Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 27, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1975 at Three Rivers Stadium. 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 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross lf 5 1 1 0
Metzger ss 4 0 1 1
Cedeno cf 5 1 1 1
Watson 1b 4 1 2 1
Rader 3b 2 1 1 0
Cabell rf 4 0 2 1
Jutze c 4 0 0 0
Andrews 2b 3 1 1 0
Dierker p 3 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Crawford p 0 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 3 0 0 0
  Zisk ph 1 0 0 0
  Mendoza ss 0 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 0 1 0 0
Stennett 2b 4 2 1 1
Stargell 1b 5 1 2 2
Parker rf 5 0 0 1
Oliver cf 5 1 2 1
Sanguillen c 3 0 2 0
Robinson lf 5 0 1 1
Howe 3b 3 1 2 0
Rooker p 1 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick ph 1 0 0 0
  Demery p 0 0 0 0
  Popovich ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Houston 002 001 101591
Pittsburgh 002 000 0136100
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker   7.1 8 3 3 3 7
  Niekro  L (1-1) 1.0 1 3 3 2 1
  Crawford   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Forsch   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.2
10
6
6
6
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker   7.0 6 4 4 4 4
  Demery  W (2-0) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
4
4

  E–Gross (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  PB–Jutze (2).  2B–Houston Rader (7,off Rooker), Pittsburgh Stennett (7,off Dierker).  3B–Houston Metzger (4,off Demery).  HR–Houston Cedeno (3,7th inning off Rooker 0 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Oliver (4,8th inning off Dierker 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Niekro (1,off Demery); Rooker (2,off Dierker).  IBB–Andrews (1,by Rooker); Sanguillen (7,by Forsch).  SB–Gross (1,2nd base off Rooker/Sanguillen); Rader (2,Home off Rooker/Sanguillen); Andrews (5,2nd base off Rooker/Sanguillen); Oliver (2,2nd base off Dierker/Jutze); Howe (1,2nd base off Dierker/Jutze).  IBB–Forsch (1,Sanguillen); Rooker (3,Andrews).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:43.  A–7,003.
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