Celebrating Roberto Clemente Night, the Pirates trounced the Astros, 11-0, before a crowd of 43,290, including 500 fans who came from Puerto Rico to honor Pittsburgh's star outfielder. Clemente rapped a pair of hits before leaving the game after suffering a cut on his left knee when he slid on the gravel warning track while making a spectacular catch in the seventh inning.

Dock Ellis, who pitched a four-hitter, was handed a big cushion in the first when the Pirates scored six runs, two scoring on a single by Al Oliver and two on a double by Freddie Patek. Willie Stargell homered in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Houston Astros 0

Game Played on Friday, July 24, 1970 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  3
Pirates      6  0  2    0  1  0    0  2  x  -  11 15  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Alou cf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .291
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .274      Hebner 3b             4   1   0   0     1   2   .284
Wynn lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .279      Clemente rf           3   1   2   0     1   0   .356
Watson 1b,c           4   0   0   0     0   2   .281        Jeter rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Menke ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .313      Oliver 1b             4   1   1   2     1   2   .269
  Torres ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Stargell lf           5   1   1   1     0   2   .241
Rader 3b,1b           2   0   2   0     1   0   .244      Sanguillen c          4   2   2   1     0   0   .316
Cedeno cf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .222      Cash 2b               4   1   3   1     1   0   .308
Edwards c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Patek ss              4   3   3   3     1   0   .258
  Bryant c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .190      Ellis p               4   0   1   1     0   2   .109
  DiLauro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Griffin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .065
  Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Geronimo ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Bouton p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .353
  Martinez ph,3b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .225

Totals               30   0   4   0     2   7             Totals               38  11  15  10     5   8

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 43,290
Left on Base: Astros 5, Pirates 10
DP: Astros 1, Pirates 1
Errors: Culver, Bouton 2
Doubles: Wynn (22), Patek (3), Ellis (1), Cash (3), Sanguillen (9)
Home Runs: Stargell (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Ellis (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Sanguillen (4)
GIDP: Menke (5), Stargell (8)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin L(3-11)         0.2   5   6   6   1   1   0   8   5.45
Culver                  1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   4.14
Bouton                  5     6   3   3   2   6   0  24   5.53
DiLauro                 1     3   2   2   1   1   1   7   5.16
Totals                  8    15  11  11   5   8   1  45

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(10-7)           9     4   0   0   2   7   0  32   3.36
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   7   0  32

Wild Pitches: Bouton 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dick Tremblay, 3B - Al Barlick


ASTROS 1ST: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
walked; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first) [Morgan to
second]; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Alou singled; Hebner walked [Alou to second];
Clemente singled [Alou to third, Hebner to second]; Oliver
singled [Alou scored, Hebner scored, Clemente to third];
Stargell struck out; Sanguillen hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Clemente scored]; Cash singled [Oliver to second]; Patek
doubled [Oliver scored, Cash scored]; CULVER REPLACED GRIFFIN
(PITCHING); Ellis doubled [Patek scored]; Alou reached on an
error by Culver [Ellis to third, Alou to first]; Hebner flied
out to center; 6 R, 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 6.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke struck out; Rader walked; Cedeno struck out;
Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 2ND: Clemente flied out to center; Oliver walked;
Stargell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Pirates 6.

ASTROS 3RD: GERONIMO BATTED FOR CULVER; Geronimo grounded out
(second to first); Alou made an out to shortstop; Morgan lined
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 3RD: BOUTON REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); Sanguillen
singled; Sanguillen was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Bouton [Sanguillen to second]; Bouton threw a wild
pitch [Sanguillen to third]; Cash doubled [Sanguillen scored];
Patek walked; Ellis reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [Cash to third, Patek to second]; Alou forced Cash (pitcher
to catcher) [Patek to third, Ellis to second]; Bouton threw a
wild pitch [Patek scored, Ellis to third, Alou to second];
Hebner struck out; Clemente walked; Oliver struck out; 2 R, 2 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 8.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn singled; Watson struck out; Menke grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Wynn out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 4TH: BRYANT REPLACED EDWARDS (PLAYING C ); Stargell
struck out; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); Cash
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Pirates 8.

ASTROS 5TH: Rader singled; Cedeno struck out; Bryant struck out;
Bouton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 5TH: Patek singled; Patek was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Bouton [Patek to second]; Ellis flied out to
left; Alou singled [Patek scored]; Hebner flied out to left;
Clemente singled [Alou to second]; Oliver struck out; 1 R, 3 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 9.

ASTROS 6TH: Alou grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan
grounded out (third to first); Wynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 9.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell flied out to right; Sanguillen grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cash singled; Patek made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 9.

ASTROS 7TH: JETER REPLACED CLEMENTE (PLAYING RF); Watson flied
out to right; Menke flied out to right; Rader singled; Cedeno
forced Rader (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Pirates 9.

PIRATES 7TH: TORRES REPLACED MENKE (PLAYING SS); Ellis struck
out; Alou flied out to center; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 9.

ASTROS 8TH: Bryant lined to first; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR BOUTON;
Martinez grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Alou made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 9.

PIRATES 8TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); DILAURO
REPLACED BRYANT (PITCHING); WATSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C
); RADER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Jeter grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliver grounded out (third to first);
Stargell homered; Sanguillen doubled; Cash walked; Patek singled
[Sanguillen scored, Cash to second]; Ellis struck out; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 11.

ASTROS 9TH: Morgan flied out to center; Wynn doubled; Watson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres made an out to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 11.

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