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Astros
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
July 13, 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 13, 1997 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 13, 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 13, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ramon Garcia |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Lieber |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 25,675 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 3 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Crawford 1B: Ed Montague 2B: Wally Bell 3B: Tom Hallion |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
Thomas Howard | Center Fielder |
Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
Ramon Garcia | 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 |
Keith Osik | Catcher |
Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
Kevin Polcovich | Shortstop |
Jon Lieber | Pitcher |
Gene Lamont | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
July 13, 1997
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Lieber
Biggio hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lieber
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Lieber
Bagwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Garcia
Womack 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: 3-0, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Garcia
Allensworth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Garcia
Martin 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Garcia
There goes Martin. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Martin steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Garcia
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Lieber
Gonzalez hits a popup towards third. Sveum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lieber
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Lieber covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Lieber
Berry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Garcia
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: 2-2, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Garcia
Osik is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Garcia
Guillen hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Polcovich vs. Garcia
The umpire calls a balk on Garcia Osik moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Polcovich vs. Garcia
Polcovich 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 3
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Lieber
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gutierrez for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Lieber
Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Lieber
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Lieber
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lieber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lieber vs. Garcia
Lieber 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: 0-2, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Garcia
Womack 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: 3-2, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Garcia
Allensworth strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lieber
Howard 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: ---
Bagwell vs. Lieber
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: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Lieber
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Garcia
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Garcia
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 -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Garcia
Sveum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osik vs. Garcia
Osik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lieber
Bell 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: 3-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Lieber
Berry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Lieber
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Lieber
Ausmus strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Lieber
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lieber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Garcia
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Polcovich vs. Garcia
Polcovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lieber vs. Garcia
There goes Polcovich. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Polcovich steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lieber vs. Garcia
Lieber hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Lieber reaches second base with a double. Polcovich scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Womack vs. Garcia
Womack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lieber moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Allensworth vs. Garcia
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry juggles the ball. That's an error on Berry. Lieber scores. Womack moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Garcia
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Womack moves to third. Allensworth moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Young vs. Garcia
Young hits a line drive towards first. Bagwell catches it and steps on first to double up Martin. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Lieber
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Lieber
Howard hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Bagwell vs. Lieber
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Lieber
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Allensworth. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Biggio scores. Howard goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Sodowsky
Clint Sodowsky now pitching.
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Sodowsky
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gutierrez vs. Sodowsky
Gutierrez takes first base on ball four. Gonzalez moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Ausmus vs. Sodowsky
There's a wild pitch. Gonzalez scores. Bell moves to third. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Ausmus vs. Sodowsky
Ausmus hits a line drive towards short. Polcovich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Garcia
Sveum strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Garcia
Osik hits a fly ball into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. Springer
Russ Springer now pitching. Bill Spiers now playing third base.
Guillen hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Osik scores. Guillen moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Polcovich vs. Springer
Polcovich hits a fly ball into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Guillen scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Springer
Turner Ward pinch hits for Clint Sodowsky.
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Polcovich moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Womack vs. Springer
Womack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Springer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Christiansen
Jason Christiansen now pitching.
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Christiansen
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Christiansen
Howard hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Christiansen
Bagwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Christiansen
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Springer
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Springer covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Springer
Martin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Springer
Young strikes out. There goes Martin. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Sveum vs. Springer
Sveum hits a popup, foul, towards third. Spiers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wilkins
Marc Wilkins now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Wilkins
Bobby Abreu pinch hits for Russ Springer.
Abreu hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Wilkins
Gutierrez 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 8
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Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Martin
Tom Martin now pitching.
Osik 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, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Martin
Guillen hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Polcovich vs. Martin
Polcovich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Martin
Mark Smith pinch hits for Marc Wilkins.
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Polcovich moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Womack vs. Martin
Womack hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Womack reaches second base with a double. Polcovich scores. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Allensworth vs. Magnante
Mike Magnante now pitching.
Allensworth strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Loiselle
Rich Loiselle now pitching.
Ausmus strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Loiselle
Spiers hits a line drive towards short. Polcovich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Loiselle
Biggio strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/13/1997 -- Houston at Pittsburgh (D) Houston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Biggio C, 2b 4 1 0 0 Womack T, 2b 5 0 2 1 Howard T, cf 4 1 2 0 Allensworth J, cf 4 0 0 1 Bagwell J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Martin A, lf 3 0 1 0 Gonzalez L, lf 4 1 1 2 Young K, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bell D, rf 3 0 0 0 Sveum D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Berry S, 3b 2 0 0 0 Osik K, c 3 1 1 0 Springer R, p 0 0 0 0 Guillen J, rf 4 1 1 1 Abreu B, ph 1 0 0 0 Polcovich K, ss 3 2 2 1 Martin T, p 0 0 0 0 Lieber J, p 2 1 1 1 Magnante M, p 0 0 0 0 Sodowsky C, p 0 0 0 0 Gutierrez R, ss 3 0 1 0 Ward T, ph 1 0 0 0 Ausmus B, c 4 0 1 0 Christiansen J, p 0 0 0 0 Garcia R, p 2 0 0 0 Wilkins M, p 0 0 0 0 Spiers B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Smith M, ph 1 0 1 0 Loiselle R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 3 6 2 34 5 10 5 Houston 000 003 000 -- 3 Pittsburgh 000 022 01x -- 5 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Garcia R 5.1 6 3 3 1 2 Springer R (L) 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 Martin T 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 Magnante M 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Lieber J 5.1 4 3 3 2 6 Sodowsky C (W) 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 Christiansen J 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 Wilkins M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Loiselle R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 E -- Berry S DP -- Houston 1 LOB -- Houston 7, Pittsburgh 9 2B -- Ausmus B, Lieber J, Gonzalez L, Osik K, Polcovich K, Womack T SB -- Martin A 2, Polcovich K HBP -- by Garcia R (Osik K), by Springer R (Martin A) WP -- Sodowsky C Balk -- Garcia R T -- 3:03 A -- 25675
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