Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 97
Played on Friday, July 20, 1979 (N) at Three Rivers Stadium
HOU N 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 8 0 PIT N 3 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 x - 9 12 2
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Landestoy 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 Gonzalez ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 Puhl cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Leonard rf 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Cabell 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 9 0 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Howe 3b 2 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 Ashby c 2 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 Alou ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Roberge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sexton ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Baldwin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 3 8 2 3 4 24 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Cabell. BATTING - HR: Howe (6,3rd inning off Candelaria 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Leonard (7,2nd base off Candelaria/Ott). CS: Cabell (9,2nd base by Candelaria/Ott).
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Moreno cf 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 Foli ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 Parker rf 5 1 3 1 0 2 2 0 Stargell 1b 4 2 1 1 0 1 13 0 B. Robinson lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 Ott c 3 1 1 2 1 1 5 1 Garner 3b 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 3 Stennett 2b 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 6 Candelaria p 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Totals 36 9 12 9 3 7 27 12 FIELDING - E: Stennett 2 (8). BATTING - 2B: Ott (13,off Richard); Stennett (10,off Richard); Parker (23,off Roberge). HR: Garner (5,6th inning off Richard 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Garner (8,2nd base off Richard/Ashby); Moreno (40,2nd base off Roberge/Ashby).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard L(7-11) 5.1 10 8 8 3 5 1 28 Roberge 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 LaCorte 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 8 Totals 8 12 9 9 3 7 1 39 WP: LaCorte (3). Inherited Runners - Scored: Roberge 1-1. .
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Candelaria W(9-7) 9 8 3 2 3 4 1 38 Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Charlie Williams Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 23585 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Pittsburgh Pirates 1. Landestoy 2b Moreno cf 2. Gonzalez ss Foli ss 3. Puhl cf Parker rf 4. Leonard rf Stargell 1b 5. Cabell 1b B. Robinson lf 6. Cruz lf Ott c 7. Howe 3b Garner 3b 8. Ashby c Stennett 2b 9. Richard p Candelaria p ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy popped to catcher in foul territory; Gonzalez flied out to center; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied out to center; Foli singled to right; Parker singled to center [Foli to third, Parker to second (on throw to 3b)]; Stargell reached on a fielder's choice [Parker out at third (shortstop to third), Foli scored]; B. Robinson singled to left [Stargell to second]; Ott doubled to center [Stargell scored, B. Robinson scored]; Garner made an out to second; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 3. ASTROS 2ND: Leonard grounded out (second to first); Cabell singled to right; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 3. PIRATES 2ND: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Candelaria struck out; Moreno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 3. ASTROS 3RD: Howe homered; Ashby walked; Richard struck out; Landestoy forced Ashby (second to shortstop); Gonzalez flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 3. PIRATES 3RD: Foli flied out to left; Parker singled to left; Stargell singled to left [Parker to second]; B. Robinson struck out; Ott walked [Parker to third, Stargell to second]; Garner singled to center [Parker scored, Stargell scored, Ott to third]; Garner stole second; Stennett walked; Candelaria grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl popped to shortstop in foul territory; Leonard singled to center; Cabell grounded out (third to first) [Leonard to second]; Cruz reached on an error by Stennett [Leonard scored (error by Stennett) (unearned) (no RBI), Cruz to second]; Howe walked; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 5. PIRATES 4TH: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 5. ASTROS 5TH: Richard grounded out (third to first); Landestoy grounded out (pitcher to first); Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 5. PIRATES 5TH: Stargell struck out; B. Robinson walked; Ott lined into a double play (first unassisted) [B. Robinson out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 5. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Leonard singled to left; Leonard stole second; Cabell singled to left [Leonard scored]; Cruz popped to first in foul territory; Howe singled to center [Cabell to second]; Ashby struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 5. PIRATES 6TH: Garner homered; Stennett doubled to left; Candelaria struck out; Moreno singled to center [Stennett scored]; ROBERGE REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Moreno stole second; Foli grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Moreno to third]; Parker doubled to center [Moreno scored]; Stargell grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 8. ASTROS 7TH: SEXTON BATTED FOR ROBERGE; Sexton singled to center; Landestoy struck out; Gonzalez struck out; Puhl made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 8. PIRATES 7TH: LACORTE REPLACED SEXTON (PITCHING); B. Robinson popped to third in foul territory; Ott struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Garner grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Ott to second]; Stennett singled to center [Ott scored]; Candelaria flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 9. ASTROS 8TH: Leonard flied out to right; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 9. PIRATES 8TH: Moreno made an out to shortstop; Foli flied out to left; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 9. ASTROS 9TH: Howe walked; ALOU BATTED FOR ASHBY; Alou singled to right [Howe to second]; BALDWIN BATTED FOR LACORTE; Baldwin grounded out (second to first) [Howe to third, Alou to second]; Landestoy flied out to right; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 9. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 8 0 8 Pirates 9 12 2 6
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