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Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 5, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 5, 1974 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | July 5, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 5, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dock Ellis |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 23,047 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Kibler 1B: Andy Olsen 2B: (none) 3B: Dutch Rennert |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
| Gene Clines | Center Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| Bob Robertson | First Baseman |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Dock Ellis | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 5, 1974
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Dierker
Stennett hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Dierker
Clines hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Dierker
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Ellis
Gross hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell. Gross reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Ellis
Metzger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Ellis
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gross scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Ellis
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Sanguillen and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Ellis
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Ellis
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Watson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Ellis
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May is thrown out after the base hit. Watson scores. May moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rader vs. Ellis
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Dierker
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Dierker
Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Dierker
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Dierker
Sanguillen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zisk moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taveras vs. Dierker
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Ellis
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Ellis
Dierker strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Ellis
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellis picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Ellis. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Ellis
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Dierker
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stennett vs. Dierker
Stennett hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Dierker
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Ellis
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Ellis
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Ellis
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Hebner. May moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Ellis
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. May scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Ellis
Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Dierker
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hebner for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Dierker
Stargell hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Dierker
Zisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Dierker
Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Ellis
Helms strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Ellis
Dierker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Ellis
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Ellis
There goes Gross. The throw from Sanguillen and he is safe. Gross steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Ellis
Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gross scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Ellis
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field. Stargell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Stargell. Metzger goes all the way around to score. Cedeno moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Ellis
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Dierker
Sanguillen hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Dierker
Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Dierker
Ken Brett pinch hits for Dock Ellis.
Brett is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Morlan
John Morlan now pitching.
May hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Morlan
May hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Morlan
Rader hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stennett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Dierker
Stennett hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Dierker
Clines strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Dierker
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Morlan
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dierker vs. Morlan
Larry Milbourne pinch runs for Tommy Helms.
Dierker bunts towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. Milbourne moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Morlan
Gross hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Morlan
Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Morlan
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morlan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Dierker
Larry Milbourne now playing second base.
Stargell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Dierker
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Dierker
Robertson hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Dierker
Sanguillen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Morlan
Watson hits a line drive towards third. Hebner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Morlan
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Morlan
Wilbur Howard pinch runs for Lee May.
May hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. May reaches second base with a double. Howard goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Morlan
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. May moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Milbourne vs. Morlan
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morlan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Dierker
Greg Gross now playing left field. Bob Watson now playing first base. Wilbur Howard now playing right field.
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. Dierker
Paul Popovich pinch hits for John Morlan.
Popovich hits a line drive into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Dierker
Stennett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Patterson
Daryl Patterson now pitching.
Dierker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Patterson
Gross hits a line drive into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Patterson
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Patterson
Cedeno hits a popup towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Dierker
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Dierker
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Dierker
Stargell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Howard. Stargell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Dierker
Zisk strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/5/1974 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Stennett R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gross G, rf-lf 4 2 2 0
Clines G, cf 4 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 4 1 1 1
Hebner R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cedeno C, cf 5 1 2 1
Stargell W, lf 4 1 2 1 Watson B, lf-1b 3 1 0 0
Zisk R, rf 3 0 1 0 May L, 1b 4 1 3 1
Robertson B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Howard W, pr-rf 0 1 0 0
Sanguillen M, c 3 0 1 0 May M, c 4 0 3 3
Taveras F, ss 3 0 0 0 Rader D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Ellis D, p 1 0 1 0 Helms T, 2b 3 0 1 0
Brett K, ph 1 0 0 0 Milbourne L, pr-2b 1 0 0 0
Morlan J, p 0 0 0 0 Dierker L, p 2 0 0 0
Popovich P, ph 1 0 0 0
Patterson D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 5 1 34 7 12 6
Pittsburgh 000 000 100 -- 1
Houston 301 200 10x -- 7
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis D (L) 4.0 9 6 4 2 5
Morlan J 3.0 3 1 1 1 0
Patterson D 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker L (W) 9.0 5 1 1 1 7
E -- Ellis D, Hebner R, Stargell W
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, Houston 8
2B -- Gross G, May M, Stargell W
HR -- Stargell W
SB -- Cedeno C, Gross G
SH -- Dierker L
T -- 2:11
A -- 23047
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