Lee May drove in three runs with a homer, double and single to support the five-hit pitching of Dave Roberts as the Astros defeated the Pirates, 6-2. Fernando Gonzalez hit his first major league homer for the Pirates. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       27, 1973 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Astros       0  2  2    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   6 12  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  5  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gallagher cf          5   1   1   0     0   0   .231      Gonzalez 3b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .176
Metzger ss            3   2   2   0     1   0   .227      Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .344
Wynn rf               4   0   0   0     1   2   .241      Sanguillen rf         4   1   1   0     0   0   .315
Watson lf             5   1   3   1     0   0   .351      Robertson 1b          3   0   1   1     1   0   .320
May 1b                4   1   3   3     0   1   .209      Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Rader 3b              2   1   0   0     3   2   .247      Zisk lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Helms 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .287      J. Hernandez ss       3   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Torres 2b           0   0   0   0     1   0   .086        Rooker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jutze c               5   0   0   0     0   1   .143      May c                 2   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Roberts p             4   0   1   0     0   0   .160        Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
                                                            McNertney c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                          Blass p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            McKee p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Alley ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
                                                            Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stennett ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               36   6  12   5     6   6             Totals               32   2   5   2     1   1

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 15,386
Left on Base: Astros 11, Pirates 4
DP: Astros 0, Pirates 1
Doubles: May (6), Watson (8), Robertson (9)
Home Runs: May (6), Gonzalez (1)
Stolen Bases: Metzger (4)
Caught Stealing: Metzger (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Metzger (4)
GIDP: Jutze (1)
Hit by Pitch: May (1,by Johnson)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(5-2)          9     5   2   2   1   1   1  33   2.94
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   1   1  33

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass L(2-3)            2.2   5   4   4   3   1   1  14   7.84
McKee                   2.1   3   1   1   1   1   0  11   7.80
Johnson                 2     3   1   1   0   1   0  10   3.32
Rooker                  2     1   0   0   2   3   0   9   1.29
Totals                  9    12   6   6   6   6   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Johnson (4)
Wild Pitches: Blass (4)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Gallagher grounded out (second to first); Metzger
walked; Metzger was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Wynn walked; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash
grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen popped to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May homered; Rader walked; Helms singled to center
[Rader to third]; Jutze grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Rader scored (no RBI), Helms out at
second]; Roberts grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson walked; Oliver popped to first; Zisk made
an out to shortstop; J. Hernandez grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Gallagher singled to right; Blass threw a wild pitch
[Gallagher to second]; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Gallagher to third]; Wynn struck out; Watson singled
to center [Gallagher scored]; May doubled to left [Watson
scored, May to third (on throw)]; MCKEE REPLACED BLASS
(PITCHING); Rader struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: May grounded out (second to first); McKee grounded
out (third to first); Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Jutze
grounded out (first unassisted); Roberts singled to center;
Gallagher flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Cash singled to left; Sanguillen forced Cash
(pitcher to shortstop); Robertson popped to shortstop; Oliver
singled to right [Sanguillen to third]; Zisk flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger singled to center; Metzger stole second;
Wynn flied out to left; Watson grounded out (first unassisted)
[Metzger to third]; May singled to left [Metzger scored]; Rader
walked [May to second]; Helms flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: J. Hernandez flied out to center; May struck out;
ALLEY BATTED FOR MCKEE; Alley grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 6TH: JOHNSON REPLACED ALLEY (PITCHING); Jutze flied out
to left; Roberts popped to third; Gallagher grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Gonzalez homered; Cash grounded out (third to
first); Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); Robertson
made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates
1.

ASTROS 7TH: Metzger singled to left; Wynn popped to third;
Watson singled to center [Metzger to second]; May was hit by a
pitch [Metzger to third, Watson to second]; Rader struck out;
Helms singled to second [Metzger scored, Watson to third, May to
second]; Jutze forced Helms (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Astros 6, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: TORRES REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 2B); Oliver flied
out to left; Zisk popped to catcher; J. Hernandez flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 8TH: ROOKER REPLACED J. HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); STENNETT
REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING SS); Roberts grounded out (second to
first); Gallagher flied out to left; Metzger grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: CLINES BATTED FOR MAY; Clines popped to first;
Stennett popped to first in foul territory; Gonzalez lined to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 9TH: MCNERTNEY REPLACED CLINES (PLAYING C ); Wynn struck
out; Watson doubled to right; May struck out; Rader walked;
Torres walked [Watson to third, Rader to second]; Jutze was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 6, Pirates
1.

PIRATES 9TH: Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Sanguillen
singled to shortstop; Robertson doubled to left [Sanguillen
scored]; Oliver popped to second; Zisk grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Pirates 2.