Taking advantage of an error, the Astros scored three unearned runs in the sixth inning and defeated the Pirates, 7-5. Bob Robertson batted in four runs for the Pirates with a pair of homers. Doug Rader had a round-tripper for the Astros. In the sixth, after Tommy Davis singled with one out, Freddie Patek fumbled a grounder by Rader. Johnny Edwards flied out, but Jim Ray helped himself to victory, beating out an infield hit as Davis scored. Joe Morgan then tripled to drive in Rader and Ray. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Game Played on Friday, May       8, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Pirates      2  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   5  7  3
Astros       2  1  0    0  1  3    0  0  x  -   7 10  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     1   1   .316      Morgan 2b             3   2   2   2     1   1   .259
Alou cf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .222      Miller rf             0   1   0   0     1   0   .254
Oliver rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .180        Lampard rf,lf       2   0   0   0     0   2   .286
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Wynn cf               3   0   1   2     0   0   .279
Robertson 1b          3   2   2   4     1   0   .400      Pepitone 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Stargell lf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .188      Menke ss              4   0   1   1     0   1   .321
Pagan 3b,rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .194      Davis lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .321
J. May c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .206        Alou rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .323
  Clemente ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .380      Rader 3b              4   2   3   1     0   0   .291
  Martinez pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Edwards c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .144
  Ricketts c          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Lemaster p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Mazeroski 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .179        Ray p               2   1   1   1     0   0   .167
Blass p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hebner ph,3b        2   1   1   0     0   0   .308

Totals               33   5   7   5     3   4             Totals               31   7  10   7     2   6

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 13,383
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Astros 5
DP: Pirates 2, Astros 1
Errors: Patek 2, Blass
Doubles: Alou (3), Edwards (3), Morgan (5)
Triples: Hebner (2), Morgan (5)
Home Runs: Robertson 2 (6), Rader (5)
Stolen Bases: Robertson (1)
Caught Stealing: Rader (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Lemaster (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Wynn (2)
GIDP: Oliver (3), Davis (1), Edwards (1)
Hit by Pitch: Lampard (1,by Blass)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass L(2-4)            5.2   9   7   3   2   5   1  29   3.21
Dal Canton              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.79
Walker                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.69
Totals                  8    10   7   3   2   6   1  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemaster                5.1   6   4   4   2   2   2  24   3.35
Ray W(1-1)              3.2   1   1   1   1   2   0  12   2.16
Totals                  9     7   5   5   3   4   2  36

Hit by Pitch: Blass (2)
Wild Pitches: Lemaster 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Ed Vargo


PIRATES 1ST: Patek struck out; Alou struck out; Oliver singled;
Lemaster threw a wild pitch [Oliver to second]; Robertson
homered [Oliver scored]; Stargell walked; Pagan grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Morgan walked; Miller walked [Morgan to second];
Wynn singled [Morgan scored, Miller to second]; Pepitone flied
out to left; Menke singled [Miller scored, Wynn to second];
Davis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Menke out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros
2.

PIRATES 2ND: LAMPARD REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING RF); J. May flied
out to left; Mazeroski lined to shortstop; Blass grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader homered; Edwards doubled; Lemaster reached on
a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Edwards to third];
Morgan struck out; Lampard struck out; Wynn forced Lemaster
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros
3.

PIRATES 3RD: Patek flied out to left; Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliver made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Pepitone grounded out (first to pitcher); Menke was
called out on strikes; Davis made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Robertson walked; Robertson stole second; Stargell
flied out to left; Pagan lined to left; J. May lined to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Rader singled; Edwards grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Rader out at second]; Lemaster
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Mazeroski grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); Blass grounded out (second to first); Patek lined to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Morgan doubled; Morgan was picked off second but was
safe on an error by Blass [Morgan to third]; Lampard struck out;
Wynn hit a sacrifice fly to center [Morgan scored (unearned)];
Pepitone grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Alou doubled; Oliver flied out to center [Alou to
third]; Robertson homered [Alou scored]; Stargell singled;
Lemaster threw a wild pitch [Stargell to second]; Pagan singled
[Stargell to third]; CLEMENTE BATTED FOR J. MAY; RAY REPLACED
LEMASTER (PITCHING); Clemente reached on a fielder's choice
[Stargell out at home (third to catcher), Pagan to second];
MARTINEZ RAN FOR CLEMENTE; Mazeroski grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Astros 4.

ASTROS 6TH: RICKETTS REPLACED MARTINEZ (PLAYING C ); Menke made
an out to first; Davis singled; Rader reached on an error by
Patek [Davis to second, Rader to first]; Edwards flied out to
right [Davis to third]; Ray singled [Davis scored (unearned),
Rader to second]; Morgan tripled [Rader scored (unearned), Ray
scored (unearned)]; Lampard was hit by a pitch; DAL CANTON
REPLACED BLASS (PITCHING); Wynn grounded out (third to first); 3
R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Astros 7.

PIRATES 7TH: HEBNER BATTED FOR DAL CANTON; Hebner tripled; Patek
walked; Alou forced Patek (shortstop to second) [Hebner scored];
Oliver grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Alou
out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Astros 7.

ASTROS 7TH: HEBNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); WALKER REPLACED
OLIVER (PITCHING); PAGAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Pepitone grounded out (second to first); Menke grounded out
(third to first); Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 5, Astros 7.

PIRATES 8TH: ALOU REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING RF); LAMPARD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Robertson grounded out (third to first);
Stargell was called out on strikes; Pagan made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Astros 7.

ASTROS 8TH: Rader singled; Rader was picked off and caught
stealing second (catcher to first to shortstop); Edwards reached
on an error by Patek [Edwards to first]; Ray flied out to right;
Edwards was out trying to advance to second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Astros 7.

PIRATES 9TH: Ricketts struck out; Mazeroski grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hebner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 5, Astros 7.