After going hitless in five previous appearances, Bob Watson drove in a run with a single in the 12th inning to give the Astros a 5-4 vcitory over the Pirates. Roberto Clemente and Bob Robertson homered for the Pirates, while Denis Menke hit one for the Astros. Jesus Alou singled in the 12th, advanced on a wild pitch and scored the winning run on Watson's single. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Monday, July      20, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   4 12  1
Astros       0  1  1    0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  1  -   5 13  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou cf               6   0   3   1     0   1   .295      Alou lf               6   1   3   0     0   0   .293
Alley ss              6   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Morgan 2b             3   1   1   1     1   2   .275
Clemente rf           5   2   2   1     1   1   .351        Torres ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Sanguillen c          6   0   0   0     0   0   .307        Lampard ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Robertson 1b          3   1   1   1     0   0   .285        Cook p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Stargell ph,lf      2   0   1   1     0   1   .242        Wynn ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .272
Oliver lf,1b          3   0   1   0     2   1   .269      Miller rf             4   0   0   0     2   2   .272
Pagan 3b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .245      Watson 1b             6   0   1   1     0   2   .299
  Hebner ph,3b        2   0   0   0     0   1   .285      Menke ss,2b           5   1   2   2     0   1   .318
Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     1   1   .269      Rader 3b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .230
Ellis p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .098      Cedeno cf             5   0   1   1     0   1   .223
  Patek ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .241      Edwards c             5   1   2   0     0   0   .187
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Lemaster p            3   0   1   0     0   1   .171
  J. May ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .194        Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Jeter pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .227        DiLauro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Martinez ph,ss      2   0   1   0     0   1   .227
  Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45   4  12   4     4   8             Totals               45   5  13   5     4  10

Time of Game: 3:13   Attendance: 17,934
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Astros 9
DP: Pirates 2, Astros 1
Errors: Alley, Cedeno
Doubles: Pagan (5), Clemente (16), Alou (16), Rader (11)
Home Runs: Clemente (11), Robertson (11), Menke (6)
Stolen Bases: Alou (11), Morgan (22)
Caught Stealing: Jeter (2), Alou (7), Miller (1)
GIDP: Edwards (6), Lampard (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis                   8     8   4   3   3   6   1  33   3.56
Giusti                  2     3   0   0   0   2   0   8   2.47
Dal Canton L(4-1)       1.1   1   1   1   1   1   0   6   3.43
Gibbon                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   6.11
Pena                    0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.30
Totals                 11.2  13   5   4   4  10   1  49

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemaster                7     6   3   3   3   3   2  30   4.61
Ray                     0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.24
DiLauro                 0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.57
Gladding                1.2   2   1   0   1   1   0   7   3.74
Cook W(1-0)             3     2   0   0   0   4   0   9   3.07
Totals                 12    12   4   3   4   8   2  49

Passed Balls: Sanguillen (7)
Wild Pitches: Dal Canton (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Tony Venzon


PIRATES 1ST: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Alley flied
out to right; Clemente homered; Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Alou grounded out (second to first); Morgan struck
out; Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson flied out to center; Oliver lined to
center; Pagan doubled; Cash was walked intentionally; Ellis
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke
homered; Rader flied out to right; Cedeno lined to left; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Alou grounded out (second to first); Alley made an
out to second; Clemente flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Edwards singled; Lemaster reached on an error by
Alley [Edwards to second, Lemaster to first]; Sanguillen allowed
a passed ball [Edwards to third, Lemaster to second]; Alou made
an out to pitcher; Morgan singled to right [Edwards scored
(unearned), Lemaster out at home (right to catcher), Morgan to
second (on throw to home)]; Miller grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen lined to center; Robertson lined to
left; Oliver walked; Pagan made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke
flied out to right; Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Cash flied out to left; Ellis struck out; Alou
singled; Alley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Edwards
grounded out (second to first); Lemaster singled; Alou doubled
[Lemaster to third]; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Astros 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Clemente grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen
lined to second; Robertson homered; Oliver walked; Pagan singled
[Oliver to second]; Cash grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Miller walked; Watson struck out; Menke struck out;
Miller was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
struck out; Alley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Rader doubled; Cedeno singled [Rader scored];
Edwards grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Cedeno out at second]; Lemaster struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Clemente doubled; RAY REPLACED LEMASTER (PITCHING);
Sanguillen grounded out (second to first) [Clemente to third];
STARGELL BATTED FOR ROBERTSON; DILAURO REPLACED RAY (PITCHING);
Stargell singled [Clemente scored]; Oliver singled [Stargell to
third]; GLADDING REPLACED DILAURO (PITCHING); HEBNER BATTED FOR
PAGAN; Hebner struck out; Cash reached on a fielder's choice
[Stargell out at home (third unassisted), Oliver to second]; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: STARGELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); OLIVER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HEBNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Alou
made an out to second; Morgan walked; Morgan stole second;
Miller was walked intentionally; Watson struck out; Menke
singled [Morgan scored, Miller to third]; Rader forced Menke
(second to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros
4.

PIRATES 9TH: TORRES REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING SS); MENKE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); PATEK BATTED FOR ELLIS; Patek singled to
center [Patek to second (error by Cedeno)]; Alou singled [Patek
scored (unearned)]; Alou stole second; Alley flied out to right;
Clemente was walked intentionally; Sanguillen flied into a
double play (second to first) [Clemente out at second]; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Astros 4.

ASTROS 9TH: GIUSTI REPLACED PATEK (PITCHING); Cedeno struck out;
Edwards singled; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR GLADDING; Martinez singled
[Edwards to second]; Alou singled [Edwards to third, Martinez to
second]; LAMPARD BATTED FOR TORRES; Lampard grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Alou out at second];
0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Astros 4.

PIRATES 10TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); COOK
REPLACED LAMPARD (PITCHING); Stargell struck out; Oliver struck
out; Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
4, Astros 4.

ASTROS 10TH: Miller struck out; Watson grounded out (pitcher to
first); Menke made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Astros 4.

PIRATES 11TH: Cash struck out; J. MAY BATTED FOR GIUSTI; J. May
singled; JETER RAN FOR J. MAY; Jeter was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Alou singled; Alou was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Astros 4.

ASTROS 11TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED JETER (PITCHING); Rader
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out (catcher
to first); Edwards made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 4, Astros 4.

PIRATES 12TH: Alley grounded out (second to first); Clemente
struck out; Sanguillen made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 4, Astros 4.

ASTROS 12TH: Martinez struck out; Alou singled; WYNN BATTED FOR
COOK; Dal Canton threw a wild pitch [Alou to second]; Wynn was
walked intentionally; GIBBON REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING);
Miller struck out; PENA REPLACED GIBBON (PITCHING); Watson
singled [Alou scored, Wynn to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 4, Astros 5.