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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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
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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
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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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