Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 132
Played on Sunday, August 31, 1969 (D) at Astrodome
PIT N 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 - 6 7 0 HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 4 7 1
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou cf 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Alley 2b 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Stargell lf 5 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 Clemente rf 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 Pagan 3b 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Oliver 1b 4 1 2 2 0 1 7 2 Patek ss 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 4 Kolb c 3 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 Taylor ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 May c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Walker p 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Hartenstein p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hebner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Blass p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 6 7 6 6 9 27 8 FIELDING - PB: Kolb (3). BATTING - 2B: Oliver (15,off Lemaster); Stargell (26,off Blasingame). 3B: Alou (5,off Lemaster). HR: Oliver (14,9th inning off Lemaster 0 on 0 out). IBB: Patek (9,by Lemaster); Clemente (11,by Billingham). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Patek (15,2nd base off Gladding/Edwards).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Morgan 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Alou rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 Wynn cf 3 3 2 0 1 1 3 0 Rader 3b 3 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 Menke 1b,ss 3 0 1 2 1 2 8 1 Martinez lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Geiger lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McFadden ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Blefary ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edwards c 4 0 0 0 0 1 11 1 Lemaster p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blasingame p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miller ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 34 4 7 4 4 9 27 9 FIELDING - E: Rader (23). BATTING - 2B: Rader (25,off Walker). 3B: Morgan (3,off Walker). Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Walker 7 6 4 4 3 8 0 30 Hartenstein 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 Marone W(1-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Blass SV(2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 7 4 4 4 9 0 38 Walker faced 2 batters in the 8th inning WP: Walker (5). Inherited Runners - Scored: Hartenstein 2-2; Marone 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lemaster 8 5 3 3 4 7 1 33 Gladding L(2-6) 0.2 1 3 0 1 2 0 5 Blasingame 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Billingham 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Totals 9 7 6 3 6 9 1 41 Lemaster faced 1 batter in the 9th inning IBB: Lemaster (7,Patek); Billingham (9,Clemente). Inherited Runners - Scored: Blasingame 2-2; Billingham 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Frank Dezelan Time of Game: 2:54 Attendance: 24722 Starting Lineups: Pittsburgh Pirates Houston Astros 1. Alou cf Morgan 2b 2. Alley 2b Alou rf 3. Stargell lf Wynn cf 4. Clemente rf Rader 3b 5. Pagan 3b Menke 1b 6. Oliver 1b Martinez lf 7. Patek ss McFadden ss 8. Kolb c Edwards c 9. Walker p Lemaster p PIRATES 1ST: Alou flied out to center; Alley grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Morgan made an out to third; Alou was called out on strikes; Wynn singled; Walker threw a wild pitch [Wynn to second]; Rader singled [Wynn scored]; Menke was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. PIRATES 2ND: Clemente grounded out (third to first); Pagan grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Martinez grounded out (first to pitcher); McFadden grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. PIRATES 3RD: Patek grounded out (third to first); Kolb was called out on strikes [Kolb out at first (catcher to first)]; Walker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Lemaster grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan tripled; Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. PIRATES 4TH: Alou singled; Alley flied out to right; Stargell grounded out (second to first) [Alou to second]; Clemente walked; Pagan forced Clemente (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Rader flied out to right; Menke walked; Martinez struck out; Kolb allowed a passed ball [Menke to second]; McFadden walked; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. PIRATES 5TH: Oliver doubled; Patek flied out to right [Oliver to third]; Kolb reached on a fielder's choice [Oliver out at home (first to catcher)]; Walker flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Lemaster was called out on strikes; Morgan made an out to second; Alou flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. PIRATES 6TH: Alou tripled; Alley walked; Stargell made an out to third; Clemente walked [Alley to second]; Pagan singled [Alou scored, Alley to third, Clemente to second]; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted) [Alley scored, Clemente to third, Pagan to second]; Denis Menke fielded the ball, stepped on 1B and threw home; Johnny Edwards, not realizing Menke had touched 1B, did not tag Gene Alley; he stepped on HP and threw back to Alley; Patek was walked intentionally; Kolb was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Wynn singled; Rader doubled to center [Wynn scored]; Menke struck out; Martinez reached on a fielder's choice [Rader out at third (shortstop to third)]; McFadden struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. PIRATES 7TH: Walker struck out; Alou made an out to third; Alley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemaster grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. PIRATES 8TH: Stargell struck out; Clemente flied out to center; Pagan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Alou singled; Wynn walked [Alou to second]; HARTENSTEIN REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); Rader walked [Alou to third, Wynn to second]; Menke singled [Alou scored, Wynn scored, Rader to second]; Martinez flied out to left; BLEFARY BATTED FOR MCFADDEN; MARONE REPLACED HARTENSTEIN (PITCHING); Blefary forced Menke (first to shortstop) [Rader to third]; Edwards made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 4. PIRATES 9TH: BLEFARY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MENKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); GEIGER REPLACED MARTINEZ (PLAYING LF); Oliver homered; GLADDING REPLACED LEMASTER (PITCHING); Patek walked; TAYLOR BATTED FOR KOLB; Patek stole second; Taylor was called out on strikes; HEBNER BATTED FOR MARONE; Hebner was called out on strikes; Alou reached on an error by Rader [Patek to third]; Alley singled [Patek scored (unearned), Alou to second]; BLASINGAME REPLACED GLADDING (PITCHING); Stargell doubled [Alou scored (unearned), Alley scored (unearned)]; BILLINGHAM REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Clemente was walked intentionally; Pagan forced Clemente (second to shortstop); 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 4. ASTROS 9TH: MAY REPLACED TAYLOR (PLAYING C ); BLASS REPLACED HEBNER (PITCHING); MILLER BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Miller was called out on strikes; Morgan made an out to shortstop; Alou flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Pirates 6 7 0 8 Astros 4 7 1 7
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