The Pirates erupted for all their runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Astros, 4-0, behind the six-hit pitching of Bob Moose. Singles by Richie Zisk, Milt May and Rennie Stennett produced the first run to break up Moose's scoreless duel with Tom Griffin. The Pirates added their other tallies, after Ken Forsch relieved, on a sacrifice fly by Manny Sanguillen, single by Gene Clines and double by Richie Hebner. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    22, 1973 (Night game) at Astrodome
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  0  -   4  9  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines cf             5   1   3   1     0   1   .273      Gallagher rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Hebner 3b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .269      Metzger ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Oliver 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .283      Cedeno cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .313
Stargell lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .296      Watson lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .317
  Parker pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Zisk rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .344      May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   2   .269
May c                 2   0   1   0     1   0   .279      Helms 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  J. Hernandez pr,ss  0   1   0   0     1   0   .229      Jutze c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .219
Stennett 2b           4   1   1   1     0   2   .243      Griffin p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .100
Maxvill ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .221        Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .066
  Sanguillen ph,c     1   0   0   1     0   0   .280        Pizarro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Moose p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .120        Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .196
                                                            Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               33   4   9   4     2   7             Totals               33   0   6   0     0   5

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 10,746
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Astros 6
DP: Pirates 0, Astros 0
Errors: Hebner
Doubles: Oliver (23), Clines (6), Hebner (20), Cedeno (25), Watson (21)
Caught Stealing: Hebner (1), Gallagher (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Moose (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Sanguillen (5)
Hit by Pitch: Stargell (3,by Pizarro)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose W(8-11)           9     6   0   0   0   5   0  33   3.72
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   5   0  33

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin L(0-5)          6     6   3   3   1   6   0  25   5.32
Forsch                  0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   3.97
Pizarro                 1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   5.28
Ray                     1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.24
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   7   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Pizarro (2)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - John Kibler


PIRATES 1ST: Clines struck out; Hebner grounded out (first
unassisted); Oliver singled to left; Stargell grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gallagher singled to right; Gallagher was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Metzger grounded out
(second to first); Cedeno doubled to center; Watson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk lined to left; May walked; Stennett grounded
out (first unassisted) [May to second]; Maxvill popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader grounded out (first to pitcher); May struck
out; Helms popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Moose struck out; Clines lined to second; Hebner
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Jutze singled to second; Griffin struck out;
Gallagher flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver doubled to right; Stargell popped to catcher
in foul territory; Zisk flied out to center [Oliver to third];
May made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno made an out to pitcher; Watson doubled to
left; Rader reached on a fielder's choice [Watson out at third
(shortstop to third)]; May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett struck out; Maxvill was called out on
strikes; Moose struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Jutze flied
out to center; Griffin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Clines doubled to right; Hebner flied out to
center; Oliver grounded out (second to first) [Clines to third];
Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Gallagher grounded out (second to first); Metzger
lined to center; Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Zisk singled to pitcher; May singled to right [Zisk
to third]; J. HERNANDEZ RAN FOR MAY; Stennett singled to right
[Zisk scored, J. Hernandez to third]; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR
MAXVILL; FORSCH REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Sanguillen hit a
sacrifice fly to right [J. Hernandez scored]; Moose out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Stennett to second]; Clines
singled to right [Stennett scored, Clines to second (on throw)];
Hebner doubled to right [Clines scored]; PIZARRO REPLACED FORSCH
(PITCHING); Hebner was caught stealing third (catcher to third);
4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: J. HERNANDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SANGUILLEN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Watson lined to center; Rader flied
out to center; May reached on an error by Hebner [May to first];
Helms grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Astros 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Oliver flied out to right; Stargell was hit by a
pitch; PARKER RAN FOR STARGELL; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Parker to second]; J. Hernandez walked; Stennett struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: PARKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Jutze was called
out on strikes; STEWART BATTED FOR PIZARRO; Stewart grounded out
(first unassisted); Gallagher popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Astros 0.

PIRATES 9TH: RAY REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Sanguillen lined
to center; Moose flied out to center; Clines singled to third;
Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Metzger singled to center; Cedeno singled to left
[Metzger to second]; Watson flied out to left; Rader struck out;
May struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Astros 0.