Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 84
Played on Saturday, July 15, 1972 (D) at Three Rivers Stadium
HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 PIT N 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 x - 5 10 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Miller cf 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 Wynn rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 May 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 10 0 Watson lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Edwards c 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Helms 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 6 1 3 2 24 10 FIELDING - DP: 2. Metzger-May, Helms-May. BATTING - 2B: May (16,off Ellis). SH: Forsch (6,off Ellis). GDP: May (7,off Ellis); Rader (12,off Ellis). Team LOB: 7.
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Clines rf,cf 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 Davalillo lf,rf 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 Oliver cf 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 Zisk lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stargell 1b 2 1 1 2 2 0 16 0 Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Stennett 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 7 Robertson 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 Alley ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 8 Ellis p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Pagan ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Giusti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 5 10 5 3 4 27 17 FIELDING - DP: 2. Alley-Stennett-Stargell, Alley-Stennett-Stargell. E: Stargell (5). BATTING - 2B: Davalillo (15,off Forsch); Alley (7,off Forsch). 3B: Clines (2,off Forsch). HR: Stargell (18,3rd inning off Forsch 1 on 1 out); Pagan (3,7th inning off Forsch 0 on 0 out). SH: Davalillo (4,off Ray). SF: Oliver (5,off Forsch). GDP: Sanguillen (4,off Forsch). IBB: Stargell (6,by Ray). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Stennett (1,3rd base off Forsch/Edwards).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch L(5-4) 6 9 5 5 2 3 2 28 Ray 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 York 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 8 10 5 5 3 4 2 35 Forsch faced 2 batters in the 7th inning IBB: Ray (3,Stargell). Inherited Runners - Scored: Ray 1-0. .
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ellis W(8-4) 7 3 1 1 3 0 0 26 Giusti SV(12) 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 9 Totals 9 6 1 1 3 2 0 35 Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 16202 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Pittsburgh Pirates 1. Metzger ss Clines rf 2. Miller cf Davalillo lf 3. Wynn rf Oliver cf 4. May 1b Stargell 1b 5. Watson lf Sanguillen c 6. Rader 3b Stennett 2b 7. Edwards c Robertson 3b 8. Helms 2b Alley ss 9. Forsch p Ellis p ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Miller walked; Wynn forced Miller (shortstop to second); May doubled to center [Wynn scored]; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Clines singled to center; Davalillo doubled to left [Clines to third]; Oliver hit a sacrifice fly to left [Clines scored]; Stargell grounded out (second to first) [Davalillo to third]; Sanguillen flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1. ASTROS 2ND: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards made an out to shortstop; Helms flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1. PIRATES 2ND: Stennett singled to right; Robertson walked [Stennett to second]; Stennett stole third; Alley struck out; Ellis struck out; Clines grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1. ASTROS 3RD: Forsch grounded out (second to first); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller walked; Wynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1. PIRATES 3RD: Davalillo singled to right; Oliver flied out to left; Stargell homered [Davalillo scored]; Sanguillen struck out; Stennett flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 3. ASTROS 4TH: May grounded out (third to first); Watson flied out to center; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 3. PIRATES 4TH: Robertson grounded out (third to first); Alley doubled to left; Ellis grounded out (third to first); Clines tripled to right [Alley scored]; Davalillo grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 4. ASTROS 5TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms singled to left; Forsch out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Helms to second]; Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 4. PIRATES 5TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stargell walked; Sanguillen grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Stargell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 4. ASTROS 6TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Wynn walked; May grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 4. PIRATES 6TH: Stennett flied out to center; Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first); Alley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 4. ASTROS 7TH: ZISK REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING LF); DAVALILLO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); CLINES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Watson singled to center; Rader grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Watson out at second]; Edwards reached on an error by Stargell [Edwards to first]; Helms made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 4. PIRATES 7TH: PAGAN BATTED FOR ELLIS; Pagan homered; Clines singled to center; RAY REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Davalillo out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Clines to second]; Zisk flied out to right; Stargell was walked intentionally; Sanguillen flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5. ASTROS 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); STEWART BATTED FOR RAY; Stewart grounded out (first unassisted); Metzger grounded out (third to first); Miller singled to center; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5. PIRATES 8TH: YORK REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Stennett struck out; Robertson singled to right; Alley lined into a double play (second to first) [Robertson out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5. ASTROS 9TH: May struck out; Watson singled to third; Rader flied out to right; Edwards singled to right [Watson to second]; Helms grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 6 0 7 Pirates 5 10 1 6
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