A loser of four previous decisions, Larry Demery gained his first major league victory as the Pirates piled up 17 hits to beat the Astros, 11-3. Demery tired in the eighth inning when the Astros scored their three runs and Ramon Hernandez finished. Richie Zisk hit a double, two singles and a sacrifice fly to account for four of the Pirates' runs. Richie Hebner contributed four hits to the attack. In the third inning, when the Pirates scored five runs, Demery drove in one of them with a triple for his first major league hit. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Houston Astros 3

Game Played on Wednesday, July 17, 1974 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  7  0
Pirates      2  0  5    0  0  0    2  2  x  -  11 17  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross rf              4   1   2   0     1   0   .328      Stennett 2b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Metzger ss            2   1   0   0     3   0   .269      Hebner 3b             5   3   4   0     0   0   .301
Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .293      Oliver cf             4   2   2   0     1   0   .302
Watson lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .299      Stargell lf           3   2   1   1     2   0   .270
L. May 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .268        Augustine pr,lf     0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  C. Johnson 1b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Zisk rf               4   2   3   4     0   0   .329
M. May c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .282      Sanguillen c          4   1   2   2     0   0   .294
Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Kirkpatrick 1b        5   0   2   1     0   0   .245
  Richard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Taveras ss            5   1   2   2     0   0   .273
  Gallagher ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Demery p              4   0   1   1     0   2   .091
  Howard ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .222        Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cosgrove p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Milbourne 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Campbell ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Wilson p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
  York p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Busse ph,3b         2   0   1   0     0   0   .333

Totals               34   3   7   3     5   4             Totals               39  11  17  11     3   2

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 10,941
Left on Base: Astros 9, Pirates 9
DP: Astros 0, Pirates 0
Doubles: Howard (1), Hebner (14), Zisk (19)
Triples: Demery (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Sanguillen (4), Zisk (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson L(6-7)           2.2   7   7   7   3   1   0  18   4.09
York                    3.1   3   0   0   0   0   0  13   1.42
Richard                 1     3   2   2   0   1   0   6   6.00
Cosgrove                1     4   2   2   0   0   0   7   2.17
Totals                  8    17  11  11   3   2   0  44

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Demery W(1-4)           7.2   5   3   3   5   4   0  33   5.34
Hernandez               1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.36
Totals                  9     7   3   3   5   4   0  39

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler


ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger made
an out to shortstop; Cedeno walked; Watson singled [Cedeno to
third]; L. May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Hebner
singled to center; Oliver made an out to third; Stargell walked
[Hebner to second]; Zisk singled to left [Hebner scored,
Stargell to third]; Sanguillen singled to right [Stargell
scored, Zisk to third]; Kirkpatrick flied out to right; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 2.

ASTROS 2ND: M. May lined to first; Rader struck out; Milbourne
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Demery was
called out on strikes; Stennett grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Wilson flied out to left; Gross walked; Metzger
walked [Gross to second]; Cedeno grounded out (catcher to first)
[Gross to third, Metzger to second]; Watson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Hebner doubled to right; Oliver walked; Stargell
walked [Hebner to third, Oliver to second]; Zisk doubled to
center [Hebner scored, Oliver scored, Stargell to third];
Sanguillen hit a sacrifice fly to catcher [Stargell scored];
Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first) [Zisk to third];
Taveras singled to center [Zisk scored]; Demery tripled to
center [Taveras scored]; YORK REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING);
Stennett grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Pirates 7.

ASTROS 4TH: L. May struck out; M. May flied out to right; Rader
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner flied out to center; Oliver singled to
center; Stargell flied out to left; Zisk lined to pitcher; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 7.

ASTROS 5TH: Milbourne grounded out (second to first); York was
called out on strikes; Gross singled to right; Metzger walked
[Gross to second]; Cedeno forced Metzger (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen grounded out (first unassisted);
Kirkpatrick flied out to left; Taveras singled to left; Demery
forced Taveras (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Pirates 7.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson flied out to center; L. May made an out to
first; M. May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 6TH: C. JOHNSON REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Stennett
flied out to right; Hebner singled to right; Oliver flied out to
center; Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Pirates 7.

ASTROS 7TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Milbourne
grounded out (second to first); BUSSE BATTED FOR YORK; Busse
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 7TH: RICHARD REPLACED RADER (PITCHING); BUSSE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); Zisk singled to third; Sanguillen singled to
center [Zisk to second]; Kirkpatrick singled to center [Zisk
scored, Sanguillen to third]; Taveras forced Kirkpatrick (third
to second) [Sanguillen scored]; Demery struck out; Stennett
flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 9.

ASTROS 8TH: Gross singled to center; Metzger walked [Gross to
second]; Cedeno lined to center [Gross to third]; Watson singled
to center [Gross scored, Metzger to third]; C. Johnson struck
out; M. May singled to center [Metzger scored, Watson to third];
GALLAGHER BATTED FOR RICHARD; HERNANDEZ REPLACED DEMERY
(PITCHING); HOWARD BATTED FOR GALLAGHER; Howard doubled to left
[Watson scored, M. May to third]; CAMPBELL BATTED FOR MILBOURNE;
Campbell flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3,
Pirates 9.

PIRATES 8TH: COSGROVE REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); CAMPBELL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Hebner singled to right; Oliver
singled to center [Hebner to second]; Stargell singled to right
[Hebner scored, Oliver to third]; AUGUSTINE RAN FOR STARGELL;
Zisk hit a sacrifice fly to center [Oliver scored]; Sanguillen
popped to first in foul territory; Kirkpatrick singled to right
[Augustine to second]; Taveras forced Augustine (second to
shortstop); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates 11.

ASTROS 9TH: AUGUSTINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Busse singled
to right; Gross flied out to center; Metzger lined to third;
Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3,
Pirates 11.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".