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Astros
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 26, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Houston Astros, played on May 26, 1973 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 26, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 26, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Forsch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nelson Briles |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 15,768 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Ed Vargo |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Jim Wynn | Right Fielder |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Skip Jutze | Catcher |
| Hector Torres | Second Baseman |
| Ken Forsch | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Davalillo | First Baseman |
| Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
| Manny Sanguillen | Right Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Nelson Briles | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
May 26, 1973
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Briles
Agee hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Briles
Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Briles
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Briles
Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Briles
Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Briles
May takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to third. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jutze vs. Briles
Jutze hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Forsch
Davalillo hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Forsch
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanguillen vs. Forsch
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanguillen for the out. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Forsch
Stargell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Stargell reaches second base with a double. Cash scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Forsch
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Briles
Torres hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Forsch vs. Briles
Forsch bunts towards first. Davalillo scoops it up and throws to first, with Cash covering, for the out. Torres moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agee vs. Briles
Agee hits a fly ball into right field. Sanguillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Briles
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davalillo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Forsch
Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Forsch
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Forsch
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Briles
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Briles
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Sanguillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Briles
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Hernandez. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Briles
May hits a fly ball into right field. Sanguillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briles vs. Forsch
Briles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Briles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davalillo vs. Forsch
Davalillo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Forsch
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanguillen vs. Forsch
Sanguillen hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Briles
Jutze hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Briles
There goes Jutze. The throw from May and he is out, Cash applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Briles
Torres hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Briles
Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Forsch
Stargell hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Forsch
Oliver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Forsch
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. May juggles the ball. That's an error on May. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Forsch
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Forsch
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hebner scores. May moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Briles vs. Forsch
Briles hits a popup in front of the plate. Jutze settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Briles
Agee hits a fly ball into right field. Sanguillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Briles
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Briles
Wynn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Forsch
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Torres fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Forsch
Cash hits a line drive into center field. Agee picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Agee. Davalillo goes all the way around to score. Cash moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sanguillen vs. Forsch
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stargell vs. Forsch
Stargell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Forsch
Oliver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Agee who is chasing the ball. Oliver reaches third base with a triple. Cash scores. Stargell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hebner vs. Forsch
Hebner hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Forsch
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Torres fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Oliver scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Forsch
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Briles
Watson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Davalillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Briles
Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Briles
May hits a popup in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jutze vs. Briles
Jutze hits a fly ball into right field. Sanguillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briles vs. Forsch
Briles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Forsch
Davalillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Gladding
Fred Gladding now pitching.
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Gladding
Sanguillen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Sanguillen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Gladding
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Briles
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Hector Torres.
Stewart hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Briles
Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Fred Gladding.
Edwards hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Briles
Agee hits a fly ball into right field. Sanguillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Crawford
Jim Crawford now pitching. Jimmy Stewart now playing second base.
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Crawford
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Crawford covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Crawford
May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crawford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Briles
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Briles
Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Briles
Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Briles
Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Giusti
Dave Giusti now pitching.
May hits a fly ball into right field. Sanguillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jutze vs. Giusti
Jutze hits a fly ball into right field. Sanguillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Crawford
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giusti vs. Crawford
Giusti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crawford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Crawford
Davalillo strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Giusti
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Giusti
Bob Gallagher pinch hits for Jim Crawford.
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davalillo scoops it up and throws to first, with Giusti covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Giusti
Agee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/26/1973 -- Houston at Pittsburgh (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Agee T, cf 5 0 0 0 Davalillo V, 1b 5 1 2 0
Metzger R, ss 4 0 1 0 Cash D, 2b 4 2 2 0
Wynn J, rf 4 2 1 1 Sanguillen M, rf 4 0 1 0
Watson B, lf 4 0 2 0 Stargell W, lf 3 1 1 1
Rader D, 3b 4 0 3 1 Oliver A, cf 4 1 1 2
May L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Hebner R, 3b 4 1 0 0
Jutze S, c 4 0 1 0 May M, c 4 0 2 1
Torres H, 2b 2 0 1 0 Hernandez J, ss 4 0 1 1
Stewart J, ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Briles N, p 3 1 2 1
Forsch K, p 1 0 0 0 Giusti D, p 1 0 0 0
Gladding F, p 0 0 0 0
Edwards J, ph 1 0 0 0
Crawford J, p 0 0 0 0
Gallagher B, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 2 9 2 36 7 12 6
Houston 100 000 010 -- 2
Pittsburgh 100 141 00x -- 7
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch K (L)* 5.0 11 7 6 1 2
Gladding F 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Crawford J 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Briles N (W) 7.1 9 2 2 1 1
Giusti D (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Hernandez J, May L, Agee T
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 8, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Stargell W, Briles N, Sanguillen M
3B -- Oliver A
HR -- Briles N, Wynn J
CS -- Jutze S
SH -- Forsch K
T -- 2:00
A -- 15768
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