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The Pirates scored four runs in the fifth inning and breezed to a 6-1 victory over the Astros behind the three-hit pitching of Steve Blass. A triple by Joe Pepitone and single by Denis Menke accounted for the Astros' run in the second. After Freddie Patek tripled and Blass hit a sacrifice fly to tie the score in the fourth, the Pirates broke away in the fifth with a double by Richie Hebner, triple by Roberto Clemente, a walk, and singles by Bob Robertson, Manny Sanguillen and Bill Mazeroski. [The Sporting News] Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 1Game Played on Wednesday, April 22, 1970 (Night game) at Forbes FieldAstros 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 2 Pirates 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 x - 6 10 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Alou cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Davis lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .317 Hebner 3b 5 1 1 0 0 2 .296 Wynn cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Clemente rf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .421 Pepitone rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .245 Robertson 1b 1 1 0 0 3 1 .438 Menke ss 3 0 0 1 1 1 .310 Oliver 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .129 Stargell lf 3 2 1 1 1 1 .086 Rader 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .232 Sanguillen c 4 0 3 1 0 0 .364 Edwards c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .111 Alley ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .122 Lemaster p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Patek ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 .200 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mazeroski 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .205 Lampard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Blass p 3 0 0 1 0 1 .100 Cook p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 1 3 1 3 3 Totals 33 6 10 5 5 6 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 6,178 Left on Base: Astros 5, Pirates 9 DP: Astros 1, Pirates 1 Errors: Pepitone, Rader Doubles: Clemente 2 (2), Hebner (5) Triples: Pepitone (2), Patek (1), Clemente (2) Sacrifice Flies: Blass (1) GIDP: Blass (1) Hit by Pitch: Mayberry (2,by Blass) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemaster L(1-2) 4 7 5 5 3 4 0 23 3.54 Ray 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.07 Cook 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 9 1.80 Totals 8 10 6 5 5 6 0 39 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blass W(2-1) 9 3 1 1 3 3 0 33 2.61 Totals 9 3 1 1 3 3 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Blass (1) Balks: Blass (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Ken Burkhart ASTROS 1ST: Morgan made an out to second; Davis singled; Wynn lined into a double play (third to first) [Davis out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Alou flied out to left; Hebner was called out on strikes; Clemente doubled; Robertson walked; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. ASTROS 2ND: Pepitone tripled; Menke grounded out (shortstop to first) [Pepitone scored]; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen singled; Alley flied out to right; Mazeroski grounded out (shortstop to first) [Sanguillen to second]; Blass reached on an error by Rader [Sanguillen to third, Blass to first]; Alou made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. ASTROS 3RD: PATEK REPLACED ALLEY (PLAYING SS); Edwards grounded out (second to first); Lemaster struck out; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Hebner was called out on strikes; Clemente doubled; Robertson struck out; Stargell walked; Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. ASTROS 4TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Wynn walked; Blass balked [Wynn to second]; Pepitone made an out to shortstop; Menke walked; Mayberry flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Patek tripled; Mazeroski flied out to right; Blass hit a sacrifice fly to right [Patek scored]; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1. ASTROS 5TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Edwards flied out to center; Lemaster made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1. PIRATES 5TH: Hebner doubled; Clemente tripled [Hebner scored]; Robertson walked; Stargell singled [Clemente scored, Robertson to second]; RAY REPLACED LEMASTER (PITCHING); Sanguillen singled [Robertson scored, Stargell to second]; Patek was called out on strikes; Mazeroski singled [Stargell scored, Sanguillen to second]; Blass grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mazeroski out at second]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5. ASTROS 6TH: Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); Davis flied out to right; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5. PIRATES 6TH: Alou grounded out (first unassisted); Hebner flied out to center; Clemente grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5. ASTROS 7TH: Pepitone lined to right; Menke grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry was hit by a pitch; Rader singled [Mayberry to second]; Edwards walked [Mayberry to third, Rader to second]; LAMPARD BATTED FOR RAY; Lampard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5. PIRATES 7TH: COOK REPLACED LAMPARD (PITCHING); Robertson walked; Stargell forced Robertson (first to shortstop); Sanguillen singled to right [Stargell scored (error by Pepitone) (unearned) (no RBI), Sanguillen to second]; Patek grounded out (third to first) [Sanguillen to third]; Mazeroski was walked intentionally; Blass struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 6. ASTROS 8TH: OLIVER REPLACED ROBERTSON (PLAYING 1B); Morgan made an out to shortstop; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 6. PIRATES 8TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Hebner lined to left; Clemente grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 6. ASTROS 9TH: Pepitone flied out to right; Menke struck out; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 6. |
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