Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 128
Played on Tuesday, August 21, 1973 (N) at Astrodome
PIT N 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 - 6 8 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 1
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Clines cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 Hebner 3b 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 Oliver 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 11 0 Stargell lf 3 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 Zisk rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Stennett 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 5 Maxvill ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Morlan p 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 32 6 8 4 3 4 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 3. Stennett-Oliver, Maxvill-Stennett-Oliver, Maxvill-Stennett-Oliver. BATTING - 2B: Stargell (33,off Wilson); Zisk (15,off Crawford); Stennett (15,off Crawford). SF: Hebner (4,off Wilson); Stargell (3,off Crawford). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Oliver (6,2nd base off Wilson/Edwards).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gallagher rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 Metzger ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 1 Watson lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 Campbell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 May 1b 4 1 1 1 0 2 7 0 Edwards c 4 1 1 1 0 1 6 0 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 Wilson p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Stewart ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 33 3 9 3 2 7 27 9 FIELDING - E: Wilson (4). PB: Edwards (2). BATTING - 2B: Wilson (4,off Morlan). HR: Edwards (5,5th inning off Morlan 0 on 1 out); May (21,9th inning off Morlan 0 on 1 out). GDP: Watson (15,off Morlan); Rader (9,off Morlan). Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Morlan W(2-1) 9 9 3 3 2 7 2 35
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson L(9-14) 7 3 4 4 3 4 0 27 Crawford 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 10 Totals 9 8 6 6 3 4 0 37 WP: Wilson 3 (6). Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 11094 Starting Lineups: Pittsburgh Pirates Houston Astros 1. Clines cf Gallagher rf 2. Hebner 3b Metzger ss 3. Oliver 1b Cedeno cf 4. Stargell lf Watson lf 5. Zisk rf Rader 3b 6. Sanguillen c May 1b 7. Stennett 2b Edwards c 8. Maxvill ss Helms 2b 9. Morlan p Wilson p PIRATES 1ST: Clines struck out; Hebner made an out to second; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gallagher singled to right; Metzger singled to center [Gallagher to third]; Cedeno struck out; Watson lined into a double play (second to first) [Metzger out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanguillen lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader popped to first in foul territory; May struck out; Edwards struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 3RD: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); Morlan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Helms struck out; Wilson grounded out (third to first); Gallagher made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 4TH: Clines made an out to first; Hebner singled to right; Oliver flied out to center; Stargell doubled to right [Hebner scored]; Wilson threw a wild pitch [Stargell to third]; Wilson threw a wild pitch [Stargell scored]; Zisk struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Metzger singled to left; Cedeno singled to left [Metzger to second]; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Metzger to third, Cedeno out at second]; Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0. PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen popped to catcher in foul territory; Stennett flied out to center; Maxvill flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: May struck out; Edwards homered; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson doubled to left; Gallagher singled to right [Wilson scored]; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. PIRATES 6TH: Morlan walked; Edwards allowed a passed ball [Morlan to second]; Clines walked; Clines was picked off first but was safe on an error by Wilson [Morlan to third, Clines to second]; Hebner hit a sacrifice fly to right [Morlan scored, Clines to third]; Wilson threw a wild pitch [Clines scored]; Oliver singled to right; Oliver stole second; Stargell struck out; Zisk walked; Sanguillen lined to left; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; Watson walked; Rader grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2. PIRATES 7TH: Stennett flied out to left; Maxvill flied out to right; Morlan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: May grounded out (third to first); Edwards made an out to shortstop; Helms walked; STEWART BATTED FOR WILSON; Stewart singled to right [Helms to second]; Gallagher grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2. PIRATES 8TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Clines singled to center; Hebner forced Clines (pitcher to shortstop); Oliver singled to right [Hebner to third]; Stargell hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hebner scored]; Zisk doubled to center [Oliver out at home (center to second to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno struck out; Watson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2. PIRATES 9TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Sanguillen made an out to second; Stennett doubled to right; Maxvill flied out to center; Morlan singled to center [Stennett scored]; Clines forced Morlan (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); May homered; Edwards flied out to left; Helms made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Pirates 6 8 0 4 Astros 3 9 1 5
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