Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 21, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1970 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 3 1 0 0
Alou rf 2 1 1 0
  Miller ph,rf 1 1 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 1 1 1
Wynn cf 5 1 2 5
Davis lf 4 0 1 0
  Billingham p 0 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 1 1
Menke ss 5 0 0 0
Watson 1b 3 1 1 0
  Pepitone ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 1 1
Edwards c 4 1 1 0
Dierker p 2 0 0 0
  DiLauro p 0 0 0 0
  Lampard ph,lf 2 1 2 0
Totals 38 8 11 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 1 2 3
Hebner 3b 4 1 0 1
Clemente rf 4 1 2 2
Stargell lf 3 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 4 0 1 1
Sanguillen c 4 1 1 0
Alley ss 3 2 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 2 2 1
Veale p 1 1 0 0
  Pagan ph 1 0 0 0
  Hartenstein p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 1 0 0 0
  Gibbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 9 8
Houston 003 001 2028111
Pittsburgh 130 005 00x992
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  L (3-1) 5.2 9 9 8 3 4
  DiLauro   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Billingham   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
9
8
3
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale  W (1-1) 6.0 5 4 3 2 7
  Hartenstein   0.2 3 2 2 0 0
  Garber   1.1 1 1 1 1 1
  Gibbon  SV (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
8
7
3
9

  E–Menke (4), Alley 2 (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Houston Wynn (4,off Veale); Watson (1,off Veale); Lampard (1,off Garber); Martinez (1,off Gibbon), Pittsburgh Sanguillen (1,off Dierker); Mazeroski (2,off Dierker).  HR–Houston Wynn (5,7th inning off Hartenstein 1 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Clemente (1,6th inning off Dierker 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Alou (1,by Veale).  HBP–Veale (1,Alou).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:38.  A–3,589.
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