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Astros
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 28, 1996
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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 May 28, 1996 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 28, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 28, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Hampton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Matt Ruebel |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 7,182 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Scott Potter 1B: Mike Winters 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Randy Marsh |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
| Mike Simms | Left Fielder |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Randy Knorr | Catcher |
| Mike Hampton | Pitcher |
| Terry Collins | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Al Martin | Left Fielder |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Charlie Hayes | Third Baseman |
| John Wehner | Center Fielder |
| Jason Kendall | Catcher |
| Matt Ruebel | Pitcher |
| Jim Leyland | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 28, 1996
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Ruebel
Hunter hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Martin who is chasing the ball. Hunter reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Biggio vs. Ruebel
Biggio hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hunter tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Ruebel
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ruebel
Bell 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: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Hampton
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Hampton
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Hampton
King hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Hampton
Merced 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 2
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Ruebel
Berry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Simms vs. Ruebel
Simms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Ruebel
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hampton
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Hampton
Hayes hits a popup beyond second. Biggio can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Wehner vs. Hampton
Wehner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Kendall vs. Hampton
Kendall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hayes scores. Wehner moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Ruebel vs. Hampton
Ruebel strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Hampton
Garcia takes first base on ball four. Wehner moves to third. Kendall moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Hampton
Martin strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knorr vs. Ruebel
Knorr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hampton vs. Ruebel
Hampton hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hampton for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Ruebel
Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Hampton
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Hampton
Merced hits a fly ball into left field. Simms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hampton
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Ruebel
Biggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Ruebel
Bagwell hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Merced. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Ruebel
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berry vs. Ruebel
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Biggio scores. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Simms vs. Ruebel
Simms takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Gutierrez vs. Ruebel
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruebel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Hampton
Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Wehner vs. Hampton
Wehner strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Hampton
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ruebel vs. Hampton
Ruebel hits a popup into left field. Simms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Knorr vs. Ruebel
Knorr hits a fly ball into center field. Wehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Ruebel
James Mouton pinch hits for Mike Hampton.
Mouton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Garcia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Ruebel
Hunter hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Hernandez
Xavier Hernandez now pitching.
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Hernandez
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Hernandez
King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Ruebel
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Ruebel
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruebel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Ruebel
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Berry vs. Ruebel
Berry hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Hernandez
Merced hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hernandez
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Hernandez
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Wehner vs. Hernandez
Wehner strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Hernandez
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kendall for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simms vs. Ruebel
Simms hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Ruebel
Gutierrez hits a line drive towards the mound. Ruebel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Knorr vs. Ruebel
Knorr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruebel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kingery vs. Hernandez
Mike Kingery pinch hits for Matt Ruebel.
Kingery hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Hernandez
Garcia hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Hernandez
Martin strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Miceli
Dan Miceli now pitching. John Cangelosi pinch hits for Xavier Hernandez.
Cangelosi is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Miceli
Hunter bunts towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hunter for the out. Cangelosi moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Miceli
Biggio hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Merced. Biggio reaches second base with a double. Cangelosi scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Miceli
Bagwell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Miceli
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Biggio scores. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berry vs. Miceli
There's a wild pitch. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Berry vs. Miceli
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Simms vs. Miceli
Simms strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Swindell
Greg Swindell now pitching. Bill Spiers now playing third base. John Cangelosi now playing left field.
King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Swindell
Merced 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, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Swindell
Bell hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Swindell
Hayes hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wehner vs. Swindell
Wehner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Swindell
Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. That will be extra bases. Hunter fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Hunter. Wehner goes all the way around to score. Kendall moves all the way to home. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Swindell
Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Dan Miceli.
Liriano strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Cordova
Francisco Cordova now pitching.
Gutierrez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Gutierrez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
May vs. Cordova
Derrick May pinch hits for Randy Knorr.
May hits a fly ball into center field. Wehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gutierrez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Cangelosi vs. Cordova
Cangelosi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gutierrez scores. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Cordova
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cangelosi moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Biggio vs. Cordova
Biggio hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. There goes Cangelosi trying to get to home. Merced throws the ball in to Kendall who tags Cangelosi who's trying to score from second, for the out. Hunter moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Bagwell vs. Cordova
Bagwell strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/28/1996 -- Houston at Pittsburgh (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Hunter B, cf 4 1 2 0 Garcia C, 2b 3 0 0 0
Biggio C, 2b 4 2 4 2 Martin A, lf 3 0 0 0
Bagwell J, 1b 4 0 2 0 King J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Bell D, rf 3 0 1 1 Merced O, rf 4 1 1 1
Berry S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bell J, ss 4 1 1 0
Spiers B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Hayes C, 3b 3 2 3 2
Simms M, lf 3 0 0 0 Wehner J, cf 3 1 1 0
Swindell G, p 0 0 0 0 Kendall J, c 4 1 2 2
Gutierrez R, ss 4 1 1 0 Ruebel M, p 2 0 0 0
Knorr R, c 3 0 0 0 Kingery M, ph 1 0 0 0
May D, ph 1 0 0 0 Miceli D, p 0 0 0 0
Hampton M, p 1 0 0 0 Liriano N, ph 1 0 0 0
Mouton J, ph 1 0 0 0 Cordova F, p 0 0 0 0
Hernandez X, p 0 0 0 0
Cangelosi J, ph-lf 1 1 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 11 4 32 6 8 5
Houston 100 100 021 -- 5
Pittsburgh 010 001 04x -- 6
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton M 4.0 4 1 1 2 5
Hernandez X 3.0 1 1 1 1 3
Swindell G (L) 1.0 3 4 3 1 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Ruebel M 7.0 5 2 2 2 1
Miceli D (W) 1.0 2 2 2 1 2
Cordova F (S) 1.0 4 1 1 0 1
E -- Hunter B
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Houston 7, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Bagwell J, Biggio C, Gutierrez R
3B -- Hunter B, Kendall J
HR -- Merced O, Hayes C
SH -- Hunter B
SF -- Biggio C
HBP -- by Miceli D (Cangelosi J)
WP -- Miceli D
T -- 2:39
A -- 7182
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