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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros

1989-08-16 Β· Night game Β· Astrodome Β· 12 innings Β· Att: 17317 Β· dome, dry Β· 4:01

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Astros 5–4. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 4th. Neal Heaton earned the win and Bill Landrum picked up the save. Bobby Bonilla went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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PIT001200100001514
HOU00100111000046

W: Neal Heaton   L: Larry Andersen   SV: Bill Landrum

Umpires β€” HP: Dutch Rennert Β· 1B: Paul Runge Β· 2B: Fred Brocklander Β· 3B: Jerry Layne Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Barry Bonds412120
Jay Bell402001
Andy Van Slyke602101
Bobby Bonilla511111
Glenn Wilson603000
Mike LaValliere500011
Jeff King612001
Jose Lind321011
John Smiley201200
R. J. Reynolds100000
John Cangelosi100001
Benny Distefano100000
Rafael Belliard100001

Houston Astros β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Craig Biggio322120
Rafael Ramirez401100
Ken Caminiti600000
Glenn Davis500010
Kevin Bass412110
Billy Hatcher301000
Terry Puhl300010
Eric Yelding110120
Rick Rhoden000000
Mark Davidson100001
Bill Doran100001
Harry Spilman100000
Craig Reynolds100000
Gerald Young100000
Alex Trevino100001

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
John Smiley7.0332
Randy Kramer3.0230
Neal Heaton1.0011
Bill Landrum1.0100

Houston Astros β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Rick Rhoden5.0931
Bob Forsch2.0212
Mark Portugal2.0102
Danny Darwin2.0001
Larry Andersen1.0212

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Barry Bonds: W
  • Jay Bell: S5/G5.1-2
  • Andy Van Slyke: 46(1)/FO/G4.2-3;B-1
  • Bobby Bonilla: 4(B)42(3)/DP/P8S

Bot 1

  • Craig Biggio: 7/F7D
  • Rafael Ramirez: 6/P6D
  • Ken Caminiti: 4/P4M

Top 2

  • Glenn Wilson: 13/G1
  • Mike LaValliere: K
  • Jeff King: 9/F9S

Bot 2

  • Glenn Davis: 8/F8
  • Kevin Bass: D7/L5
  • Billy Hatcher: 43/G4
  • Terry Puhl: 3/G3

Top 3

  • Jose Lind: S9/L9S
  • John Smiley: SB2
  • John Smiley: 14/SH/BG1S.2-3
  • Barry Bonds: S9/L9.3-H
  • Jay Bell: 9/F9D
  • Andy Van Slyke: S9/G34.1-3
  • Bobby Bonilla: 31/G34

Bot 3

  • Eric Yelding: W
  • Rick Rhoden: 13/SH/BG1S.1-2
  • Craig Biggio: SB3
  • Craig Biggio: 7/SF/L7.3-H
  • Rafael Ramirez: S8/L4M
  • Ken Caminiti: 63/G6

Top 4

  • Glenn Wilson: S8/G6M
  • Mike LaValliere: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
  • Jeff King: S6/G6M.B-2(E6/TH1)
  • Jose Lind: IW
  • John Smiley: D7/L7L.2-H;1-H
  • Barry Bonds: IW
  • Jay Bell: S9/L9S.2XH(92);1-2

Bot 4

  • Glenn Davis: 7/F7S
  • Kevin Bass: 6/L6
  • Billy Hatcher: 53/G5

Top 5

  • Andy Van Slyke: 43/G4D
  • Bobby Bonilla: 43/G4D
  • Glenn Wilson: S8/L4M
  • Mike LaValliere: 46(1)/FO/G4M

Bot 5

  • Terry Puhl: 13/BG1
  • Eric Yelding: 8/F78D
  • Mark Davidson: K

Top 6

  • Jeff King: K
  • Jose Lind: 63/G6M
  • John Smiley: 13/G1

Bot 6

  • Craig Biggio: W
  • Rafael Ramirez: SB2.1-3(E3/TH2)
  • Rafael Ramirez: 8/SF/F78D.3-H(UR)
  • Ken Caminiti: 8/F8
  • Glenn Davis: 43/G6M

Top 7

  • Barry Bonds: S8/F89
  • Jay Bell: K+SB2
  • Andy Van Slyke: S8/G4M.2-H;B-2(THH)
  • Bobby Bonilla: IW
  • Glenn Wilson: 9/F9D.2-3
  • Mike LaValliere: 13/G1

Bot 7

  • Kevin Bass: W
  • Billy Hatcher: S7/G5.1-2
  • Terry Puhl: 13/SH/BG25.2-3;1-2
  • Eric Yelding: 9/SF/F89.3-H
  • Bill Doran: K

Top 8

  • Jeff King: D7/G5
  • Jose Lind: 54/SH/BG25.2-3
  • R. J. Reynolds: 43/G34
  • Barry Bonds: 63/G6M

Bot 8

  • Craig Biggio: S1/BG3S
  • Rafael Ramirez: 13/SH/BG23.1-2
  • Ken Caminiti: 5/P56
  • Glenn Davis: I
  • Kevin Bass: S8/G4M.2-H;1-3
  • Harry Spilman: 5/P5DF

Top 9

  • John Cangelosi: K
  • Andy Van Slyke: 7/F7LD
  • Bobby Bonilla: K

Bot 9

  • Terry Puhl: W
  • Eric Yelding: 14/SH/BG1S.1-2
  • Craig Reynolds: 43/G4.2-3
  • Craig Biggio: IW
  • Rafael Ramirez: DI.1-2
  • Rafael Ramirez: 63/G6M

Top 10

  • Glenn Wilson: E4/G34D.BX2(43)
  • Mike LaValliere: 6/P56D
  • Jeff King: 5/P5SF

Bot 10

  • Ken Caminiti: 43/G4D
  • Glenn Davis: 5/P5D
  • Kevin Bass: 43/G4

Top 11

  • Jose Lind: K
  • Benny Distefano: 9/F89
  • Barry Bonds: 7/F7D

Bot 11

  • Gerald Young: 3/G34
  • Terry Puhl: 13/G1
  • Eric Yelding: W
  • Alex Trevino: K

Top 12

  • Rafael Belliard: K
  • Andy Van Slyke: K
  • Bobby Bonilla: HR/F89XD
  • Glenn Wilson: T9/L9LD
  • Mike LaValliere: I
  • Jeff King: 9/F9D

Bot 12

  • Craig Biggio: S8/L8S
  • Rafael Ramirez: 7/F78
  • Ken Caminiti: 5/P5SF
  • Glenn Davis: 4/P6M

Notes & reviews

  • Glenn Wilson overran 1B; Eric Yelding threw behind him