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Houston Astros 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 8

August 16,1971

Visiting Team

Houston Astros (59-58)

Home Team

Pittsburgh Pirates (72-50)

Game Date

Year

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

9

Ballpark

Three Rivers Stadium

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

12,664

Time of Game

2:22

Umpires

[HP]: Ed Sudol [1B]: Bill Williams [2B]: Nick Colosi [3B]: Dick Stello

Houston Astros 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 8

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team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9			R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Houston Astros	HOU	59-58		2	0	0		0	0	0		1	0	0			3	9	0		3	6	11	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Pittsburgh Pirates	PIT	72-50		2	0	0		0	4	0		2	0	x			8	10	2		1	1	3	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	lf	29.145	R	4	1	1	0		0	0	.309		90	955
2	Joe Morgan	2b	27.331	L	4	1	3	0		0	0	.265		118	844
3	Cesar Cedeno	cf	20.172	R	3	0	0	0		1	0	.257		118	208
4	Bob Watson	1b	25.128	R	4	0	0	1		0	2	.283		93	260
5	Doug Rader	3b	27.017	R	4	1	2	1		0	1	.249		115	556
6	Jimmy Wynn	rf	29.157	R	4	0	0	0		0	1	.212		99	1096
7	Johnny Edwards	c	33.067	L	4	0	1	0		0	0	.227		78	1204
8	Roger Metzger	ss	23.310	B	4	0	2	0		0	0	.231		114	115
9	Jack Billingham	p	28.176	R	2	0	0	0		0	2	.157		23	169
	Denis Menke	ph	31.026	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.259		113	1213
	Rich Chiles	ph	21.267	L	1	0	0	0		0	0	.288		41	41
Totals

HR: Doug Rader (11)

RBI: Bob Watson (42), Doug Rader (50)

GDP: Cesar Cedeno (7)

Pittsburgh Pirates - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Dave Cash	2b	23.066	R	4	2	1	0		1	1	.305		89	171
2	Vic Davalillo	rf	35.016	L	4	3	3	2		0	0	.284		71	1064
3	Al Oliver	cf	24.306	L	3	2	1	0		1	1	.271		104	388
4	Willie Stargell	lf	31.163	L	4	1	4	4		0	0	.313		107	1125
5	Richie Hebner	3b	23.263	L	4	0	0	0		0	1	.282		90	340
6	Bob Robertson	1b	24.318	R	2	0	0	2		0	0	.264		103	259
7	Manny Sanguillen	c	27.148	R	4	0	1	0		0	0	.329		107	391
8	Jackie Hernandez	ss	30.339	R	3	0	0	0		1	0	.201		61	465
9	Dock Ellis	p	26.158	B	3	0	0	0		0	3	.182		35	130
	Dave Giusti	p	31.262	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.071		47	312
Totals

Errors: Bob Robertson, Jackie Hernandez

2B: Vic Davalillo (8), Willie Stargell (21)

3B: Vic Davalillo 2 (4)

RBI: Vic Davalillo 2 (25), Willie Stargell 4 (108), Bob Robertson 2 (55)

SF: Bob Robertson 2 (3)

Houston Astros - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Jack Billingham	R	L 5-11	4.0	6	5	5	3	4	0		3.57	1.27		23	170
2	Denny Lemaster	L		0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0		2.96	1.23		35	331
3	George Culver	R		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0		2.19	1.21		46	221
4	Buddy Harris	R		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0		6.23	1.62		15	17
5	Fred Gladding	R		2.0	3	2	2	0	0	0		2.32	1.50		38	381
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Jack Billingham (0-0-0), Denny Lemaster (0-0-0), George Culver (0-0-0), Buddy Harris (0-0-0), Fred Gladding (0-0-0)

Pittsburgh Pirates - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Dock Ellis	R	W 17-6	7.0	6	3	3	1	5	1		2.76	1.10		25	114
2	Dave Giusti	R	SV 24	2.0	3	0	0	0	1	0		3.31	1.34		47	303
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Dock Ellis (0-0-0), Dave Giusti (0-0-0)