May 26, 1975 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 11,126

Monday, May 26, 1975, 6:35PM
Time of Game: 2:37

Astros

18-29

Lost 1

6th, 10½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  0    2  5  1
Pirates         0  1  1   0  3  1   4  0  X   10 13  0

W: B Kison (4-1), L: J Richard (3-3)

Pirates

20-18

Won 2

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Gross LF                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .257  .684    0    3   0   
R Metzger SS                  2   1   0   0    2   0  .303  .733    0    1   3   SH
C Cedeno CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .707    0    2   0   
B Watson 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .340  .930    0    8   0   
J Cruz RF                     2   0   0   0    2   0  .250  .730    0    2   0   
M May C                       4   0   1   1    0   0  .237  .584    0    7   1   
D Rader 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .264  .722    0    0   2   
R Andrews 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .544    0    1   1   
J Richard P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .720    0    0   0   
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Boswell PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .755    0    0   0   
  F Scherman P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Crawford P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.000         0   0   
  T Helms PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .227  .606    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   2   5   2    6   4                    24   7

BATTING

SH: R Metzger (9, off B Kison).

TB: B Watson; G Gross; D Rader; M May; C Cedeno.

RBI: M May (20); B Watson (33).

2-out RBI: B Watson; M May.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Rader-R Andrews-B Watson.

E: W Granger (2).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  3   2   0   0    2   1  .163  .435    0    0   0   SB
R Stennett 2B                 4   1   0   0    1   0  .259  .690    0    1   4   
W Stargell 1B                 5   2   3   3    0   2  .261  .808    0    8   1   HR,3B
D Parker RF                   4   1   2   1    1   1  .309  .873    0    6   0   
A Oliver CF                   4   2   2   1    1   1  .266  .725    0    5   0   2B
M Sanguillen C                5   1   2   1    0   0  .346  .873    0    4   0   
B Robinson LF                 5   1   3   2    0   0  .298  .796    0    3   0   3B,SB,GDP
A Howe 3B                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .158  .440    0    0   2   
B Kison P                     3   0   0   1    0   2  .100  .282    0    0   3   SH
Totals                       36  10  13  10    6   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: A Oliver (10, off J Richard).

3B: B Robinson (1, off W Granger); W Stargell (1, off J Richard).

HR: W Stargell (8, off F Scherman; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: B Kison (1, off W Granger).

TB: W Stargell 8; B Robinson 5; A Oliver 3; M Sanguillen 2; D Parker 2; A Howe.

GIDP: B Robinson (2).

RBI: W Stargell 3 (19); B Robinson 2 (6); A Howe (1); D Parker (18); M Sanguillen (19); A Oliver (18); B Kison (3).

2-out RBI: B Robinson; A Oliver; D Parker.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 7 for 21.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Robinson (2, 2nd base off J Richard/M May); F Taveras (5, 2nd base off J Richard/M May).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Richard, L (3-3)             4.2   6   5   5    4   6   0   5.28   23     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 6     34    -     1.00  -0.28
W Granger                      1.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   1.19    6     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          1-0    0.22  -0.01
F Scherman                     0     3   4   4    2   0   1   4.91    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.04  -0.01
J Crawford                     2     3   0   0    0   1   0   2.08    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 3          2-1    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    13  10  10    6   7   1          43     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0·13          3-1

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 Kison, W (4-1)               9     5   2   2    6   4   0   2.58   38     -       ·  ·      9·13· 1· 5     67    -     0.77   0.20
Totals                         9     5   2   2    6   4   0          38     -       ·  ·      9·13· 1· 5           -

F Scherman faced 5 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: J Richard (3).

