Marking the return of manager Danny Murtaugh to uniform for the first time since suffering chest pain May 20, the Pirates outslugged the Astros, 9-8. The Pirates collected 17 hits, with Dave Cash, Richie Hebner, Willie Stargell and Manny Sanguillen having three apiece. Stargell and Cash hit homers.

Bob Watson and John Mayberry homered among the Astros' 15 hits. Watson also rapped a double and drove in four runs. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Houston Astros 8
Game Played on Sunday, June      6, 1971 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  2    2  2  1  -   8 15  1
Pirates      2  0  2    1  0  3    0  1  x  -   9 17  3


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou rf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .349      Cash 2b               5   4   3   1     0   0   .356
  Lemaster p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hebner 3b             4   3   3   1     1   0   .313
Morgan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Clemente rf           5   1   2   2     0   1   .307
  Martinez 2b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Stargell lf           5   1   3   3     0   1   .316
Cedeno cf             5   2   2   0     0   1   .229      Sanguillen c          5   0   3   1     0   0   .328
Watson lf             4   2   2   4     1   0   .286      Robertson 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Menke 1b,ss           5   0   1   1     0   0   .239      Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Rader 3b              5   0   1   0     0   2   .204      J. Hernandez ss       4   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Hiatt c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .382      Ellis p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .226
  Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mazeroski ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .283
  Wynn ph,rf          2   0   1   1     0   1   .238        Grant p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Metzger ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .225        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mayberry ph,1b      3   1   2   1     0   0   .167        Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blasingame p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Miller ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .241
  Harris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Edwards c           2   2   2   0     0   0   .232

Totals               42   8  15   8     2   8             Totals               40   9  17   8     1   2

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 23,051
Left on Base: Astros 9, Pirates 8
DP: Astros 2, Pirates 1
Errors: Morgan, Hebner, J. Hernandez 2
Doubles: Hiatt (3), Menke (8), Rader (11), Alou 2 (11), Watson (9), Edwards (5), Wynn (5), Stargell (7)
Triples: Hebner (4)
Home Runs: Watson (4), Mayberry (2), Stargell (18), Cash (1)
GIDP: Alou (5), J. Hernandez (3), Oliver (7)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blasingame L(4-6)       2.1   6   4   3   1   1   1  14   3.59
Forsch                  1.2   4   1   1   0   1   0   8   2.48
Harris                  1.2   4   3   3   0   0   0   9   4.05
Culver                  1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.17
Lemaster                1     2   1   1   0   0   1   5   2.04
Totals                  8    17   9   8   1   2   2  41

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(8-3)            6     8   3   2   1   6   1  26   1.85
Grant                   1.2   5   4   4   0   1   1  10   2.25
Giusti                  1     2   1   0   1   1   0   7   1.61
Veale SV(2)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.61
Totals                  9    15   8   6   2   8   2  44

Passed Balls: Sanguillen (4)
Wild Pitches: Blasingame (3), Culver (1)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Shag Crawford


ASTROS 1ST: Alou flied out to center; Morgan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cedeno singled to third [Cedeno to third
(error by Hebner)]; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash reached on an error by Morgan; Hebner tripled
[Cash scored (unearned)]; Blasingame threw a wild pitch [Hebner
scored]; Clemente struck out; Stargell grounded out (second to
first); Sanguillen singled; Robertson forced Sanguillen
(shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Pirates 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
struck out (catcher to first); Hiatt doubled; Metzger grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates
2.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver singled; J. Hernandez grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Oliver out at second]; Ellis singled;
Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Pirates 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Blasingame struck out; Alou grounded out (first to
second to pitcher); Morgan singled; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Hebner walked; Clemente grounded out (second to
first) [Hebner to second]; Stargell homered [Hebner scored];
Sanguillen singled; FORSCH REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING);
Robertson singled [Sanguillen to third]; Oliver grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Robertson out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson reached on an error by J. Hernandez; Menke
doubled [Watson scored (unearned)]; Rader struck out; Hiatt
struck out; Metzger lined to first; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: J. Hernandez flied out to left; Ellis grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cash singled; Hebner singled [Cash to
third]; Clemente singled [Hebner to third, Cash scored];
Stargell struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 5.

ASTROS 5TH: MILLER BATTED FOR FORSCH; Miller walked; Alou
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Miller out at second]; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 1, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 5TH: HARRIS REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Sanguillen flied
out to right; Robertson made an out to first; Oliver grounded
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates
5.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno singled; Sanguillen allowed a passed ball
[Cedeno to second]; Watson homered [Cedeno scored]; Menke lined
to right; Rader doubled; Hiatt made an out to first; MAYBERRY
BATTED FOR METZGER; Mayberry singled to right [Rader out at home
(right to catcher)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 6TH: MAYBERRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MENKE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); J. Hernandez flied out to left;
MAZEROSKI BATTED FOR ELLIS; Mazeroski grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cash singled; Hebner singled [Cash to third]; Clemente
singled [Hebner to second, Cash scored]; Stargell singled
[Clemente to third, Hebner scored]; CULVER REPLACED HIATT
(PITCHING); EDWARDS REPLACED HARRIS (PLAYING C ); Sanguillen
singled [Stargell to second, Clemente scored]; Culver threw a
wild pitch [Sanguillen to second, Stargell to third]; Robertson
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3,
Pirates 8.

ASTROS 7TH: GRANT REPLACED MAZEROSKI (PITCHING); Edwards
singled; Alou doubled [Edwards to third]; Morgan made an out to
third; Cedeno made an out to first; Watson doubled [Alou scored,
Edwards scored]; Menke lined to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 5, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 7TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Oliver flied
out to right; J. Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Grant grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 5, Pirates 8.

ASTROS 8TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); WYNN BATTED
FOR CULVER; Wynn struck out; Mayberry homered; Edwards doubled;
GIUSTI REPLACED GRANT (PITCHING); Alou doubled [Edwards scored];
Martinez struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 7, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 8TH: WYNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LEMASTER REPLACED
ALOU (PITCHING); Cash homered; Hebner flied out to center;
Clemente flied out to right; Stargell doubled; Sanguillen
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
7, Pirates 9.

ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno reached on an error by J. Hernandez; Watson
walked [Cedeno to second]; Menke made an out to pitcher; Rader
forced Watson (third to second) [Cedeno to third]; Wynn doubled
[Rader to third, Cedeno scored (unearned)]; VEALE REPLACED
GIUSTI (PITCHING); Mayberry lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 8, Pirates 9.