Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
May 7, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1970 at Astrodome. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Houston Astros 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 1 2 0
Alou cf 5 1 2 0
Oliver rf 5 1 1 1
Stargell lf 4 2 1 3
Robertson 1b 4 2 2 1
Hebner 3b 3 1 1 0
May c 3 0 1 1
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0
Veale p 3 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Pagan ph 0 0 0 0
  Jeter pr 0 1 0 0
  Giusti p 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 9 12 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Alou rf 4 1 0 0
Wynn cf 2 2 1 0
Davis lf 5 1 2 1
Menke ss 3 0 0 0
Rader 3b 3 0 1 2
Pepitone 1b 4 0 1 1
Edwards c 4 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 1 1 1 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
  DiLauro p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez c 0 0 0 0
  Watson c 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 4
Pittsburgh 401 000 0409121
Houston 200 100 200560
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale   6.1 6 5 4 7 3
  Dal Canton   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Walker  W (4-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Giusti  SV (4) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
4
10
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   0.1 4 4 4 0 0
  Cook   5.2 6 1 1 3 4
  Bouton  L (2-3) 1.2 1 2 2 2 0
  DiLauro   0.0 0 1 0 1 0
  Gladding   1.1 1 1 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
12
9
7
8
6

  E–Stargell (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Houston 1.  PB–J May (3); Martinez (1).  3B–Pittsburgh J May (1,off Cook), Houston Cook (1,off Veale).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (4,1st inning off Wilson 2 on, 1 out); Robertson (4,1st inning off Wilson 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Alou (1,off Cook); Patek (1,off Bouton).  HBP–Hebner (3,by Cook).  IBB–Mazeroski (2,by Cook).  WP–Gladding 2 (2).  HBP–Cook (1,Hebner).  IBB–Cook (3,Mazeroski).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–3:06.  A–11,678.
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