Houston Astros 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 (11 innings)
Regular Season Game 106
Played on Monday, August 1, 1977 (N) at Astrodome
PIT N 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 14 0 HOU N 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 10 4
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Taveras ss 5 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 Ott c 6 1 4 1 0 0 8 0 Parker rf 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 Robinson 1b 5 0 2 1 0 2 6 0 Oliver lf 4 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 Stennett 2b 4 0 2 0 2 0 4 3 Moreno cf 6 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 Gonzalez 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 O. Jones p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tolan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gossage p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 46 3 14 3 4 7 30 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Parker-Robinson. BATTING - 3B: Ott (2,off Lemongello). SH: Robinson (3,off Lemongello). SF: Oliver (7,off Lemongello). IBB: Stennett (4,by Lemongello). Team LOB: 16. BASERUNNING - SB: Taveras 2 (37,2nd base off Lemongello/Herrmann 2).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl lf 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 Cabell 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 Cedeno cf 5 0 1 1 0 1 7 0 Watson 1b 5 1 1 0 0 2 12 1 Cruz rf 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 Herrmann c 4 0 1 1 0 0 9 1 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 Lemongello p 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 Totals 38 4 10 4 2 8 33 12 FIELDING - E: Gonzalez (22), Metzger 2 (8), Lemongello (5). BATTING - 2B: Watson (24,off O. Jones); Herrmann (4,off O. Jones). 3B: Cedeno (4,off O. Jones). HR: Cruz (12,11th inning off Gossage 0 on 0 out). SH: Puhl (3,off Forster). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Cruz (30,2nd base off O. Jones/Ott).
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP O. Jones 5.1 8 3 3 1 3 0 24 Forster 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Tekulve 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Gossage L(8-7) 3 1 1 1 1 4 1 11 Totals 10 10 4 4 2 8 1 41 Gossage faced 1 batter in the 11th inning WP: Gossage (2). Inherited Runners - Scored: Forster 1-0; Tekulve 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lemongello W(4-12) 11 14 3 2 4 7 0 52 IBB: Lemongello (3,Stennett). Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale Time of Game: 3:11 Attendance: 11769 Starting Lineups: Pittsburgh Pirates Houston Astros 1. Taveras ss Puhl lf 2. Ott c Cabell 3b 3. Parker rf Cedeno cf 4. Robinson 1b Watson 1b 5. Oliver lf Cruz rf 6. Stennett 2b Herrmann c 7. Moreno cf Gonzalez 2b 8. Gonzalez 3b Metzger ss 9. O. Jones p Lemongello p PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to right; Taveras stole second; Ott singled to shortstop [Taveras stayed at second]; Parker reached on an error by Metzger [Taveras to third, Ott to second, Parker to first]; Robinson struck out; Oliver hit a sacrifice fly to center [Taveras scored (unearned)]; Stennett lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to center; Cabell singled to third; Cedeno lined into a double play (right to first) [Cabell out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. PIRATES 2ND: Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Gonzalez singled to left; Gonzalez was picked off first (pitcher to first); O. Jones lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson doubled to left; Cruz flied out to left; Herrmann grounded out (second to first) [Watson to third]; Gonzalez singled to right [Watson scored]; Metzger flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. PIRATES 3RD: Taveras singled to pitcher; Taveras was picked off first but was safe on an error by Lemongello [Taveras to third]; Ott tripled to center [Taveras scored]; Parker grounded out (second to first); Robinson singled to left [Ott scored]; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first) [Robinson to second]; Stennett grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Lemongello flied out to right; Puhl walked; Cabell forced Puhl (shortstop to second); Cedeno tripled to left [Cabell scored]; Watson flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. PIRATES 4TH: Moreno struck out; Gonzalez reached on an error by Gonzalez [Gonzalez to first]; O. Jones reached on an error by Metzger [Gonzalez to second, O. Jones to first]; Taveras singled to left [Gonzalez out at home (left to catcher), O. Jones to second]; Ott singled to second [O. Jones to third, Taveras to second]; Parker flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz flied out to left; Herrmann lined to second; Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. PIRATES 5TH: Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stennett singled to third; Moreno singled to left [Stennett to second]; Gonzalez flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Metzger singled to left; Lemongello forced Metzger (pitcher to shortstop); Puhl singled to right [Lemongello to second]; Cabell struck out; Cedeno lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. PIRATES 6TH: O. Jones grounded out (third to first); Taveras struck out; Ott singled to second; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Watson struck out; Cruz singled to right; Cruz stole second; Herrmann doubled to left [Cruz scored]; FORSTER REPLACED O. JONES (PITCHING); Gonzalez grounded out (second to first) [Herrmann to third]; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3. PIRATES 7TH: Robinson struck out; Oliver flied out to center; Stennett singled to left; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: Lemongello singled to right; Puhl out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lemongello to second]; TEKULVE REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); Cabell lined to second; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3. PIRATES 8TH: Gonzalez flied out to center; TOLAN BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Tolan made an out to first; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); Watson struck out; Cruz struck out; Herrmann made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3. PIRATES 9TH: Ott flied out to left; Parker struck out; Robinson singled to center; Oliver walked [Robinson to second]; Stennett walked [Robinson to third, Oliver to second]; Moreno popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Metzger struck out; Lemongello struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3. PIRATES 10TH: Gonzalez flied out to center; Gossage struck out; Taveras walked; Taveras stole second; Ott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 10TH: Puhl walked; Gossage threw a wild pitch [Puhl to second]; Cabell flied out to left; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3. PIRATES 11TH: Parker singled to center; Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Parker to second]; Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher) [Parker to third]; Stennett was walked intentionally; On a bunt Moreno made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 11TH: Cruz homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Pirates 3 14 0 16 Astros 4 10 4 7
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