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Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 18, 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 18, 1988 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doug Drabek |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nolan Ryan |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 19,259 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Davidson 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Frank Pulli |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
| Jose Lind | Second Baseman |
| Andy Van Slyke | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Bonilla | Third Baseman |
| Sid Bream | First Baseman |
| R.J. Reynolds | Right Fielder |
| Mike LaValliere | Catcher |
| Rafael Belliard | Shortstop |
| Doug Drabek | Pitcher |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gerald Young | Center Fielder |
| Billy Hatcher | Left Fielder |
| Denny Walling | Third Baseman |
| Glenn Davis | First Baseman |
| Kevin Bass | Right Fielder |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Jim Pankovits | Second Baseman |
| Rafael Ramirez | Shortstop |
| Nolan Ryan | Pitcher |
| Hal Lanier | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 18, 1988
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Ryan
Bonds hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Ryan
Lind hits a line drive into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Ryan
Van Slyke hits a popup, foul, towards third. Walling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Drabek
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Drabek
There goes Young. The throw from LaValliere and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Hatcher vs. Drabek
Hatcher 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: 0-2, RoB: --3
Walling vs. Drabek
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Young scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Drabek
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Drabek
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Ryan
Bonilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Bream vs. Ryan
Bream takes first base on ball four. Bonilla moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Ryan
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out. Bonilla moves to third. Bream moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
LaValliere vs. Ryan
LaValliere hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats LaValliere for the out. Bonilla scores. Bream moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Belliard vs. Ryan
Belliard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Drabek
Ashby strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pankovits vs. Drabek
Pankovits hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Drabek
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drabek vs. Ryan
Drabek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Ryan
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lind vs. Ryan
Lind hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Van Slyke vs. Ryan
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 3
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Drabek
Ryan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Drabek
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops it up, tags the runner, and throws to first, with Drabek covering, for the double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Drabek
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Ryan
Bonilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bream vs. Ryan
Bream hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bonilla moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Ryan
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bonilla moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
LaValliere vs. Ryan
LaValliere hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bonilla tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Belliard vs. Ryan
The umpire calls a balk on Ryan Bream moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Belliard vs. Ryan
Belliard is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Drabek vs. Ryan
Drabek 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 4
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Drabek
Walling hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Drabek
Davis hits a line drive into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Drabek
Bass is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Drabek
Ashby strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Ryan
Bonds 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 -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Ryan
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Ryan
Van Slyke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pankovits vs. Drabek
Pankovits hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Drabek
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belliard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Drabek
Ryan bunts towards first. Bream fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Ramirez for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Ryan
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bream vs. Ryan
Bream hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonilla moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Ryan
Reynolds hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
LaValliere vs. Ryan
LaValliere hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pankovits fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Drabek
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Drabek
Hatcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Walling vs. Drabek
Walling bunts in front of the plate. LaValliere fields it and throws to third for the out. Hatcher moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Drabek
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hatcher moves to third. Walling moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Bass vs. Drabek
Drabek fires to first and picks off Davis. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Bass vs. Drabek
Bass is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Ashby vs. Drabek
Ashby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hatcher scores. Walling scores. Bass moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pankovits vs. Drabek
Pankovits hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Belliard vs. Andujar
Joaquin Andujar now pitching.
Belliard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cangelosi vs. Andujar
Felix Fermin pinch runs for Rafael Belliard. John Cangelosi pinch hits for Doug Drabek.
Cangelosi bunts towards first. Davis scoops it up and throws to first, with Pankovits covering, for the out. Fermin moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Andujar
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lind vs. Andujar
Lind hits a line drive into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Robinson
Felix Fermin now playing shortstop. Jeff Robinson now pitching.
Ramirez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Robinson
Terry Puhl pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar.
There goes Ramirez. The throw from LaValliere and he is out, Fermin applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Robinson
Puhl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Robinson
Young takes first base on ball four. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatcher vs. Robinson
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream fields it and throws to second for the out. Puhl moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Walling vs. Robinson
Walling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores. Hatcher moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Robinson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Agosto
Juan Agosto now pitching.
Van Slyke strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Agosto
Bonilla hits a line drive towards short. Ramirez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Agosto
Bream hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops it up and throws to first, with Agosto covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Gott
Jim Gott now pitching. Mike Diaz now playing first base.
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 -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Gott
Ashby strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pankovits vs. Gott
Pankovits strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Agosto
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Smith
Dave Smith now pitching. Junior Ortiz pinch hits for Mike LaValliere.
Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Milligan vs. Smith
Randy Milligan pinch hits for Felix Fermin.
Milligan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Diaz vs. Smith
Diaz strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Smith
Bonds strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1988 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Bonds B, lf 5 0 0 0 Young G, cf 3 1 2 0
Lind J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hatcher B, lf 4 1 1 0
Van Slyke A, cf 4 0 0 0 Walling D, 3b 4 1 1 2
Bonilla B, 3b 2 2 1 0 Davis G, 1b 4 0 2 0
Bream S, 1b 3 0 2 0 Bass K, rf 2 0 0 0
Gott J, p 0 0 0 0 Ashby A, c 4 0 1 2
Reynolds R, rf 4 0 1 0 Pankovits J, 2b 4 0 0 0
LaValliere M, c 2 0 0 2 Ramirez R, ss 2 0 1 0
Ortiz J, ph 1 0 0 0 Ryan N, p 2 0 1 0
Belliard R, ss 2 0 1 0 Andujar J, p 0 0 0 0
Fermin F, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Puhl T, ph 1 1 1 0
Milligan R, ph 1 0 1 0 Agosto J, p 0 0 0 0
Drabek D, p 2 0 1 0 Smith D, p 0 0 0 0
Cangelosi J, ph 0 0 0 0
Robinson J, p 0 0 0 0
Diaz M, 1b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 7 2 30 4 10 4
Pittsburgh 010 100 000 -- 2
Houston 100 002 10x -- 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek D (L) 6.0 8 3 3 1 2
Robinson J 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Gott J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan N (W) 6.0 4 2 2 3 2
Andujar J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Agosto J* 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Smith D (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- LaValliere M
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Houston 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Houston 6
SB -- Young G
CS -- Ramirez R
SH -- Cangelosi J
SF -- LaValliere M
HBP -- by Ryan N (Belliard R), by Drabek D (Bass K), by Robinson J (Ramirez R)
Balk -- Ryan N
T -- 2:55
A -- 19259
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