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A single by Willie Stargell in the second inning was the only hit given up by Tom Griffin when the Astros' righthander defeated the Pirates, 2-1. Two errors by Doug Rader, who fumbled grounders by Richie Zisk and Manny Sanguillen, and a wild pickoff throw by Griffin to third base, enabled the Pirates to score their run in the fifth inning, but Rader made up for his miscues with a run-scoring single in the sixth and the Astros followed with the winning run in the eighth on a single by Bob Watson and triple by Milt May. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1Game Played on Tuesday, May 7, 1974 (Day game) at AstrodomePirates 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 1 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 x - 2 8 3 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Kelleher ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .182 Hebner 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .330 Gross rf,lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .369 Oliver 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Cedeno cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .306 Stargell lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .296 Watson lf 2 2 2 0 2 0 .353 Parker cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .325 Gallagher rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Zisk rf 3 1 0 0 0 0 .273 L. May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .327 Sanguillen c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 M. May c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .286 Taveras ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .321 Rader 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .269 Clines ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Ellis p 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Griffin p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .400 Kirkpatrick ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .381 Totals 27 1 1 0 1 7 Totals 30 2 8 2 3 10 Time of Game: 1:48 Attendance: 9,909 Left on Base: Pirates 0, Astros 8 DP: Pirates 1, Astros 1 Errors: Rader 2, Griffin Doubles: Cedeno (9) Triples: M. May (1) Caught Stealing: Stennett (2) GIDP: Zisk (2), Cedeno (1) Hit by Pitch: Cedeno (2,by Ellis) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ellis L(1-2) 8 8 2 2 3 10 0 34 4.10 Totals 8 8 2 2 3 10 0 34 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Griffin W(4-1) 9 1 1 0 1 7 0 28 2.25 Totals 9 1 1 0 1 7 0 28 Hit by Pitch: Ellis (5) Wild Pitches: Ellis (2) Balks: Griffin (1) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Bruce Froemming PIRATES 1ST: Stennett struck out (catcher to first); Hebner struck out; Oliver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Kelleher struck out (catcher to first); Gross singled to left; Cedeno doubled to left [Gross to third]; Watson was walked intentionally; L. May struck out; M. May grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell singled to left; Parker forced Stargell (second unassisted); Zisk grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Parker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader struck out; Helms struck out; Griffin singled to left [Griffin out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen made an out to first; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Kelleher struck out; Gross singled to center; Cedeno was hit by a pitch [Gross to second]; Watson walked [Gross to third, Cedeno to second]; L. May struck out; M. May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 4TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner struck out; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Rader struck out; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 5TH: Stargell was called out on strikes; Parker struck out; Zisk reached on an error by Rader [Zisk to first]; Sanguillen reached on an error by Rader [Zisk to second, Sanguillen to first]; Griffin balked [Zisk scored (error by Griffin) (unearned), Sanguillen out at home (left to third to catcher)]; Tom Griffin threw to 3B, where there was no runner; it was ruled a balk; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 3 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Kelleher grounded out (second to first); Gross walked; Cedeno grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. PIRATES 6TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis walked; Stennett forced Ellis (shortstop to second); Stennett was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Watson singled to center; L. May struck out; Ellis threw a wild pitch [Watson to second]; M. May grounded out (shortstop to first) [Watson to third]; Rader singled to center [Watson scored]; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. PIRATES 7TH: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Oliver lined to first; Stargell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Griffin struck out; Kelleher flied out to right; Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. PIRATES 8TH: Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); Zisk flied out to right; Sanguillen lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson singled to left; L. May flied out to center; M. May tripled to right [Watson scored]; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2. PIRATES 9TH: GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GALLAGHER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING RF); CLINES BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Clines flied out to left; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR ELLIS; Kirkpatrick struck out; Stennett made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2. |
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