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Houston Astros 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 5

August 19,1969

Visiting Team

Houston Astros (64-56)

Home Team

Pittsburgh Pirates (63-56)

Game Date

Year

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

9

Ballpark

Forbes Field

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

5,409

Time of Game

2:25

Umpires

[HP]: Ed Vargo [1B]: John Kibler [2B]: Andy Olsen [3B]: Al Barlick

Houston Astros 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 5

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3rd inning: K **1:15 rain delay sometime in fourth**
7th inning: HR/9 **over the roof**

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9			R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Houston Astros	HOU	64-56		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	1			1	5	0		3	6	11	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Pittsburgh Pirates	PIT	63-56		0	0	0		2	2	0		1	0	x			5	8	2		4	9	13	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

Houston Astros - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Jesus Alou	rf	27.148	R	3	0	0	0		1	3	.216		75	708
2	Joe Morgan	2b	25.334	L	2	0	0	0		2	1	.242		105	540
3	Jimmy Wynn	cf	27.160	R	4	0	0	0		0	2	.265		113	804
4	Denis Menke	ss	29.029	R	3	1	2	0		1	1	.291		115	907
5	Doug Rader	3b	25.020	R	4	0	2	1		0	0	.249		113	243
6	Curt Blefary	1b	26.045	L	4	0	0	0		0	3	.263		119	686
7	Marty Martinez	lf	27.361	B	4	0	1	0		0	1	.309		52	235
8	Johnny Edwards	c	31.070	L	2	0	0	0		0	1	.235		111	946
	Don Bryant	ph-c	28.037	R	1	0	0	0		1	1	.200		29	42
9	Don Wilson	p	24.188	R	2	0	0	0		0	0	.121		27	86
	Julio Gotay	ph-2b	30.071	R	0	0	0	0		1	0	.250		38	371
Totals

RBI: Doug Rader (63)

GDP: Jimmy Wynn (4), Doug Rader (15), Johnny Edwards (16)

SB: Joe Morgan (32)

Pittsburgh Pirates - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Matty Alou	cf	30.240	L	4	1	2	0		0	0	.337		119	965
2	Carl Taylor	1b	25.211	R	4	0	1	0		0	1	.343		75	111
3	Willie Stargell	lf	29.166	L	3	2	1	1		1	2	.335		106	843
4	Jose Pagan	rf	34.106	R	4	0	0	0		0	3	.279		76	1012
5	Richie Hebner	3b	21.266	L	2	1	1	0		2	0	.301		97	99
6	Manny Sanguillen	c	25.151	R	4	1	2	3		0	0	.324		93	121
7	Gene Alley	2b	29.040	R	4	0	1	1		0	3	.251		57	693
8	Freddie Patek	ss	24.314	R	4	0	0	0		0	1	.255		103	154
9	Luke Walker	p	25.351	L	3	0	0	0		0	2	.000		24	71
Totals

Errors: Carl Taylor, Manny Sanguillen

2B: Richie Hebner (21), Manny Sanguillen (17)

HR: Willie Stargell (23)

RBI: Willie Stargell (71), Manny Sanguillen 3 (39), Gene Alley (20)

SB: Jose Pagan (1)

Houston Astros - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Don Wilson	R	L 15-8	7.0	8	5	5	3	10	1		3.95	1.37		28	89
2	Jack Billingham	R		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0		3.99	1.35		38	87
Totals				0.0

WP: Don Wilson (12)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Don Wilson (0-0-0), Jack Billingham (0-0-0)

Pittsburgh Pirates - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Luke Walker	L	W 2-3	7.0	3	0	0	6	11	0		3.47	1.31		24	71
2	Joe Gibbon	L	SV 9	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0		2.60	1.25		38	301
Totals				0.0

WP: Joe Gibbon (3)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Luke Walker (0-0-0), Joe Gibbon (0-0-0)