Jose Cruz led off the 11th inning with a home run that gave the Astros a 4-3 victory over the Pirates. Mark Lemongello, a 12-game loser, went the distance to gain his fourth victory. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Monday, August    1, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Pirates      1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   3 14  0
Astros       0  1  1    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  -   4 10  4


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   2   3   0     1   1   .236      Puhl lf               2   0   1   0     2   0   .266
Ott c                 6   1   4   1     0   0   .282      Cabell 3b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .269
Parker rf             6   0   1   0     0   1   .335      Cedeno cf             5   0   1   1     0   1   .220
Robinson 1b           5   0   2   1     0   2   .317      Watson 1b             5   1   1   0     0   2   .286
Oliver lf             4   0   0   1     1   0   .293      Cruz rf               5   2   2   1     0   1   .293
Stennett 2b           4   0   2   0     2   0   .338      Herrmann c            4   0   1   1     0   0   .235
Moreno cf             6   0   1   0     0   2   .244      Gonzalez 2b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .259
Gonzalez 3b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Metzger ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .189
O. Jones p            3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Lemongello p          4   0   1   0     0   1   .044
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Tolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .216
  Gossage p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .250

Totals               46   3  14   3     4   7             Totals               38   4  10   4     2   8

Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance: 11,769
Left on Base: Pirates 16, Astros 7
DP: Pirates 1, Astros 0
Errors: Gonzalez, Metzger 2, Lemongello
Doubles: Watson (24), Herrmann (4)
Triples: Ott (2), Cedeno (4)
Home Runs: Cruz (12)
Stolen Bases: Taveras 2 (37), Cruz (30)
Sacrifice Hits: Robinson (3), Puhl (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (7)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
O. Jones                5.1   8   3   3   1   3   0  24   5.05
Forster                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.03
Tekulve                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.47
Gossage L(8-7)          3     1   1   1   1   4   1  11   1.68
Totals                 10    10   4   4   2   8   1  41

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemongello W(4-12)     11    14   3   2   4   7   0  52   3.76
Totals                 11    14   3   2   4   7   0  52

Wild Pitches: Gossage (2)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to right; Taveras stole second; Ott
singled to shortstop [Taveras stayed at second]; Parker reached
on an error by Metzger [Taveras to third, Ott to second, Parker
to first]; Robinson struck out; Oliver hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Taveras scored (unearned)]; Stennett lined to center; 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to center; Cabell singled to third;
Cedeno lined into a double play (right to first) [Cabell out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Gonzalez
singled to left; Gonzalez was picked off first (pitcher to
first); O. Jones lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson doubled to left; Cruz flied out to left;
Herrmann grounded out (second to first) [Watson to third];
Gonzalez singled to right [Watson scored]; Metzger flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras singled to pitcher; Taveras was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Lemongello [Taveras to third];
Ott tripled to center [Taveras scored]; Parker grounded out
(second to first); Robinson singled to left [Ott scored]; Oliver
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Robinson to second]; Stennett
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Lemongello flied out to right; Puhl walked; Cabell
forced Puhl (shortstop to second); Cedeno tripled to left
[Cabell scored]; Watson flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Moreno struck out; Gonzalez reached on an error by
Gonzalez [Gonzalez to first]; O. Jones reached on an error by
Metzger [Gonzalez to second, O. Jones to first]; Taveras singled
to left [Gonzalez out at home (left to catcher), O. Jones to
second]; Ott singled to second [O. Jones to third, Taveras to
second]; Parker flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.
Pirates 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz flied out to left; Herrmann lined to second;
Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver
grounded out (second to first); Stennett singled to third;
Moreno singled to left [Stennett to second]; Gonzalez flied out
to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger singled to left; Lemongello forced Metzger
(pitcher to shortstop); Puhl singled to right [Lemongello to
second]; Cabell struck out; Cedeno lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 2.

PIRATES 6TH: O. Jones grounded out (third to first); Taveras
struck out; Ott singled to second; Parker grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson struck out; Cruz singled to right; Cruz stole
second; Herrmann doubled to left [Cruz scored]; FORSTER REPLACED
O. JONES (PITCHING); Gonzalez grounded out (second to first)
[Herrmann to third]; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Robinson struck out; Oliver flied out to center;
Stennett singled to left; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Lemongello singled to right; Puhl out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Lemongello to second]; TEKULVE
REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); Cabell lined to second; Cedeno
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Gonzalez flied out to center; TOLAN BATTED FOR
TEKULVE; Tolan made an out to first; Taveras grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); Watson struck
out; Cruz struck out; Herrmann made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Ott flied out to left; Parker struck out; Robinson
singled to center; Oliver walked [Robinson to second]; Stennett
walked [Robinson to third, Oliver to second]; Moreno popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Metzger
struck out; Lemongello struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Astros 3.

PIRATES 10TH: Gonzalez flied out to center; Gossage struck out;
Taveras walked; Taveras stole second; Ott flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 10TH: Puhl walked; Gossage threw a wild pitch [Puhl to
second]; Cabell flied out to left; Cedeno grounded out (third to
first); Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Astros 3.

PIRATES 11TH: Parker singled to center; Robinson out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Parker to second]; Oliver
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Parker to third]; Stennett was
walked intentionally; On a bunt Moreno made an out to pitcher; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 11TH: Cruz homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Astros 4.