Final
HOU 5 — PIT 2
9/18/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · PIT199809180
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Brown | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Biggio | — | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Turner Ward | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Polcovich | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier Martinez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Bell | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Kendall | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Young | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Bagwell | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Guillen | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Moises Alou | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Manny Martinez | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carl Everett | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bogar | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aramis Ramirez | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sean Berry | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Collier | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brad Ausmus | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff McCurry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Laker | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Powell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil Brown | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Van Poppel | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Johnson | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Womack | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmer Dessens | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Dessens | 4.2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Johnson | 7.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0-0 |
| Jay Powell | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Todd Van Poppel | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jeff McCurry | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Javier Martinez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Dessens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Kendall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier Martinez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Martinez | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff McCurry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Polcovich | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Adrian Brown | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aramis Ramirez | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Todd Van Poppel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Womack | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Young | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jose Guillen | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Collier | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ausmus | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Bell | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Berry | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Biggio | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Bogar | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Everett | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Moises Alou | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Powell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63/G56 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 43/G4M | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S8/G6M | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO/G6 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G56 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S8/G6 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S8/F89S.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S6/L6MD.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO/G5.3-H;2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 643/G6.3-H;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S6/L56D.2-H;B-2(TH) | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | CS3(25) | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8LM | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9/F9M | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8/G6M | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S7/L7LS.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP/G56 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G34S | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9/F9M | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 7/F7M | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K23 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | D8/F89XD | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S1/G15.2-3 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8/SF/F8RM.3-H | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | E5/G56S.1-2 | 4–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO/G56.2-3 | 4–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 6/P8LS | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 43/G4S.2-3 | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 63/G6S | 4–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S6/L6M | 4–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 53/SH/BG25.1-2 | 4–0 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | D7/L7D.2-H | 4–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8/F8RD | 5–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W | 5–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 5–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP/G5 | 5–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 5–0 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S5/L56D | 5–0 |
| 7 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP/G5 | 5–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S5/L56 | 5–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S8/G6M.1-2 | 5–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO/G6.2-3 | 5–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G56S.3-H;1-2 | 5–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | SB3 | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S8/L8RS | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP/G4MS | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | HP | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | S8/G6.1-2;2XH(82) | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | D3/F3D.2-H;1-3 | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P6D | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G5 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | D5/G5L | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 43/G4MS.2-3 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9/F89M | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 6/L56 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | D9/L3 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–2 |