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Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 27, 1997
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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 September 27, 1997 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 27, 1997 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 27, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jason Schmidt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Shane Reynolds |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 36,170 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Layne 1B: Mike Winters 2B: Brian Gorman 3B: Joe West |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Abraham Nunez | Second Baseman |
| Jermaine Allensworth | Center Fielder |
| Adrian Brown | Right Fielder |
| Mark Smith | First Baseman |
| Freddy Garcia | Third Baseman |
| Jason Kendall | Catcher |
| Emil Brown | Left Fielder |
| Lou Collier | Shortstop |
| Jason Schmidt | Pitcher |
| Gene Lamont | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Carr | Center Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Abreu | Left Fielder |
| James Mouton | Right Fielder |
| Tony Pena | Catcher |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Shane Reynolds | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 27, 1997
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Reynolds
Nunez 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, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Reynolds
Allensworth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mouton. Allensworth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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. Allensworth moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Reynolds
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mouton. Smith reaches second base with a double. Allensworth scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Reynolds
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Schmidt
Biggio hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carr vs. Schmidt
Carr is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Schmidt
Bagwell hits a line drive into center field. Allensworth 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: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Reynolds
Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. Carr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Reynolds
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collier vs. Reynolds
Collier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Reynolds
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Carr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Schmidt
Berry hits a fly ball towards left. Brown settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Brown. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Abreu vs. Schmidt
Abreu hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops it up and throws to first, with Schmidt covering, for the out. Berry moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mouton vs. Schmidt
Mouton strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pena vs. Schmidt
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nunez 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: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Reynolds
Nunez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Reynolds
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Allensworth for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Reynolds
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Schmidt
Gutierrez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Schmidt
Reynolds bunts in front of the plate. Kendall fields it and throws to first for the out. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Schmidt
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carr vs. Schmidt
Carr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gutierrez scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Schmidt
Bagwell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. Carr goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berry vs. Schmidt
There's a wild pitch. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berry vs. Schmidt
Berry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bagwell scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abreu vs. Schmidt
Abreu hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nunez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Reynolds
Russ Johnson now playing second base. Bill Spiers now playing first base.
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Reynolds
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Reynolds
Kendall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Reynolds
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kendall moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collier vs. Reynolds
Collier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Schmidt
Mouton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kendall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Schmidt
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Schmidt
Gutierrez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Schmidt
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nunez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Reynolds
Schmidt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Reynolds
Nunez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Reynolds
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Reynolds
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Schmidt
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carr vs. Schmidt
Carr hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Schmidt
Spiers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown. Spiers reaches second base with a double. Johnson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berry vs. Schmidt
Berry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Abreu vs. Schmidt
Abreu hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Allensworth. Abreu reaches second base with a double. Spiers scores. Berry goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mouton vs. Dessens
Elmer Dessens now pitching.
Mouton hits a popup towards short. Collier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Dessens
Thomas Howard pinch hits for Tony Pena.
The ball gets by Kendall for a passed ball. Abreu moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Dessens
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nunez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Magnante
Luis Rivera now playing shortstop. Mike Magnante now pitching. Randy Knorr now catching.
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Magnante
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Magnante
Kendall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Magnante
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to second for the out. Garcia moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Collier vs. Magnante
Collier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Johnson
Jason Johnson now pitching. Keith Osik now catching.
Rivera hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knorr vs. Johnson
Knorr hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Magnante
Osik hits a fly ball into right field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Magnante
Nunez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Magnante
Allensworth strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carr vs. Johnson
Carr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carr for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Johnson
Spiers hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Allensworth who is chasing the ball. Spiers reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berry vs. Johnson
Berry hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spiers tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Johnson
Abreu takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mouton vs. Johnson
Mouton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Abreu moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Johnson
Luis Gonzalez pinch hits for Mike Magnante.
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Abreu scores. Mouton moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Johnson
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Springer
Russ Springer now pitching.
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Springer
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Springer
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sveum vs. Springer
Dale Sveum pinch hits for Jason Johnson.
Sveum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Springer
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knorr vs. Peters
Chris Peters now pitching.
Knorr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Peters
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carr vs. Peters
Carr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Knorr moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spiers vs. Peters
Spiers hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Peters
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collier vs. Martin
Tom Martin now pitching.
Collier strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Martin
Osik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Martin
Nunez strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/27/1997 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Nunez A, 2b 5 0 0 0 Biggio C, 2b 2 0 0 0
Allensworth J, cf 4 1 2 0 Johnson R, 2b 3 1 1 0
Brown A, rf 3 0 0 0 Carr C, cf 5 1 2 1
Smith M, 1b 3 0 1 1 Bagwell J, 1b 2 1 1 1
Garcia F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Spiers B, 1b 3 2 2 1
Kendall J, c 3 0 2 0 Berry S, 3b 3 1 1 2
Johnson J, p 0 0 0 0 Abreu B, lf 3 1 1 2
Sveum D, ph 1 0 1 0 Mouton J, rf 4 0 1 0
Peters C, p 0 0 0 0 Pena T, c 2 0 0 0
Brown E, lf 4 0 1 0 Howard T, ph 1 0 0 0
Collier L, ss 4 0 1 0 Magnante M, p 0 0 0 0
Schmidt J, p 2 0 0 0 Gonzalez L, ph 1 0 1 1
Dessens E, p 0 0 0 0 Springer R, p 0 0 0 0
Osik K, c 2 0 0 0 Martin T, p 0 0 0 0
Gutierrez R, ss 1 1 1 0
Rivera L, ss 2 0 0 0
Reynolds S, p 1 0 0 0
Knorr R, c 2 0 1 0
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35 1 8 1 35 8 12 8
Pittsburgh 100 000 000 -- 1
Houston 003 030 20x -- 8
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Schmidt J (L) 4.1 7 6 6 1 4
Dessens E 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Johnson J 2.0 3 2 2 1 0
Peters C 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds S (W) 5.0 6 1 1 0 5
Magnante M 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Springer R 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Martin T 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Brown E
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, Houston 8
2B -- Allensworth J, Smith M, Bagwell J, Spiers B, Abreu B
3B -- Spiers B
SH -- Reynolds S
SF -- Berry S
HBP -- by Schmidt J (Gutierrez R)
WP -- Schmidt J
PB -- Kendall J
T -- 2:45
A -- 36170
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