Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 50
Played on Saturday, May 31, 1969 (D) at Forbes Field
HOU N 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 1 PIT N 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 x - 3 7 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Blefary 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 Morgan 2b 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 Wynn cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Miller rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Menke ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Rader 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 Alou lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Edwards c 2 0 1 0 1 0 10 0 Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bryant c 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Ray p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Martinez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Torres ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 1 9 1 6 5 24* 2 * - Files missing details on 9 outs. FIELDING - DP: 1. Rader-Morgan-Blefary. E: Rader (11). BATTING - 2B: Blefary (9,off Ellis); Morgan (4,off Ellis). SH: Blefary (2,off Ellis). GDP: Gotay (2,off Walker); Blefary (5,off Walker). Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING - CS: Alou (1,Home by Ellis/Sanguillen).
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 Hebner 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 Clemente rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 Oliver 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Sanguillen c 3 1 2 0 0 1 5 0 Taylor lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Davis lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Mazeroski 2b 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 Patek ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Ellis p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Walker p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 3 7 2 1 12 27* 4 * - Files missing details on 15 outs. FIELDING - DP: 2. Mazeroski-Patek-Oliver, Patek-Mazeroski-Oliver. E: Ellis (1). BATTING - 3B: Clemente (2,off Ray). HBP: Hebner (1,by Billingham). GDP: Patek (3,off Billingham). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Alou (5,2nd base off Ray/Edwards); Sanguillen (2,2nd base off Billingham/Edwards). CS: Sanguillen (2,2nd base by Ray/Edwards).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ray L(2-1) 6 4 2 2 1 9 0 22 Billingham 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 9 Totals 8 7 3 3 1 12 0 31 HBP: Billingham (1,Hebner).
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ellis W(3-5) 7.1 8 1 1 5 4 0 34 Walker 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 Kline SV(3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 9 9 1 1 6 5 0 39 Inherited Runners - Scored: Walker 3-0; Kline 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Augie Donatelli Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 6663 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Pittsburgh Pirates 1. Blefary 1b Alou cf 2. Morgan 2b Hebner 3b 3. Wynn cf Clemente rf 4. Miller rf Oliver 1b 5. Menke ss Sanguillen c 6. Rader 3b Taylor lf 7. Alou lf Mazeroski 2b 8. Edwards c Patek ss 9. Ray p Ellis p ASTROS 1ST: Blefary doubled; Morgan struck out; Wynn walked; Miller out on an unknown play [Blefary to third, Wynn to second]; Menke out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Alou singled; Hebner out on an unknown play [Alou to second]; Clemente struck out; Oliver out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader out on an unknown play; Alou singled; Edwards singled [Alou to third]; Alou was caught stealing home [Edwards to second]; Missed suicide squeeze; Ray struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen singled; Taylor struck out; Mazeroski struck out; Sanguillen was caught stealing second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. ASTROS 3RD: Blefary walked; Morgan doubled [Blefary scored, Morgan out at third]; Wynn out on an unknown play; Miller out on an unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Patek struck out; Ellis struck out; Alou out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. ASTROS 4TH: Menke out on an unknown play; Rader struck out; Alou out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Hebner struck out; Clemente out on an unknown play; Oliver out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. ASTROS 5TH: Edwards walked; Ray reached on an error by Ellis [Edwards to second, Ray to first]; Blefary out on a sacrifice bunt [Edwards to third, Ray to second]; Morgan lined to third; Wynn popped out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen struck out; Taylor struck out; Mazeroski out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. ASTROS 6TH: Miller struck out; Menke out on an unknown play; Rader singled; Alou out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 6TH: Patek out on an unknown play; Ellis struck out; Alou walked; Alou stole second; Hebner singled to third [Alou scored (error by Rader), Hebner to second]; Clemente tripled [Hebner scored]; Oliver out on an unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. ASTROS 7TH: DAVIS REPLACED TAYLOR (PLAYING LF); Edwards out on an unknown play; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR RAY; Martinez out on an unknown play; Blefary singled; Morgan walked [Blefary to second]; Wynn out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. PIRATES 7TH: BILLINGHAM REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Sanguillen singled; Davis struck out; Sanguillen stole second; Mazeroski singled [Sanguillen scored]; Patek grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Mazeroski out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 3. ASTROS 8TH: Miller out on an unknown play; Menke walked; Rader singled [Menke to second]; Alou singled [Menke to third, Rader to second]; WALKER REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); GOTAY BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Gotay grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Alou out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 3. PIRATES 8TH: BRYANT REPLACED GOTAY (PLAYING C ); Walker struck out; Alou struck out; Hebner was hit by a pitch; Clemente singled [Hebner to second]; Oliver out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 3. ASTROS 9TH: TORRES BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Torres singled; Blefary grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Torres out at second]; Morgan walked; KLINE REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); Wynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 9 1 11 Pirates 3 7 1 4
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