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Astros
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 20, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Houston Astros, played on September 20, 1998 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 20, 1998 |
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Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 20, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Shane Reynolds |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jason Schmidt |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 23,657 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Paul Nauert 1B: Randy Marsh 2B: Bill Hohn 3B: Angel Hernandez |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
Richard Hidalgo | Center Fielder |
Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
Tony Eusebio | Catcher |
Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
Shane Reynolds | Pitcher |
Larry Dierker | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Womack | Second Baseman |
Adrian Brown | Center Fielder |
Jason Kendall | Catcher |
Kevin Young | First Baseman |
Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
Turner Ward | Left Fielder |
Aramis Ramirez | Third Baseman |
Abraham Nunez | Shortstop |
Jason Schmidt | Pitcher |
Gene Lamont | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
September 20, 1998
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Schmidt
Biggio hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Schmidt
Hidalgo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Schmidt
Bell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Schmidt
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Reynolds
Womack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Womack for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Reynolds
Brown 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 -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Reynolds
Kendall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Reynolds
There goes Kendall. The throw from Eusebio and he is safe. Kendall steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Reynolds
Young strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Schmidt
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Schmidt
Berry 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 -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Schmidt
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Schmidt
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Reynolds
Guillen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Reynolds
Ward hits a line drive into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Reynolds
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Berry, and into shallow left field. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. Guillen moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Nunez vs. Reynolds
Nunez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Biggio catches it and throws to second with Gutierrez covering, to double up Ramirez. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Schmidt
Reynolds 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 -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Schmidt
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Schmidt
Hidalgo hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Schmidt
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Reynolds
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Reynolds
Womack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Reynolds
Brown hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Womack moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kendall vs. Reynolds
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. Womack moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Reynolds
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
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Schmidt
Bagwell hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Schmidt
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Schmidt
Berry hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Reynolds
Guillen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Guillen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Reynolds
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Reynolds
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Guillen moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Nunez vs. Reynolds
Nunez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Schmidt
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nunez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Schmidt
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Schmidt
Reynolds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Reynolds
Schmidt bunts towards third. Berry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Womack vs. Reynolds
Womack bunts towards third. Berry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Reynolds
Reynolds spins and fires to second, and Schmidt is picked off. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Reynolds
Brown strikes out. There goes Womack. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. Reynolds
Kendall strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Schmidt
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nunez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Schmidt
Hidalgo hits a line drive towards right. Guillen catches it and throws to first to double up Biggio. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Schmidt
Bell 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
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Reynolds
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Reynolds
Guillen hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Reynolds
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Schmidt
Bagwell hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Schmidt
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Berry vs. Schmidt
Berry is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Eusebio vs. Schmidt
Tim Bogar pinch runs for Sean Berry.
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Reynolds
Tim Bogar now playing third base.
Ramirez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Reynolds
Nunez bunts towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Laker vs. Reynolds
Tim Laker pinch hits for Jason Schmidt.
Laker hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Womack vs. Reynolds
Womack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nunez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Reynolds
Brown 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
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Williams
Mike Williams now pitching.
Gutierrez hits a line drive towards short. Nunez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Williams
Dave Clark pinch hits for Shane Reynolds.
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Williams
Biggio hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Williams
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nunez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Powell
Jay Powell now pitching.
Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Powell
Young hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Powell
Guillen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Powell
Ward strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Williams
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brown. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Williams
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Williams
Alou is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Everett vs. Williams
Carl Everett pinch hits for Tim Bogar.
Everett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Womack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Eusebio vs. Williams
Eusebio hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Wagner
Brad Ausmus now catching. Russ Johnson now playing third base. Billy Wagner now pitching.
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Collier vs. Wagner
Lou Collier pinch hits for Abraham Nunez.
Collier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Wagner
Freddy Garcia pinch hits for Mike Williams.
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/20/1998 -- Houston at Pittsburgh (D) Houston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Biggio C, 2b 4 0 2 0 Womack T, 2b 4 0 3 0 Hidalgo R, cf 4 2 2 2 Brown A, cf 4 0 1 0 Bell D, rf 3 0 1 0 Kendall J, c 4 0 1 0 Bagwell J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Young K, 1b 4 0 0 0 Alou M, lf 3 0 0 0 Guillen J, rf 3 0 2 0 Berry S, 3b 2 0 0 0 Ward T, lf 4 0 0 0 Bogar T, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Ramirez A, 3b 4 0 1 0 Everett C, ph 1 0 0 0 Nunez A, ss 3 0 1 0 Ausmus B, c 0 0 0 0 Collier L, ph 0 0 0 0 Eusebio T, c 4 0 1 0 Schmidt J, p 2 0 1 0 Wagner B, p 0 0 0 0 Laker T, ph 1 0 0 0 Gutierrez R, ss 3 0 0 0 Williams M, p 0 0 0 0 Reynolds S, p 2 0 0 0 Garcia F, ph 1 0 0 0 Clark D, ph 1 0 0 0 Powell J, p 0 0 0 0 Johnson R, 3b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 2 7 2 34 0 10 0 Houston 101 000 000 -- 2 Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Reynolds S (W) 7.0 10 0 0 0 4 Powell J 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Wagner B (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Schmidt J (L) 7.0 5 2 2 1 2 Williams M 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 DP -- Houston 2, Pittsburgh 3 LOB -- Houston 5, Pittsburgh 9 2B -- Ramirez A, Guillen J, Bagwell J, Bell D HR -- Hidalgo R 2 SB -- Kendall J, Womack T HBP -- by Schmidt J (Bell D) T -- 2:32 A -- 23657
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