Dave Giusti, who relieved Bob Johnson in the eighth inning and snuffed out an Astros' rally, was credited with his 27th save as the Pirates gained a 5-2 victory. Jackie Hernandez, although going hitless, batted in two of the Pirates' runs with a sacrifice fly and a groundout. Triples by Manny Sanguillen and Rennie Stennett led to two other tallies.

The Astros chased Johnson with two out in the eighth when they scored their runs on singles by Roger Metzger and Cesar Cedeno and a double by Bob Watson. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    29, 1971 (Day game) at Astrodome
Pirates      0  1  0    1  0  1    1  0  1  -   5 13  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  7  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   2   2   0     0   0   .324      Alou rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Clines lf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .305      Metzger ss            4   1   3   0     0   1   .239
  Davalillo ph,lf     1   0   1   1     0   0   .287      Cedeno cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .262
Clemente rf           5   0   2   1     0   1   .336      Watson 1b             3   0   1   2     1   1   .299
Robertson 1b          5   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Chiles lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .244
Sanguillen c          4   1   1   0     0   1   .325      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .243
Cash 3b               4   2   2   0     0   1   .303      Edwards c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .227
Oliver cf             4   0   3   1     0   0   .279      Martinez 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .184
J. Hernandez ss       3   0   0   2     0   2   .214      Blasingame p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Johnson p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .048        Wynn ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
  Giusti p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .063        Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Morgan ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
                                                            Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               38   5  13   5     0   9             Totals               34   2   7   2     1   8

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 15,723
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Astros 6
DP: Pirates 0, Astros 1
Errors: Martinez
Doubles: Clemente (25), Clines (9), Davalillo (10), Metzger (11), Watson (15)
Triples: Sanguillen (5), Stennett (2)
Stolen Bases: Stennett (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Clines (2)
Sacrifice Flies: J. Hernandez (2)
GIDP: Sanguillen (18)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson W(9-9)          7.2   7   2   2   1   6   0  31   3.60
Giusti SV(27)           1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.09
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   8   0  35

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blasingame L(9-10)      6     9   3   3   0   7   0  27   4.17
Ray                     2     2   1   0   0   2   0   8   2.14
Culver                  1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   2.85
Totals                  9    13   5   4   0   9   0  40

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Stan Landes


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Clines
grounded out (second to first); Clemente doubled; Robertson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 1ST: Alou flied out to center; Metzger doubled; Cedeno
struck out; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Astros 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen tripled; Cash was called out on strikes;
Oliver singled [Sanguillen scored]; J. Hernandez struck out;
Johnson forced Oliver (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Chiles struck out; Rader was called out on strikes;
Edwards singled; Martinez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett made an out to shortstop; Clines doubled;
Clemente flied out to right; Robertson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Blasingame lined to shortstop; Alou popped to third
in foul territory; Metzger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); Cash
singled; Oliver singled [Cash to third]; J. Hernandez grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Cash scored, Oliver to second];
Johnson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to right; Watson flied out to
center; Chiles grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett singled; Clines out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Stennett to second]; Clemente was called
out on strikes; Robertson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Rader was called out on strikes; Edwards lined to
left; Martinez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Astros 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen struck out; Cash singled; Oliver singled
[Cash to third]; J. Hernandez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cash
scored, Oliver to second]; Johnson was called out on strikes; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: WYNN BATTED FOR BLASINGAME; Wynn grounded out
(second to first); Alou grounded out (second to first); Metzger
singled; Cedeno singled [Metzger to second]; Watson walked
[Metzger to third, Cedeno to second]; Chiles made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 0.

PIRATES 7TH: RAY REPLACED WYNN (PITCHING); Stennett reached on
an error by Martinez [Stennett to first]; Stennett stole second;
Clines was called out on strikes; Clemente singled [Stennett
scored (unearned)]; Robertson singled [Clemente to second];
Sanguillen grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Robertson out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Rader flied out to center; Edwards flied out to
right; Martinez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Astros 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Cash flied out to right; Oliver grounded out (first
unassisted); J. Hernandez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: MORGAN BATTED FOR RAY; Morgan made an out to third;
Alou made an out to shortstop; Metzger singled; Cedeno singled
[Metzger to second]; Watson doubled [Metzger scored, Cedeno
scored]; GIUSTI REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Chiles struck out;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Astros 2.

PIRATES 9TH: CULVER REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); Giusti made an
out to second; Stennett tripled; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR CLINES;
Davalillo doubled [Stennett scored]; Clemente lined to right;
Robertson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: DAVALILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Rader
grounded out (pitcher to first); Edwards struck out (catcher to
first); Martinez popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Astros 2.