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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1969-08-20 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 10563 · -1°F · 2:02

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Astros 1–0. Bob Veale earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Bob Veale L: Denny Lemaster SV: (none)

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

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Jesus Alou	4	0	0	0
Joe Morgan	4	0	0	2
Jim Wynn	4	0	0	2
Denis Menke	4	0	0	2
Doug Rader	2	2	1	0
Curt Blefary	3	0	0	2
Marty Martinez	3	2	0	0
Don Bryant	2	0	0	1
Denny Lemaster	3	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Matty Alou	4	1	0	0	0	2
Carl Taylor	3	0	0	0	0	1
Roberto Clemente	3	0	0	1	0	2
Jose Pagan	3	0	1	0	1	2
Manny Sanguillen	4	0	2	0	0	1
Al Oliver	3	0	0	0	0	1
Gene Alley	2	0	1	0	1	0
Freddie Patek	3	0	1	0	0	2
Bob Veale	3	0	0	0	0	2

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Denny Lemaster	8.0	5	2	13

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Veale	9.0	4	1	10

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jesus Alou: 99
Joe Morgan: K
Jim Wynn: K

Bot 1

Matty Alou: 99
Carl Taylor: K
Roberto Clemente: K

Top 2

Denis Menke: 99
Doug Rader: D
Curt Blefary: K
Marty Martinez: 99

Bot 2

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

Top 3

Don Bryant: K
Denny Lemaster: K
Jesus Alou: 99

Bot 3

Gene Alley: D
Freddie Patek: K
Bob Veale: WP.2-3
Bob Veale: K
Matty Alou: K

Top 4

Joe Morgan: 99
Jim Wynn: 99
Denis Menke: K

Bot 4

Carl Taylor: 99
Roberto Clemente: 99
Jose Pagan: W
Manny Sanguillen: S.1-2
Al Oliver: 99/G

Top 5

Doug Rader: W
Curt Blefary: 99
Marty Martinez: POCS2(99)
Marty Martinez: S
Don Bryant: 99

Bot 5

Gene Alley: 99
Freddie Patek: S
Bob Veale: 99
Matty Alou: K

Top 6

Denny Lemaster: 99
Jesus Alou: 99
Joe Morgan: 99

Bot 6

Carl Taylor: 99
Roberto Clemente: K
Jose Pagan: K

Top 7

Jim Wynn: K
Denis Menke: 99
Doug Rader: S
Curt Blefary: K

Bot 7

Manny Sanguillen: S
Al Oliver: K
Gene Alley: W.1-2
Freddie Patek: K
Bob Veale: K

Top 8

Marty Martinez: S
Don Bryant: 99/SH.1-2
Denny Lemaster: 99.2-3
Jesus Alou: 7

Bot 8

Matty Alou: E6.B-1
Carl Taylor: E3/SH.B-1;1-3
Roberto Clemente: 9/SF.3-H(UR);1-2
Jose Pagan: S7.2XH(72)
Manny Sanguillen: K

Top 9

Joe Morgan: K
Jim Wynn: 99
Denis Menke: K

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