Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 32
Played on Saturday, May 14, 1977 (N) at Astrodome
PIT N 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 6 8 2 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 9 2
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Moreno cf 3 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 Taveras ss 4 0 3 1 0 0 3 3 Parker rf 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 Oliver lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 Kirkpatrick 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 7 1 Stennett 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 Garner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Dyer c 1 2 1 0 3 0 9 0 Demery p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gossage p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 6 8 3 8 4 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Oliver-Garner. E: Taveras (7), Kirkpatrick (2). BATTING - 2B: Moreno (3,off Andujar). SH: Taveras (3,off Andujar); Gossage (1,off Larson). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Dyer (3,2nd base off Andujar/Herrmann); Stennett (8,Home off Andujar/Herrmann); Taveras (14,2nd base off Andujar/Herrmann); Moreno (14,2nd base off Larson/Ferguson). CS: Oliver 2 (6,3rd base by Andujar/Herrmann,2nd base by Sambito/Ferguson); Taveras (3,3rd base by Andujar/Herrmann).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gonzalez ss 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 Cabell 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 Cedeno cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 Johnson lf 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 0 Cruz rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 Herrmann c 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 Howard pr,2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 Howe 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 Ferguson ph,c 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 Andujar p 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 Crawford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Larson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 36 2 9 2 3 8 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Herrmann-Cabell. E: Cruz (3), Andujar (1). BATTING - 2B: Gonzalez (7,off Demery); Cabell (5,off Gossage). HR: Johnson (6,6th inning off Demery 0 on 0 out); Cruz (1,6th inning off Demery 0 on 0 out). HBP: Watson (2,by Tekulve). Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (12,2nd base off Demery/Dyer).
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Demery W(3-1) 5 6 2 2 2 1 2 23 Tekulve 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Forster 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Gossage SV(7) 3.1 3 0 0 0 7 0 13 Totals 9 9 2 2 3 8 2 40 Demery faced 2 batters in the 6th inning WP: Gossage (1). HBP: Tekulve (1,Watson). Inherited Runners - Scored: Forster 2-0; Gossage 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Andujar L(2-3) 6 4 3 2 5 2 0 24 Sambito 2 2 2 1 2 2 0 9 Larson 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 Totals 9 8 6 4 8 4 0 39 Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - John Kibler Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 25152 Starting Lineups: Pittsburgh Pirates Houston Astros 1. Moreno cf Gonzalez ss 2. Taveras ss Cabell 3b 3. Parker rf Cedeno cf 4. Oliver lf Johnson lf 5. Kirkpatrick 1b Cruz rf 6. Stennett 2b Watson 1b 7. Garner 3b Herrmann c 8. Dyer c Howe 2b 9. Demery p Andujar p PIRATES 1ST: Moreno doubled to left; Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (second to first) [Moreno to third]; Parker walked; Oliver singled to right [Moreno scored, Parker to third]; Oliver was picked off first but was safe on an error by Andujar [Parker scored (unearned), Oliver to second]; Kirkpatrick struck out while Oliver was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez singled to center; Cabell flied out to left; Cedeno singled to center [Gonzalez to third, Cedeno to second (on throw to 3b)]; Johnson made an out to shortstop; Cruz walked; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stennett walked; On a bunt Garner made an out to catcher [Stennett to second]; Dyer singled to right [Stennett to third]; Stennett stole home and Dyer stole second; Demery struck out; Moreno walked; Taveras flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Howe made an out to shortstop; Andujar walked; Gonzalez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0. PIRATES 3RD: Parker grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second; Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0. PIRATES 4TH: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Garner made an out to second; Dyer walked; Demery grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Herrmann made an out to third; Howe reached on an error by Taveras [Howe to first]; Andujar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0. PIRATES 5TH: Moreno grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Taveras singled to center; Taveras stole second; Parker flied out to left; Taveras was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Gonzalez doubled to left; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno hit into a double play (left to third) [Gonzalez out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0. PIRATES 6TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Kirkpatrick walked; Kirkpatrick was picked off first (pitcher to first); Stennett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Johnson homered; Cruz homered; TEKULVE REPLACED DEMERY (PITCHING); Watson was hit by a pitch; Herrmann forced Watson (first to shortstop) [Herrmann to second (error by Kirkpatrick)]; Ed Kirkpatrick called for obstruction; HOWARD RAN FOR HERRMANN; FERGUSON BATTED FOR HOWE; Ferguson walked; Joe Ferguson's 4th ball was not pitch as Kent Tekulve went to mouth; CRAWFORD BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; FORSTER REPLACED TEKULVE (PITCHING); Crawford flied out to center; GOSSAGE REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); Gonzalez struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. PIRATES 7TH: FERGUSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SAMBITO REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Garner grounded out (second to first); Dyer walked; On a bunt Gossage grounded out (third to second) [Dyer to second]; Moreno walked; Taveras singled to right [Dyer scored, Moreno scored (error by Cruz) (unearned) (no RBI), Taveras to second]; Parker struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2. PIRATES 8TH: Oliver singled to pitcher; Kirkpatrick struck out; Oliver was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Stennett made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Cruz struck out; Watson struck out; Howard singled to center; Ferguson singled to left [Howard to third]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Boswell flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2. PIRATES 9TH: LARSON REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Garner flied out to left; Dyer walked; Gossage out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Dyer to second]; Moreno singled to center [Dyer scored]; Moreno stole second; Taveras singled to shortstop [Moreno to third]; Parker flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Gonzalez was called out on strikes; Cabell doubled to right; Gossage threw a wild pitch [Cabell to third]; Cedeno was called out on strikes; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Pirates 6 8 2 6 Astros 2 9 2 11
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