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Saturday April 30, 1977
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Al Oliver, Phil Garner and Frank Taveras batted in two runs apiece while Jim Rooker and Kent Tekulve combined on a six-hitter as the Pirates overwhelmed the Astros, 10-0. Willie Stargell contributed his first homer of the season to the scoring. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Houston Astros 0

Game Played on Saturday, April 30, 1977 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
Pirates      2  1  5    0  0  1    1  0  x  -  10 12  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gonzalez ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .323      Moreno cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .250
Cruz rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Ott c                 3   1   0   0     1   0   .250
Cedeno cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .125      Parker rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .394
Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .243      Oliver lf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .286
Ferguson c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .305        Dilone lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .160
Johnson lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Stargell 1b           3   2   1   1     1   2   .238
Howe 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Sperring 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Garner 3b             3   2   2   2     0   0   .283
Konieczny p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Mendoza 3b,ss       1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Taveras ss            2   2   2   2     0   0   .231
  Roberts ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .111        Gonzalez 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Larson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rooker p              3   0   2   1     0   0   .400
                                                            Tekulve p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     2   2             Totals               33  10  12   9     2   4

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  6,540
Left on Base: Astros 7, Pirates 3
DP: Astros 0, Pirates 1
Errors: Sperring
Doubles: Gonzalez (5), Oliver (4), Garner (5)
Triples: Garner (1)
Home Runs: Stargell (1)
Stolen Bases: Moreno (7), Parker (4), Taveras 2 (8), Stennett (4)
Caught Stealing: Oliver (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Taveras (1), Moreno (1)
GIDP: Howe (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Konieczny L(1-1)        2.2   7   7   6   2   1   0  16   6.00
McLaughlin              4.1   5   3   3   0   2   1  18   6.23
Larson                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.00
Totals                  8    12  10   9   2   4   1  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker W(3-1)           7.2   5   0   0   2   0   0  29   4.01
Tekulve                 1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.70
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   2   0  34

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Art Williams


ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez lined to third; Cruz grounded out (second
to first); Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to center; Moreno stole second; Ott
walked; Parker grounded out (first unassisted) [Moreno to third,
Ott to second]; Oliver singled to second [Moreno scored, Ott
scored (error by Sperring) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Oliver was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Stargell struck
out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson lined to right; Ferguson singled to center;
Johnson singled to left [Ferguson to second]; Howe grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Garner
tripled to right; Taveras hit a sacrifice fly to center [Garner
scored]; Rooker singled to right; Moreno grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Sperring flied out to right; Konieczny grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gonzalez doubled to left; Cruz grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates
3.

PIRATES 3RD: Ott grounded out (first to pitcher); Parker singled
to center; Parker stole second; Oliver doubled to left [Parker
scored]; Stargell walked; Stennett grounded out (first
unassisted) [Oliver to third, Stargell to second]; Garner
doubled to right [Oliver scored, Stargell scored]; MCLAUGHLIN
REPLACED KONIECZNY (PITCHING); Taveras singled to left [Garner
scored]; Taveras stole second; Rooker singled to center [Taveras
scored]; Moreno flied out to left; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Pirates 8.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno walked; Watson lined to right; Ferguson lined
to right; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 4TH: Ott grounded out (second to first); Parker grounded
out (second to first); Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 8.

ASTROS 5TH: Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Sperring
flied out to right; McLaughlin walked; Gonzalez forced
McLaughlin (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell struck out; Stennett flied out to left;
Garner lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates
8.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno made an
out to second; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 0, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras singled to third; Taveras stole second;
Rooker grounded out (shortstop to first) [Taveras to third];
Moreno hit a sacrifice fly to center [Taveras scored]; Ott flied
out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 9.

ASTROS 7TH: MENDOZA REPLACED GARNER (PLAYING 3B); Ferguson lined
to left; Johnson lined to center; Howe lined to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 9.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker struck out; Oliver made an out to shortstop;
Stargell homered; Stennett singled to shortstop; Stennett stole
second; Mendoza made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Pirates 10.

ASTROS 8TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED TAVERAS (PLAYING 3B); MENDOZA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); DILONE REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING
LF); Sperring flied out to center; ROBERTS BATTED FOR
MCLAUGHLIN; Roberts singled to third; Gonzalez singled to center
[Roberts to second]; Cruz flied out to center [Roberts to
third]; TEKULVE REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Cedeno was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 10.

PIRATES 8TH: LARSON REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Gonzalez
grounded out (pitcher to third to first); Tekulve grounded out
(shortstop to first); Moreno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 10.

ASTROS 9TH: Watson struck out; Ferguson singled to left; Johnson
forced Ferguson (third to second); Howe grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 10.



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