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Astros
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 28, 1999
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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, 1999 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 28, 1999 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 28, 1999 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jose Lima |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Todd Ritchie |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 17,309 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Crawford 1B: CB Bucknor 2B: Brian Gorman 3B: Paul Nauert |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Bill Spiers | Shortstop |
| Richard Hidalgo | Center Fielder |
| Alex Diaz | Left Fielder |
| Paul Bako | Catcher |
| Russ Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Jose Lima | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Martin | Left Fielder |
| Warren Morris | Second Baseman |
| Brian Giles | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Young | First Baseman |
| Jason Kendall | Catcher |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Freddy Garcia | Third Baseman |
| Mike Benjamin | Shortstop |
| Todd Ritchie | Pitcher |
| Gene Lamont | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 28, 1999
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Ritchie
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ritchie
Bell hits a line drive into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Ritchie
Bagwell hits a line drive into center field. Giles 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: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lima
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Lima
Morris hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Lima
Giles hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Morris moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Lima
Young takes first base on ball four. Morris moves to third. Giles moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kendall vs. Lima
Kendall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Diaz. Kendall reaches second base with a double. Morris scores. Giles scores. Young goes all the way around to score. Kendall moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Guillen vs. Lima
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spiers has Kendall trapped. There's the throw to Bako and over to Johnson, who tags Kendall for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Lima
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Ritchie
Spiers hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Ritchie
Hidalgo hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Ritchie
Diaz hits a line drive into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bako vs. Ritchie
Bako hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Giles. Bako reaches second base with a double. Spiers goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Ritchie
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Lima vs. Ritchie
Lima strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Lima
Benjamin hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ritchie vs. Lima
Ritchie hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lima
Martin 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 3
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Ritchie
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Ritchie
Bell hits a line drive into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Ritchie
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Ritchie
Spiers takes first base on ball four. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Hidalgo vs. Ritchie
Hidalgo takes first base on ball four. Biggio moves to third. Spiers moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Diaz vs. Ritchie
Diaz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Biggio scores. Spiers scores. Hidalgo moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Bako vs. Ritchie
Bako strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Lima
Morris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Lima
Giles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Giles reaches second base with a double. Morris moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Young vs. Lima
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Kendall vs. Lima
Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morris tags and scores. Giles tags and moves to third. Young tags and moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Guillen vs. Lima
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Garcia vs. Lima
Garcia strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ritchie
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lima vs. Ritchie
Lima bunts towards first. Young fields the ball and throws to second. Benjamin drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Benjamin. Lima moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Ritchie
Biggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lima scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Ritchie
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Ritchie
There goes Bell. The throw from Kendall and he is out, Morris applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Lima
Benjamin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spiers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ritchie vs. Lima
Ritchie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Ritchie moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Lima
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ritchie scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Lima
There goes Martin. The throw from Bako and he is out, Spiers applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Lima
Morris hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Ritchie
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Ritchie
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Ritchie
Hidalgo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Lima
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Giles for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Lima
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Lima
Kendall hits a line drive into left field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Lima
There goes Young. The throw from Bako and he is safe. Young steals second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. Lima
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spiers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Ritchie
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Ritchie
Bako takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Ritchie
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Lima
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spiers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Lima
Benjamin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Lima
Brant Brown pinch hits for Todd Ritchie.
Brown hits a line drive towards first. Bagwell catches it and steps on first to double up Benjamin. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Clontz
Brad Clontz now pitching. Carlos Hernandez pinch hits for Jose Lima.
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Clontz
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Clontz
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Miller
Trever Miller now pitching.
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Miller
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Miller
Giles hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Miller
Young hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Diaz who is chasing the ball. Young reaches third base with a triple. Morris goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Kendall vs. Miller
Kendall 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 8
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Astros, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Clontz
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Christiansen
Jason Christiansen now pitching.
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spiers for the out. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Hidalgo vs. Christiansen
Hidalgo hits a fly ball into center field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bagwell tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Christiansen
Diaz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Powell
Jay Powell now pitching.
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spiers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Powell
Garcia hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Biggio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Powell
Benjamin strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barker vs. Williams
Glen Barker pinch hits for Paul Bako. Mike Williams now pitching. Turner Ward now playing right field.
Barker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barker for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Williams
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Williams
Daryle Ward pinch hits for Jay Powell.
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Williams
Williams fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Williams. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Biggio vs. Williams
Biggio hits a fly ball into center field. Giles 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 5/28/1999 -- Houston at Pittsburgh (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Biggio C, 2b 4 1 1 1 Martin A, lf 4 0 1 1
Bell D, rf 4 0 0 0 Morris W, 2b 3 3 2 0
Bagwell J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Giles B, cf 4 1 2 0
Spiers B, ss 3 2 1 0 Young K, 1b 2 1 2 1
Hidalgo R, cf 2 0 0 1 Kendall J, c 3 0 1 4
Diaz A, lf 4 0 1 2 Guillen J, rf 4 0 0 0
Bako P, c 2 0 1 1 Williams M, p 0 0 0 0
Barker G, ph 1 0 0 0 Garcia F, 3b 4 0 0 0
Johnson R, 3b 2 0 1 0 Benjamin M, ss 4 0 1 0
Lima J, p 2 1 0 0 Ritchie T, p 2 1 0 0
Hernandez C, ph 1 0 0 0 Brown B, ph 1 0 0 0
Miller T, p 0 0 0 0 Clontz B, p 0 0 0 0
Powell J, p 0 0 0 0 Christiansen J, p 0 0 0 0
Ward D, ph 1 0 0 0 Ward T, rf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 5 6 5 31 6 9 6
Houston 012 100 010 -- 5
Pittsburgh 301 100 10x -- 6
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Lima J (L) 6.0 7 5 4 3 3
Miller T 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Powell J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Ritchie T (W) 6.0 5 4 3 5 4
Clontz B* 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Christiansen J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Williams M (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Benjamin M, Johnson R, Williams M
DP -- Houston 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Houston 5, Pittsburgh 5
2B -- Kendall J, Bako P, Giles B, Bagwell J
3B -- Young K
SB -- Young K
CS -- Bell D, Martin A
SF -- Kendall J, Hidalgo R
T -- 2:50
A -- 17309
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