May 9, 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
CHW 3 CAL 11
NYY 3 MIN 5
@CLE 3 DET 7
KCR 4 MIL 3
WSA 2
(10) BOS 5
@OAK 3 ATL 5
STL 3 CHC 8
CIN 1 PIT 6
@HOU 3 SDP 6
@MON 0 NYM 14
SFG 5 LAD 9
@PHI 4
(14)

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 15,137

Saturday, May 9, 1970, 1:15PM
Time of Game: 2:37

Pirates

13-15

Won 1

3rd, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  0  0   2  2  0   0  0  1    6 15  0
Astros          0  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  1    3 10  0

W: B Moose (1-3), L: T Griffin (1-5)

Astros

13-17

Lost 1

5th, 9 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    4   0   0   1    1   2  .261  .828    0    3   3   
M Alou CF                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .221  .516    0    1   0   
R Clemente RF                 5   1   4   1    0   0  .405 1.047    0    0   0   3B
  J Jeter RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .763         0   0   
W Stargell LF                 4   2   2   0    1   1  .202  .642    0    2   0   
B Robertson 1B                4   0   2   1    1   1  .408 1.287    0    7   2   
M Sanguillen C                5   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .848    0    8   0   GDP
R Hebner 3B                   5   1   2   2    0   1  .313  .868    0    1   2   3B
G Alley 2B                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .183  .532    0    4   7   HR,SB
B Moose P                     4   1   1   0    1   1  .125  .347    0    1   0   
Totals                       40   6  15   6    5   8                    27  14

BATTING

3B: R Clemente (4, off T Griffin); R Hebner (3, off T Griffin).

HR: G Alley (2, off T Griffin; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: R Clemente 6; G Alley 5; R Hebner 4; W Stargell 2; B Robertson 2; M Sanguillen; B Moose; M Alou.

GIDP: M Sanguillen (2).

RBI: R Hebner 2 (7); G Alley (4); F Patek (2); B Robertson (13); R Clemente (17).

2-out RBI: F Patek; R Clemente; R Hebner; B Robertson.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Hebner-G Alley-B Robertson; G Alley-B Robertson; F Patek-G Alley-B Robertson.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Alley (2, 2nd base off T Griffin/J Edwards).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Morgan 2B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .267  .772    0    4   2   
T Davis LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .318  .765    0    2   0   
J Wynn CF                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .287  .915    0    3   0   HR,2·GDP
J Pepitone 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .797    0    5   0   
D Menke SS                    3   1   2   0    1   1  .330  .861    0    1   1   2B
K Lampard RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .700    0    2   0   
D Rader 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .290  .822    0    2   2   GDP
J Edwards C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .139  .407    0    8   0   
T Griffin P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .349    0    0   0   
  J Ray P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  M Martinez PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .555    0    0   0   
  R Cook P                    0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 4.000         0   1   
  J Beauchamp PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .889    0    0   0   
  J Billingham P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       34   3  10   2    1   8                    27   7

BATTING

2B: D Menke (8, off B Moose).

HR: J Wynn (7, off B Moose; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: J Wynn 5; D Menke 3; J Morgan 2; J Pepitone; T Davis; D Rader; M Martinez.

GIDP: J Wynn 2 (3); D Rader (4).

RBI: J Wynn (22); D Rader (17).

2-out RBI: D Rader.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Morgan-J Pepitone.

