Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 20
Played on Saturday, April 30, 1977 (D) at Three Rivers Stadium

HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
PIT N    2  1  5    0  0  1    1  0  x  -  10 12  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gonzalez ss                   4   0   2   0       0   0       2   2
Cruz rf                       4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Cedeno cf                     3   0   0   0       1   1       2   0
Watson 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   1       9   1
Ferguson c                    4   0   2   0       0   0       4   1
Johnson lf                    4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Howe 3b                       4   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Sperring 2b                   3   0   0   0       0   0       2   4
Konieczny p                   1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  McLaughlin p                0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Roberts ph                  1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Larson p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       32   0   6   0       2   2      24  10

FIELDING - 
E: Sperring (3).

BATTING - 
2B: Gonzalez (5,off Rooker).
GDP: Howe (1,off Rooker).
Team LOB: 7.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Moreno cf                     4   1   1   1       0   1       4   0
Ott c                         3   1   0   0       1   0       2   0
Parker rf                     4   1   1   0       0   1       5   0
Oliver lf                     4   1   2   2       0   0       3   0
  Dilone lf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Stargell 1b                   3   2   1   1       1   2       8   0
Stennett 2b                   4   0   1   0       0   0       3   3
Garner 3b                     3   2   2   2       0   0       1   1
  Mendoza 3b,ss               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Taveras ss                    2   2   2   2       0   0       1   3
  Gonzalez 3b                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Rooker p                      3   0   2   1       0   0       0   0
  Tekulve p                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33  10  12   9       2   4      27   9

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Taveras-Stennett-Stargell.

BATTING - 
2B: Oliver (4,off Konieczny); Garner (5,off Konieczny).
3B: Garner (1,off Konieczny).
HR: Stargell (1,7th inning off McLaughlin 0 on 2 out).
SF: Taveras (1,off Konieczny); Moreno (1,off McLaughlin).
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Moreno (7,2nd base off Konieczny/Ferguson); Parker (4,2nd base off Konieczny/Ferguson);
Taveras 2 (8,2nd base off McLaughlin/Ferguson 2); Stennett (4,2nd base
off McLaughlin/Ferguson).
CS: Oliver (2,2nd base by Konieczny/Ferguson).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Konieczny L(1-1)              2.2   7   7   6   2   1   0  16
McLaughlin                    4.1   5   3   3   0   2   1  18
Larson                        1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        8    12  10   9   2   4   1  37

Inherited Runners - Scored: McLaughlin 1-1.
.

Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rooker W(3-1)                 7.2   5   0   0   2   0   0  29
Tekulve                       1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5
Totals                        9     6   0   0   2   2   0  34

Inherited Runners - Scored: Tekulve 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Art Williams
Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 6540


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates       
1. Gonzalez            ss        Moreno              cf
2. Cruz                rf        Ott                 c
3. Cedeno              cf        Parker              rf
4. Watson              1b        Oliver              lf
5. Ferguson            c         Stargell            1b
6. Johnson             lf        Stennett            2b
7. Howe                3b        Garner              3b
8. Sperring            2b        Taveras             ss
9. Konieczny           p         Rooker              p

ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez lined to third; Cruz grounded out (second
to first); Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to center; Moreno stole second; Ott
walked; Parker grounded out (first unassisted) [Moreno to third,
Ott to second]; Oliver singled to second [Moreno scored, Ott
scored (error by Sperring) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Oliver was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Stargell struck
out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson lined to right; Ferguson singled to center;
Johnson singled to left [Ferguson to second]; Howe grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Garner
tripled to right; Taveras hit a sacrifice fly to center [Garner
scored]; Rooker singled to right; Moreno grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Sperring flied out to right; Konieczny grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gonzalez doubled to left; Cruz grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates
3.

PIRATES 3RD: Ott grounded out (first to pitcher); Parker singled
to center; Parker stole second; Oliver doubled to left [Parker
scored]; Stargell walked; Stennett grounded out (first
unassisted) [Oliver to third, Stargell to second]; Garner
doubled to right [Oliver scored, Stargell scored]; MCLAUGHLIN
REPLACED KONIECZNY (PITCHING); Taveras singled to left [Garner
scored]; Taveras stole second; Rooker singled to center [Taveras
scored]; Moreno flied out to left; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Pirates 8.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno walked; Watson lined to right; Ferguson lined
to right; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 4TH: Ott grounded out (second to first); Parker grounded
out (second to first); Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 8.

ASTROS 5TH: Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Sperring
flied out to right; McLaughlin walked; Gonzalez forced
McLaughlin (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell struck out; Stennett flied out to left;
Garner lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates
8.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno made an
out to second; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 0, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras singled to third; Taveras stole second;
Rooker grounded out (shortstop to first) [Taveras to third];
Moreno hit a sacrifice fly to center [Taveras scored]; Ott flied
out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 9.

ASTROS 7TH: MENDOZA REPLACED GARNER (PLAYING 3B); Ferguson lined
to left; Johnson lined to center; Howe lined to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 9.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker struck out; Oliver made an out to shortstop;
Stargell homered; Stennett singled to shortstop; Stennett stole
second; Mendoza made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 0, Pirates 10.

ASTROS 8TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED TAVERAS (PLAYING 3B); MENDOZA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); DILONE REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING
LF); Sperring flied out to center; ROBERTS BATTED FOR
MCLAUGHLIN; Roberts singled to third; Gonzalez singled to center
[Roberts to second]; Cruz flied out to center [Roberts to
third]; TEKULVE REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Cedeno was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 10.

PIRATES 8TH: LARSON REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Gonzalez
grounded out (pitcher to third to first); Tekulve grounded out
(shortstop to first); Moreno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 10.

ASTROS 9TH: Watson struck out; Ferguson singled to left; Johnson
forced Ferguson (third to second); Howe grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 10.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           0   6   1    7
 Pirates         10  12   0    3


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