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Astros
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
July 12, 1997
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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 July 12, 1997 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 12, 1997 |
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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 | July 12, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chris Holt |
Home Starting Pitcher | Francisco Cordova |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 44,119 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tom Hallion 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Ed Montague 3B: Wally Bell |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
Chuck Carr | Center Fielder |
Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
Chris Holt | Pitcher |
Larry Dierker | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Womack | Second Baseman |
Jermaine Allensworth | Center Fielder |
Al Martin | Left Fielder |
Kevin Young | First Baseman |
Dale Sveum | Third Baseman |
Jason Kendall | Catcher |
Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
Lou Collier | Shortstop |
Francisco Cordova | Pitcher |
Gene Lamont | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
July 12, 1997
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Cordova
Biggio 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, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Carr vs. Cordova
Carr hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Cordova
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Cordova
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards first. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Holt
Womack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Allensworth vs. Holt
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Holt
Martin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Spiers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Cordova
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Cordova
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Cordova
Ausmus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Holt
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Holt
Sveum hits a fly ball into center field. Carr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Holt
Kendall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Holt
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Cordova
Bogar strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Cordova
Holt strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Cordova
Biggio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Collier vs. Holt
Collier strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Holt
Cordova hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Womack vs. Holt
Womack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Allensworth vs. Holt
There goes Womack. The throw from Ausmus and he is out, Biggio applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carr vs. Cordova
Carr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cordova fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Cordova
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Cordova
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Cordova covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Holt
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Holt
Martin 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, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Holt
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Cordova
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Cordova
Spiers hits a line drive towards short. Collier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Cordova
Ausmus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Holt
Sveum 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, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Holt
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Holt
Guillen hits a fly ball into center field. Carr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Cordova
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sveum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Cordova
Holt strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Cordova
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biggio for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Collier vs. Holt
Collier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Holt
Cordova 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, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Holt
Womack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Allensworth vs. Holt
Allensworth hits a fly ball into center field. Carr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carr vs. Cordova
Carr strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Cordova
Bagwell 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: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Cordova
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Cordova
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cordova fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Holt
Martin hits a popup towards short. Bogar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Holt
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Holt
Sveum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Cordova
Spiers 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, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Cordova
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Collier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Cordova
Bogar hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Holt
Kendall hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Holt
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Collier vs. Holt
Collier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Holt
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Collier moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Womack vs. Wagner
Billy Wagner now pitching. Ricky Gutierrez now playing shortstop.
Womack strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Cordova
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sveum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Cordova
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cordova fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Carr vs. Cordova
Carr is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Cordova
Bagwell 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, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Wagner
Allensworth strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Wagner
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Wagner
Young strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rincon
Ricardo Rincon now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rincon
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Rincon
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Rincon
Ausmus bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Kendall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Hudek
John Hudek now pitching.
Sveum strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Hudek
Kendall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Hudek
Guillen hits a fly ball into center field. Carr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Hudek
Turner Ward pinch hits for Lou Collier.
Ward takes first base on ball four. Kendall moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Hudek
Mark Smith pinch hits for Ricardo Rincon.
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/12/1997 -- Houston at Pittsburgh (N) Houston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Biggio C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Womack T, 2b 4 0 2 0 Carr C, cf 3 0 0 0 Allensworth J, cf 4 0 0 0 Bagwell J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Martin A, lf 4 0 0 0 Gonzalez L, lf 3 0 0 0 Young K, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bell D, rf 3 0 0 0 Sveum D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Spiers B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kendall J, c 2 1 1 0 Ausmus B, c 4 0 0 0 Guillen J, rf 4 0 0 0 Bogar T, ss 3 0 0 0 Collier L, ss 3 0 0 0 Wagner B, p 0 0 0 0 Ward T, ph 0 1 0 0 Hudek J, p 0 0 0 0 Cordova F, p 3 0 2 0 Holt C, p 2 0 0 0 Rincon R, p 0 0 0 0 Gutierrez R, ss 1 0 0 0 Smith M, ph 1 1 1 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 0 0 0 33 3 6 3 Houston 000 000 000 0 -- 0 Pittsburgh 000 000 000 3 -- 3 2 outs when winning run was scored. Houston IP H R ER BB SO Holt C 7.2 5 0 0 1 1 Wagner B 1.1 0 0 0 0 4 Hudek J (L) 0.2 1 3 3 2 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Cordova F 9.0 0 0 0 2 10 Rincon R (W) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 DP -- Houston 1 LOB -- Houston 4, Pittsburgh 4 HR -- Smith M CS -- Womack T HBP -- by Cordova F (Carr C) T -- 2:39 A -- 44119
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