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J.R. Richard pitched a two-hitter and Bob Watson whacked a grand-slam homer as the Astros defeated the Pirates, 10-2. The Astros scored their first four runs off Dock Ellis in the fourth inning, but all were unearned as the result of an error by Rennie Stennett. Doug Rader singled in one run and Lee May homered for three others. In the next inning, Richard and Bob Gallagher singled and Roger Metzger walked to force the exit of Ellis. John Lamb relieved and was the victim of Watson's slam. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 2Game Played on Monday, August 20, 1973 (Night game) at AstrodomePirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 2 1 Astros 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 2 x - 10 12 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Clines cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Gallagher rf 5 2 2 0 0 1 .231 Hebner 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .270 Metzger ss 3 1 1 1 2 0 .259 Oliver 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .279 Cedeno cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .311 Stargell lf 4 0 0 0 0 4 .298 Watson lf 4 2 2 4 0 0 .320 Zisk rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .346 Rader 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .252 Sanguillen c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Stewart pr,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Stennett 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .243 May 1b 4 2 2 3 0 0 .272 Maxvill ss 1 1 0 0 2 1 .230 Edwards c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .237 Ellis p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .115 Helms 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .283 Lamb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torres pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Parker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Richard p 3 1 1 0 0 2 .160 Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .069 R. Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Totals 28 2 2 2 3 9 Totals 35 10 12 10 3 5 Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 11,057 Left on Base: Pirates 2, Astros 5 DP: Pirates 1, Astros 1 Errors: Stennett Doubles: Oliver (22), Rader (19), May (20) Home Runs: May (20), Watson (12) Stolen Bases: Oliver (5) Sacrifice Hits: Richard (1) GIDP: Parker (1) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ellis L(11-12) 4.1 5 7 3 1 1 1 20 2.87 Lamb 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 4 6.00 Walker 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 8 4.29 R. Hernandez 1 4 2 2 0 1 0 7 2.42 Totals 8 12 10 6 3 5 2 39 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(5-1) 9 2 2 2 3 9 0 31 2.97 Totals 9 2 2 2 3 9 0 31 Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Ken Burkhart PIRATES 1ST: Clines struck out; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gallagher grounded out (first unassisted); Metzger grounded out (third to first); Cedeno lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Zisk made an out to shortstop; Sanguillen lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson made an out to first; Rader grounded out (third to first); May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 3RD: Stennett struck out; Maxvill struck out; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); Helms made an out to second; Richard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 4TH: Clines lined to first; Hebner made an out to shortstop; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Gallagher singled to center; Metzger reached on an error by Stennett [Gallagher to second, Metzger to first]; Cedeno flied out to center; Watson forced Metzger (shortstop to second) [Gallagher to third]; Rader singled to center [Gallagher scored (unearned), Watson to second]; May homered (unearned) [Watson scored (unearned), Rader scored (unearned)]; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 4. PIRATES 5TH: Stargell struck out; Zisk flied out to right; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 5TH: Helms lined to left; Richard singled to second; Gallagher singled to center [Richard to second]; Metzger walked [Richard to third, Gallagher to second]; LAMB REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Cedeno struck out; Watson homered [Richard scored, Gallagher scored, Metzger scored]; Rader doubled to center; STEWART RAN FOR RADER; May flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 8. PIRATES 6TH: STEWART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Stennett grounded out (second to first); Maxvill walked; PARKER BATTED FOR LAMB; Parker grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Maxvill out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 8. ASTROS 6TH: WALKER REPLACED PARKER (PITCHING); Edwards walked; Helms flied out to right; Richard out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Edwards to second]; Gallagher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 8. PIRATES 7TH: Clines grounded out (catcher to first); Hebner lined to right; Oliver singled to center; Oliver stole second; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 8. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger walked; Cedeno struck out; Watson singled to left [Metzger to second]; Stewart lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Metzger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 8. PIRATES 8TH: Zisk lined to third; Sanguillen struck out; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 8. ASTROS 8TH: R. HERNANDEZ REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); May doubled to right; Edwards singled to first [May to third]; Helms singled to right [May scored, Edwards to second]; TORRES RAN FOR HELMS; Richard struck out; Gallagher made an out to second; Metzger singled to center [Edwards scored, Torres to second]; Cedeno made an out to second; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 10. PIRATES 9TH: TORRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Maxvill walked; MAY BATTED FOR R. HERNANDEZ; May flied out to center; Clines grounded out (shortstop to first) [Maxvill to second]; Hebner walked; Oliver doubled to center [Maxvill scored, Hebner scored]; Oliver advanced to third because of defensive indifference [Oliver to third]; Al Oliver ran to 3B when J.R. Richard pitched from windup; Stargell struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 10. |
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