September 28, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

TEX 4
@ANA 0 CHW 4
KCR 3 MIN 5
@CLE 1 NYY 7
@DET 2 BAL 7
@MIL 6 OAK 9
@SEA 7 TOR 3
BOS 2 COL 13
LAD 9 PIT 5
@HOU 4
(11) CIN 11
@MON 3 NYM 8
ATL 2 PHI 8
FLA 7 SDP 5
@SFG 3
(11) STL 2
CHC 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 30,606

Sunday, September 28, 1997, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:58

Pirates

79-83

Won 1

2nd, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  1  0   0  2    5  7  1
Astros          1  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0   0  1    4 11  0

W: J Christiansen (3-0), L: O Henriquez (0-1), S: R Loiselle (29)

Astros

84-78

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Nunez 2B                    4   0   2   1    1   0  .225  .664   17    1   6   HBP
T Ward LF                     2   1   0   0    1   0  .353 1.007   10    1   0   
  F Garcia 3B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .590    3    0   1   
M Smith 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .285  .877   28   15   3   
D Sveum 3B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .261  .770    5    0   0   2B
  J Lieber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .121  .332         0   0   
  J Kendall PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .825    4    0   0   
  C Sodowsky P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  T Womack PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .700    2    0   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Loiselle P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Guillen RF                  3   2   2   3    1   1  .267  .712   22    5   0   HR,CS,HBP
J Allensworth CF              4   0   0   0    0   2  .255  .679   22    2   0   SH
K Osik C                      5   0   1   0    0   2  .257  .684   18    5   0   
L Collier SS                  5   1   1   1    0   2  .135  .293   20    1   7   SB
J Silva P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .286   12    2   0   
  E Brown LF                  1   0   0   0    1   1  .179  .588   19    1   0   HBP
Totals                       37   5   7   5    5  12              182   33  17

BATTING

2B: D Sveum (20, off M Barrios).

HR: J Guillen (14, off J Cabrera; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SH: J Allensworth (9, off O Henriquez).

HBP: A Nunez (1, by J Hudek); J Guillen (8, by J Lima); E Brown (7, by O Henriquez).

TB: J Guillen 5; D Sveum 2; A Nunez 2; L Collier; K Osik.

RBI: J Guillen 3 (70); A Nunez (6); L Collier (3).

2-out RBI: J Guillen 3; A Nunez; L Collier.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

PB: K Osik (4).

E: J Guillen (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Collier (1, 2nd base off O Henriquez/T Pena).

CS: J Guillen (2, 2nd base by J Lima/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Spiers 1B                   1   1   1   0    1   0  .320  .919    8    3   0   
  J Bagwell PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .286 1.017    2    0   0   
  C Holt P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .090  .193         0   0   
  J Mouton RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .609   16    1   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .721   14    1   0   
  R Hidalgo CF                2   0   0   0    0   1  .306  .842    7    2   0   
B Abreu RF-LF                 5   1   2   1    0   2  .250  .701   18    0   0   HR
S Berry 3B                    3   0   2   1    0   0  .256  .740    8    0   0   
  L Rivera 2B                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .671    4    3   2   
T Howard CF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .247  .676   10    3   0   2B
  M Barrios P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cabrera P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   0   
  O Henriquez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
R Johnson 2B-3B               5   0   1   1    0   1  .300  .781   18    2   4   
R Gutierrez SS                5   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .678   19    1   4   
B Ausmus C                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .266  .684    7    4   1   
  C Biggio PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .916         0   0   
  R Knorr 1B                  3   1   2   1    0   0  .375 1.125    6    4   0   HR
J Lima P                      0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Eusebio PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .669    4    0   0   
  J Hudek P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Bell PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .782    4    0   0   
  T Pena C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .476    5    8   1   
Totals                       44   4  11   4    2   5              157   33  12

BATTING

2B: T Howard (16, off J Silva).

HR: B Abreu (3, off J Silva; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line); R Knorr (1, off R Loiselle; 11th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

TB: B Abreu 5; R Knorr 5; S Berry 2; T Howard 2; L Rivera; B Spiers; D Bell; R Johnson.

RBI: B Abreu (26); S Berry (43); R Knorr (1); R Johnson (9).

