Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 3 (10 innings)
Regular Season Game 21
Played on Sunday, May 1, 1977 (D) at Three Rivers Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 3 9 1 PIT N 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 - 4 9 2
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gonzalez ss 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 2 Cruz rf 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 Watson 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 12 1 Ferguson c 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 6 Johnson lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 Gardner lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howe 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sperring 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Lemongello p 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 38 3 9 3 2 4 29 15 FIELDING - E: Gonzalez (5). BATTING - 2B: Johnson (1,off Candelaria); Ferguson (3,off Candelaria). 3B: Gonzalez (1,off Candelaria); Cruz (2,off Candelaria). SF: Cedeno (2,off Gossage). IBB: Johnson (1,by Candelaria). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (3,2nd base off Gossage/Ott). CS: Gonzalez (1,2nd base by Candelaria/Ott).
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Moreno cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 8 0 Ott c 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 1 Parker rf 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 Oliver lf 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 Stargell 1b 4 2 2 2 0 1 9 0 Stennett 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 Garner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Taveras ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 Robinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mendoza ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Candelaria p 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dilone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 4 9 4 4 4 30 15 FIELDING - E: Mendoza 2 (2). BATTING - HR: Stargell 2 (3,2nd inning off Lemongello 0 on 0 out,7th inning off Lemongello 0 on 0 out); Oliver (1,9th inning off Forsch 0 on 0 out). IBB: Parker (3,by Forsch). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Moreno (8,2nd base off Forsch/Ferguson). CS: Parker (6,2nd base by Lemongello/Ferguson); Oliver (3,2nd base by Lemongello/Ferguson); Stennett (2,2nd base by Forsch/Ferguson).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lemongello 6 5 2 2 3 1 2 24 Forsch L(2-2) 3.2 4 2 2 1 3 1 16 Totals 9.2 9 4 4 4 4 3 40 Lemongello faced 2 batters in the 7th inning IBB: Forsch (1,Parker). Inherited Runners - Scored: Forsch 1-0. .
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Candelaria 7 8 3 3 1 3 0 29 Gossage W(3-0) 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 Totals 10 9 3 3 2 4 0 41 Candelaria faced 1 batter in the 8th inning IBB: Candelaria (1,Johnson). Inherited Runners - Scored: Gossage 1-1. . Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 25371 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. Lemongello p Candelaria p ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Cruz singled to center; Cedeno flied out to center; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Moreno made an out to second; Ott grounded out (first unassisted); Parker singled to center; Oliver forced Parker (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson singled to left; Howe grounded out (third to first) [Johnson to third]; Sperring popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell homered; Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner lined to left; Taveras flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1. ASTROS 3RD: Lemongello flied to right in foul territory; Gonzalez lined to right; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 3RD: Candelaria grounded out (first unassisted); Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); Ott walked; Parker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson flied out to center; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 4TH: Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); Stargell was called out on strikes; Stennett lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1. ASTROS 5TH: Johnson doubled to left; Howe lined to center [Johnson to third]; Sperring reached on a fielder's choice [Johnson out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Lemongello grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 5TH: Garner flied out to center; Taveras grounded out (catcher to first); Candelaria walked; Moreno forced Candelaria (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1. ASTROS 6TH: Gonzalez tripled to left; Cruz struck out; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Gonzalez scored]; Watson singled to right; Ferguson doubled to right [Watson scored]; Johnson was walked intentionally; Howe struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1. PIRATES 6TH: Ott grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker singled to right; Parker was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Oliver walked; Oliver was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1. ASTROS 7TH: Sperring flied out to center; Lemongello struck out; Gonzalez singled to right; Gonzalez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 1. PIRATES 7TH: Stargell homered; Stennett singled to right; FORSCH REPLACED LEMONGELLO (PITCHING); Garner flied out to center; Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first) [Stennett to second]; Candelaria lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 2. ASTROS 8TH: Cruz tripled to center; GOSSAGE REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cruz scored]; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Ferguson walked; Johnson forced Ferguson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 2. PIRATES 8TH: GARDNER REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Moreno struck out (catcher to first); Ott struck out (catcher to first); Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 2. ASTROS 9TH: Howe made an out to shortstop; Sperring flied out to center; Forsch flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 2. PIRATES 9TH: Oliver homered; Stargell popped to first in foul territory; Stennett singled to right; Stennett was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Garner reached on an error by Gonzalez [Garner to first]; ROBINSON BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Robinson forced Garner (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 3. ASTROS 10TH: MENDOZA REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING SS); Gonzalez singled to center; Cruz struck out; Cedeno reached on an error by Mendoza [Gonzalez to third (error by Mendoza), Cedeno to first]; Cedeno stole second; Watson reached on a fielder's choice [Gonzalez out at home (shortstop to catcher), Cedeno stayed at second]; Ferguson forced Watson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 3. PIRATES 10TH: DILONE BATTED FOR GOSSAGE; Dilone grounded out (second to first); Moreno singled to first; Moreno stole second; Ott popped to catcher in foul territory; Parker was walked intentionally; Oliver singled to right [Moreno scored, Parker to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 9 1 8 Pirates 4 9 2 7
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