The Pirates pounded four Astros pitchers for 13 hits, including Willie Stargell's eighth homer of the season, and cruised to a 10-2 triumph behind Bruce Kison's five-hit effort. Stargell cracked a two-run triple in the fifth after walks to Frank Taveras and Rennie Stennett and scored on Al Oliver's double off Houston starter-loser J.R. Richard. The Pirate outfielder's homer opened a four-run Pittsburgh seventh. Following two walks, Manny Sanguillen, Bill Robinson and Art Howe drove home runs with singles.

Robinson singled home the winners' first run in the second inning. The Pirates also scored single runs in the third and sixth with Dave Parker and Kison getting the RBIs. The Astros reached Kison for one run in the third on a walk and singles by Greg Gross and Bob Watson, then scored their final marker in the eighth on a walk and base hits by Cesar Cedeno and Milt May. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Houston Astros 2

Game Played on Monday, May 26, 1975 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Astros 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 1 Pirates 0 1 1 0 3 1 4 0 x - 10 13 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gross lf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .257 Taveras ss 3 2 0 0 2 1 .163 Metzger ss 2 1 0 0 2 0 .303 Stennett 2b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .259 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Stargell 1b 5 2 3 3 0 2 .261 Watson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .340 Parker rf 4 1 2 1 1 1 .309 Cruz rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .250 Oliver cf 4 2 2 1 1 1 .266 May c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .237 Sanguillen c 5 1 2 1 0 0 .346 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264 Robinson lf 5 1 3 2 0 0 .298 Andrews 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Howe 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .158 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Kison p 3 0 0 1 0 2 .100 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Helms ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 Totals 31 2 5 2 6 4 Totals 36 10 13 10 6 7 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 11,126 Left on Base: Astros 9, Pirates 9 DP: Astros 1, Pirates 0 Errors: Granger Doubles: Oliver (10) Triples: Stargell (1), Robinson (1) Home Runs: Stargell (8) Stolen Bases: Robinson (2), Taveras (5) Sacrifice Hits: Metzger (9), Kison (1) GIDP: Robinson (2) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard L(3-3) 4.2 6 5 5 4 6 0 23 5.28 Granger 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 1.19 Scherman 0 3 4 4 2 0 1 5 4.91 Crawford 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.08 Totals 8 13 10 10 6 7 1 43 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kison W(4-1) 9 5 2 2 6 4 0 38 2.58 Totals 9 5 2 2 6 4 0 38 Wild Pitches: Richard (3) Balks: Richard (3) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler ASTROS 1ST: Gross walked; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Gross to second]; Cedeno grounded out (third to first) [Gross to third]; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Taveras was called out on strikes; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz walked; May flied out to center; Rader grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Cruz to second]; Andrews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Parker struck out; Oliver singled to left; Richard threw a wild pitch [Oliver to second]; Sanguillen popped to first in foul territory; Robinson singled to left [Oliver scored]; Robinson stole second; Howe walked; Kison struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1. ASTROS 3RD: Richard flied to right in foul territory; Gross singled to pitcher; Metzger walked [Gross to second]; Cedeno flied out to right; Watson singled to right [Gross scored, Metzger to third]; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1. PIRATES 3RD: Taveras walked; Taveras stole second; Stennett flied out to center; Stargell struck out; Parker singled to left [Taveras scored]; Richard balked [Parker to second]; Oliver struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. ASTROS 4TH: May grounded out (pitcher to first); Rader singled to center; Andrews flied out to right; Richard flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen singled to third; Robinson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Sanguillen out at second]; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. ASTROS 5TH: Gross grounded out (second to first); Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2. PIRATES 5TH: Kison grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras walked; Stennett walked [Taveras to second]; Stargell tripled to center [Taveras scored, Stennett scored]; Parker flied out to left; Oliver doubled to left [Stargell scored]; GRANGER REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Sanguillen grounded out (catcher to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5. ASTROS 6TH: Watson struck out; Cruz walked; May flied out to center; Rader flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5. PIRATES 6TH: Robinson tripled to right; Howe grounded out (third to first); Kison reached on an error by Granger on a sacrifice bunt [Robinson scored (RBI), Kison to first]; Taveras flied out to right; Stennett flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 6. ASTROS 7TH: Andrews grounded out (third to first); BOSWELL BATTED FOR GRANGER; Boswell flied out to left; Gross was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 6. PIRATES 7TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Stargell homered; Parker walked; Oliver walked [Parker to second]; Sanguillen singled to center [Parker scored, Oliver to third]; Robinson singled to left [Oliver scored, Sanguillen to second]; CRAWFORD REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING); Howe singled to left [Sanguillen scored, Robinson to second]; Kison struck out; Taveras grounded out (first unassisted) [Robinson to third, Howe to second]; Stennett flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 10. ASTROS 8TH: Metzger walked; Cedeno singled to left [Metzger to second]; Watson flied out to center; Cruz flied out to left; May singled to left [Metzger scored, Cedeno to second]; Rader struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 10. PIRATES 8TH: Stargell singled to pitcher; Parker singled to right [Stargell to second]; Oliver forced Parker (shortstop unassisted) [Stargell to third]; Sanguillen flied out to left; Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 10. ASTROS 9TH: Andrews flied out to right; HELMS BATTED FOR CRAWFORD; Helms walked; Gross lined to center; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 10.

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