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Astros
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 30, 1987
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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 August 30, 1987 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 30, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 30, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doug Drabek |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 26,867 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Mark Hirschbeck 2B: Dana DeMuth 3B: Randy Marsh |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gerald Young | Center Fielder |
| Billy Hatcher | Right Fielder |
| Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Denny Walling | First Baseman |
| Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Robbie Wine | Catcher |
| Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
| Hal Lanier | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| John Cangelosi | Left Fielder |
| Jose Lind | Second Baseman |
| Andy Van Slyke | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Bonilla | Third Baseman |
| Darnell Coles | Right Fielder |
| Sid Bream | First Baseman |
| Junior Ortiz | Catcher |
| Al Pedrique | Shortstop |
| Doug Drabek | Pitcher |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 30, 1987
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Drabek
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 -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Drabek
Hatcher hits a fly ball into right field. Coles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Drabek
Doran hits a fly ball into left field. Cangelosi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Knepper
Cangelosi hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Knepper
Lind hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Hatcher. Lind reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Van Slyke vs. Knepper
Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walling scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Van Slyke for the out. Lind moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bonilla vs. Knepper
Bonilla hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Drabek
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Drabek
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lind fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Drabek
Caminiti strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Drabek
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walling moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wine vs. Drabek
Wine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coles vs. Knepper
Coles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti juggles the ball. That's an error on Caminiti. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bream vs. Knepper
Bream hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Knepper
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walling fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Drabek
Knepper strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Drabek
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Drabek
Hatcher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bream settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Drabek
There goes Young. The throw from Ortiz and he is out, Pedrique applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pedrique vs. Knepper
Pedrique hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drabek vs. Knepper
Drabek hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Knepper
Cangelosi hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Drabek
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pedrique picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Pedrique. Doran moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Drabek
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walling vs. Drabek
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pedrique scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doran moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Caminiti vs. Drabek
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pedrique scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Knepper
Lind hits a popup towards third. Caminiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Knepper
Van Slyke hits a popup, foul, towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Knepper
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coles vs. Knepper
Coles hits a fly ball into right field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Drabek
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wine vs. Drabek
Wine strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Drabek
Knepper strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Knepper
Bream hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Knepper
Ortiz bunts towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out. Bream moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pedrique vs. Knepper
Pedrique hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bream moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Drabek vs. Knepper
Drabek strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cangelosi vs. Knepper
Cangelosi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Knepper
Lind hits a fly ball into right field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Drabek
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Drabek
Hatcher hits a fly ball into left field. Cangelosi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Drabek
Doran hits a fly ball into left field. Cangelosi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Knepper
Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Knepper
Bonilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Van Slyke moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coles vs. Knepper
Coles takes first base on ball four. Van Slyke moves to third. Bonilla moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bream vs. Knepper
Bream hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walling fields it and throws to home to get Van Slyke. Bonilla moves to third. Coles moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ortiz vs. Knepper
Ortiz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonilla scores. Coles scores. Bream moves to third. Ortiz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pedrique vs. Childress
Rocky Childress now pitching.
Pedrique hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Reynolds. Bream scores. Ortiz moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Drabek vs. Childress
Drabek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Childress fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cangelosi vs. Childress
Cangelosi hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Drabek
Barry Bonds now playing left field.
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Drabek
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla juggles the ball. That's an error on Bonilla. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Drabek
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. Walling moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Drabek
There's a wild pitch. Walling moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reynolds vs. Drabek
Reynolds hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lind reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Childress
Lind hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Slyke vs. Childress
Van Slyke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lind moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonilla vs. Childress
Bonilla hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lind moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coles vs. Childress
Coles hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Lind scores. Van Slyke moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bream vs. Childress
Bream hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wine vs. Drabek
Wine hits a popup towards short. Pedrique settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Drabek
Terry Puhl pinch hits for Rocky Childress.
Puhl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Drabek
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Drabek
Hatcher hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Agosto
Juan Agosto now pitching. Terry Puhl now playing right field.
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pedrique vs. Agosto
Pedrique hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drabek vs. Agosto
Drabek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Agosto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Drabek
Doran hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Drabek
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Drabek
Walling hits a line drive towards first. Bream reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/30/1987 -- Houston at Pittsburgh (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Young G, cf 3 0 0 0 Cangelosi J, lf 4 1 1 3
Hatcher B, rf 4 0 0 0 Bonds B, lf 0 0 0 0
Agosto J, p 0 0 0 0 Lind J, 2b 4 1 2 0
Doran B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Van Slyke A, cf 4 0 2 0
Cruz J, lf 4 0 0 0 Bonilla B, 3b 4 1 2 0
Walling D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Coles D, rf 3 1 1 1
Caminiti K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Bream S, 1b 4 2 1 0
Reynolds C, ss 3 0 1 0 Ortiz J, c 3 0 1 2
Wine R, c 3 0 0 0 Pedrique A, ss 4 1 1 0
Knepper B, p 2 0 0 0 Drabek D, p 4 0 0 0
Childress R, p 0 0 0 0
Puhl T, ph-rf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 3 0 34 7 11 6
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh 000 033 10x -- 7
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper B (L) 5.1 8 6 5 1 1
Childress R 1.2 3 1 1 0 0
Agosto J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek D (W) 9.0 3 0 0 2 7
E -- Caminiti K, Pedrique A, Reynolds C, Bonilla B
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- Houston 5, Pittsburgh 5
2B -- Lind J
HR -- Cangelosi J
CS -- Young G
SH -- Ortiz J
WP -- Drabek D
T -- 2:17
A -- 26867
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