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Padres
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 20, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Diego Padres, played on August 20, 1997 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 20, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 20, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Andy Ashby |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jason Schmidt |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 10,222 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Randy Marsh 1B: Jeff Kellogg 2B: Bruce Dreckman 3B: Rich Rieker |
San Diego Padres Lineup
Name | Position |
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Quilvio Veras | Second Baseman |
Steve Finley | Center Fielder |
Tony Gwynn | Right Fielder |
Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
Wally Joyner | First Baseman |
Greg Vaughn | Left Fielder |
Chris Gomez | Shortstop |
John Flaherty | Catcher |
Andy Ashby | Pitcher |
Bruce Bochy | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Womack | Second Baseman |
Jermaine Allensworth | Center Fielder |
Al Martin | Left Fielder |
Eddie Williams | First Baseman |
Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
Jason Kendall | Catcher |
Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
Kevin Polcovich | Shortstop |
Jason Schmidt | Pitcher |
Gene Lamont | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Padres
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 20, 1997
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Schmidt
Veras takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Finley vs. Schmidt
Finley hits a line drive into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gwynn vs. Schmidt
Gwynn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Gwynn reaches second base with a double. Veras goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Caminiti vs. Schmidt
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Caminiti for the out. Gwynn moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Joyner vs. Schmidt
Joyner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Ashby
Womack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ashby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Ashby
Allensworth hits a popup, foul, towards first. Joyner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Ashby
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Schmidt
Vaughn hits a popup towards short. Polcovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Schmidt
Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Schmidt
Flaherty hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ashby
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Ashby
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. Ashby
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Guillen vs. Ashby
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Schmidt
Ashby strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Schmidt
Veras hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Finley vs. Schmidt
Finley hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Veras moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Gwynn vs. Schmidt
Gwynn hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Caminiti vs. Schmidt
Caminiti hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Polcovich vs. Ashby
Polcovich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Ashby
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Ashby
Womack hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vaughn. Womack reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Allensworth vs. Ashby
There goes Womack. The throw from Flaherty and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Womack scores. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Ashby
Allensworth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Ashby
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Joyner vs. Schmidt
Joyner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Joyner for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Schmidt
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Schmidt
Gomez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Flaherty vs. Schmidt
Flaherty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ashby
Archi Cianfrocco now playing first base.
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Ashby
Randa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Ashby
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Ashby
Guillen strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Schmidt
Ashby hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Schmidt
Veras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Finley vs. Schmidt
Finley hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Polcovich vs. Ashby
Polcovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ashby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Ashby
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Ashby
Womack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Allensworth vs. Ashby
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Womack moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Ashby
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Schmidt
Gwynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Schmidt
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cianfrocco vs. Schmidt
Cianfrocco 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
Bottom 6
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Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Ashby
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Ashby
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Ashby
Kendall hits a line drive off the glove of Gomez, and into shallow left field. Kendall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. Ashby
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kendall moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Polcovich vs. Ashby
Polcovich hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Kendall scores. Guillen moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmidt vs. Ashby
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Guillen scores. Polcovich moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Womack vs. Ashby
Womack hits a line drive towards first. Cianfrocco reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Schmidt
Vaughn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Schmidt
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Schmidt
Flaherty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Ashby
Allensworth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Ashby
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allensworth moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Bochtler
Doug Bochtler now pitching.
Williams bunts towards the mound. Bochtler fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bochtler. Allensworth moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Randa vs. Bochtler
Emil Brown pinch runs for Eddie Williams.
Randa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allensworth scores. Martin scores. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Kendall vs. Bochtler
Kendall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Veras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Guillen vs. Bochtler
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brown scores. Randa moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Polcovich vs. Bochtler
Polcovich hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cianfrocco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Schmidt
Dale Sveum now playing first base. Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Doug Bochtler.
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Schmidt
Veras hits a line drive towards third. Randa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Finley vs. Schmidt
Finley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Cunnane
Will Cunnane now pitching.
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Cunnane
Womack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Cunnane
Allensworth hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Vaughn. Allensworth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Cunnane
There's a wild pitch. Allensworth moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Cunnane
Martin hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Gwynn who is chasing the ball. Martin reaches third base with a triple. Allensworth scores. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Sveum vs. Cunnane
Sveum strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Schmidt
Gwynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Schmidt
Caminiti strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cianfrocco vs. Schmidt
Cianfrocco hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Gwynn moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Vaughn vs. Schmidt
Vaughn takes first base on ball four. Gwynn moves to third. Cianfrocco moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Shipley vs. Loiselle
Craig Shipley pinch hits for Chris Gomez. Rich Loiselle now pitching.
Shipley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich fields it and throws to second for the out. Gwynn scores. Cianfrocco moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Flaherty vs. Loiselle
Flaherty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cianfrocco scores. Shipley moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Loiselle
Chris Jones pinch hits for Will Cunnane.
Jones strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/20/1997 -- San Diego at Pittsburgh (N) San Diego AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Veras Q, 2b 3 1 1 0 Womack T, 2b 5 1 2 0 Finley S, cf 4 0 1 0 Allensworth J, cf 4 2 3 0 Gwynn T, rf 3 1 2 1 Martin A, lf 5 1 2 1 Caminiti K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Williams E, 1b 3 0 1 0 Joyner W, 1b 2 0 0 0 Brown E, pr 0 1 0 0 Cianfrocco A, 1b 2 1 1 0 Sveum D, 1b 1 0 0 0 Vaughn G, lf 3 0 1 0 Randa J, 3b 4 0 2 2 Gomez C, ss 2 0 0 0 Kendall J, c 4 1 1 0 Shipley C, ph 1 0 0 1 Guillen J, rf 4 1 1 1 Flaherty J, c 4 0 1 1 Polcovich K, ss 4 0 1 1 Ashby A, p 2 0 0 0 Schmidt J, p 4 0 1 1 Bochtler D, p 0 0 0 0 Loiselle R, p 0 0 0 0 Sweeney M, ph 1 0 0 0 Cunnane W, p 0 0 0 0 Jones C, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 7 3 38 7 14 6 San Diego 100 000 002 -- 3 Pittsburgh 001 002 31x -- 7 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO Ashby A (L)* 6.0 11 5 5 1 5 Bochtler D 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 Cunnane W 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Schmidt J (W) 8.1 6 3 3 4 5 Loiselle R 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th E -- Flaherty J, Bochtler D DP -- Pittsburgh 2 LOB -- San Diego 6, Pittsburgh 9 2B -- Gwynn T, Womack T, Kendall J, Allensworth J 3B -- Martin A SB -- Womack T SH -- Williams E WP -- Cunnane W T -- 2:45 A -- 10222
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