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Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 31, 1990
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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 August 31, 1990 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | August 31, 1990 |
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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 | August 31, 1990 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Zane Smith |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Scott |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 10,892 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bob Davidson 1B: Charlie Williams 2B: John McSherry 3B: Ed Montague |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wally Backman | Third Baseman |
Jay Bell | Shortstop |
Andy Van Slyke | Center Fielder |
Bobby Bonilla | Right Fielder |
Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
Sid Bream | First Baseman |
Mike LaValliere | Catcher |
Jose Lind | Second Baseman |
Zane Smith | Pitcher |
Jim Leyland | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eric Yelding | Center Fielder |
Rafael Ramirez | Shortstop |
Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
Glenn Davis | First Baseman |
Craig Biggio | Catcher |
Mark Davidson | Right Fielder |
Franklin Stubbs | Left Fielder |
Dave Rohde | Second Baseman |
Mike Scott | Pitcher |
Art Howe | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 31, 1990
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Scott
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rohde scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Scott
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rohde settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Scott
Van Slyke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Scott
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rohde scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yelding vs. Smith
Yelding hits a fly ball into right field. Bonilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Smith
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Smith
Caminiti hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lind reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Smith
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Scott
Bonds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stubbs. Bonds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bream vs. Scott
Bream hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
LaValliere vs. Scott
LaValliere hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bonds scores. Bream moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lind vs. Scott
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bream moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Scott
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Smith
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davidson vs. Smith
Davidson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stubbs vs. Smith
Stubbs hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rohde vs. Smith
Smith fires to first and has Davidson trapped. There's the throw to Bell who tags Davidson for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Scott
Backman hits a fly ball into center field. Yelding settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Scott
Bell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Scott
Van Slyke hits a fly ball into left field. Stubbs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Scott
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops it up and throws to first, with Scott covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rohde vs. Smith
Rohde hits a ball on the ground towards third. Backman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Smith
Scott bunts towards first. Bream scoops it up and throws to first, with Lind covering, for the out. Rohde moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yelding vs. Smith
Yelding hits a line drive into right field. Bonilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Smith
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Scott
Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Stubbs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Scott
Bream takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaValliere vs. Scott
LaValliere hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. Bream moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lind vs. Scott
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Smith
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Smith
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Smith
Biggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bonds. Biggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davidson vs. Smith
Davidson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Scott
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Stubbs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Scott
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rohde scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Scott
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Slyke vs. Scott
Van Slyke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stubbs vs. Smith
Stubbs hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lind reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rohde vs. Smith
Rohde hits a popup towards first. Bream settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Smith
Scott strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Scott
Bonilla hits a fly ball into right field. Davidson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Scott
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Scott
Bream hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rohde scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yelding vs. Smith
Yelding hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Smith
Ramirez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yelding moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Caminiti vs. Smith
Caminiti strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Smith
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaValliere vs. Scott
LaValliere hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rohde scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Scott
Lind hits a popup, foul, towards first. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Scott
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Davidson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Smith
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Backman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davidson vs. Smith
Davidson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stubbs vs. Smith
Stubbs hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rohde vs. Smith
Rohde hits a line drive into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Scott
Backman hits a popup towards the mound. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Scott
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Davidson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Scott
Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rohde scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Smith
Jeff King now playing third base. Gerald Young pinch hits for Mike Scott.
Young strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yelding vs. Smith
Yelding hits a fly ball into right field. Bonilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Smith
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Agosto
Juan Agosto now pitching.
Bonilla hits a fly ball into center field. Yelding settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Agosto
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bream vs. Agosto
Bream hits a line drive into center field. Yelding settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaValliere vs. Agosto
LaValliere hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lind vs. Agosto
Lind takes first base on ball four. LaValliere moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martinez vs. Agosto
Carmelo Martinez pinch hits for Zane Smith.
Martinez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Belinda
Stan Belinda now pitching.
Caminiti strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Belinda
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Belinda
Biggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Candaele vs. Belinda
Casey Candaele pinch hits for Mark Davidson.
Candaele hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonilla. Candaele reaches second base with a double. Biggio goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stubbs vs. Patterson
Bob Patterson now pitching.
Stubbs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Candaele scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rohde vs. Patterson
Rohde hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stubbs moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Landrum
Glenn Wilson pinch hits for Juan Agosto. Bill Landrum now pitching.
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stubbs scores. Rohde moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/31/1990 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Backman W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Yelding E, cf 4 0 1 0 King J, 3b 0 0 0 0 Ramirez R, ss 4 0 2 0 Bell J, ss 4 1 2 1 Caminiti K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Van Slyke A, cf 3 0 0 0 Davis G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bonilla B, rf 4 0 0 0 Biggio C, c 4 1 2 0 Bonds B, lf 3 1 1 0 Davidson M, rf 3 0 2 0 Bream S, 1b 3 0 1 0 Candaele C, ph 1 1 1 1 LaValliere M, c 4 0 2 1 Stubbs F, lf 4 1 1 1 Lind J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Rohde D, 2b 4 0 2 0 Smith Z, p 3 0 0 0 Scott M, p 1 0 0 0 Martinez C, ph 1 0 0 0 Young G, ph 1 0 0 0 Belinda S, p 0 0 0 0 Agosto J, p 0 0 0 0 Patterson B, p 0 0 0 0 Wilson G, ph 1 0 1 1 Landrum B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 6 2 35 3 12 3 Pittsburgh 011 000 000 -- 2 Houston 000 000 003 -- 3 2 outs when winning run was scored. Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Smith Z 8.0 7 0 0 0 4 Belinda S 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 Patterson B (L)* 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 Landrum B 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Scott M 8.0 5 2 2 2 3 Agosto J (W) 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Houston 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Houston 7 2B -- Bonds B, Biggio C, Candaele C HR -- Bell J CS -- Davidson M SH -- Scott M T -- 2:26 A -- 10892
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