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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1974-04-26 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 11145 · night · 2:20
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Astros 4–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 9th. Dave Giusti earned the win. Bob Watson went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
W: Dave Giusti L: Fred Scherman SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Chris Pelekoudas · 1B: Paul Pryor · 2B: Bob Engel · 3B: Jerry Dale · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roger Metzger | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ollie Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cesar Cedeno | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Watson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Lee May | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Doug Rader | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Helms | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Edwards | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Dierker | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cliff Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Greg Gross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Fred Scherman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rennie Stennett | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Richie Hebner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Oliver | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Stargell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Parker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Richie Zisk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Manny Sanguillen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Taveras | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Rooker | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Giusti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Clines | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Popovich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Dierker | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred Scherman | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ken Forsch | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rooker | 6.2 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Giusti | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Roger Metzger: K
- Ollie Brown: 9
- Cesar Cedeno: 43
Bot 1
- Rennie Stennett: 9
- Richie Hebner: K
- Al Oliver: 9
Top 2
- Bob Watson: 8
- Lee May: K/C
- Doug Rader: 5/FL
Bot 2
- Willie Stargell: 3/G
- Dave Parker: S9
- Richie Zisk: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Tommy Helms: E9/F.B-1
- Johnny Edwards: 6(B)3(1)/LDP
- Larry Dierker: S7
- Roger Metzger: S7.1-2
- Ollie Brown: K/C
Bot 3
- Manny Sanguillen: 31
- Frank Taveras: 63
- Jim Rooker: 9
Top 4
- Cesar Cedeno: 63
- Bob Watson: S8
- Lee May: 9/9DW
- Doug Rader: 13
Bot 4
- Rennie Stennett: 53
- Richie Hebner: S8
- Al Oliver: 46(1)/FO
- Willie Stargell: WP.1-2
- Willie Stargell: IW
- Dave Parker: 9/L
Top 5
- Tommy Helms: 8
- Johnny Edwards: S9
- Larry Dierker: CS2(26)#
- Larry Dierker: K/BF
Bot 5
- Richie Zisk: K
- Manny Sanguillen: 43
- Frank Taveras: S14
- Jim Rooker: S7.1-2
- Rennie Stennett: S7.2-H;1-2
- Richie Hebner: 43
Top 6
- Roger Metzger: 63
- Ollie Brown: 7
- Cesar Cedeno: S7
- Bob Watson: S9.1-2
- Lee May: 4
Bot 6
- Al Oliver: T9
- Willie Stargell: 8/SF.3-H
- Dave Parker: 7
- Richie Zisk: 63
Top 7
- Doug Rader: D7
- Tommy Helms: 4/L.2-3(E4/TH)
- Johnny Edwards: 8/SF.3-H
- Cliff Johnson: S6
- Roger Metzger: D9.1-3
- Greg Gross: K/C
Bot 7
- Manny Sanguillen: 7
- Frank Taveras: 3/G
- Dave Giusti: 23
Top 8
- Cesar Cedeno: S8
- Bob Watson: HR/7.1-H
- Lee May: 23
- Doug Rader: 4
- Tommy Helms: 9
Bot 8
- Rennie Stennett: 63
- Richie Hebner: 53
- Al Oliver: 53
Top 9
- Johnny Edwards: 3/G
- Fred Scherman: K
- Roger Metzger: 7/L
Bot 9
- Willie Stargell: HP
- Dave Parker: K
- Gene Clines: S8.1-2
- Manny Sanguillen: S.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Paul Popovich: IW
- Ed Kirkpatrick: E6.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;1-2
Notes & reviews
- Willie Stargell hit on the head; left with injury above his left eye
- Debut game for Mario Mendoza