Lee Lacy singled, stole second and third and scored on Bill Madlock's single in the fifth inning, when the Pirates broke a 6-6 tie en route to a 9-6 victory over the Astros. Tony Pena and Dave Parker hit homers for the Bucs. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Houston Astros 6
Game Played on Thursday, April     29, 1982 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Astros       1  0  0    1  4  0    0  0  0  -   6 11  2
Pirates      4  0  0    2  1  0    1  1  x  -   9 14  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl rf               3   2   2   1     2   0   .240      Moreno cf             5   0   1   1     0   2   .263
Scott cf              5   1   3   1     0   0   .271      Lacy lf               5   2   2   0     0   0   .188
Knight 3b             5   1   1   0     0   2   .301      Parker rf             3   1   1   1     1   1   .242
Cruz lf               3   0   2   3     0   0   .288      Thompson 1b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .333
Ashby c               4   0   0   1     0   1   .271      Madlock 3b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .338
Howe 1b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .227      Pena c                4   2   2   3     0   0   .319
Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .207      Ray 2b                4   2   4   0     0   0   .348
Garcia ss             4   1   1   0     0   1   .263      Berra ss              3   0   0   1     0   1   .269
  Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      D. Robinson p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Knepper p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Heep ph             1   1   1   0     0   0   .222        Scurry p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  LaCoss p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pittman ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thon ss             1   0   0   0     0   1   .218

Totals               36   6  11   6     2   8             Totals               35   9  14   8     2   5

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  4,716
Left on Base: Astros 6, Pirates 5
DP: Astros 2, Pirates 1
Errors: Puhl, Knight, Parker
Doubles: Puhl (3), Pittman (1), Scott (3), Ray (4)
Triples: Cruz (1)
Home Runs: Pena (2), Parker (3)
Stolen Bases: Lacy 3 (4), Ray (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (1), Berra (2)
GIDP: Scott (4), Pena (3), Lacy (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper                 4     6   6   5   1   3   1  19   5.47
LaCoss L(1-1)           1     2   1   1   1   1   0   5   3.07
Moffitt                 2.1   5   2   2   0   1   1  12   6.23
Smith                   0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.29
Totals                  8    14   9   8   2   5   2  38

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Robinson             4     8   6   6   1   4   0  20   3.60
Romo W(2-1)             1.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   7   6.75
Scurry SV(2)            3.1   1   0   0   1   4   0  12   0.69
Totals                  9    11   6   6   2   8   0  39

Wild Pitches: Knepper (1), D. Robinson (5)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl doubled to right; Scott singled to center [Puhl
to third]; Knight struck out; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Puhl scored]; Ashby was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Lacy singled to right; Lacy
stole second; Parker struck out; Thompson walked; Madlock
singled to center [Thompson to second, Lacy scored]; Pena
homered [Madlock scored, Thompson scored]; Ray singled to
center; Berra flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
1, Pirates 4.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner lined
to shortstop; Garcia grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 2ND: D. Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Moreno struck out; Lacy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 4.

ASTROS 3RD: Knepper grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl
walked; Scott grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Puhl out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Pirates 4.

PIRATES 3RD: Parker grounded out (second to first); Thompson
flied out to center; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Knight singled to left; Cruz singled to right
[Knight to third]; Ashby grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to
second, Knight scored]; D. Robinson threw a wild pitch [Cruz to
third]; Howe struck out; Garner struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Pena singled to right; Ray singled to right [Pena
to third, Ray to second (error by Puhl)]; Knepper threw a wild
pitch [Ray to third, Pena scored]; Berra hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Ray scored (unearned)]; D. Robinson flied out to left;
Moreno flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
2, Pirates 6.

ASTROS 5TH: Garcia singled to center; HEEP BATTED FOR KNEPPER;
Heep singled to left [Garcia to second]; Puhl singled to right
[Garcia scored, Heep to third, Puhl to second (error by
Parker)]; Scott singled to left [Puhl to third, Heep scored];
ROMO REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Knight flied out to right;
Cruz tripled to right [Scott scored, Puhl scored]; Ashby
grounded out (first unassisted); Howe grounded out (shortstop to
first); 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 5TH: LACOSS REPLACED HEEP (PITCHING); Lacy singled to
left; Lacy stole second; Parker walked; Lacy stole third [Parker
to second (error by Knight)]; Thompson struck out; Madlock
singled to left [Parker to third, Lacy scored]; Pena grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Madlock out
at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Pirates 7.

ASTROS 6TH: Garner popped to second; Garcia grounded out
(shortstop to first); PITTMAN BATTED FOR LACOSS; Pittman doubled
to left; SCURRY REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Puhl grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 6TH: MOFFITT REPLACED PITTMAN (PITCHING); Ray doubled to
center; Berra struck out; Scurry flied out to center [Ray to
third]; Moreno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 6, Pirates 7.

ASTROS 7TH: Scott doubled to center; Knight struck out; Cruz
grounded out (first unassisted) [Scott to third]; Ashby grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6,
Pirates 7.

PIRATES 7TH: Lacy flied out to center; Parker homered; Thompson
singled to right; Madlock flied out to center; Pena grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Pirates 8.

ASTROS 8TH: Howe struck out; Garner grounded out (shortstop to
first); Garcia struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 6, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 8TH: Ray singled to pitcher; Ray stole second; Berra
lined to center; Scurry singled to shortstop [Ray stayed at
second]; SMITH REPLACED GARCIA (PITCHING); THON REPLACED MOFFITT
(PLAYING SS); Moreno singled to center [Scurry to second, Ray
scored]; Lacy grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Moreno out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6,
Pirates 9.

ASTROS 9TH: Thon struck out; Puhl walked; Scott flied out to
center; Knight forced Puhl (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 6, Pirates 9.