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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros

1969-06-12 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 14260 · -1°F · 2:32

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Astros 4–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 6th. Jim Bunning earned the win. Roberto Clemente went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	4	8
HOU	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9

W: Jim Bunning L: Fred Gladding SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Andy Olsen · 1B: Al Barlick · 2B: Ed Vargo · 3B: John Kibler · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Matty Alou	3	2	2	0	1	0
Richie Hebner	4	0	2	0	0	0
Roberto Clemente	3	1	1	2	1	1
Al Oliver	4	0	1	0	0	0
Manny Sanguillen	3	1	1	1	0	0
Jose Pagan	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Mazeroski	4	0	0	0	0	1
Freddie Patek	3	0	0	0	0	2
Jim Bunning	3	0	0	0	0	0
Carl Taylor	1	0	1	1	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Curt Blefary	5	0	0	0	0	0
Marty Martinez	5	0	0	0	0	3
Jim Wynn	5	1	3	1	0	1
Norm Miller	3	1	1	0	1	0
Denis Menke	3	0	0	0	1	0
Johnny Edwards	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Geiger	3	0	2	0	1	0
Leon McFadden	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Ray	3	1	2	0	0	1
Sandy Valdespino	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Bunning	9.0	9	3	5

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Ray	8.0	7	2	4
Fred Gladding	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Matty Alou: S
Richie Hebner: S.1-2
Roberto Clemente: K#
Al Oliver: 99.2-3
Manny Sanguillen: S.3-H;1-3
Jose Pagan: 99

Bot 1

Curt Blefary: 99
Marty Martinez: K#
Jim Wynn: S
Norm Miller: 99

Top 2

Bill Mazeroski: 99
Freddie Patek: K23#
Jim Bunning: 99

Bot 2

Denis Menke: E6.B-1
Johnny Edwards: 99
Gary Geiger: S.1-3
Leon McFadden: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Matty Alou: S
Richie Hebner: 9(B)2(1)/DP
Roberto Clemente: 99

Bot 3

Jim Ray: S
Curt Blefary: 99
Marty Martinez: 99.1-2
Jim Wynn: S.2-H
Norm Miller: SB2
Norm Miller: W
Denis Menke: W.2-3;1-2
Johnny Edwards: E6.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3;B-2
Gary Geiger: W
Leon McFadden: 99

Top 4

Al Oliver: 99
Manny Sanguillen: 99
Jose Pagan: 99

Bot 4

Jim Ray: S
Curt Blefary: 99(1)/FO.B-1
Marty Martinez: CS2(99)
Marty Martinez: K#

Top 5

Bill Mazeroski: K#
Freddie Patek: 99
Jim Bunning: 99

Bot 5

Jim Wynn: K
Norm Miller: S
Denis Menke: 99
Johnny Edwards: 99

Top 6

Matty Alou: W
Richie Hebner: 99
Roberto Clemente: HR.1-H
Al Oliver: 99
Manny Sanguillen: 99

Bot 6

Gary Geiger: 99
Leon McFadden: 99
Jim Ray: K

Top 7

Jose Pagan: 99
Bill Mazeroski: 99
Freddie Patek: K#

Bot 7

Curt Blefary: 99
Marty Martinez: 99
Jim Wynn: D
Norm Miller: 99

Top 8

Jim Bunning: 99
Matty Alou: 99
Richie Hebner: D
Roberto Clemente: IW
Al Oliver: S.2XH(92);1-2

Bot 8

Denis Menke: 99
Johnny Edwards: 99
Gary Geiger: S
Leon McFadden: S.1-3
Sandy Valdespino: 7

Top 9

Manny Sanguillen: HP
Jose Pagan: 99/SH.1-2
Bill Mazeroski: 99.2-3
Carl Taylor: S9.3-H
Jim Bunning: CS2(99)

Bot 9

Curt Blefary: 99
Marty Martinez: K#
Jim Wynn: 7

Notes & reviews

close play at HP; Richie Hebner beat throw but missed HP sliding around Johnny Edwards; heated argument following call; Pirates Manager Larry Shepard ejected by HP umpire Andy Olsen

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