Pirates @ Astros
August 31, 1969

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 6 7 0
Astros 4 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 6 7 0
Astros 4 7 1

Norm Miller Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .270
OBP .000 .365
At Bats 0 330
Hits 0 89
• Singles 0 67
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 45
RBI’s 0 44

Steve Blass Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 8 1
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Astrodome - August 31, 1969
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Strikeout
Steve Blass
Jerry May
Al Oliver
Gene Alley
Jose Pagan
Freddie Patek
Willie Stargell
Matty Alou
Roberto Clemente
Norm Miller
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Jerry May now catching. Steve Blass now pitching. Norm Miller pinch hits for Jack Billingham. Miller is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Jack Billingham now pitching. Clemente is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Wade Blasingame now pitching. Stargell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Stargell reaches second base with a double. Alou scores. Alley goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Top 9 Alley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Patek scores. Alou moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader. Patek moves to third.
Top 9 Richie Hebner pinch hits for Lou Marone. Hebner is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Taylor is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Carl Taylor pinch hits for Gary Kolb. There goes Patek. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Patek steals second.
Top 9 Fred Gladding now pitching. Patek takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Curt Blefary now playing first base. Denis Menke now playing shortstop. Gary Geiger now playing left field. Oliver hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Edwards hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Curt Blefary pinch hits for Leon McFadden. Lou Marone now pitching. Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver fields it and throws to second for the out. Rader moves to third.
Bottom 8 Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Menke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. Wynn scores. Rader moves to second.
Bottom 8 Chuck Hartenstein now pitching. Rader takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to third. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 8 Wynn takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Pagan hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Stargell strikes out.
Bottom 7 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out.
Bottom 7 Lemaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Alley strikes out.
Top 7 Alou hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Walker strikes out.
Bottom 6 McFadden strikes out.
Bottom 6 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Menke strikes out.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Rader reaches second base with a double. Wynn goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Kolb is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Patek is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Menke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out. Alley scores. Clemente moves to third. Pagan moves to second.
Top 6 Pagan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. Alley moves to third. Clemente moves to second.
Top 6 Clemente takes first base on ball four. Alley moves to second.
Top 6 Stargell hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Alley takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Alou hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn who is chasing the ball. Alou reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Morgan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lemaster is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kolb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Menke fields it and throws to home to get Oliver. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliver moves to third.
Top 5 Oliver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Oliver reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McFadden takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Kolb for a passed ball. Menke moves to second.
Bottom 4 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. McFadden fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Clemente takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alou moves to second.
Top 4 Alley hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Wynn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Morgan reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Lemaster hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lemaster for the out.
Top 3 Walker strikes out.
Top 3 Kolb is called out on strikes. Edwards drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kolb out.
Top 3 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Edwards is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 McFadden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with Walker covering, for the out.
Top 2 Oliver is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. McFadden scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Menke is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Alou is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a popup towards third. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stargell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. McFadden scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.