Jim Crawford relieved injured Doug Konieczny in the first and pitched 8 1/3 shutout innings as the Astros downed the Pirates, 5-3. The Bucs took the lead on a three-run homer by Dave Parker and chased Konieczny when the hurler's pitching hand was struck by a two-out single by Manny Sanguillen.

The Astros scored twice in the first on run-scoring singles by Cliff Johnson and Milt May and added a tally in the second against reliever Kent Tekulve when Jerry DaVanon walked, stole second, took third on Sanguillen's throwing error and scored on Wilbur Howard's grounder. The go-ahead runs came in the third on doubles by Greg Gross and Johnson and a single by Doug Rader. The loss was their third straight and ninth in 13 games for the Pirates. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Game Played on Friday, August 8, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome

Pirates 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1 Astros 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 5 7 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reynolds ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .250 Howard lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .313 Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Gross rf 3 2 2 0 1 0 .308 Stargell 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .301 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .258 Parker rf 3 1 1 3 1 0 .326 Johnson 1b 3 1 2 2 1 0 .278 Oliver cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .280 May c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .248 Sanguillen c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .328 Rader 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .238 Zisk lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Boswell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Stennett 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .257 DaVanon ss 1 1 0 0 2 0 .353 Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Konieczny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Tekulve p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Crawford p 1 0 0 0 2 0 .308 Randolph ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Demery p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Robinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Giusti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Robertson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Totals 33 3 7 3 2 3 Totals 28 5 7 5 6 1 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 14,889 Left on Base: Pirates 6, Astros 5 DP: Pirates 2, Astros 0 Errors: Sanguillen Doubles: Reynolds (1), Stargell (25), Gross (8), Johnson (7) Home Runs: Parker (19) Stolen Bases: DaVanon (1) Caught Stealing: Reynolds (1), Howard (9) GIDP: Rader (9), May (5) Hit by Pitch: Oliver (3,by Crawford) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ellis 0.1 4 2 2 0 0 0 5 3.73 Tekulve L(0-1) 2.2 3 3 2 2 0 0 11 1.93 Demery 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 11 2.67 Giusti 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 2.00 Totals 8 7 5 4 6 1 0 34 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Konieczny 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 1 6 4.90 Crawford W(2-3) 8.1 4 0 0 1 3 0 30 3.15 Totals 9 7 3 3 2 3 1 36 Hit by Pitch: Crawford (2) Wild Pitches: Crawford (3) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Sudol PIRATES 1ST: Reynolds doubled to center; Hebner lined to second; Stargell walked; Parker homered [Reynolds scored, Stargell scored]; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanguillen singled to pitcher; CRAWFORD REPLACED KONIECZNY (PITCHING); Zisk forced Sanguillen (third to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (first unassisted); Gross singled to center; Cedeno singled to left [Gross to second]; Johnson singled to center [Gross scored, Cedeno to third]; May singled to right [Cedeno scored, Johnson to third]; TEKULVE REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Rader grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [May out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. PIRATES 2ND: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Tekulve was called out on strikes; Reynolds singled to second; Reynolds was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); DaVanon walked; DaVanon stole second [DaVanon to third (error by Sanguillen)]; Crawford walked; Howard forced Crawford (first to shortstop) [DaVanon scored (unearned)]; Howard was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3. PIRATES 3RD: Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Stargell doubled to right; Parker flied out to center [Stargell to third]; Oliver was hit by a pitch; Sanguillen grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 3RD: Gross doubled to left; Cedeno grounded out (second to first) [Gross to third]; Johnson doubled to left [Gross scored]; May grounded out (first unassisted) [Johnson to third]; Rader singled to center [Johnson scored]; Boswell grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 5. PIRATES 4TH: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Stennett flied out to center; RANDOLPH BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Randolph grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 4TH: DEMERY REPLACED RANDOLPH (PITCHING); DaVanon lined to center; Crawford walked; Howard flied out to center; Gross forced Crawford (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 5. PIRATES 5TH: On a bunt Reynolds grounded out (third to first); Hebner made an out to third; Stargell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson walked; May grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 5. PIRATES 6TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Oliver struck out; Sanguillen singled to left; Zisk flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 6TH: Rader struck out; Boswell popped to first in foul territory; DaVanon walked; Crawford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 5. PIRATES 7TH: Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); ROBINSON BATTED FOR DEMERY; Robinson flied out to left; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: GIUSTI REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); Howard grounded out (first unassisted); Gross walked; Cedeno forced Gross (shortstop to second); Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 5. PIRATES 8TH: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Stargell grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker walked; Oliver was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: May lined to right; Rader flied out to center; Boswell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 5. PIRATES 9TH: Sanguillen lined to center; Zisk flied out to center; Stennett singled to shortstop; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR GIUSTI; Crawford threw a wild pitch [Stennett to second]; Robertson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 5.

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