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Moose, W (1-3)               9    10   3   3    1   8   1   8.10   35     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 2·10     62    -     0.98   0.24
Totals                         9    10   3   3    1   8   1          35     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 2·10           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Griffin, L (1-5)             4.2  10   5   5    4   4   1   6.52   27     -       ·  ·      1· 6· 2·10     24    -     1.03  -0.26
J Ray                          0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.13    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          3-1    1.33  -0.03
R Cook                         2     2   0   0    0   2   0   1.35    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 2          0-0    0.39   0.03
J Billingham                   2     3   1   1    0   2   0   5.74    9     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 3          0-0    0.21   0.00
Totals                         9    15   6   6    5   8   1          45     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 4·15          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: T Griffin (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 15,137.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. F Patek              SS    1. J Morgan             2B 
2. M Alou               CF    2. T Davis              LF 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. J Wynn               CF 
4. W Stargell           LF    4. J Pepitone           1B 
5. B Robertson          1B    5. D Menke              SS 
6. M Sanguillen         C     6. K Lampard            RF 
7. R Hebner             3B    7. D Rader              3B 
8. G Alley              2B    8. J Edwards            C  
9. B Moose              P     9. T Griffin            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  1-1  ---      13%  61% G Alley         T Griffin       Home Run
   b 3   0  1-0  1--     -11%  41% T Davis         B Moose         Single; Morgan to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  12-      10%  60% B Robertson     T Griffin       Single; Clemente Scores; Stargell to 2B
   t 5   2  1-3  1--      10%  84% R Hebner        T Griffin       Triple; Stargell Scores
   b 1   2  1-0  123       8%  61% K Lampard       B Moose         Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  F Patek         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      46%  M Alou          Flyball: RF
          ---      47%  R Clemente      Single
          1--      49%  W Stargell      Single; Clemente to 2B
   R      12-      60%  B Robertson     Single; Clemente Scores; Stargell to 2B
   O      12-      56%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Moose facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      60%  T Davis         Strikeout
          ---      58%  J Wynn          Single
          1--      56%  J Pepitone      Single; Wynn to 2B
          12-      53%  D Menke         Walk; Wynn to 3B; Pepitone to 2B
   O      123      61%  K Lampard       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Griffin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      59%  R Hebner        Flyball: RF
          ---      61%  G Alley         Single
          1--      63%  B Moose         Alley Steals 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      56%  F Patek         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Moose facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      59%  D Rader         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      60%  J Edwards       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      62%  T Griffin       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Griffin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      60%  M Alou          Flyball: 3B
          ---      66%  R Clemente      Triple
   O      --3      61%  W Stargell      Strikeout
          --3      62%  B Robertson     Walk
   O      1-3      57%  M Sanguillen    Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Moose facing 1-2-3
          ---      53%  J Morgan        Single
          1--      41%  T Davis         Single; Morgan to 3B
   ROO    1-3      49%  J Wynn          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Morgan Scores/No RBI
   O      ---      50%  J Pepitone      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Griffin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      61%  G Alley         Home Run
          ---      63%  B Moose         Single
          1--      65%  F Patek         Wild Pitch; Moose to 2B
   O      -2-      61%  " "             Flyball: SS
          -2-      63%  M Alou          Single; Moose to 3B
   RO     1-3      70%  R Clemente      Single; Moose Scores; Alou out at 3B/3B-SS-2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Moose facing 5-6-7
          ---      65%  D Menke         Single
   O      1--      70%  K Lampard       Strikeout
   OO     1--      76%  D Rader         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
          ---      79%  W Stargell      Walk
   O      1--      76%  B Robertson     Strikeout
   O      1--      74%  M Sanguillen    Strikeout
   R      1--      84%  R Hebner        Triple; Stargell Scores
          --3      85%  G Alley         Walk
          1-3      86%  B Moose         Walk; Alley to 2B
                  Jim Ray replaces Tom Griffin pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      91%  F Patek         Walk; Hebner Scores; Alley to 3B; Moose to 2B
   O      123      89%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Moose facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  J Edwards       Strikeout
                  Marty Martinez pinch hits for Jim Ray batting 9th
          ---      88%  M Martinez      Single
   O      1--      91%  J Morgan        Groundout: 1B-2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      92%  T Davis         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Ron Cook facing 3-4-5
                  Ron Cook replaces Marty Martinez pitching and batting 9th
          ---      93%  R Clemente      Single
   O      1--      92%  W Stargell      Lineout: LF
          1--      93%  B Robertson     Single; Clemente to 2B
   OO     12-      91%  M Sanguillen    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Moose facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      85%  J Wynn          Home Run
   O      ---      87%  J Pepitone      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  D Menke         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      90%  K Lampard       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ron Cook facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      89%  R Hebner        Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  G Alley         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      88%  B Moose         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Bob Moose facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      91%  D Rader         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      92%  J Edwards       Lineout: SS
                  Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Ron Cook batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  J Beauchamp     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
                  Jack Billingham replaces Jim Beauchamp pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  F Patek         Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  M Alou          Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  R Clemente      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Bob Moose facing 1-2-3
                  Johnny Jeter replaces Roberto Clemente playing RF batting 3rd
          ---      87%  J Morgan        Single
   O      1--      92%  T Davis         Lineout: 3B
   OO     1--      97%  J Wynn          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
          ---      97%  W Stargell      Single
   O      1--      97%  B Robertson     Lineout: LF
          1--      97%  M Sanguillen    Single; Stargell to 2B
   R      12-      99%  R Hebner        Single; Stargell Scores; Sanguillen to 2B
   O      12-      99%  G Alley         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sanguillen to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  B Moose         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-6, Bob Moose facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  J Pepitone      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      98%  D Menke         Double
   O      -2-      99%  K Lampard       Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      99%  D Rader         Single; Menke Scores
   O      1--     100%  J Edwards       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU197005090

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