Houston Astros vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Aug 31, 1975

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	11	0	10
PIT	4	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	-	9	14	4	5

loss:

J. Sosa(0-3)win: Pittsburgh Pirates logo

B. Kison(10-11)save: Pittsburgh Pirates logo

D. Giusti(15)

Scoring Summary

HOUPIT

1Jose Cruz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Al Oliver. Wilbur Howard scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 10
1Milt May doubles (13) on a to center fielder Al Oliver. Jerry Davanon scores. Cesar Cedeno scores. [2 runs] 30
1Bob Robertson singles on a to left fielder Wilbur Howard. Rennie Stennett scores. Manny Sanguillen to 2nd. [1 run] 31
1Richie Zisk doubles (22) on a to left fielder Wilbur Howard. Manny Sanguillen scores. Bob Robertson to 3rd. [1 run] 32
1Dave Parker singles on a to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Bob Robertson scores. Richie Zisk scores. [2 runs] 34
2Al Oliver doubles (32) on a to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Manny Sanguillen scores. [1 run] 35
3Jose Cruz hits a home run (8). [1 run] 45
4Cesar Cedeno singles on a to third baseman Richie Hebner. Wilbur Howard scores. Jerry Davanon to 2nd. [1 run] 55
4Wild pitch by pitcher Jose Sosa. Frank Taveras scores. [1 run] 56
5Bob Robertson hits a home run (6). [1 run] 57
6Cesar Cedeno singles on a to left fielder Bill Robinson. Wilbur Howard scores. [1 run] 67
7Dave Parker triples (9) on a to right fielder Jose Cruz. Bill Robinson scores. [1 run] 68
7Richie Hebner out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jose Cruz. Dave Parker scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 69

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Wilbur HowardLF	2	5	3	0	0	0	0	1	.311
2Jerry Davanon2B-SS	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	3	.274
3Cesar CedenoCF	2	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	.280
4Bob Watson1B	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	.333
5Jose CruzRF	1	3	1	2	0	1	1	2	.272
6Milt MayC	2	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	.251
7Doug Rader3B	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	.225
8Roger MetzgerSS	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.241
Cliff JohnsonPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.291
Rob AndrewsPR-2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204
9Dave RobertsP	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.153
Jose SosaP	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400
Ken BoswellPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242
Joe NiekroP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273
Greg GrossPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.300
Wayne GrangerP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jim CrawfordP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294
TOTAL	11	37	6	6	2	5	1	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Dave RobertsLHP	1.2	6	5	5	1	2	0	20	4.36
Jose SosaRHP	3.1	4	2	2	1	1	1	19	4.33
Joe NiekroRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	8	3.54
Wayne GrangerRHP	0.1	2	2	2	1	0	0	5	3.44
Jim CrawfordLHP	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	3.60
TOTAL	8.0	14	9	9	6	3	1	59	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Rennie Stennett2B	3	5	1	0	1	0	0	2	.278
2Manny SanguillenC	1	4	2	0	1	1	0	2	.323
3Al OliverCF	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.279
4Bob Robertson1B	2	4	2	2	1	0	1	1	.264
5Richie ZiskLF	1	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.281
Bill RobinsonLF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.282
6Dave ParkerRF	3	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	.315
7Richie Hebner3B	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	.257
8Frank TaverasSS	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.206
9Larry DemeryP	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143
Bruce KisonP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118
Dock EllisP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125
Ed KirkpatrickPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.226
Dave GiustiP	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250



TOTAL	14	33	9	8	6	3	1	5	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Larry DemeryRHP	2.2	7	4	4	0	1	1	18	2.81
Bruce KisonRHP	2.1	3	1	1	0	3	0	20	3.44
Dock EllisRHP	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	3.77
Dave GiustiRHP	3.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	18	2.44

TOTAL	9.0	11	6	5	2	5	1	62	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningHOUPIT

TOP 1
SINGLE — Wilbur Howard singles on a to left fielder Richie Zisk.
00
SINGLE — Jerry Davanon singles on a to right fielder Dave Parker. Wilbur Howard to 2nd.
00
WALK — Cesar Cedeno walks. Wilbur Howard to 3rd. Jerry Davanon to 2nd.
00
BATTER OUT — Bob Watson out to second baseman Rennie Stennett. [1 out]
00
SAC FLY — Jose Cruz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Al Oliver. Wilbur Howard scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
10
DOUBLE — Milt May doubles (13) on a to center fielder Al Oliver. Jerry Davanon scores. Cesar Cedeno scores. [2 runs]
30
BATTER OUT — Doug Rader out to right fielder Dave Parker. [3 outs]
30
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Rennie Stennett singles on a to left fielder Wilbur Howard.
30
WALK — Manny Sanguillen walks. Rennie Stennett to 2nd.
30
BATTER OUT — Al Oliver out to right fielder Jose Cruz. [1 out]
30
SINGLE — Bob Robertson singles on a to left fielder Wilbur Howard. Rennie Stennett scores. Manny Sanguillen to 2nd. [1 run]
31
DOUBLE — Richie Zisk doubles (22) on a to left fielder Wilbur Howard. Manny Sanguillen scores. Bob Robertson to 3rd. [1 run]
32
SINGLE — Dave Parker singles on a to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Bob Robertson scores. Richie Zisk scores. [2 runs]
34
BATTER OUT — Richie Hebner out to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. [2 outs]
34
FLYOUT — Frank Taveras flies out to first baseman Bob Watson. [3 outs]
34

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Team Stats

HOU

PIT

6Runs9

11Hits14

0Errors4

.297Batting Avg.424

37At Bats33

3Extra-base Hits6

1Home Runs1

6Runs-Batted-In8

5Walks3

1Stolen Bases0

2Strikeouts6

10Left on Base5

16Total Bases23

Game Details

Sunday, August 31, 1975 · 3:33 AM

PNC Park · Pittsburgh, PA

attendance: 14,507 (37.4%)