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Expos
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 16, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Montreal Expos, played on September 16, 1997 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 16, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 16, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Johnson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Lieber |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 8,010 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Terry Tata 1B: Bill Hohn 2B: Ed Rapuano 3B: Gerry Davis |
Montreal Expos Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mark Grudzielanek | Shortstop |
Mike Lansing | Second Baseman |
Jose Vidro | Third Baseman |
David Segui | First Baseman |
Henry Rodriguez | Left Fielder |
Rondell White | Center Fielder |
Ryan McGuire | Right Fielder |
Raul Chavez | Catcher |
Mike Johnson | Pitcher |
Felipe Alou | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Womack | Second Baseman |
Turner Ward | Center Fielder |
Al Martin | Left Fielder |
Kevin Young | First Baseman |
Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
Jason Kendall | Catcher |
Jon Lieber | Pitcher |
Gene Lamont | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Expos
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 16, 1997
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Lieber
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Lieber
Lansing strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vidro vs. Lieber
Vidro hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Segui vs. Lieber
Segui hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vidro moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Lieber
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kendall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Johnson
Womack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Johnson
There goes Womack. The throw from Chavez and he is safe. Womack steals second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Johnson
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Womack moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Johnson
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. McGuire settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Womack tags and scores. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Johnson
Young hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. McGuire settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Lieber
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McGuire vs. Lieber
McGuire 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 -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Chavez vs. Lieber
Chavez hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Johnson
Randa hits a fly ball into right field. McGuire settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Johnson
Dunston hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Johnson
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vidro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lieber
Johnson 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 -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Lieber
Grudzielanek strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Lieber
Lansing strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Johnson
Kendall hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lieber vs. Johnson
Lieber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Johnson
Womack hits a popup into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vidro vs. Lieber
Vidro hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Vidro reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Segui vs. Lieber
Segui hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Lieber covering, for the out. Vidro moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Lieber
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Lieber
White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Johnson
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Johnson
Martin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Johnson
Young hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Johnson
Randa strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Johnson
Dunston hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Paniagua
Jose Paniagua now pitching.
Guillen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of White. Guillen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. Paniagua
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Paniagua fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Guillen moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lieber vs. Paniagua
Lieber 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
Top 5
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGuire vs. Lieber
McGuire hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Chavez vs. Lieber
Chavez strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Paniagua vs. Lieber
Paniagua strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Paniagua
Womack hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Womack reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Paniagua
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Segui scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out. Womack moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Paniagua
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Womack tags and scores. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Paniagua
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Paniagua
Randa is hit by the pitch. Young moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Dunston vs. Paniagua
Dunston strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Lieber
Grudzielanek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Grudzielanek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lansing vs. Lieber
Lansing hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vidro vs. Lieber
Vidro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Lieber covering, for the out. Grudzielanek moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Segui vs. Lieber
There's a wild pitch. Grudzielanek scores. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Segui vs. Lieber
Segui strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Paniagua
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Segui scoops it up and throws to first, with Paniagua covering, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Paniagua
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lieber vs. Paniagua
Lieber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Womack vs. Paniagua
Womack hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Womack reaches second base with a double. Lieber moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Ward vs. Paniagua
Ward hits a popup towards short. Grudzielanek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lieber
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Lieber covering, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lieber
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McGuire vs. Lieber
McGuire hits a line drive towards short. Dunston reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Chavez vs. Lieber
Chavez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Paniagua
Martin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lansing reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Paniagua
Young strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Paniagua
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fullmer vs. Lieber
Brad Fullmer pinch hits for Jose Paniagua.
Fullmer hits a fly ballFullmer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Guillen is chasing the ball. Fullmer rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Lieber
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack misplays the ball. That's an error on Womack. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansing vs. Lieber
Lansing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Vidro vs. Lieber
Vidro hits a line drive towards first. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Segui vs. Christiansen
Jason Christiansen now pitching.
Segui strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. DeHart
Brad Fullmer now playing first base. Rick DeHart now pitching. Orlando Cabrera now playing shortstop. Andy Stankiewicz now playing second base.
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vidro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. DeHart
Guillen hits a fly ball into right field. McGuire settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. DeHart
There goes Dunston. The throw from Chavez and he is safe. Dunston steals second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. DeHart
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stankiewicz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dunston moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Smith vs. DeHart
Mark Smith pinch hits for Jason Christiansen.
Smith hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Womack vs. DeHart
Womack hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. McGuire throws the ball in to Cabrera who tags Womack trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Rincon
Lou Collier now playing shortstop. Abraham Nunez now playing second base. Ricardo Rincon now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Rincon covering, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Rincon
White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meulens vs. Rincon
Hensley Meulens pinch hits for Ryan McGuire.
Meulens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nunez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/16/1997 -- Montreal at Pittsburgh (N) Montreal AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Grudzielanek M, ss 4 1 1 0 Womack T, 2b 5 2 4 0 Cabrera O, ss 0 0 0 0 Nunez A, 2b 0 0 0 0 Lansing M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Ward T, cf 3 1 0 0 Stankiewicz A, 2b 0 0 0 0 Martin A, lf 2 1 1 4 Vidro J, 3b 4 0 2 0 Young K, 1b 3 1 1 1 Segui D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Randa J, 3b 3 0 0 0 DeHart R, p 0 0 0 0 Dunston S, ss 4 2 2 1 Rodriguez H, lf 4 0 0 0 Rincon R, p 0 0 0 0 White R, cf 4 0 1 0 Guillen J, rf 4 0 1 0 McGuire R, rf 3 0 0 0 Kendall J, c 4 0 1 0 Meulens H, ph 1 0 0 0 Lieber J, p 2 0 0 0 Chavez R, c 3 0 0 0 Christiansen J, p 0 0 0 0 Johnson M, p 1 0 0 0 Smith M, ph 1 1 1 2 Paniagua J, p 1 0 0 0 Collier L, ss 0 0 0 0 Fullmer B, ph-1b 1 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 2 6 1 31 8 11 8 Montreal 000 001 010 -- 2 Pittsburgh 100 410 02x -- 8 Montreal IP H R ER BB SO Johnson M (L) 3.1 4 5 5 1 1 Paniagua J 3.2 4 1 1 2 2 DeHart R 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Lieber J (W) 7.2 6 2 2 0 7 Christiansen J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Rincon R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Womack T DP -- Montreal 1 LOB -- Montreal 5, Pittsburgh 5 2B -- Vidro J, Guillen J, Womack T 2, Grudzielanek M HR -- Martin A, Young K, Dunston S, Fullmer B, Smith M SB -- Womack T, Dunston S SF -- Martin A 2 HBP -- by Paniagua J (Randa J) WP -- Lieber J T -- 2:12 A -- 8010
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