Final
HOU 6 — PIT 2
8/2/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · PIT199808020
Complete available game record for HOU at PIT, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Polcovich | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Kendall | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Berry | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Spiers | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Martinez | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Derek Bell | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Bagwell | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Young | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Moises Alou | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Guillen | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Smith | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carl Everett | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Turner Ward | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aramis Ramirez | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Ausmus | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Martin | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Collier | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Johnson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff McCurry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Elarton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Christiansen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Van Poppel | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Eusebio | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Osik | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Johnson | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0-0 |
| Todd Van Poppel | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Jason Christiansen | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Elarton | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Jeff McCurry | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Collier | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Kendall | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Martinez | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff McCurry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Polcovich | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Aramis Ramirez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Smith | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Guillen | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Van Poppel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turner Ward | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Young | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Christiansen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ausmus | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Bell | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Berry | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Elarton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Everett | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moises Alou | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Spiers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9/L89S | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | D9/L9LS.B-3(E9) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 9/F9S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F78D | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G6S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 9/F9M | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 7/F7D | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 9/F9D | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L89M | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9S | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 3/P4S | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 6/L6 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S8/G4 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F8RD | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO/G4M | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | D9/F9LD | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8/F89XD.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8/L8LS.3-H | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO/G4 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 5/L56 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K23 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8/P8RS.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO/G4M.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | HR/L7LD | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S5/G5L | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | BK.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 8/F8LM | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 7/F7D | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | IW | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8/F8LD | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S4/G34 | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K+SB2 | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9/F9D | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 53/G56S | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L78S | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S8/G6M.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | HP.2-3;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 9/SF/F9M.3-H | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 5/P56S | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S5/L7S | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63/G6.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO/G6.2-3 | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S4/P4MD.3-H;1-2 | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | D9/L9LS.2-H;1-H | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | IW | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | D7/F78XD.2-H;1XH(762) | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 31/G34 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G56 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 13/G13 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S9/L89S | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 3/G34.2-3 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8/SF/F78D.3-H | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO/G6 | 6–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P5 | 6–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 6–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 6–2 |