Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
June 8, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1973 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Houston Astros 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett ss 5 0 1 0
Cash 2b 4 0 0 0
Oliver cf 4 2 2 0
Stargell lf 4 1 2 3
Hebner 3b 4 0 2 0
Sanguillen rf 4 0 1 0
Robertson 1b 2 0 0 0
  Davalillo 1b 1 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
May c 3 0 0 0
Ellis p 3 0 1 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
  Zisk ph 0 0 0 0
  Alley pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn rf 3 0 1 1
Metzger ss 4 0 1 2
Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0
Watson lf 4 1 1 0
May 1b 4 0 2 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Edwards c 2 1 1 1
Helms 2b 3 1 2 0
Forsch p 2 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 0 1 0 0
  Crawford p 0 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 9 4
Pittsburgh 002 000 010390
Houston 010 000 30x490
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  L (5-6) 6.2 9 4 4 1 6
  Giusti   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
1
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (6-5) 7.0 6 2 2 1 3
  Crawford   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Ray  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 2, Houston 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Hebner (11,off Forsch); Oliver (8,off Crawford); Stargell (8,off Crawford).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (17,3rd inning off Forsch 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–May (5,by Forsch).  SF–Edwards (1,off Ellis).  HBP–Stewart (1,by Ellis).  SB–Cedeno (20,2nd base off Ellis/May).  HBP–Ellis (5,Stewart).  IBB–Forsch (4,May).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–1:50.  A–25,486.
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