WP: J Richard (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 11,126.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. G Gross              LF    1. F Taveras            SS 
2. R Metzger            SS    2. R Stennett           2B 
3. C Cedeno             CF    3. W Stargell           1B 
4. B Watson             1B    4. D Parker             RF 
5. J Cruz               RF    5. A Oliver             CF 
6. M May                C     6. M Sanguillen         C  
7. D Rader              3B    7. B Robinson           LF 
8. R Andrews            2B    8. A Howe               3B 
9. J Richard            P     9. B Kison              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  1-2  12-      17%  92% W Stargell      J Richard       Triple to CF; Taveras Scores; Stennett Scores
   t 3   2  1-0  12-     -13%  50% B Watson        B Kison         Single to RF; Gross Scores; Metzger to 3B
   b 3   2  1-1  -2-      12%  65% D Parker        J Richard       Single to LF; Taveras Scores
   b 2   2  0-0  -2-      11%  64% B Robinson      J Richard       Single to LF; Oliver Scores
   b 4   0  1-2  1--      -7%  66% B Robinson      J Richard       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Kison facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  G Gross         Walk
   O      1--      48%  R Metzger       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Gross to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B; Gross to 3B
   O      --3      55%  B Watson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  F Taveras       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  R Stennett      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Kison facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--      50%  M May           Flyball: CF
   O      1--      52%  D Rader         Groundout: P-2B-1B; Cruz to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  R Andrews       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, J.R. Richard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  D Parker        Strikeout
          ---      55%  A Oliver        Single to LF
          1--      57%  M Sanguillen    Wild Pitch; Oliver to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      -2-      64%  B Robinson      Single to LF; Oliver Scores
          1--      65%  A Howe          Robinson Steals 2B
          -2-      66%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      62%  B Kison         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Kison facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  J Richard       Foul Flyball: RF
          ---      62%  G Gross         Single to P
          1--      57%  R Metzger       Walk; Gross to 2B
   O      12-      63%  C Cedeno        Flyball: RF
   R      12-      50%  B Watson        Single to RF; Gross Scores; Metzger to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
          ---      59%  F Taveras       Walk
          1--      62%  R Stennett      Taveras Steals 2B
   O      -2-      58%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      54%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   R      -2-      65%  D Parker        Single to LF; Taveras Scores
          1--      66%  A Oliver        Balk; Parker to 2B
   O      -2-      63%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Bruce Kison facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      66%  M May           Groundout: P-1B
          ---      63%  D Rader         Single to CF
   O      1--      67%  R Andrews       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      69%  J Richard       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, J.R. Richard facing 6-7-8
          ---      73%  M Sanguillen    Single to 3B
   OO     1--      66%  B Robinson      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  A Howe          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Bruce Kison facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  G Gross         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      70%  R Metzger       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      72%  C Cedeno        Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, J.R. Richard facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      70%  B Kison         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      72%  F Taveras       Walk
          1--      75%  R Stennett      Walk; Taveras to 2B
   RR     12-      92%  W Stargell      Triple to CF; Taveras Scores; Stennett Scores
   O      --3      89%  D Parker        Flyball: LF
   R      --3      94%  A Oliver        Double to LF; Stargell Scores
                  Wayne Granger replaces J.R. Richard pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      93%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: C-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Bruce Kison facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      95%  B Watson        Strikeout
          ---      93%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--      95%  M May           Flyball: CF
   O      1--      96%  D Rader         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Wayne Granger facing 7-8-9
          ---      98%  B Robinson      Triple to RF
   O      --3      97%  A Howe          Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      --3      98%  B Kison         Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Robinson Scores; Kison to 1B
   O      1--      98%  F Taveras       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      97%  R Stennett      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Bruce Kison facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  R Andrews       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Ken Boswell pinch hits for Wayne Granger batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  K Boswell       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  G Gross         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Fred Scherman facing 3-4-5
                  Fred Scherman replaces Ken Boswell pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      99%  W Stargell      Home Run
          ---     100%  D Parker        Walk
          1--     100%  A Oliver        Walk; Parker to 2B
   R      12-     100%  M Sanguillen    Single to CF; Parker Scores; Oliver to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  B Robinson      Single to LF; Oliver Scores; Sanguillen to 2B
                  Jim Crawford replaces Fred Scherman pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-     100%  A Howe          Single to LF; Sanguillen Scores; Robinson to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Kison         Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  F Taveras       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Robinson to 3B; Howe to 2B
   O      -23     100%  R Stennett      Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 10.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-10, Bruce Kison facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  R Metzger       Walk
          1--     100%  C Cedeno        Single to LF; Metzger to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Watson        Flyball: CF
   O      12-     100%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF
   R      12-     100%  M May           Single to LF; Metzger Scores; Cedeno to 2B
   O      12-     100%  D Rader         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-2, Jim Crawford facing 3-4-5
          ---     100%  W Stargell      Single to P
          1--     100%  D Parker        Single to RF; Stargell to 2B
   O      12-     100%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Stargell to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: LF
   O      1-3     100%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 10.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-10, Bruce Kison facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  R Andrews       Flyball: RF
                  Tommy Helms pinch hits for Jim Crawford batting 9th
          ---     100%  T Helms         Walk
   O      1--     100%  G Gross         Lineout: CF
   O      1--     100%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 10.

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