Houston Astros 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Regular Season Game 49
Doubleheader Nightcap
Played on Friday, May 30, 1969 (D) at Forbes Field
HOU N 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 9 15 0 PIT N 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 15 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Blefary 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 Morgan 2b 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 2 Wynn cf 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 Miller rf 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 Menke ss 5 1 4 3 0 1 1 0 Rader 3b 5 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 Alou lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Geiger ph,lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Edwards c 5 0 2 3 0 1 12 0 Griffin p 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 Blasingame p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Billingham p 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Gotay ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 9 15 9 5 7 27* 4 * - Files missing details on 6 outs. FIELDING - DP: 1. Wynn-Blefary. BATTING - 2B: Menke (8,off Moose); Miller (9,off Moose); Rader (8,off Hartenstein). 3B: Edwards (1,off Dal Canton). HR: Griffin (1,2nd inning off Moose 0 on 2 out); Morgan (6,4th inning off Dal Canton 0 on 1 out). HBP: Blefary (2,by Moose). GDP: Edwards (4,off Dal Canton); Alou (3,off Hartenstein). IBB: Geiger (1,by Hartenstein). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - CS: Morgan (6,2nd base by Moose/May).
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou cf 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 Alley ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 Hebner 3b 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 Stargell lf 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 Oliver 1b 5 0 2 1 0 2 4 0 Taylor rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 Davis rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mazeroski 2b 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 3 May c 4 0 1 0 0 3 7 0 Moose p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dal Canton p 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Hartenstein p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Marone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 6 15 6 2 11 27* 6 * - Files missing details on 8 outs. FIELDING - DP: 2. Mazeroski-Alley-Oliver, Alley-Oliver. E: Alley (2). BATTING - 2B: May (5,off Griffin). 3B: Dal Canton (1,off Billingham). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - CS: Mazeroski (1,2nd base by Billingham/Edwards).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Griffin 2.1 10 4 4 1 4 0 18 Blasingame 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 Billingham W(4-2) 4.1 3 1 1 0 7 0 14 Gladding SV(10) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 15 6 6 2 11 0 41 Inherited Runners - Scored: Blasingame 3-0; Billingham 1-0. .
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Moose 2 5 5 5 2 2 1 14 Dal Canton 3.1 4 1 1 2 3 1 15 Hartenstein L(2-1) 3.1 6 3 3 1 2 0 16 Marone 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 9 15 9 9 5 7 2 46 Moose faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning HBP: Moose (3,Blefary). IBB: Hartenstein (1,Geiger). Inherited Runners - Scored: Dal Canton 1-1; Hartenstein 2-0; Marone 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dick Stello Time of Game: 3:10 Attendance: 18381 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Pittsburgh Pirates 1. Blefary 1b Alou cf 2. Morgan 2b Alley ss 3. Wynn cf Hebner 3b 4. Miller rf Stargell lf 5. Menke ss Oliver 1b 6. Rader 3b Taylor rf 7. Alou lf Mazeroski 2b 8. Edwards c May c 9. Griffin p Moose p ASTROS 1ST: Blefary out on an unknown play; Morgan walked; Morgan was caught stealing second; Wynn walked; Miller singled [Wynn to third]; Menke doubled [Wynn scored, Miller scored]; Rader struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Alou singled; Alley singled [Alou to third]; Hebner singled [Alou scored, Alley to second]; Stargell singled [Alley scored, Hebner to third]; Oliver singled [Hebner scored, Stargell to second]; Taylor struck out; Mazeroski singled [Stargell scored, Oliver to third]; May struck out; Moose popped to first; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 4. ASTROS 2ND: Alou flied out to right; Edwards struck out; Griffin hit an inside the park homer to center; Blefary was hit by a pitch; Morgan reached on an error by Alley [Blefary to second, Morgan to first]; Wynn forced Morgan; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 4. PIRATES 2ND: Alou singled; Alley forced Alou; Hebner struck out; Stargell singled [Alley to third]; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 4. ASTROS 3RD: Miller doubled; Menke singled [Miller scored]; DAL CANTON REPLACED MOOSE (PITCHING); Rader forced Menke; Alou grounded out (second to first) [Rader to second]; Edwards tripled [Rader scored]; Griffin struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 4. PIRATES 3RD: Taylor flied out to center; Mazeroski singled; May doubled [Mazeroski to third]; Dal Canton walked; BLASINGAME REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Alou forced Dal Canton; Alley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 4. ASTROS 4TH: Blefary struck out; Morgan homered; Wynn flied out to left; Miller singled; Menke struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 4. PIRATES 4TH: Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Stargell walked; Oliver singled [Stargell to second]; Taylor singled [Stargell scored, Oliver to third, Taylor out at second (right to shortstop)]; BILLINGHAM REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Mazeroski struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 5. ASTROS 5TH: Rader grounded out (second to first); Alou singled; Edwards grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Alou out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 5. PIRATES 5TH: May struck out; Dal Canton tripled; Alou singled [Dal Canton scored]; Alley flied into a double play (center to first) [Alou out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 6. ASTROS 6TH: Billingham walked; Blefary flied out to left; Morgan walked [Billingham to second]; HARTENSTEIN REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Wynn out on an unknown play; Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 6. PIRATES 6TH: Hebner popped to catcher in foul territory; Stargell grounded out (second to first); Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 6. ASTROS 7TH: Menke singled; Rader struck out; Alou grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Menke out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 6. PIRATES 7TH: Taylor struck out; Mazeroski singled; Mazeroski was caught stealing second; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 6. ASTROS 8TH: DAVIS REPLACED TAYLOR (PLAYING RF); Edwards out on an unknown play; Billingham out on an unknown play; Blefary singled; Morgan singled [Blefary to second]; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 6. PIRATES 8TH: Hartenstein struck out; Alou out on an unknown play; Alley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 6. ASTROS 9TH: Miller out on an unknown play; Menke singled; Rader doubled to right [Menke to third]; GEIGER BATTED FOR ALOU; Geiger was walked intentionally; Edwards singled to right [Menke scored, Rader scored, Geiger to third]; GOTAY BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Gotay forced Edwards (shortstop to second) [Geiger scored, Gotay to first]; MARONE REPLACED HARTENSTEIN (PITCHING); Blefary out on an unknown play; Debut game for Lou Marone; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Pirates 6. PIRATES 9TH: GEIGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GLADDING REPLACED GOTAY (PITCHING); Hebner out on an unknown play; Stargell out on an unknown play; Oliver out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Pirates 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 9 15 0 10 Pirates 6 15 1 8
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