Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 31
Played on Thursday, May 9, 1974 (N) at Astrodome
PIT N 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 15 0 HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Stennett 2b 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 Clines cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 Oliver 1b 4 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 Stargell lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Zisk rf 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 Parker pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sanguillen c 5 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 Hebner 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 Taveras ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 Rooker p 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 Giusti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 4 15 3 3 1 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Rooker-Stennett-Oliver. BATTING - 2B: Clines (2,off Roberts); Rooker (1,off Scherman); Zisk (3,off Scherman). Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING - SB: Clines (1,3rd base off Roberts/C. Johnson); Oliver (2,2nd base off Roberts/C. Johnson); Taveras (4,3rd base off Roberts/C. Johnson).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kelleher ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Menke ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Milbourne ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. May ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Brown rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 3 Watson lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 L. May 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 9 0 C. Johnson c 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 Rader 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 Helms 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 Roberts p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Gross ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 32 1 6 1 5 8 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Cedeno-C. Johnson. E: C. Johnson (1). BATTING - 2B: L. May (7,off Rooker). HR: L. May (6,4th inning off Rooker 0 on 1 out). GDP: Menke (1,off Rooker). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno 2 (16,2nd base off Rooker/Sanguillen,3rd base off Rooker/Sanguillen).
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Rooker W(2-2) 7 4 1 1 4 5 1 28 Giusti 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 9 Totals 9 6 1 1 5 8 1 37 WP: Giusti (1).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roberts L(5-3) 7 11 3 2 3 1 0 33 Scherman 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 10 Totals 9 15 4 3 3 1 0 43 Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 10864 Starting Lineups: Pittsburgh Pirates Houston Astros 1. Stennett 2b Kelleher ss 2. Clines cf Brown rf 3. Oliver 1b Cedeno cf 4. Stargell lf Watson lf 5. Zisk rf L. May 1b 6. Sanguillen c C. Johnson c 7. Hebner 3b Rader 3b 8. Taveras ss Helms 2b 9. Rooker p Roberts p PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to left; Clines doubled to left [Stennett to third]; Oliver walked; Stargell hit into a double play (center to catcher) [Stennett out at home]; Clines stole third and Oliver stole second; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown lined to center; Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second; Watson walked; Cedeno stole third; L. May flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen lined to center; Hebner singled to right; Taveras singled to third [Hebner to second]; Rooker singled to center [Hebner scored (error by C. Johnson) (unearned), Taveras to second]; Taveras stole third; Stennett flied out to center; Clines forced Rooker (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: C. Johnson struck out; Rader flied out to center; Helms flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. PIRATES 3RD: Oliver grounded out (second to pitcher); Stargell singled to center; Zisk walked [Stargell to second]; Sanguillen singled to right [Stargell scored, Zisk to third]; Hebner singled to center [Zisk scored, Sanguillen out at third (center to shortstop to second)]; Taveras grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Kelleher grounded out (pitcher to first); Brown walked; Cedeno forced Brown (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0. PIRATES 4TH: Rooker grounded out (third to first); Stennett walked; Clines forced Stennett (center to shortstop) [Clines to second]; Rennie Stennett missed 2B on apparent double to RF by Gene Clines; Oliver lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Watson lined to shortstop; L. May homered; C. Johnson struck out; Rader walked; Helms singled to left [Rader to second]; Roberts struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1. PIRATES 5TH: Stargell flied out to center; Zisk flied out to center; Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Kelleher grounded out (first unassisted); Brown flied out to center; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1. PIRATES 6TH: Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); On a bunt Taveras singled to pitcher; Rooker grounded out (second to first) [Taveras to second]; Stennett popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); L. May doubled to right; C. Johnson struck out; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1. PIRATES 7TH: Clines flied out to center; Oliver singled to right; Stargell forced Oliver (shortstop to second); Zisk singled to left [Stargell to second]; Sanguillen forced Zisk (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); GROSS BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Gross walked; MENKE BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Menke grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1. PIRATES 8TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED MENKE (PLAYING SS); SCHERMAN REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Taveras flied out to right; Rooker doubled to right; Stennett singled to center [Rooker scored]; Clines singled to center [Stennett to second]; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Brown was called out on strikes; Cedeno flied out to left; Watson walked; L. May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 1. PIRATES 9TH: Stargell grounded out (pitcher to first); Zisk doubled to right; PARKER RAN FOR ZISK; Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Hebner lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: PARKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); C. Johnson singled to left; Rader singled [C. Johnson to second]; Helms lined to center; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; Gallagher struck out; M. MAY BATTED FOR MILBOURNE; Giusti threw a wild pitch [C. Johnson to third, Rader to second]; M. May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Pirates 4 15 0 12 Astros 1 6 1 9
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