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The Pirates scored four runs with two homers in the first inning and added four more with only one single in the eighth to defeat the Astros, 9-5, snapping a seven-game losing streak. Freddie Patek and Matty Alou singled and Willie Stargell and Bob Robertson hit back-to-back homers in the first. Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Houston Astros 5Game Played on Thursday, May 7, 1970 (Night game) at AstrodomePirates 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 9 12 1
Astros 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 - 5 6 0
Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Patek ss 4 1 2 0 1 1 .375 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .248
Alou cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .221 Alou rf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .323
Oliver rf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .176 Wynn cf 2 2 1 0 3 0 .277
Stargell lf 4 2 1 3 1 1 .183 Davis lf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .325
Robertson 1b 4 2 2 1 1 0 .381 Menke ss 3 0 0 0 2 0 .324
Hebner 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .303 Rader 3b 3 0 1 2 2 0 .273
J. May c 3 0 1 1 2 1 .219 Pepitone 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .260
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .187 Edwards c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .140
Veale p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Cook p 1 1 1 0 1 0 1.000
Pagan ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Jeter pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313 Bouton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417
Giusti p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 DiLauro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Watson c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .118
Totals 36 9 12 6 8 6 Totals 32 5 6 4 10 4
Time of Game: 3:06 Attendance: 11,678
Left on Base: Pirates 11, Astros 10
DP: Pirates 1, Astros 1
Errors: Stargell
Triples: J. May (1), Cook (1)
Home Runs: Stargell (4), Robertson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Alou (1), Patek (1)
GIDP: Oliver (2), Alou (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hebner (3,by Cook)
Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Veale 6.1 6 5 4 7 3 0 31 4.62
Dal Canton 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0.82
Walker W(4-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.94
Giusti SV(4) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 0.92
Totals 9 6 5 4 10 4 0 42
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Wilson 0.1 4 4 4 0 0 2 5 6.75
Cook 5.2 6 1 1 3 4 0 26 1.59
Bouton L(2-3) 1.2 1 2 2 2 0 0 8 5.66
DiLauro 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 6.43
Gladding 1.1 1 1 0 2 2 0 7 4.50
Totals 9 12 9 7 8 6 2 47
Passed Balls: J. May (3), Martinez (1)
Hit by Pitch: Cook (1)
Wild Pitches: Gladding 2 (2)
Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Ken Burkhart
PIRATES 1ST: Patek singled; Alou singled [Patek to second];
Oliver made an out to shortstop; Stargell homered [Patek scored,
Alou scored]; Robertson homered; COOK REPLACED WILSON
(PITCHING); Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); J. May
walked; Mazeroski singled [J. May to second]; Veale struck out;
4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Morgan struck out; Alou walked; Wynn singled [Alou
to second]; Davis singled [Alou scored, Wynn to second]; Menke
walked [Wynn to third, Davis to second]; Rader walked [Wynn
scored, Davis to third, Menke to second]; Pepitone struck out;
Edwards forced Rader (second to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2.
PIRATES 2ND: Patek grounded out (first to pitcher); Alou
grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2.
ASTROS 2ND: Cook walked; Morgan made an out to shortstop; Alou
flied out to left; Wynn walked [Cook to second]; Davis grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros
2.
PIRATES 3RD: Stargell struck out; Robertson lined to center;
Hebner singled; J. May tripled [Hebner scored]; Mazeroski was
walked intentionally; Veale struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 5, Astros 2.
ASTROS 3RD: Menke made an out to first; Rader grounded out
(third to first); Pepitone grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2.
PIRATES 4TH: Patek singled; Alou out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Patek to second]; Oliver flied out to left
[Patek to third]; Stargell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2.
ASTROS 4TH: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Cook
tripled; J. May allowed a passed ball [Cook scored (unearned)];
Morgan walked; Alou grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Morgan out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 5, Astros 3.
PIRATES 5TH: Robertson singled; Hebner was hit by a pitch
[Robertson to second]; J. May forced Hebner (shortstop to
second) [Robertson to third]; Mazeroski flied out to right;
Veale was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates
5, Astros 3.
ASTROS 5TH: Wynn flied out to right; Davis struck out; Menke
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 5, Astros 3.
PIRATES 6TH: Patek walked; Alou singled [Patek to second];
Oliver grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Patek to third, Alou out at second]; Stargell flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 3.
ASTROS 6TH: Rader singled; Pepitone singled [Rader to second];
Edwards forced Rader (first to third) [Pepitone to second];
BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR COOK; Beauchamp lined to right; Morgan
forced Edwards (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 5, Astros 3.
PIRATES 7TH: BOUTON REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Robertson
flied out to left; Hebner grounded out (second to first); J. May
walked; Mazeroski grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 3.
ASTROS 7TH: Alou made an out to first; Wynn walked; Davis
singled to left [Wynn to third, Davis to second (error by
Stargell)]; DAL CANTON REPLACED VEALE (PITCHING); Menke walked;
Rader walked [Wynn scored, Davis to third, Menke to second];
WALKER REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Pepitone forced Rader
(second to shortstop) [Davis scored, Menke to third]; Edwards
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates
5, Astros 5.
PIRATES 8TH: PAGAN BATTED FOR WALKER; Pagan walked; JETER RAN
FOR PAGAN; Patek out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Jeter to second]; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first) [Jeter
to third]; Oliver singled [Jeter scored]; DILAURO REPLACED
BOUTON (PITCHING); Stargell walked [Oliver to second]; MARTINEZ
REPLACED DILAURO (PLAYING C ); GLADDING REPLACED EDWARDS
(PITCHING); Gladding threw a wild pitch [Oliver to third,
Stargell to second]; Robertson walked; Gladding threw a wild
pitch [Oliver scored, Stargell to third, Robertson to second];
Martinez allowed a passed ball [Stargell scored (unearned),
Robertson scored (unearned)]; Hebner walked; WATSON REPLACED
MARTINEZ (PLAYING C ); J. May was called out on strikes; 4 R (2
ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Astros 5.
ASTROS 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED JETER (PITCHING); Watson struck out;
Morgan grounded out (second to first); Alou made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Astros 5.
PIRATES 9TH: Mazeroski grounded out (second to first); Giusti
singled; Patek struck out; Alou forced Giusti (first to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Astros 5.
ASTROS 9TH: Wynn walked; Davis grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Wynn to second]; Menke lined to right; Rader grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Astros 5.
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