The Astros, who had never beaten Bob Moose previously, losing seven times, finally turned the trick with an 11-hit attack to defeat the Pirates, 7-2. Lee May led the way with two homers, driving in three runs. Jim Wynn accounted for two RBIs with a single. Jerry Reuss held the Pirates to five hits and gave up their runs in the seventh inning when Bob Robertson doubled and Al Oliver homered. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Friday, May       25, 1973 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  1  3    2  0  1  -   7 11  1
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  5  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .274      Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .342
Metzger ss            5   1   2   0     0   1   .218      Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .264
Wynn rf               4   1   3   2     1   1   .247      Sanguillen rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .319
Watson lf             5   1   1   1     0   1   .340      Stargell lf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .289
Rader 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .238      Robertson 1b          3   1   2   0     1   0   .320
May 1b                4   2   2   3     0   0   .199      Oliver cf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .304
Jutze c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Alley ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .226
xTorres 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      May c                 4   0   0   0     0   1   .285
Reuss p               4   1   0   0     0   2   .167      Moose p               1   0   0   0     1   0   .158
                                                            Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Zisk ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .227
                                                            McKee p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .275

Totals               37   7  11   6     1   9             Totals               32   2   5   2     4   7

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 13,956
Left on Base: Astros 6, Pirates 7
DP: Astros 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Metzger, Cash, May
Doubles: Jutze (1), Watson (7)
Triples: Metzger (8), Sanguillen (4)
Home Runs: May 2 (5), Oliver (8)
GIDP: Oliver (7)
Hit by Pitch: Agee (1,by Moose)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(6-1)            9     5   2   2   4   7   1  36   2.43
Totals                  9     5   2   2   4   7   1  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose L(3-4)            6.1   7   6   4   1   6   2  28   3.95
Johnson                 0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.20
McKee                   2     3   1   1   0   2   0   9   8.53
Totals                  9    11   7   5   1   9   2  40

Hit by Pitch: Moose (2)
Wild Pitches: McKee (1)
Balks: Moose (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Terry Tata


ASTROS 1ST: Agee was hit by a pitch; Metzger grounded out
(second to first) [Agee to second]; Agee was picked off second
(pitcher to second); Wynn singled to center; Watson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash struck out; Hebner walked; Sanguillen flied
out to right; Stargell popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader made an out to shortstop; May made an out to
second; Jutze grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson singled to left; Oliver forced Robertson
(second to shortstop); Alley flied out to right; May flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Torres grounded out (pitcher to first); Reuss struck
out; Agee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Moose grounded out (third to first); Cash flied out
to right; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Pirates 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Metzger singled to right; Moose balked [Metzger to
second]; Wynn struck out; Watson struck out; Rader struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen tripled to center; Stargell struck out;
Robertson walked; Oliver grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Robertson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 5TH: May homered; Jutze doubled to right; Torres struck
out; Reuss grounded out (second to first) [Jutze to third]; Agee
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Alley grounded out (pitcher to first); May struck
out; Moose walked; Cash flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger popped to first; Wynn walked; Watson doubled
to left [Wynn scored]; Rader flied out to right [Watson to
third]; May homered [Watson scored]; Jutze grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner flied out to left; Sanguillen flied out to
center; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4,
Pirates 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Torres reached on catcher's interference by May;
Reuss forced Torres (first to shortstop); Agee singled to right
[Reuss to second]; JOHNSON REPLACED MOOSE (PITCHING); Metzger
was called out on strikes; Wynn singled to right [Reuss scored
(unearned), Agee scored (unearned), Wynn to second (error by
Cash)]; Watson lined to second; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 6, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Robertson singled to left; Oliver homered
[Robertson scored]; Alley singled to right; May grounded out
(second to first) [Alley to second]; ZISK BATTED FOR JOHNSON;
Zisk walked; Cash flied out to right; Hebner flied out to right;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 6, Pirates 2.

ASTROS 8TH: MCKEE REPLACED ZISK (PITCHING); Rader singled to
right; May flied out to center; Jutze struck out; Torres forced
Rader (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Stargell
struck out; Robertson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Pirates 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Reuss struck out; Agee grounded out (first
unassisted); Metzger tripled to right; McKee threw a wild pitch
[Metzger scored]; Wynn singled to shortstop; Watson forced Wynn
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 7, Pirates
2.

PIRATES 9TH: Oliver made an out to second; Alley reached on an
error by Metzger [Alley to first]; May flied out to center;
CLINES BATTED FOR MCKEE; Clines struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 7, Pirates 2.