2-out RBI: R Johnson.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Silva                        5     8   3   2    2   2   1   5.94   25   86-54   35· 3·16   13· 6· 2· 0     41    -     0.94  -0.08
J Lieber                       2     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.49    6   16-12    8· 2· 2    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.64   0.09
C Sodowsky                     2     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.63    7   26-14    7· 3· 4    5· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.58   0.24
J Christiansen, W (3-0)        1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.94    4   13-8     2· 3· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.69   0.14
R Loiselle, S (29)             1     1   1   1    0   0   1   3.10    4   10-7     7· 0· 0    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.01   0.09
Totals                        11    11   4   3    2   5   2          46  151-95   59·11·25   24·12· 3· 0           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lima                         2     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.28    7   27-15   11· 1· 3    1· 4· 0· 0     55    -     0.86   0.10
J Hudek                        2     0   0   0    1   4   0   5.98    8   43-25   12· 7· 6    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.94   0.12
C Holt, H (1)                  1     0   0   0    0   3   0   3.52    3   13-9     3· 2· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.92   0.07
M Barrios, H (1)               2     4   2   2    1   2   0  12.00   11   32-23   13· 2· 8    5· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.77  -0.03
J Cabrera, BS (1)              3     1   1   1    1   3   1   1.17   11   45-28   18· 2· 8    2· 5· 0· 0          0-0    1.78   0.13
O Henriquez, L (0-1)           1     2   2   2    1   0   0   4.50    6   18-8     4· 0· 4    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.38  -0.41
Totals                        11     7   5   5    5  12   1          46  178-108  61·14·33   13·12· 1· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: C Sodowsky (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Lima (5; J Guillen); O Henriquez (1; E Brown); J Hudek (3; A Nunez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Jerry Layne.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 30,606.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. A Nunez              2B    1. B Spiers             1B 
2. T Ward               LF    2. L Gonzalez           LF 
3. M Smith              1B    3. B Abreu              RF 
4. D Sveum              3B    4. S Berry              3B 
5. J Guillen            RF    5. T Howard             CF 
6. J Allensworth        CF    6. R Johnson            2B 
7. K Osik               C     7. R Gutierrez          SS 
8. L Collier            SS    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. J Silva              P     9. J Lima               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t11   2  3-3  --3  2   34%  82% L Collier       O Henriquez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Guillen Scores
   t 8   2  3-2  ---  1   26%  42% J Guillen       J Cabrera       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 6   2  3-0  -23  3   15%  29% J Guillen       M Barrios       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ward Scores; Sveum Scores
   b 9   2  3-3  --3  2   13%  50% R Hidalgo       C Sodowsky      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   b 5   1  0-1  ---  2  -11%  20% B Abreu         J Silva         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  A Nunez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  T Ward          Flyball: CF
          ---  5   47%  M Smith         Walk
   O      1--  1   45%  D Sveum         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Silva facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   42%  B Spiers        Walk
   O      1--  6   45%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          1--  1   42%  B Abreu         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Spiers to 2B
   R      12-  3   32%  S Berry         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Spiers Scores; Abreu to 2B
   O      12-  4   35%  T Howard        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Abreu to 3B
   O      1-3  1   39%  R Johnson       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Lima facing 5-6-7
          ---  8   43%  J Guillen       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6   40%  J Allensworth   Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--      35%  K Osik          Guillen Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  2   34%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Silva facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   36%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   38%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF
                  Tony Eusebio pinch hits for Jose Lima batting 9th
   O      ---  4   38%  T Eusebio       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, John Hudek facing 8-9-1
                  John Hudek replaces Tony Eusebio pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   36%  L Collier       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   34%  J Silva         Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   36%  A Nunez         Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   38%  T Ward          Walk; Nunez to 2B
   O      12- 10   33%  M Smith         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Silva facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   30%  B Spiers        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   33%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  8   35%  B Abreu         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   33%  S Berry         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Spiers to 2B
   O      12-  1   37%  T Howard        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, John Hudek facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   34%  D Sveum         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   32%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   31%  J Allensworth   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Silva facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   33%  R Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  6   35%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   34%  B Ausmus        Walk
                  Derek Bell pinch hits for John Hudek batting 9th
          1--  4   32%  D Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive); Ausmus to 2B
                  Jeff Bagwell pinch hits for Bill Spiers batting 1st; Craig Biggio pinch runs for Brad Ausmus batting 8th
   O      12-  2   36%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Holt facing 7-8-9
