Jim Rooker collected a single and double among the Pirates' 15 hits while pitching seven innings in a 4-1 victory over the Astros. Dave Giusti worked the last two frames. The Pirates began the scoring in the second on singles by Richie Hebner, Frank Taveras and Rooker, with the run being unearned because catcher Cliff Johnson bobbled the throw to the plate.

A single by Willie Stargell, pass to Richie Zisk and singles by Manny Sanguillen and Hebner added two runs in the third. Rooker doubled and counted on a single by Rennie Stennett in the eighth before surrendering the mound to Giusti. Lee May homered for the Astros' run off Rooker in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 1

Game Played on Thursday, May 9, 1974 (Night game) at Astrodome

Pirates      0  1  2    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4 15  0
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   0   2   1     1   0   .288      Kelleher ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .138
Clines cf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .179        Menke ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .133
Oliver 1b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .298        Milbourne ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Stargell lf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .283        M. May ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .274
Zisk rf               4   1   2   0     1   1   .288      Brown rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .200
  Parker pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .337      Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Sanguillen c          5   0   1   1     0   0   .274      Watson lf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .358
Hebner 3b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .337      L. May 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .325
Taveras ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .328      C. Johnson c          4   0   1   0     0   3   .267
Rooker p              4   1   2   0     0   0   .467      Rader 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .265
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Helms 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .326
                                                          Roberts p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .182
                                                            Gross ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .365
                                                            Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gallagher ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .179

Totals               40   4  15   3     3   1             Totals               32   1   6   1     5   8

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 10,864
Left on Base: Pirates 12, Astros 9
DP: Pirates 1, Astros 1
Errors: C. Johnson
Doubles: Clines (2), Rooker (1), Zisk (3), L. May (7)
Home Runs: L. May (6)
Stolen Bases: Clines (1), Oliver (2), Taveras (4), Cedeno 2 (16)
GIDP: Menke (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(2-2)           7     4   1   1   4   5   1  28   1.67
Giusti                  2     2   0   0   1   3   0   9   4.91
Totals                  9     6   1   1   5   8   1  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(5-3)          7    11   3   2   3   1   0  33   3.38
Scherman                2     4   1   1   0   0   0  10   1.76
Totals                  9    15   4   3   3   1   0  43

Wild Pitches: Giusti (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to left; Clines doubled to left
[Stennett to third]; Oliver walked; Stargell hit into a double
play (center to catcher) [Stennett out at home]; Clines stole
third and Oliver stole second; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown
lined to center; Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second;
Watson walked; Cedeno stole third; L. May flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen lined to center; Hebner singled to
right; Taveras singled to third [Hebner to second]; Rooker
singled to center [Hebner scored (error by C. Johnson)
(unearned), Taveras to second]; Taveras stole third; Stennett
flied out to center; Clines forced Rooker (third to second); 1 R
(0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: C. Johnson struck out; Rader flied out to center;
Helms flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Astros 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Oliver grounded out (second to pitcher); Stargell
singled to center; Zisk walked [Stargell to second]; Sanguillen
singled to right [Stargell scored, Zisk to third]; Hebner
singled to center [Zisk scored, Sanguillen out at third (center
to shortstop to second)]; Taveras grounded out (third to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Kelleher
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brown walked; Cedeno forced
Brown (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Astros 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Rooker grounded out (third to first); Stennett
walked; Clines forced Stennett (center to shortstop) [Clines to
second]; Rennie Stennett missed 2B on apparent double to RF
by Gene Clines; Oliver lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson lined to shortstop; L. May homered; C.
Johnson struck out; Rader walked; Helms singled to left [Rader
to second]; Roberts struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
3, Astros 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell flied out to center; Zisk flied out to
center; Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Kelleher grounded out (first unassisted); Brown
flied out to center; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); On a bunt
Taveras singled to pitcher; Rooker grounded out (second to
first) [Taveras to second]; Stennett popped to first; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); L. May
doubled to right; C. Johnson struck out; Rader struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Clines flied out to center; Oliver singled to
right; Stargell forced Oliver (shortstop to second); Zisk
singled to left [Stargell to second]; Sanguillen forced Zisk
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros
1.

ASTROS 7TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); GROSS
BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Gross walked; MENKE BATTED FOR KELLEHER;
Menke grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Gross out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros
1.

PIRATES 8TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED MENKE (PLAYING SS); SCHERMAN
REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Hebner grounded out (first
unassisted); Taveras flied out to right; Rooker doubled to
right; Stennett singled to center [Rooker scored]; Clines
singled to center [Stennett to second]; Oliver grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Brown was called
out on strikes; Cedeno flied out to left; Watson walked; L. May
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Astros 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Stargell grounded out (pitcher to first); Zisk
doubled to right; PARKER RAN FOR ZISK; Sanguillen grounded out
(third to first); Hebner lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: PARKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); C. Johnson
singled to left; Rader singled [C. Johnson to second]; Helms
lined to center; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; Gallagher struck
out; M. MAY BATTED FOR MILBOURNE; Giusti threw a wild pitch [C.
Johnson to third, Rader to second]; M. May was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Astros 1.

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