Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 20
Played on Friday, April 26, 1974 (N) at Three Rivers Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 3 11 1 PIT N 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 - 4 8 2
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 Brown rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Gross ph,rf,lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cedeno cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 Watson lf,1b 4 1 3 2 0 0 5 0 L. May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 Gallagher rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rader 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 Helms 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Edwards c 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 Dierker p 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 C. Johnson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Milbourne pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scherman p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 3 11 3 0 6 25 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Rader-Helms-L. May. E: Metzger (3). BATTING - 2B: Rader (4,off Rooker); Metzger (5,off Rooker). HR: Watson (3,8th inning off Giusti 1 on 0 out). SF: Edwards (1,off Rooker). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - CS: Edwards (1,2nd base by Rooker/Sanguillen).
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Stennett 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 Hebner 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Oliver 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 Stargell lf 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 Mendoza pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parker cf,rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 Zisk rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Clines cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sanguillen c 4 0 1 1 0 0 6 2 Taveras ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 Popovich ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Rooker p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Giusti p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 8 3 2 3 27 7 FIELDING - DP: 1. Taveras-Oliver. E: Stennett (4), Zisk (2). BATTING - 3B: Oliver (2,off Dierker). SF: Stargell (3,off Dierker). HBP: Stargell (1,by Scherman). GDP: Zisk (1,off Dierker). IBB: Stargell (2,by Dierker); Popovich (1,by Forsch). Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker 6 6 2 2 1 2 0 24 Scherman L(0-1) 2.1 1 2 1 0 1 0 9 Forsch 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 Totals 8.1 8 4 3 2 3 0 36 WP: Dierker (2). HBP: Scherman (3,Stargell). IBB: Dierker (2,Stargell); Forsch (2,Popovich). Inherited Runners - Scored: Forsch 2-2. .
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Rooker 6.2 9 1 1 0 4 0 28 Giusti W(1-1) 2.1 2 2 2 0 2 1 9 Totals 9 11 3 3 0 6 1 37 Inherited Runners - Scored: Giusti 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 11145 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Pittsburgh Pirates 1. Metzger ss Stennett 2b 2. Brown rf Hebner 3b 3. Cedeno cf Oliver 1b 4. Watson lf Stargell lf 5. L. May 1b Parker cf 6. Rader 3b Zisk rf 7. Helms 2b Sanguillen c 8. Edwards c Taveras ss 9. Dierker p Rooker p ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out; Brown flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Stennett flied out to right; Hebner struck out; Oliver flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to center; L. May was called out on strikes; Rader popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); Parker singled to right; Zisk grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Parker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. ASTROS 3RD: Helms reached on an error by Zisk [Helms to first]; Edwards lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Helms out at first]; Dierker singled to left; Metzger singled to left [Dierker to second]; Brown was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen grounded out (first to pitcher); Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Rooker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson singled to center; L. May flied out to right; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Hebner singled to center; Oliver forced Hebner (second to shortstop); Dierker threw a wild pitch [Oliver to second]; Stargell was walked intentionally; Parker lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. ASTROS 5TH: Helms flied out to center; Edwards singled to right; Edwards was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); On a bunt Dierker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 5TH: Zisk struck out; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); Taveras singled to pitcher; Rooker singled to left [Taveras to second]; Stennett singled to left [Taveras scored, Rooker to second]; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1. ASTROS 6TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown flied out to left; Cedeno singled to left; Watson singled to right [Cedeno to second]; L. May made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 6TH: Oliver tripled to right; Stargell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Oliver scored]; Parker flied out to left; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 2. ASTROS 7TH: Rader doubled to left; Helms lined to second [Rader to third (error by Stennett)]; Edwards hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rader scored]; C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR DIERKER; C. Johnson singled to shortstop; MILBOURNE RAN FOR C. JOHNSON; Metzger doubled to right [Milbourne to third]; GIUSTI REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); GROSS BATTED FOR BROWN; Gross was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. PIRATES 7TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SCHERMAN REPLACED MILBOURNE (PITCHING); Sanguillen flied out to left; Taveras grounded out (first unassisted); Giusti grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. ASTROS 8TH: PARKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); CLINES REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING CF); Cedeno singled to center; Watson homered [Cedeno scored]; L. May grounded out (catcher to first); Rader made an out to second; Helms flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 2. PIRATES 8TH: GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); WATSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); GALLAGHER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING RF); Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner grounded out (third to first); Oliver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 2. ASTROS 9TH: Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); Scherman struck out; Metzger lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 2. PIRATES 9TH: Stargell was hit by a pitch; MENDOZA RAN FOR STARGELL; Parker struck out; Willie Stargell hit on the head; left with injury above his left eye Debut game for Mario Mendoza; Clines singled to center [Mendoza to second]; FORSCH REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING); Sanguillen singled [Mendoza scored, Clines to third, Sanguillen to second (on throw)]; POPOVICH BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Popovich was walked intentionally; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR GIUSTI; Kirkpatrick reached on an error by Metzger [Clines scored (unearned) (no RBI), Sanguillen to third, Popovich to second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 11 1 7 Pirates 4 8 2 7
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