Top 1

• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moreno vs. Lemongello
  
  Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taveras vs. Lemongello
  
  Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Parker vs. Lemongello
  
  Parker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Taveras trying to get to third. Johnson throws the ball in to Cabell, who tags Taveras for the out. Parker moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Oliver vs. Lemongello
  
  Oliver hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Reuss
  
  Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cabell vs. Reuss
  
  Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stargell scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuss covering, for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Reuss
  
  Cedeno strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stargell vs. Lemongello
  
  Stargell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stennett vs. Lemongello
  
  Stennett hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Garner vs. Lemongello
  
  Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Watson vs. Reuss
  
  Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ferguson vs. Reuss
  
  Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Reuss
  
  Johnson hits a popup towards first. Stargell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dyer vs. Lemongello
  
  Dyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Reuss vs. Lemongello
  
  Reuss bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Moreno vs. Lemongello
  
  Moreno hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Taveras vs. Lemongello
  
  Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howe vs. Reuss
  
  Howe strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Reuss
  
  Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lemongello vs. Reuss
  
  Lemongello bunts towards the mound. Reuss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Stennett covering - double play. View Play 

Top 4

• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parker vs. Lemongello
  
  Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Oliver vs. Lemongello
  
  Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards second. Howe scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stargell vs. Lemongello
  
  Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Reuss
  
  Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cabell vs. Reuss
  
  Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cedeno vs. Reuss
  
  There goes Cabell. The throw from Dyer and he is safe. Cabell steals second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cedeno vs. Reuss
  
  Cedeno is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Watson vs. Reuss
  
  Watson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Stennett picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Stennett. Cabell scores. Cedeno moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Ferguson vs. Reuss
  
  Ferguson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Johnson vs. Reuss
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Watson moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Howe vs. Reuss
  
  Howe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Watson scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Gonzalez vs. Reuss
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuss fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stennett vs. Lemongello
  
  Stennett hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garner vs. Lemongello
  
  Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dyer vs. Lemongello
  
  Dyer strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemongello vs. Reuss
  
  Lemongello hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Reuss
  
  Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cabell vs. Reuss
  
  Cabell is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 6

• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reuss vs. Lemongello
  
  Reuss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemongello covering, for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moreno vs. Lemongello
  
  Moreno strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taveras vs. Lemongello
  
  Taveras hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Parker vs. Lemongello
  
  Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Reuss
  
  Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Watson vs. Reuss
  
  Watson strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ferguson vs. Reuss
  
  Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Lemongello
  
  Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stargell vs. Lemongello
  
  Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stennett vs. Lemongello
  
  Stennett hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Reuss
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Howe vs. Reuss
  
  Jose Cruz pinch runs for Cliff Johnson.
  
  There goes Cruz. The throw from Dyer and he is out, Stennett applying the tag. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howe vs. Reuss
  
  Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Reuss
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garner vs. Lemongello
  
  Jose Cruz now playing right field. Wilbur Howard now playing left field.
  
  Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dyer vs. Lemongello
  
  Dyer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkpatrick vs. Lemongello
  
  Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Jerry Reuss.
  
  Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Moreno vs. Lemongello
  
  Moreno takes first base on ball four. Dyer moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Robinson vs. Lemongello
  
  Bill Robinson pinch hits for Frank Taveras.
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemongello vs. Tekulve
  
  Kent Tekulve now pitching. Mario Mendoza now playing shortstop.
  
  Lemongello strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Tekulve
  
  Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cabell vs. Tekulve
  
  Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tekulve fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parker vs. Lemongello
  
  Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Lemongello
  
  Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stargell vs. Lemongello
  
  Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stennett vs. Lemongello
  
  Larry Demery pinch runs for Willie Stargell.
  
  Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemongello juggles the ball. That's an error on Lemongello. Demery moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Garner vs. Forsch
  
  Ken Forsch now pitching.
  
  Garner strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/13/1977 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (N)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Moreno O, cf          3  0  0  0   Howard W, rf-lf       4  0  0  0   
Taveras F, ss         3  0  2  0   Cabell E, 3b          4  1  1  0   
Robinson B, ph        1  0  0  0   Cedeno C, cf          2  1  0  0   
Tekulve K, p          0  0  0  0   Watson B, 1b          3  1  1  1   
Parker D, rf          4  0  2  0   Ferguson J, c         3  0  0  0   
Oliver A, lf          4  0  1  0   Johnson C, lf         3  0  2  1   
Stargell W, 1b        3  0  1  0   Cruz J, pr-rf         0  0  0  0   
Demery L, pr          0  0  0  0   Howe A, 2b            3  0  1  1   
Stennett R, 2b        4  0  0  0   Gonzalez J, ss        3  0  1  0   
Garner P, 3b          4  0  0  0   Lemongello M, p       3  0  0  0   
Dyer D, c             2  0  1  0   Forsch K, p           0  0  0  0   
Reuss J, p            2  0  0  0                                      
Kirkpatrick E, ph     1  0  0  0                                      
Mendoza M, ss         0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  0  7  0                        28  3  6  3

Pittsburgh       000 000 000 --  0
Houston          000 300 00x --  3

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Reuss J (L)           7.0  6  3  3  0  4
Tekulve K             1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lemongello M (W)      8.2  7  0  0  3  4
Forsch K (S)          0.1  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Stennett R, Lemongello M
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Houston 3
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Houston 2
SB -- Cabell E
CS -- Cruz J
HBP -- by Reuss J (Cedeno C)
T -- 2:07
A -- 10512

    

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