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.

After Norm Miller forced Mayberry, Jesus Alou walked to load the bases. Dave Giusti then relieved Jim Nelson and passed Morgan on four straight pitches. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Monday, June      14, 1971 (Night game) at Astrodome
Pirates      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.