Houston Astros 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Regular Season Game 5
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Sunday, April 18, 1965 (D) at Forbes Field

HOU N    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 10  0
PIT N    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Morgan 2b                     3   0   1   0       1   0       1   4
Spangler lf                   4   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Staub rf                      4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Bond 1b                       4   0   0   0       0   0       7   2
Aspromonte 3b                 4   0   0   0       0   2       1   3
Wynn cf                       4   1   2   0       0   0       2   0
Bateman c                     4   2   2   3       0   1       9   0
Lillis ss                     4   0   3   0       0   0       3   2
Bruce p                       4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Totals                       35   3  10   3       1   4      27  11

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Aspromonte-Morgan-Bond-Aspromonte.

BATTING - 
2B: Morgan (2,off Law); Lillis (1,off Law).
HR: Bateman 2 (2,2nd inning off Law 1 on 1 out,9th inning off Face 0 on 2 out).
GDP: Bateman (2,off Law).
Team LOB: 6.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Virdon cf                     4   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
Schofield ss                  4   0   0   0       0   2       3   4
Clemente rf                   4   0   2   0       0   1       3   1
Stargell 1b                   3   0   0   0       1   2      11   0
Bailey 3b                     4   0   0   1       0   0       2   1
Lynch lf                      4   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
Pagliaroni c                  3   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
  Rodgers pr                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Crandall c                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Alley 2b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       1   7
Law p                         2   0   1   0       0   1       1   3
  Mota ph                     1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Face p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   1   6   1       1   9      27  16

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Alley-Schofield-Stargell.

BATTING - 
Team LOB: 5.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bruce W(1-1)                  9     6   1   1   1   9   0  33


Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Law L(0-1)                    8     8   2   2   1   3   1  31
Face                          1     2   1   1   0   1   1   5
Totals                        9    10   3   3   1   4   2  36


Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Paul Pryor
Time of Game: 2:11   


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates       
1. Morgan              2b        Virdon              cf
2. Spangler            lf        Schofield           ss
3. Staub               rf        Clemente            rf
4. Bond                1b        Stargell            1b
5. Aspromonte          3b        Bailey              3b
6. Wynn                cf        Lynch               lf
7. Bateman             c         Pagliaroni          c
8. Lillis              ss        Alley               2b
9. Bruce               p         Law                 p

ASTROS 1ST: Morgan doubled; Spangler grounded out (pitcher to
first); Staub flied out to right; Bond popped to third; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Virdon singled; Schofield struck out; Clemente
singled [Virdon to second]; Stargell walked [Virdon to third,
Clemente to second]; Bailey hit into a double play (third to
second) [Virdon scored, Clemente out at third (second to first
to third), Stargell out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 0, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Aspromonte flied out to right; Wynn singled; Bateman
homered [Wynn scored]; Lillis doubled; Bruce struck out; Morgan
walked; Spangler grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Lynch struck out; Pagliaroni was called out on
strikes; Alley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Staub grounded out (second to first); Bond grounded
out (second to pitcher); Aspromonte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Law singled; Virdon popped to shortstop; Schofield
grounded out (second to first) [Law to second]; Clemente
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2,
Pirates 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn singled; Bateman grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Wynn out at second]; Lillis
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell was called out on strikes; Bailey flied
out to center; Lynch flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 2, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Bruce grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
grounded out (second to first); Spangler singled to right
[Spangler out at second (right to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Pagliaroni popped to shortstop; Alley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Law struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 2, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Staub flied out to center; Bond grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Aspromonte grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Virdon popped to shortstop; Schofield grounded out
(first to pitcher); Clemente singled; Stargell struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Wynn popped to third in foul territory; Bateman was
called out on strikes; Lillis singled; Bruce forced Lillis
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynch
struck out; Pagliaroni singled; RODGERS RAN FOR PAGLIARONI;
Alley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 2, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 8TH: CRANDALL REPLACED RODGERS (PLAYING C ); Morgan
grounded out (second to first); Spangler singled; Staub popped
to shortstop; Bond grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: MOTA BATTED FOR LAW; Mota singled; Virdon flied out
to left; Schofield was called out on strikes; Clemente struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 9TH: FACE REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Aspromonte struck
out; Wynn flied out to left; Bateman homered; Lillis singled;
Bruce flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Stargell flied out to center; Bailey flied out to
right; Lynch grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           3  10   0    6
 Pirates          1   6   0    5


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