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Astros
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 23, 1989
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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 23, 1989 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Clancy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Walk |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 12,564 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Hallion 1B: John Kibler 2B: Gerry Davis 3B: Jim Quick |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Center Fielder |
| Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Bass | Left Fielder |
| Glenn Davis | First Baseman |
| Glenn Wilson | Right Fielder |
| Craig Biggio | Catcher |
| Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
| Rafael Ramirez | Shortstop |
| Jim Clancy | Pitcher |
| Art Howe | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Hatcher | Right Fielder |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Andy Van Slyke | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Bonilla | Third Baseman |
| Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
| Gary Redus | First Baseman |
| Junior Ortiz | Catcher |
| Jose Lind | Second Baseman |
| Bob Walk | Pitcher |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 23, 1989
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Walk
Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Walk
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Walk
Bass hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Walk
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Walk
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Clancy
Hatcher strikes out. Biggio drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Hatcher out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Clancy
Bell hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Van Slyke vs. Clancy
Van Slyke strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bonilla vs. Clancy
Bonilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Clancy
Bonds takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to third. Bonilla moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Redus vs. Clancy
Redus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. Bonilla scores. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Clancy
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clancy fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Clancy. Bonds scores. Redus goes all the way around to score. Ortiz moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Lind vs. Clancy
Lind is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Walk vs. Clancy
Walk 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
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Walk
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Walk
Caminiti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Walk
Ramirez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Caminiti moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Clancy vs. Walk
Clancy strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Puhl vs. Walk
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Clancy
Hatcher hits a line drive towards short. Ramirez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Clancy
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clancy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Clancy
Van Slyke hits a fly ball into left field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Walk
Doran strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Walk
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Walk
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
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Clancy
Bonilla hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Clancy
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Redus vs. Clancy
Redus hits a ball on the ground towards second. Doran fields the ball and throws to first. Davis drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Davis. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Clancy
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Lind vs. Clancy
Lind is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Walk vs. Clancy
Walk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Walk
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Walk
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Caminiti vs. Walk
Caminiti strikes out. There goes Biggio. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Walk
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Clancy vs. Walk
Clancy 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
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Clancy
Hatcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Clancy
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hatcher moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Van Slyke vs. Clancy
Van Slyke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hatcher scores. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Bonilla vs. Clancy
There goes Van Slyke. The throw from Biggio and he is safe. Van Slyke steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Bonilla vs. Clancy
Bonilla strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Bonds vs. Clancy
Bonds is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Redus vs. Clancy
Redus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Walk
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Walk
Doran hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Walk
Bass takes first base on ball four. Doran moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Walk
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Walk
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Clancy
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Clancy
Lind hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Walk vs. Clancy
Walk bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Clancy
Hatcher hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Walk
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Walk
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 -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Walk
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Agosto
Craig Reynolds now playing shortstop. Juan Agosto now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Agosto
Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Agosto
Bonilla hits a popup towards first. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Walk
Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Walk
Puhl hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Walk
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Redus scoops it up and throws to first, with Walk covering, for the out. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bass vs. Walk
Bass strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Agosto
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Redus vs. Agosto
Redus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Redus for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Agosto
Ortiz 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
Top 8
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Kramer
Randy Kramer now pitching.
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Kramer
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Kramer
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Caminiti vs. Kramer
Caminiti hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Spilman vs. Kramer
Harry Spilman pinch hits for Juan Agosto.
Spilman 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
Bottom 8
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Forsch
Bob Forsch now pitching.
Lind hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cangelosi vs. Forsch
John Cangelosi pinch hits for Randy Kramer.
The ball gets by Biggio for a passed ball. Lind moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Cangelosi vs. Forsch
Cangelosi bunts towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lind moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Hatcher vs. Forsch
Hatcher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Forsch
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Yelding vs. Heaton
Neal Heaton now pitching. Eric Yelding pinch hits for Craig Reynolds.
Yelding hits a fly ball into center field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davidson vs. Heaton
Mark Davidson pinch hits for Terry Puhl.
Davidson hits a fly ball into right field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Heaton
Doran hits a line drive into left field. Bonds 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 8/23/1989 -- Houston at Pittsburgh (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Puhl T, cf 4 0 1 0 Hatcher B, rf 5 1 1 0
Davidson M, ph 1 0 0 0 Bell J, ss 5 1 2 0
Doran B, 2b 5 0 1 0 Van Slyke A, cf 4 0 1 1
Bass K, lf 3 1 1 1 Bonilla B, 3b 3 2 1 1
Davis G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Bonds B, lf 1 1 0 0
Wilson G, rf 4 0 1 0 Redus G, 1b 4 1 1 2
Biggio C, c 3 0 1 0 Ortiz J, c 4 0 0 0
Caminiti K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Lind J, 2b 2 0 2 0
Ramirez R, ss 2 0 1 0 Walk B, p 3 0 0 0
Agosto J, p 0 0 0 0 Kramer R, p 0 0 0 0
Spilman H, ph 1 0 0 0 Cangelosi J, ph 0 0 0 0
Forsch B, p 0 0 0 0 Heaton N, p 0 0 0 0
Clancy J, p 2 0 0 0
Reynolds C, ss 1 0 0 0
Yelding E, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 7 1 31 6 8 4
Houston 100 000 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh 401 100 00x -- 6
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy J (L) 5.0 7 6 4 6 3
Agosto J 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Forsch B 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Walk B (W) 7.0 5 1 1 4 5
Kramer R 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Heaton N 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Clancy J, Davis G
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 10, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Bell J
HR -- Bass K, Bonilla B
SB -- Biggio C, Van Slyke A
SH -- Cangelosi J
PB -- Biggio C
T -- 2:43
A -- 12564
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