Houston Astros 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Regular Season Game 29
Played on Friday, May 8, 1970 (N) at Astrodome
PIT N 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 5 7 3 HOU N 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 x - 7 10 0
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Patek ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 Alou cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 Oliver rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Robertson 1b 3 2 2 4 1 0 6 3 Stargell lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 Pagan 3b,rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 J. May c 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Clemente ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Martinez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ricketts c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Blass p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hebner ph,3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 33 5 7 5 3 4 24 13 FIELDING - DP: 2. Patek-Mazeroski-Robertson, Mazeroski-Patek-Robertson. E: Patek 2 (2), Blass (1). BATTING - 2B: Alou (3,off Lemaster). 3B: Hebner (2,off Ray). HR: Robertson 2 (6,1st inning off Lemaster 1 on 2 out,6th inning off Lemaster 1 on 1 out). GDP: Oliver (3,off Ray). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Robertson (1,2nd base off Lemaster/Edwards).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Morgan 2b 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 Miller rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Lampard rf,lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Wynn cf 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 Pepitone 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 Menke ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 5 Davis lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 0 Alou rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rader 3b 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 4 Edwards c 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 Lemaster p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Ray p 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 7 10 7 2 6 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Menke-Pepitone. BATTING - 2B: Edwards (3,off Blass); Morgan (5,off Blass). 3B: Morgan (5,off Blass). HR: Rader (5,2nd inning off Blass 0 on 0 out). SH: Lemaster (1,off Blass). SF: Wynn (2,off Blass). HBP: Lampard (1,by Blass). GDP: Davis (1,off Blass); Edwards (1,off Blass). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - CS: Rader (1,2nd base by Walker/Ricketts).
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Blass L(2-4) 5.2 9 7 3 2 5 1 29 Dal Canton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Walker 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 Totals 8 10 7 3 2 6 1 36 HBP: Blass (2,Lampard). Inherited Runners - Scored: Dal Canton 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lemaster 5.1 6 4 4 2 2 2 24 Ray W(1-1) 3.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 12 Totals 9 7 5 5 3 4 2 36 WP: Lemaster 2 (2). Inherited Runners - Scored: Ray 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Ed Vargo Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 13383 Starting Lineups: Pittsburgh Pirates Houston Astros 1. Patek ss Morgan 2b 2. Alou cf Miller rf 3. Oliver rf Wynn cf 4. Robertson 1b Pepitone 1b 5. Stargell lf Menke ss 6. Pagan 3b Davis lf 7. J. May c Rader 3b 8. Mazeroski 2b Edwards c 9. Blass p Lemaster p PIRATES 1ST: Patek struck out; Alou struck out; Oliver singled; Lemaster threw a wild pitch [Oliver to second]; Robertson homered [Oliver scored]; Stargell walked; Pagan grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Morgan walked; Miller walked [Morgan to second]; Wynn singled [Morgan scored, Miller to second]; Pepitone flied out to left; Menke singled [Miller scored, Wynn to second]; Davis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Menke out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. PIRATES 2ND: LAMPARD REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING RF); J. May flied out to left; Mazeroski lined to shortstop; Blass grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Rader homered; Edwards doubled; Lemaster reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Edwards to third]; Morgan struck out; Lampard struck out; Wynn forced Lemaster (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3. PIRATES 3RD: Patek flied out to left; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 3RD: Pepitone grounded out (first to pitcher); Menke was called out on strikes; Davis made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3. PIRATES 4TH: Robertson walked; Robertson stole second; Stargell flied out to left; Pagan lined to left; J. May lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Rader singled; Edwards grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rader out at second]; Lemaster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3. PIRATES 5TH: Mazeroski grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Blass grounded out (second to first); Patek lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Morgan doubled; Morgan was picked off second but was safe on an error by Blass [Morgan to third]; Lampard struck out; Wynn hit a sacrifice fly to center [Morgan scored (unearned)]; Pepitone grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 4. PIRATES 6TH: Alou doubled; Oliver flied out to center [Alou to third]; Robertson homered [Alou scored]; Stargell singled; Lemaster threw a wild pitch [Stargell to second]; Pagan singled [Stargell to third]; CLEMENTE BATTED FOR J. MAY; RAY REPLACED LEMASTER (PITCHING); Clemente reached on a fielder's choice [Stargell out at home (third to catcher), Pagan to second]; MARTINEZ RAN FOR CLEMENTE; Mazeroski grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: RICKETTS REPLACED MARTINEZ (PLAYING C ); Menke made an out to first; Davis singled; Rader reached on an error by Patek [Davis to second, Rader to first]; Edwards flied out to right [Davis to third]; Ray singled [Davis scored (unearned), Rader to second]; Morgan tripled [Rader scored (unearned), Ray scored (unearned)]; Lampard was hit by a pitch; DAL CANTON REPLACED BLASS (PITCHING); Wynn grounded out (third to first); 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 7. PIRATES 7TH: HEBNER BATTED FOR DAL CANTON; Hebner tripled; Patek walked; Alou forced Patek (shortstop to second) [Hebner scored]; Oliver grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Alou out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 7. ASTROS 7TH: HEBNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); WALKER REPLACED OLIVER (PITCHING); PAGAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Pepitone grounded out (second to first); Menke grounded out (third to first); Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 7. PIRATES 8TH: ALOU REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING RF); LAMPARD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Robertson grounded out (third to first); Stargell was called out on strikes; Pagan made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 7. ASTROS 8TH: Rader singled; Rader was picked off and caught stealing second (catcher to first to shortstop); Edwards reached on an error by Patek [Edwards to first]; Ray flied out to right; Edwards was out trying to advance to second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 7. PIRATES 9TH: Ricketts struck out; Mazeroski grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Pirates 5 7 3 4 Astros 7 10 0 5
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