Hot-hitting Doug Rader drove in four runs with a double and homer to pace the Astros to a 9-2 victory over the Pirates. Rader, in extending his batting streak to 14 games, plated a run with his double in the first inning and hit for the circuit with two aboard in the fifth. Johnny Edwards accounted for two RBIs with a double in the seventh. Willie Stargell homered for the Pirates, who failed to make full use of their 14 hits off Larry Dierker. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       10, 1970 (Day game) at Astrodome
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2 14  0
Astros       3  0  0    1  3  0    2  0  x  -   9 13  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   0   2   0     0   0   .286      Morgan 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Alou cf               5   0   3   0     0   0   .236      Alou rf               5   0   2   1     0   1   .333
Clemente rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .386      Wynn cf               3   1   1   0     2   1   .288
  Hartenstein p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Davis lf              5   1   1   1     0   1   .312
  Oliver ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .178      Menke ss              3   3   2   1     1   1   .339
Stargell lf           4   2   2   1     0   1   .215      Pepitone 1b           4   1   3   0     0   0   .269
Robertson 1b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .396      Rader 3b              4   2   2   4     0   0   .297
Sanguillen c          4   0   3   0     0   0   .357      Edwards c             3   0   1   2     1   0   .144
Hebner 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .310      Dierker p             4   1   1   0     0   2   .130
Alley 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .186
Ellis p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  McBean p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jeter ph,rf         2   0   1   0     0   1   .333

Totals               39   2  14   2     0   7             Totals               36   9  13   9     4   6

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 16,768
Left on Base: Pirates 10, Astros 7
DP: Pirates 1, Astros 1
Doubles: Robertson (2), Rader (3), Dierker (1), Wynn (7), Edwards (4)
Home Runs: Stargell (5), Rader (6)
Stolen Bases: Wynn (8), Davis (4)
GIDP: Oliver (4), Davis (2)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(2-3)            4     9   6   6   3   5   0  24   4.97
McBean                  2     1   1   1   0   0   1   7   7.36
Hartenstein             2     3   2   2   1   1   0   9   5.51
Totals                  8    13   9   9   4   6   1  40

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(6-2)          9    14   2   2   0   7   1  39   3.45
Totals                  9    14   2   2   0   7   1  39

Wild Pitches: Dierker (4)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Patek grounded out (third to first); Alou grounded
out (second to first); Clemente flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Alou struck
out; Wynn walked; Wynn stole second; Davis singled [Wynn
scored]; Davis stole second; Menke singled [Davis scored];
Pepitone singled [Menke to second]; Rader doubled [Menke scored,
Pepitone to third]; Edwards was walked intentionally; Dierker
struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 3.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell homered; Robertson struck out; Sanguillen
singled; Hebner forced Sanguillen (second unassisted); Alley
singled [Hebner to third]; Ellis struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 2ND: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Alou
singled; Wynn struck out; Davis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou flied
out to left; Clemente struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Menke struck out; Pepitone grounded out (second to
first); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell struck out; Robertson struck out;
Sanguillen singled; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Dierker
doubled; Morgan grounded out (second to first) [Dierker to
third]; Alou singled [Dierker scored]; Wynn doubled [Alou to
third]; Davis grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Alley made an out to catcher; Ellis struck out;
Patek singled; Alou singled [Patek to second]; Clemente grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Menke walked; Pepitone singled [Menke to second];
MCBEAN REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Rader homered [Menke scored,
Pepitone scored]; Edwards lined to left; Dierker grounded out
(second to first); Morgan lined to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Astros 7.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell flied out to center; Robertson doubled;
Sanguillen flied out to center; Hebner flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 7.

ASTROS 6TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn made an
out to first; Davis lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Astros 7.

PIRATES 7TH: Alley flied out to right; JETER BATTED FOR MCBEAN;
Jeter singled; Patek singled to left [Jeter out at third (left
to third)]; Alou singled [Patek to second]; Clemente forced Alou
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros
7.

ASTROS 7TH: JETER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HARTENSTEIN
REPLACED CLEMENTE (PITCHING); Menke singled; Pepitone singled
[Menke to second]; Rader forced Pepitone (third to second)
[Menke to third]; Edwards doubled [Menke scored, Rader scored];
Dierker struck out; Morgan flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 9.

PIRATES 8TH: Stargell singled to third; Robertson made an out to
third; Sanguillen singled [Stargell to second]; Hebner singled
[Stargell scored, Sanguillen to second]; Alley forced Hebner
(second to shortstop) [Sanguillen to third]; Dierker threw a
wild pitch [Alley to second]; Jeter was called out on strikes; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 9.

ASTROS 8TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Wynn walked;
Davis grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 9.

PIRATES 9TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
singled; OLIVER BATTED FOR HARTENSTEIN; Oliver grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Alou out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 9.