A walk to Joe Morgan with the bases loaded and two out in the ninth inning forced Jim Wynn home and gave the Astros a 5-4 victory over the Pirates. Wynn drew a pass to open the stanza and John Mayberry singled with one out. Houston Astros 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4Game Played on Monday, June 14, 1971 (Night game) at AstrodomePirates 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 8 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 - 5 7 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cash 2b 5 0 1 2 0 0 .317 Alou rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .326 Hebner 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .293 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 1 1 0 .250 Clemente rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Cedeno lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .254 Stargell lf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .315 Watson 1b 2 1 1 1 0 0 .294 Oliver cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Rader 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .201 Robertson 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .263 Menke 3b,1b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .238 Sanguillen c 3 1 1 1 0 0 .324 Wynn cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .220 Alley ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 .174 Edwards c 2 0 0 0 2 1 .225 Davalillo ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .282 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .228 J. Hernandez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Mayberry ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .193 Moose p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Geronimo pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Sands ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 Billingham p 2 0 0 1 0 2 .107 Grant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Miller ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Nelson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Giusti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 8 4 2 5 Totals 31 5 7 5 5 7 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 11,655 Left on Base: Pirates 7, Astros 7 DP: Pirates 0, Astros 0 Doubles: Wynn (6) Triples: Robertson (1), Cedeno (4) Home Runs: Menke (1) Stolen Bases: Sanguillen (4) Caught Stealing: Cedeno (2) Sacrifice Hits: Moose (3), Billingham (3) Sacrifice Flies: Watson (1) Hit by Pitch: Sanguillen (1,by Billingham) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moose 6 6 4 4 2 4 1 26 3.71 Grant 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 2.16 Nelson L(1-1) 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 5 2.03 Giusti 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1.49 Totals 8.2 7 5 5 5 7 1 38 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham 8.1 7 4 4 2 5 0 35 2.88 Gladding W(3-1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.35 Totals 9 8 4 4 2 5 0 38 Hit by Pitch: Billingham (7) Wild Pitches: Billingham (4) Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Stan Landes PIRATES 1ST: Cash grounded out (third to first); Hebner flied out to right; Clemente grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan flied out to center; Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell walked; Oliver was called out on strikes; Robertson tripled to right [Stargell scored]; Sanguillen singled to left [Robertson scored]; Sanguillen stole second; Alley struck out; Moose flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0. PIRATES 3RD: Cash flied out to center; Hebner flied out to center; Clemente grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Edwards flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Billingham was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0. PIRATES 4TH: Stargell made an out to shortstop; Oliver singled to left; Robertson made an out to third; Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Morgan made an out to shortstop; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0. PIRATES 5TH: Alley singled to first; Moose out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Alley to second]; Cash grounded out (second to first) [Alley to third]; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Watson singled to center; Menke singled to left [Watson to second]; Wynn doubled to left [Menke to third, Watson scored]; Edwards was walked intentionally; Metzger struck out; Billingham reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Edwards to second, Wynn to third, Menke scored]; Alou made an out to shortstop; Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. PIRATES 6TH: Clemente grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell walked; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted) [Stargell to second]; Robertson singled to shortstop [Stargell to third]; Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno tripled; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cedeno scored]; Menke homered; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards walked; Metzger struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 4. PIRATES 7TH: RADER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 3B); MENKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Alley struck out; SANDS BATTED FOR MOOSE; Sands struck out; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: GRANT REPLACED SANDS (PITCHING); Billingham struck out; Alou flied out to center; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 4. PIRATES 8TH: Hebner singled to right; Clemente flied out to right; Stargell flied out to left; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Hebner to third]; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Rader struck out; Menke grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 4. PIRATES 9TH: Robertson grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen was hit by a pitch; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR ALLEY; Davalillo singled to right [Sanguillen to second]; MAY BATTED FOR GRANT; GLADDING REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); May grounded out (second to first) [Davalillo to second, Sanguillen to third]; Cash singled to right [Sanguillen scored, Davalillo scored, Cash to second (on throw)]; Hebner made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 4. ASTROS 9TH: J. HERNANDEZ REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING SS); NELSON REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Wynn walked; Edwards was called out on strikes; MAYBERRY BATTED FOR METZGER; Mayberry singled [Wynn to second]; GERONIMO RAN FOR MAYBERRY; MILLER BATTED FOR GLADDING; Miller forced Geronimo (second to shortstop) [Wynn to third]; Alou walked [Miller to second]; GIUSTI REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING); Morgan walked [Wynn scored, Miller to third, Alou to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 5. |
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