Houston Astros 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Regular Season Game 47
Played on Sunday, May 27, 1973 (D) at Three Rivers Stadium
HOU N 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 6 12 0 PIT N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 5 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gallagher cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Metzger ss 3 2 2 0 1 0 3 1 Wynn rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 Watson lf 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 May 1b 4 1 3 3 0 1 15 0 Rader 3b 2 1 0 0 3 2 1 6 Helms 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 Torres 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Jutze c 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Roberts p 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 36 6 12 5 6 6 27 12 BATTING - 2B: May (6,off Blass); Watson (8,off Rooker). HR: May (6,2nd inning off Blass 0 on 0 out). SH: Metzger (4,off Blass). HBP: May (1,by Johnson). GDP: Jutze (1,off Blass). Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING - SB: Metzger (4,2nd base off McKee/May). CS: Metzger (3,2nd base by Blass/May).
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gonzalez 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 Cash 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 Sanguillen rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Robertson 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 9 1 Oliver cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Zisk lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 J. Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Rooker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 May c 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 Clines ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McNertney c 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Blass p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 McKee p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Stennett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 5 2 1 1 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. J. Hernandez-Cash-Robertson. BATTING - 2B: Robertson (9,off Roberts). HR: Gonzalez (1,6th inning off Roberts 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roberts W(5-2) 9 5 2 2 1 1 1 33
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Blass L(2-3) 2.2 5 4 4 3 1 1 14 McKee 2.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 11 Johnson 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 10 Rooker 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 9 Totals 9 12 6 6 6 6 1 44 WP: Blass (4). HBP: Johnson (4,May). Inherited Runners - Scored: McKee 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 15386 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Pittsburgh Pirates 1. Gallagher cf Gonzalez 3b 2. Metzger ss Cash 2b 3. Wynn rf Sanguillen rf 4. Watson lf Robertson 1b 5. May 1b Oliver cf 6. Rader 3b Zisk lf 7. Helms 2b J. Hernandez ss 8. Jutze c May c 9. Roberts p Blass p ASTROS 1ST: Gallagher grounded out (second to first); Metzger walked; Metzger was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Wynn walked; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. ASTROS 2ND: May homered; Rader walked; Helms singled to center [Rader to third]; Jutze grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rader scored (no RBI), Helms out at second]; Roberts grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Robertson walked; Oliver popped to first; Zisk made an out to shortstop; J. Hernandez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0. ASTROS 3RD: Gallagher singled to right; Blass threw a wild pitch [Gallagher to second]; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Gallagher to third]; Wynn struck out; Watson singled to center [Gallagher scored]; May doubled to left [Watson scored, May to third (on throw)]; MCKEE REPLACED BLASS (PITCHING); Rader struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: May grounded out (second to first); McKee grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 0. ASTROS 4TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Jutze grounded out (first unassisted); Roberts singled to center; Gallagher flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Cash singled to left; Sanguillen forced Cash (pitcher to shortstop); Robertson popped to shortstop; Oliver singled to right [Sanguillen to third]; Zisk flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 0. ASTROS 5TH: Metzger singled to center; Metzger stole second; Wynn flied out to left; Watson grounded out (first unassisted) [Metzger to third]; May singled to left [Metzger scored]; Rader walked [May to second]; Helms flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 0. PIRATES 5TH: J. Hernandez flied out to center; May struck out; ALLEY BATTED FOR MCKEE; Alley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 0. ASTROS 6TH: JOHNSON REPLACED ALLEY (PITCHING); Jutze flied out to left; Roberts popped to third; Gallagher grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 0. PIRATES 6TH: Gonzalez homered; Cash grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); Robertson made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 1. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger singled to left; Wynn popped to third; Watson singled to center [Metzger to second]; May was hit by a pitch [Metzger to third, Watson to second]; Rader struck out; Helms singled to second [Metzger scored, Watson to third, May to second]; Jutze forced Helms (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 1. PIRATES 7TH: TORRES REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 2B); Oliver flied out to left; Zisk popped to catcher; J. Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 1. ASTROS 8TH: ROOKER REPLACED J. HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); STENNETT REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING SS); Roberts grounded out (second to first); Gallagher flied out to left; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 1. PIRATES 8TH: CLINES BATTED FOR MAY; Clines popped to first; Stennett popped to first in foul territory; Gonzalez lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 1. ASTROS 9TH: MCNERTNEY REPLACED CLINES (PLAYING C ); Wynn struck out; Watson doubled to right; May struck out; Rader walked; Torres walked [Watson to third, Rader to second]; Jutze was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 1. PIRATES 9TH: Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Sanguillen singled to shortstop; Robertson doubled to left [Sanguillen scored]; Oliver popped to second; Zisk grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 6 12 0 11 Pirates 2 5 0 4
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