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July 31, 1998

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Bill Spiers Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .270
OBP .500 .365
At Bats 3 278
Hits 1 75
• Singles 0 50
• Doubles 1 21
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 40
RBI’s 0 33

Elmer Dessens Season Stats

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2 2 0
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Three Rivers Stadium - July 31, 1998
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Elmer Dessens
Jason Kendall
Kevin Young
Tony Womack
Aramis Ramirez
Kevin Polcovich
Mark Smith
Manny Martinez
Jose Guillen
Bill Spiers
Craig Biggio
Count: 1-1, 1 Out
Count: 1-1, 0 Outs

Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Elmer Dessens now pitching. Bogar strikes out.
Bottom 7 Jay Powell now pitching. Tim Bogar now playing shortstop. Kendall hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mike Magnante now pitching. Womack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Magnante fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Polcovich moves to third. Collier moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lou Collier pinch hits for Jeff McCurry. Collier takes first base on ball four. Polcovich moves to second.
Bottom 7 Polcovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Guillen scores.
Bottom 7 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Guillen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Guillen reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Young hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Gutierrez hits a line drive towards third. Ramirez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bagwell scores. Everett moves to third.
Top 7 Jeff McCurry now pitching. Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to second for the out. Bagwell moves to third.
Top 7 Alou hits a line drive beyond third. Ramirez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Spiers scores. Bagwell moves to second.
Top 7 Bagwell takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cordova fields it and throws to first for the out. Spiers moves to third.
Top 7 There goes Spiers. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Spiers steals second.
Top 7 Spiers is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Womack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Womack for the out.
Top 6 Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hampton hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Martinez. Hampton reaches second base with a double. Gutierrez moves to third.
Top 6 Gutierrez takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. Everett scores.
Top 6 Everett hits a fly ball to left field. That will be extra bases. Smith chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Polcovich. Polcovich fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Polcovich. Bell scores. Bagwell goes all the way around to score. Everett moves to third.
Top 6 Alou strikes out.
Top 6 Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bell moves to second.
Top 6 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Cordova strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Polcovich. The throw from Eusebio and he is out, Gutierrez applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Polcovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez misplays the ball. That's an error on Gutierrez.
Bottom 5 Ramirez strikes out.
Top 5 Spiers hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Biggio strikes out.
Top 5 Hampton bunts in front of the plate. Kendall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gutierrez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Young hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Young reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Eusebio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Womack settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Everett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Womack settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kendall strikes out. Eusebio drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kendall out.
Bottom 3 Womack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cordova for the out.
Top 3 Bell strikes out.
Top 3 Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Polcovich hits a line drive towards short. Gutierrez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Eusebio for a passed ball. Ramirez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hampton fields it and throws to first for the out. Young scores.
Bottom 2 Guillen strikes out.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Eusebio for a passed ball. Young moves to third.
Bottom 2 Young hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Young reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Hampton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Gutierrez hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alou tags and scores.
Top 2 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 2 Eusebio strikes out.
Top 2 Everett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou moves to second.
Top 2 Alou takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a line drive towards short. Gutierrez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Womack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hampton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bagwell strikes out.
Top 1 Bell strikes out.
Top 1 Spiers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Spiers reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Biggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Womack settles under it and makes the catch for the out.