Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Houston Astros 7
Regular Season Game 120
Played on Wednesday, August 18, 1965 (N) at Astrodome
PIT N 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 2 - 8 11 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 - 7 10 0
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bailey 3b,lf 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 Virdon cf 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 Mota rf 3 1 2 4 2 0 3 0 Stargell lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Carpin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pagan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clendenon 1b 5 0 2 1 0 1 8 1 Mazeroski 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 Alley ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 Crandall c 4 1 2 1 0 0 9 0 Veale p 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 McBean p,lf,p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 8 11 8 3 5 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Alley-Mazeroski-Clendenon. E: Stargell (5). BATTING - 2B: Mota (7,off Nottebart); Clendenon (25,off Coombs); Bailey (23,off Taylor); Virdon (18,off Taylor). SH: Veale (6,off Coombs). HBP: Stargell (6,by Taylor). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - CS: Clendenon (9,2nd base by Coombs/Adlesh).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gaines lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 Maye ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Morgan 2b 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 3 Wynn cf 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 Thomas 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 14 0 Gentile ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Brand 3b 5 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 Staub rf 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 Lillis ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 Adlesh c 4 1 1 1 0 2 5 3 Nottebart p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Coombs p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Kasko ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bond ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 7 10 7 6 9 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 1. Adlesh-Morgan. PB: Adlesh (1). BATTING - 2B: Wynn 2 (23,off Veale,off McBean); Lillis (9,off Veale); Adlesh (1,off McBean). HR: Brand (2,9th inning off Veale 1 on 0 out). SH: Morgan (2,off Veale). GDP: Brand (15,off McBean). IBB: Gentile (5,by McBean). Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Veale W(13-9) 8 6 5 5 5 8 1 34 McBean SV(15) 0.2 4 2 2 1 0 0 6 Carpin 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 9 10 7 7 6 9 1 41 Veale faced 4 batters in the 9th inning McBean faced 3 batters in the 9th inning WP: Veale (14). IBB: McBean (7,Gentile). Inherited Runners - Scored: McBean 2-2; Carpin 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Nottebart L(3-11) 4.2 5 5 5 2 2 0 21 Coombs 3.1 3 1 1 1 2 0 13 Taylor 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 7 Totals 9 11 8 8 3 5 0 41 HBP: Taylor (4,Stargell). Inherited Runners - Scored: Coombs 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Ken Burkhart Time of Game: 2:54 Attendance: 30470 Starting Lineups: Pittsburgh Pirates Houston Astros 1. Bailey 3b Gaines lf 2. Virdon cf Morgan 2b 3. Mota rf Wynn cf 4. Stargell lf Thomas 1b 5. Clendenon 1b Brand 3b 6. Mazeroski 2b Staub rf 7. Alley ss Lillis ss 8. Crandall c Adlesh c 9. Veale p Nottebart p PIRATES 1ST: Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Virdon grounded out (second to first); Mota grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gaines was called out on strikes; Morgan flied out to right; Wynn singled; Wynn was picked off first (pitcher to first to second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell flied out to left; Clendenon grounded out (second to first); Mazeroski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Thomas flied out to center; Brand singled to left [Brand to second (error by Stargell)]; Staub grounded out (second to first) [Brand to third]; Lillis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 3RD: Alley grounded out (catcher to first); Crandall grounded out (third to first); Veale struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Adlesh struck out; Nottebart struck out; Gaines popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 4TH: Bailey grounded out (second to first); Virdon grounded out (shortstop to first); Mota walked; Stargell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Morgan walked; Wynn was called out on strikes; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first) [Morgan to second]; Brand struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 5TH: Clendenon was called out on strikes; Mazeroski singled; Alley singled [Mazeroski to second]; Crandall singled [Mazeroski scored, Alley to second]; Veale singled [Alley scored, Crandall to second]; Bailey walked [Crandall to third, Veale to second]; Virdon popped to shortstop in foul territory; Mota doubled [Crandall scored, Veale scored, Bailey scored]; COOMBS REPLACED NOTTEBART (PITCHING); Stargell grounded out (pitcher to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Staub walked; Lillis flied out to right; Adlesh struck out; Coombs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 0. PIRATES 6TH: Clendenon singled; Mazeroski flied out to right; Alley struck out while Clendenon was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Gaines grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan walked; Wynn doubled [Morgan to third]; Thomas grounded out (third to first) [Morgan scored]; Veale threw a wild pitch [Wynn to third]; Brand struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 1. PIRATES 7TH: Crandall singled; Veale out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Crandall to second]; Adlesh allowed a passed ball [Crandall to third]; Bailey flied out to left; Virdon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Staub flied out to center; Lillis grounded out (shortstop to first); Adlesh grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 1. PIRATES 8TH: Mota walked; Stargell struck out; Clendenon doubled [Mota scored]; Mazeroski flied out to center; Alley grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: KASKO BATTED FOR COOMBS; Kasko flied out to center; Gaines walked; Morgan out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Gaines to second]; Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 1. PIRATES 9TH: TAYLOR REPLACED KASKO (PITCHING); Crandall grounded out (shortstop to first); Veale was called out on strikes; Bailey doubled; Virdon doubled [Bailey scored]; Mota singled [Virdon scored]; Stargell was hit by a pitch [Mota to second]; Clendenon flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: Thomas singled; Brand homered [Thomas scored]; Staub walked; Lillis doubled [Staub to third]; MCBEAN REPLACED VEALE (PITCHING); Adlesh doubled [Staub scored, Lillis to third]; BOND BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Bond singled [Lillis scored, Adlesh scored]; MAYE BATTED FOR GAINES; Maye singled [Bond to second]; MCBEAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); CARPIN REPLACED STARGELL (PITCHING); Morgan struck out; PAGAN REPLACED CARPIN (PLAYING 3B); BAILEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MCBEAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); Wynn doubled [Bond scored, Maye to third]; GENTILE BATTED FOR THOMAS; Gentile was walked intentionally; Brand grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gentile out at second]; 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Pirates 8 11 1 6 Astros 7 10 0 7
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