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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1969-05-31 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 6663 · -1°F · 2:43
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Astros 3–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 6th. Dock Ellis earned the win and Ron Kline picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
W: Dock Ellis L: Jim Ray SV: Ron Kline
Umpires — HP: Mel Steiner · 1B: Bob Engel · 2B: Dick Stello · 3B: Augie Donatelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Curt Blefary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Morgan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Jim Wynn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norm Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Denis Menke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Doug Rader | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jesus Alou | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Edwards | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Ray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Marty Martinez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Julio Gotay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hector Torres | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matty Alou | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Richie Hebner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Roberto Clemente | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Oliver | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Manny Sanguillen | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carl Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bill Mazeroski | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Freddie Patek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dock Ellis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ron Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Luke Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Ray | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
 Jack Billingham | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dock Ellis | 7.1 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Luke Walker | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ron Kline | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Curt Blefary: D
- Joe Morgan: K
- Jim Wynn: W
- Norm Miller: 99.2-3;1-2
- Denis Menke: 99
Bot 1
- Matty Alou: S
- Richie Hebner: 99.1-2
- Roberto Clemente: K
- Al Oliver: 99
Top 2
- Doug Rader: 99
- Jesus Alou: S
- Johnny Edwards: S.1-3
- Jim Ray: CSH(99).1-2
- Jim Ray: K
Bot 2
- Manny Sanguillen: S
- Carl Taylor: K
- Bill Mazeroski: K
- Freddie Patek: CS2(99)
Top 3
- Curt Blefary: W
- Joe Morgan: D.1-H;BX3(99)
- Jim Wynn: 99
- Norm Miller: 99
Bot 3
- Freddie Patek: K
- Dock Ellis: K
- Matty Alou: 99
Top 4
- Denis Menke: 99
- Doug Rader: K
- Jesus Alou: 99
Bot 4
- Richie Hebner: K
- Roberto Clemente: 99
- Al Oliver: 99
Top 5
- Johnny Edwards: W
- Jim Ray: E1.1-2;B-1
- Curt Blefary: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
- Joe Morgan: 5/L
- Jim Wynn: 99/P
Bot 5
- Manny Sanguillen: K
- Carl Taylor: K
- Bill Mazeroski: 99
Top 6
- Norm Miller: K
- Denis Menke: 99
- Doug Rader: S
- Jesus Alou: 99
Bot 6
- Freddie Patek: 99
- Dock Ellis: K
- Matty Alou: W
- Richie Hebner: SB2
- Richie Hebner: S5.2-H(E5);B-2
- Roberto Clemente: T.2-H
- Al Oliver: 99
Top 7
- Johnny Edwards: 99
- Marty Martinez: 99
- Curt Blefary: S
- Joe Morgan: W.1-2
- Jim Wynn: 99
Bot 7
- Manny Sanguillen: S
- Ron Davis: K
- Bill Mazeroski: SB2
- Bill Mazeroski: S.2-H
- Freddie Patek: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 8
- Norm Miller: 99
- Denis Menke: W
- Doug Rader: S.1-2
- Jesus Alou: S.2-3;1-2
- Julio Gotay: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 8
- Luke Walker: K
- Matty Alou: K
- Richie Hebner: HP
- Roberto Clemente: S.1-2
- Al Oliver: 99
Top 9
- Hector Torres: S
- Curt Blefary: 64(1)3/GDP
- Joe Morgan: W
- Jim Wynn: K
Notes & reviews
- TJR: placement a guess
- Missed suicide squeeze
- TJR: placement a guess
- TJR: could be swapped with single in the 7th
- TJR: placement a guess
- TJR: placement a guess
- TJR: placement a guess
- TJR: could be swapped with single in the 1st