
Ballpark | Stade Olympique |
City | Montreal |
State | QUE |
Attendance | 18,499 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jeff Kellogg 1B: Larry Vanover 2B: Larry Poncino 3B: Randy Marsh |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Womack | Second Baseman |
Adrian Brown | Center Fielder |
Midre Cummings | Left Fielder |
Mark Johnson | First Baseman |
Dale Sveum | Third Baseman |
Jason Kendall | Catcher |
Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
Kevin Polcovich | Shortstop |
Steve Cooke | Pitcher |
Gene Lamont | Manager |
Montreal Expos Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mark Grudzielanek | Shortstop |
Mike Lansing | Second Baseman |
Rondell White | Center Fielder |
David Segui | First Baseman |
Henry Rodriguez | Left Fielder |
Vladimir Guerrero | Right Fielder |
Darrin Fletcher | Catcher |
Doug Strange | Third Baseman |
Pedro Martinez | Pitcher |
Felipe Alou | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Expos
Stade Olympique
May 23, 1997
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Martinez
Womack strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Martinez
Brown bunts towards the right side of the infield. Lansing fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cummings vs. Martinez
Cummings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Cooke
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Cooke
Lansing strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Cooke
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Martinez
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Martinez
Sveum strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Martinez
Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Segui vs. Cooke
Segui hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Cooke
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sveum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Cooke
Guerrero hits a fly ball into left field. Cummings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Martinez
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Polcovich vs. Martinez
Polcovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cooke vs. Martinez
Cooke strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Womack vs. Martinez
Womack strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Cooke
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Cooke
Strange hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Cooke
Martinez hits a popup into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Martinez
Brown strikes out. Fletcher drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Brown out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cummings vs. Martinez
Cummings strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Martinez
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Cooke
Grudzielanek 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, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Cooke
Lansing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Cooke
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Segui vs. Cooke
Segui strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Martinez
Sveum hits a fly ball into right field. Guerrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Martinez
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Martinez
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Cooke
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rodriguez for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Cooke
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Cooke
There's a wild pitch. Guerrero moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Cooke
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Strange vs. Cooke
Strange is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Cooke
Martinez hits a line drive towards the mound. Cooke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Polcovich vs. Martinez
Polcovich is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooke vs. Martinez
Cooke hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Cooke reaches second base with a double. Polcovich goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Womack vs. Martinez
Womack hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lansing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Martinez
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Cummings vs. Martinez
Cummings hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Cooke
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Cooke
Lansing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Cooke
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Segui vs. Cooke
There goes White. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Segui vs. Cooke
Segui is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Cooke
Rodriguez hits a popup towards third. Sveum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Martinez
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Segui scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Martinez
Sveum hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Martinez
Kendall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Martinez
There's a wild pitch. Kendall moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. Martinez
Guillen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Cooke
Guerrero hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brown. Guerrero reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Cooke
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field. Guillen picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Guillen. Guerrero scores. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strange vs. Cooke
Strange hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooke fields it and throws to first for the out. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martinez vs. Cooke
Martinez 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 - Expos, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Grudzielanek vs. Wainhouse
Dave Wainhouse now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Fletcher scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Wainhouse
Grudzielanek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansing vs. Wainhouse
Lansing hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Expos, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Polcovich vs. Martinez
F.P. Santangelo now playing left field.
Polcovich hits a popup into right field. Guerrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Martinez
Joe Randa pinch hits for Dave Wainhouse.
Randa hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Womack vs. Martinez
Womack hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lansing fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Grudzielanek covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Expos, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Ruebel
Matt Ruebel now pitching.
White hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Segui vs. Ruebel
Segui hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santangelo vs. Ruebel
Santangelo is hit by the pitch. Segui moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Guerrero vs. Ruebel
Guerrero is hit by the pitch. Segui moves to third. Santangelo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Ruebel
Fletcher hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Segui scores. Santangelo scores. Guerrero moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Strange vs. Ruebel
Strange hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sveum fields it and throws to home to get Guerrero. Fletcher moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Ruebel
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Expos, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Martinez
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Segui scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cummings vs. Martinez
Cummings hits a line drive towards first. Segui reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Expos, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Martinez
Johnson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/23/1997 -- Pittsburgh at Montreal (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Montreal AB R H RBI Womack T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Grudzielanek M, ss 3 0 0 0 Brown A, cf 4 0 1 0 Lansing M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Cummings M, lf 4 0 0 0 White R, cf 4 0 2 0 Johnson M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Segui D, 1b 3 1 1 0 Sveum D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Rodriguez H, lf 3 0 0 0 Kendall J, c 3 0 1 0 Santangelo F, lf 0 1 0 0 Guillen J, rf 3 0 0 0 Guerrero V, rf 3 1 2 0 Polcovich K, ss 2 1 1 0 Fletcher D, c 4 1 2 2 Cooke S, p 2 0 1 1 Strange D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Wainhouse D, p 0 0 0 0 Martinez P, p 4 0 0 0 Randa J, ph 1 0 1 0 Ruebel M, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1 5 1 31 4 7 2 Pittsburgh 000 001 000 -- 1 Montreal 000 000 22x -- 4 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Cooke S (L) 6.2 5 2 1 2 3 Wainhouse D 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 Ruebel M 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 Montreal IP H R ER BB SO Martinez P (W) 9.0 5 1 1 0 12 E -- Guillen J DP -- Montreal 2 LOB -- Pittsburgh 3, Montreal 8 2B -- Cooke S, Guerrero V SB -- White R HBP -- by Martinez P (Polcovich K), by Ruebel M (Santangelo F), by Ruebel M (Guerrero V) WP -- Cooke S, Martinez P, Wainhouse D T -- 2:04 A -- 18499
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