Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Houston Astros 8
Regular Season Game 55
Played on Sunday, June 6, 1971 (D) at Three Rivers Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 - 8 15 1 PIT N 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 x - 9 17 3
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 Lemaster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 5 Martinez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cedeno cf 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 Watson lf 4 2 2 4 1 0 2 0 Menke 1b,ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 7 4 Rader 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 Hiatt c 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wynn ph,rf 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Metzger ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mayberry ph,1b 3 1 2 1 0 0 5 0 Blasingame p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Miller ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Harris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edwards c 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 42 8 15 8 2 8 24 13 FIELDING - DP: 2. Morgan-Menke, Rader-Morgan-Menke. E: Morgan (6). BATTING - 2B: Hiatt (3,off Ellis); Menke (8,off Ellis); Rader (11,off Ellis); Alou 2 (11,off Grant,off Giusti); Watson (9,off Grant); Edwards (5,off Grant); Wynn (5,off Giusti). HR: Watson (4,6th inning off Ellis 1 on 0 out); Mayberry (2,8th inning off Grant 0 on 2 out). GDP: Alou (5,off Ellis). Team LOB: 9.
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cash 2b 5 4 3 1 0 0 3 2 Hebner 3b 4 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 Clemente rf 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 Stargell lf 5 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 Sanguillen c 5 0 3 1 0 0 8 1 Robertson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 10 1 Oliver cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 J. Hernandez ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Ellis p 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Mazeroski ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grant p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Giusti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Veale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 9 17 8 1 2 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. J. Hernandez-Cash-Robertson. E: Hebner (6), J. Hernandez 2 (6). PB: Sanguillen (4). BATTING - 2B: Stargell (7,off Lemaster). 3B: Hebner (4,off Blasingame). HR: Stargell (18,3rd inning off Blasingame 1 on 1 out); Cash (1,8th inning off Lemaster 0 on 0 out). GDP: J. Hernandez (3,off Blasingame); Oliver (7,off Forsch). Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Blasingame L(4-6) 2.1 6 4 3 1 1 1 14 Forsch 1.2 4 1 1 0 1 0 8 Harris 1.2 4 3 3 0 0 0 9 Culver 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 Lemaster 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 5 Totals 8 17 9 8 1 2 2 41 WP: Blasingame (3), Culver (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Forsch 1-0; Culver 2-1. .
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ellis W(8-3) 6 8 3 2 1 6 1 26 Grant 1.2 5 4 4 0 1 1 10 Giusti 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 7 Veale SV(2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 9 15 8 6 2 8 2 44 Inherited Runners - Scored: Giusti 1-1; Veale 2-0. . Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Shag Crawford Time of Game: 2:54 Attendance: 23051 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Pittsburgh Pirates 1. Alou rf Cash 2b 2. Morgan 2b Hebner 3b 3. Cedeno cf Clemente rf 4. Watson lf Stargell lf 5. Menke 1b Sanguillen c 6. Rader 3b Robertson 1b 7. Hiatt c Oliver cf 8. Metzger ss J. Hernandez ss 9. Blasingame p Ellis p ASTROS 1ST: Alou flied out to center; Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled to third [Cedeno to third (error by Hebner)]; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Cash reached on an error by Morgan; Hebner tripled [Cash scored (unearned)]; Blasingame threw a wild pitch [Hebner scored]; Clemente struck out; Stargell grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen singled; Robertson forced Sanguillen (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. ASTROS 2ND: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader struck out (catcher to first); Hiatt doubled; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. PIRATES 2ND: Oliver singled; J. Hernandez grounded into a double play (second to first) [Oliver out at second]; Ellis singled; Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. ASTROS 3RD: Blasingame struck out; Alou grounded out (first to second to pitcher); Morgan singled; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. PIRATES 3RD: Hebner walked; Clemente grounded out (second to first) [Hebner to second]; Stargell homered [Hebner scored]; Sanguillen singled; FORSCH REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Robertson singled [Sanguillen to third]; Oliver grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Robertson out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 4. ASTROS 4TH: Watson reached on an error by J. Hernandez; Menke doubled [Watson scored (unearned)]; Rader struck out; Hiatt struck out; Metzger lined to first; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 4. PIRATES 4TH: J. Hernandez flied out to left; Ellis grounded out (pitcher to first); Cash singled; Hebner singled [Cash to third]; Clemente singled [Hebner to third, Cash scored]; Stargell struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5. ASTROS 5TH: MILLER BATTED FOR FORSCH; Miller walked; Alou grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Miller out at second]; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5. PIRATES 5TH: HARRIS REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Sanguillen flied out to right; Robertson made an out to first; Oliver grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno singled; Sanguillen allowed a passed ball [Cedeno to second]; Watson homered [Cedeno scored]; Menke lined to right; Rader doubled; Hiatt made an out to first; MAYBERRY BATTED FOR METZGER; Mayberry singled to right [Rader out at home (right to catcher)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 5. PIRATES 6TH: MAYBERRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MENKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); J. Hernandez flied out to left; MAZEROSKI BATTED FOR ELLIS; Mazeroski grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash singled; Hebner singled [Cash to third]; Clemente singled [Hebner to second, Cash scored]; Stargell singled [Clemente to third, Hebner scored]; CULVER REPLACED HIATT (PITCHING); EDWARDS REPLACED HARRIS (PLAYING C ); Sanguillen singled [Stargell to second, Clemente scored]; Culver threw a wild pitch [Sanguillen to second, Stargell to third]; Robertson grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 8. ASTROS 7TH: GRANT REPLACED MAZEROSKI (PITCHING); Edwards singled; Alou doubled [Edwards to third]; Morgan made an out to third; Cedeno made an out to first; Watson doubled [Alou scored, Edwards scored]; Menke lined to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 8. PIRATES 7TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Oliver flied out to right; J. Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Grant grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 8. ASTROS 8TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); WYNN BATTED FOR CULVER; Wynn struck out; Mayberry homered; Edwards doubled; GIUSTI REPLACED GRANT (PITCHING); Alou doubled [Edwards scored]; Martinez struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 8. PIRATES 8TH: WYNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LEMASTER REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Cash homered; Hebner flied out to center; Clemente flied out to right; Stargell doubled; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Pirates 9. ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno reached on an error by J. Hernandez; Watson walked [Cedeno to second]; Menke made an out to pitcher; Rader forced Watson (third to second) [Cedeno to third]; Wynn doubled [Rader to third, Cedeno scored (unearned)]; VEALE REPLACED GIUSTI (PITCHING); Mayberry lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Pirates 9. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 8 15 1 9 Pirates 9 17 3 8
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