Dock Ellis, who had been sidelined by shoulder troubles, made his first appearance since May 20 and pitched five innings to receive credit for the Pirates' 4-2 victory over the Astros. Bob Watson hit a homer for the Astros, who held a 2-1 lead before the Pirates went ahead with two runs in the fifth on a single by Frank Taveras, sacrifice by Ellis, double by Rennie Stennett and single by Manny Sanguillen. Larry Demery finished the game on the mound for the Pirates, who added an insurance run in the ninth on a single by Dave Parker, a stolen base and an error. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 2

Game Played on Thursday, June 12, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome

Pirates 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 4 9 0 Astros 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Stennett 2b 4 2 1 1 1 0 .271 Gross lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Sanguillen c 4 0 3 1 0 0 .339 Metzger ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 .270 Oliver cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .276 Cedeno cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .263 Robertson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .211 Watson 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .332 Zisk lf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .240 May c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .237 Parker rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .320 Cabell rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .282 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234 Taveras ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .184 Milbourne 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .205 Ellis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Demery p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .143 Roberts p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .080 Cruz ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Totals 32 4 9 3 2 3 Totals 33 2 8 2 2 4 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 10,802 Left on Base: Pirates 6, Astros 7 DP: Pirates 0, Astros 1 Errors: Watson Doubles: Stennett (12), Sanguillen (9), Cruz (5) Home Runs: Watson (9) Stolen Bases: Parker (5) Sacrifice Hits: Ellis (3), Demery (1), Metzger (12) Sacrifice Flies: Zisk (3) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ellis W(3-3) 5 5 2 2 2 3 1 22 4.75 Demery SV(2) 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 14 1.95 Totals 9 8 2 2 2 4 1 36 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts L(3-8) 7 5 3 3 2 3 0 28 3.53 Niekro 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 9 4.64 Totals 9 9 4 4 2 3 0 37 Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Lee Weyer PIRATES 1ST: Umpire Frank Pulli missed game due to illness; Stennett walked; Sanguillen singled to right [Stennett to second]; Oliver was called out on strikes; Robertson walked [Stennett to third, Sanguillen to second]; Zisk lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Stennett scored]; Parker struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger struck out; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. PIRATES 2ND: Hebner struck out; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson homered; May singled to right; Cabell flied out to right; Rader lined to center; Milbourne grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. PIRATES 3RD: Stennett flied out to center; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Roberts struck out; Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger singled to center; Cedeno walked [Metzger to second]; Watson walked [Metzger to third, Cedeno to second]; May singled to second [Metzger scored, Cedeno to third, Watson to second]; Cabell forced May (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2. PIRATES 4TH: Robertson flied out to left; Zisk popped to first in foul territory; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Rader grounded out (first unassisted); Milbourne grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2. PIRATES 5TH: Hebner popped to third; Taveras singled to right; Ellis out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Taveras to second]; Stennett doubled to right [Taveras scored]; Sanguillen singled to center [Stennett scored]; Oliver flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Gross singled to shortstop; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Gross to second]; Cedeno grounded out (second to first) [Gross to third]; Watson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. PIRATES 6TH: Robertson flied out to right; Zisk flied out to center; Parker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: DEMERY REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); May grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell lined to second; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. PIRATES 7TH: Hebner grounded out (third to first); Taveras singled to right; Demery out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Taveras to second]; Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Milbourne struck out; CRUZ BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Cruz doubled to left; Gross flied out to center [Cruz to third]; Metzger grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. PIRATES 8TH: NIEKRO REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Sanguillen doubled to center; Oliver singled to shortstop [Sanguillen to third]; Robertson reached on a fielder's choice [Sanguillen out at home (shortstop to catcher), Oliver to second]; Zisk lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno singled to pitcher [Cedeno out at second (second to shortstop)]; Watson popped to third; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. PIRATES 9TH: Parker singled to center; Parker stole second; Hebner flied out to left; Taveras grounded out (third to first) [Parker scored (error by Watson) (no RBI)]; Demery singled to right; Stennett flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader singled to left; BOSWELL BATTED FOR MILBOURNE; Boswell flied out to left; JOHNSON BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Johnson lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2.

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