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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 2Game Played on Sunday, May 27, 1973 (Day game) at Three Rivers StadiumAstros 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.
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