Don Wilson pitched his second shutout in six days and Cesar Cedeno provided a run with a sacrifice fly to enable the Astros to defeat the Pirates, 1-0. Larry Demery, who started for the Pirates, was hit on the right forearm by a line drive and was forced to quit the mound after two innings. Bruce Kison relieved and was the loser when Greg Gross singled in the third, took third base on a single by Roger Metzger and scored on Cedeno's long fly to left-center field. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Saturday, July      6, 1974 (Night game) at Astrodome
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Astros       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  5  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   0   3   0     0   0   .304      Gross rf,lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .340
Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Metzger ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .276
Zisk rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .317      Cedeno cf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .294
Stargell lf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .275      Watson lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .308
  Taveras pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .266        Gallagher rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .193
Robertson 1b          3   0   0   0     1   2   .211      L. May 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Sanguillen c          4   0   2   0     0   0   .292      M. May c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Augustine cf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rader 3b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .248
  Brett ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .327      Helms 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Mendoza ss            3   0   0   0     0   2   .235        Milbourne 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Demery p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilson p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Kison p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               31   0   6   0     3   4             Totals               27   1   5   1     1   1

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 29,640
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Astros 6
DP: Pirates 0, Astros 2
Errors: Metzger
Doubles: M. May (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilson (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Cedeno (4)
GIDP: Augustine (1), Hebner (7)
Hit by Pitch: Watson (3,by Kison)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Demery                  2     2   0   0   1   0   0   9   6.48
Kison L(4-4)            5     3   1   1   0   1   0  19   3.23
Giusti                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.81
Totals                  8     5   1   1   1   1   0  31

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson W(5-6)           9     6   0   0   3   4   0  34   3.60
Totals                  9     6   0   0   3   4   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Kison (5)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - John Kibler


PIRATES 1ST: umpire Shag Crawford missed the game due to a
back problem; Stennett singled; Hebner forced Stennett
(first to shortstop); Zisk singled to right [Hebner to third (on
throw to 2b), Zisk out at second (right to shortstop to first)];
Stargell walked; Robertson made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross made an out to shortstop; Metzger singled to
left; Cedeno flied out to right; Watson forced Metzger
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros
0.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen singled to center; Augustine flied out
to center; Mendoza struck out; Demery forced Sanguillen
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 2ND: L. May grounded out (third to first); M. May
doubled; Larry Demery was hit on the right forearm; Rader
walked; Helms flied out to right; Wilson flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett singled to left; Hebner flied out to left;
Zisk flied out to left; Stargell popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: KISON REPLACED DEMERY (PITCHING); Gross singled to
left; Metzger singled to left [Gross to third]; Cedeno hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Gross scored]; Watson was hit by a pitch
[Metzger to second]; L. May made an out to third; M. May
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
0, Astros 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Robertson was called out on strikes; Sanguillen
singled to center; Augustine grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Sanguillen out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Rader singled to left; Helms flied out to left;
Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rader to
second]; Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Mendoza struck out; Kison reached on an error by
Metzger [Kison to first]; Stennett made an out to second; Hebner
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger made an out to first; Cedeno grounded out
(shortstop to first); Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Zisk flied out to left; Stargell flied out to
center; Robertson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: L. May lined to third; M. May made an out to second;
Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Astros 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first);
Augustine made an out to shortstop; Mendoza grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Helms grounded out (third to first); Wilson struck
out; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Astros 1.

PIRATES 8TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 2B); KIRKPATRICK
BATTED FOR KISON; Kirkpatrick popped to first in foul territory;
Stennett singled to center; Hebner grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Stennett out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Metzger
grounded out (second to first); Cedeno popped to catcher in foul
territory; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 1.

PIRATES 9TH: GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GALLAGHER
REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING RF); Zisk flied out to center; Stargell
walked; TAVERAS RAN FOR STARGELL; Robertson walked [Taveras to
second]; Sanguillen flied out to center; BRETT BATTED FOR
AUGUSTINE; Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 1.