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Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 16, 1988
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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 May 16, 1988 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | May 16, 1988 |
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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 | May 16, 1988 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Walk |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Deshaies |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 13,570 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Bob Davidson 3B: Jerry Crawford |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
Jose Lind | Second Baseman |
Andy Van Slyke | Center Fielder |
Bobby Bonilla | Third Baseman |
Randy Milligan | First Baseman |
R.J. Reynolds | Right Fielder |
Junior Ortiz | Catcher |
Felix Fermin | Shortstop |
Bob Walk | Pitcher |
Jim Leyland | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gerald Young | Center Fielder |
Billy Hatcher | Left Fielder |
Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
Glenn Davis | First Baseman |
Kevin Bass | Right Fielder |
Denny Walling | Third Baseman |
Alan Ashby | Catcher |
Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
Jim Deshaies | Pitcher |
Hal Lanier | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 16, 1988
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Deshaies
Bonds hits a popup, foul, towards third. Walling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Deshaies
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Deshaies
Van Slyke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Deshaies
There goes Van Slyke. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Reynolds applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Walk
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Walk
Hatcher hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Walk
Doran hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lind settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Deshaies
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Milligan vs. Deshaies
Milligan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Deshaies
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds misplays the ball. That's an error on Reynolds. Milligan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Deshaies
Ortiz hits a popup, foul, towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Fermin vs. Deshaies
Fermin hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Walk
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Walk
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milligan scoops it up and throws to first, with Walk covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Walk
Walling hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Walk vs. Deshaies
Walk strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Deshaies
Bonds hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Deshaies
Lind hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Deshaies
Van Slyke hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Walk
Ashby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Walk
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Ashby moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Deshaies vs. Walk
Deshaies bunts in front of the plate. Ortiz juggles the ball. That's an error on Ortiz. Ashby moves to third. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Young vs. Walk
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fermin fields it and throws to second for the out. Ashby scores. Reynolds moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hatcher vs. Walk
There goes Young. The throw from Ortiz and he is safe. Young steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Hatcher vs. Walk
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Reynolds scores. Young moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Doran vs. Walk
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. Hatcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Walk
Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young scores. Hatcher scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Walk
Bass 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
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Deshaies
Jim Pankovits now playing second base.
Bonilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Milligan vs. Deshaies
Milligan hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Deshaies
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Walk
Walling hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Walk
Ashby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walling moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Reynolds vs. Walk
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind fields it and throws to second for the out. Walling scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Deshaies vs. Walk
Deshaies bunts towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Walk
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Deshaies
Ortiz hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fermin vs. Deshaies
Fermin hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Walk vs. Deshaies
Walk hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Deshaies
Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Walk
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pankovits vs. Walk
Pankovits hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hatcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Walk
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. Hatcher moves to third. Pankovits moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Bass vs. Walk
Bass is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Walling vs. Walk
Walling takes first base on ball four. Hatcher scores. Pankovits moves to third. Bass moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Ashby vs. Walk
Ashby hits a line drive into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reynolds vs. Walk
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fermin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Deshaies
Lind hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Van Slyke vs. Deshaies
Van Slyke hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Deshaies
Bonilla hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Milligan vs. Deshaies
There goes Lind. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Lind steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Milligan vs. Deshaies
Milligan hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Deshaies vs. Walk
Deshaies hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fermin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Walk
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Walk
Hatcher hits a line drive into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Deshaies
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Deshaies
Ortiz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Fermin vs. Deshaies
Fermin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pankovits scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Cangelosi vs. Deshaies
John Cangelosi pinch hits for Bob Walk.
Cangelosi hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pankovits vs. Medvin
Scott Medvin now pitching.
Pankovits is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Medvin
There goes Pankovits. The throw from Ortiz and he is safe. Pankovits steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Medvin
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bass vs. Medvin
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milligan fields the ball and throws to Medvin covering. Safe. Pankovits moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Walling vs. Medvin
Walling hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Pankovits scores. Davis scores. Bass moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Ashby vs. Medvin
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bass scores. Walling moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Medvin
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fermin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walling moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Deshaies vs. Medvin
Deshaies strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Deshaies
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bonds for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Deshaies
Lind hits a line drive towards third. Walling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Deshaies
Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pankovits scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Medvin
Young 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, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Medvin
Hatcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Pankovits vs. Medvin
Pankovits hits a line drive towards short. Fermin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Medvin
Davis strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Andersen
Larry Andersen now pitching.
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milligan vs. Andersen
Rafael Belliard pinch runs for Bobby Bonilla.
The umpire calls a balk on Andersen Belliard moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Milligan vs. Andersen
Milligan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Belliard scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Andersen
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out. Milligan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Andersen
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops it up and throws to first, with Andersen covering, for the out. Milligan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Fermin vs. Andersen
Fermin hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1988 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Bonds B, lf 4 1 1 1 Young G, cf 5 1 0 1 Lind J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hatcher B, lf 5 2 2 1 Van Slyke A, cf 3 0 0 0 Doran B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Bonilla B, 3b 4 0 2 0 Pankovits J, 2b 2 1 1 0 Belliard R, pr 0 1 0 0 Davis G, 1b 4 1 1 2 Milligan R, 1b 3 0 1 1 Bass K, rf 3 1 1 0 Reynolds R, rf 4 0 1 0 Walling D, 3b 3 1 2 3 Ortiz J, c 4 0 0 0 Ashby A, c 4 1 2 1 Fermin F, ss 4 0 1 0 Reynolds C, ss 4 1 1 1 Walk B, p 2 0 0 0 Deshaies J, p 2 0 0 0 Cangelosi J, ph 1 0 0 0 Andersen L, p 0 0 0 0 Medvin S, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 7 2 34 9 10 9 Pittsburgh 001 000 001 -- 2 Houston 004 110 30x -- 9 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Walk B (L) 6.0 7 6 4 2 0 Medvin S 2.0 3 3 3 1 2 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Deshaies J (W) 8.0 5 1 1 2 1 Andersen L 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 E -- Reynolds C, Ortiz J DP -- Houston 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Houston 7 HR -- Bonds B SB -- Young G, Lind J, Pankovits J CS -- Van Slyke A SH -- Deshaies J 2 HBP -- by Medvin S (Pankovits J) Balk -- Andersen L T -- 2:31 A -- 13570
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