                  Chris Holt replaces Jeff Bagwell pitching and batting 1st; Tony Pena replaces Derek Bell playing C batting 9th; Randy Knorr replaces Craig Biggio playing 1B batting 8th
   O      ---  4   33%  K Osik          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   30%  L Collier       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   29%  J Silva         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Silva facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   31%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  2   20%  B Abreu         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  2   21%  S Berry         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  5   19%  T Howard        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Howard to 3B/Adv on E9
   R      --3  3   12%  R Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Howard Scores/unER
   O      1--  4   13%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Manuel Barrios facing 1-2-3
                  Manuel Barrios replaces Thomas Howard pitching and batting 5th; Luis Rivera replaces Sean Berry playing 2B batting 4th; Russ Johnson moves to 3B; Bobby Abreu moves to LF; Richard Hidalgo replaces Luis Gonzalez playing CF batting 2nd; James Mouton replaces Chris Holt playing RF batting 1st
          ---  6   17%  A Nunez         Walk
   O      1--  1   14%  T Ward          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   11%  M Smith         Strikeout Looking
          1--  1   14%  D Sveum         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Ward to 3B
   RR     -23  3   29%  J Guillen       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ward Scores; Sveum Scores
   O      1--  3   26%  J Allensworth   Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jon Lieber facing 8-9-1
                  Jon Lieber replaces Dale Sveum pitching and batting 4th; Freddy Garcia replaces Turner Ward playing 3B batting 2nd; Emil Brown replaces Jose Silva playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  1   28%  R Knorr         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   29%  T Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   30%  J Mouton        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Manuel Barrios facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   37%  K Osik          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   31%  L Collier       Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  6   25%  E Brown         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   29%  A Nunez         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Osik to 2B
   O      12-  2   21%  F Garcia        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jon Lieber facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   23%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   24%  B Abreu         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   25%  L Rivera        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Jose Cabrera facing 3-4-5
                  Jose Cabrera replaces Manuel Barrios pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  6   20%  M Smith         Flyball: CF
                  Jason Kendall pinch hits for Jon Lieber batting 4th
   O      ---  4   16%  J Kendall       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   42%  J Guillen       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   39%  J Allensworth   Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Clint Sodowsky facing 5-6-7
                  Clint Sodowsky replaces Jason Kendall pitching and batting 4th
   O      ---  6   44%  J Cabrera       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   47%  R Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Jose Cabrera facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   44%  K Osik          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   40%  L Collier       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6   43%  E Brown         Walk
   O      1--  3   36%  A Nunez         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Clint Sodowsky facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   29%  R Knorr         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   37%  T Pena          Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          1--      30%  J Mouton        Wild Pitch; Knorr to 2B
   O      -2-  6   37%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Knorr to 3B
   O      --3  2   50%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Jose Cabrera facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   44%  F Garcia        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   40%  M Smith         Flyball: CF
                  Tony Womack pinch hits for Clint Sodowsky batting 4th
   O      ---  2   36%  T Womack        Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Jason Christiansen facing 3-4-5
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Tony Womack pitching and batting 4th
   O      ---  4   42%  B Abreu         Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   37%  L Rivera        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   44%  J Cabrera       Bunt Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line)
          1--      39%  R Johnson       Passed Ball; Rivera to 2B
   O      -2-  5   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 11th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Oscar Henriquez facing 5-6-7
                  Oscar Henriquez replaces Jose Cabrera pitching and batting 5th
          ---  5   58%  J Guillen       Walk
   O      1--  2   56%  J Allensworth   Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Guillen to 2B
   O      -2-  3   48%  K Osik          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Guillen to 3B
   R      --3  2   82%  L Collier       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Guillen Scores
          1--      83%  E Brown         Collier Steals 2B
          -2-  4   83%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   RO     12-  2   91%  A Nunez         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Collier Scores; Brown out at 3B/2B-SS-C-SS-3B-SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 11th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Rich Loiselle facing 7-8-9
                  Rich Loiselle replaces Jason Christiansen pitching and batting 4th
   O      ---  3   96%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   R      ---  3   89%  R Knorr         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   95%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  J Mouton        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199709280

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1997 > HOU \| PIT > Sep 28, 1997, Pirates at Astros Play by Play and Box Score

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation