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Pirates 6 @ Astros 4
Astrodome
August 31, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 31, 1969 at Astrodome. The home team Astros were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 6 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 31, 1969 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 6 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 6
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 4 H: 7 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 4
Hits: 7
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning Pitcher—Lou Marone  
Losing Pitcher—Fred Gladding  
Save—Steve Blass  
Game Winning RBI—Willie Stargell 

Game Info

DateAugust 31, 1969 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherLuke Walker  
Home Starting PitcherDenny Lemaster  
BallparkAstrodome 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance24,722 
Time of Game2 hours 54 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Shag Crawford
1B: Chris Pelekoudas
2B: Doug Harvey
3B: Frank Dezelan

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Matty Alou  Center Fielder 
Gene Alley  Second Baseman 
Willie Stargell  Left Fielder 
Roberto Clemente  Right Fielder 
Jose Pagan  Third Baseman 
Al Oliver  First Baseman 
Freddie Patek  Shortstop 
Gary Kolb  Catcher 
Luke Walker  Pitcher 
Larry Shepard  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Joe Morgan  Second Baseman 
Jesus Alou  Right Fielder 
Jim Wynn  Center Fielder 
Doug Rader  Third Baseman 
Denis Menke  First Baseman 
Marty Martinez  Left Fielder 
Leon McFadden  Shortstop 
Johnny Edwards  Catcher 
Denny Lemaster  Pitcher 
Harry Walker  Manager 

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Pirates 6 @ Astros 4
Astrodome
August 31, 1969

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         Game of 8/31/1969 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Alou M, cf            5  2  2  0   Morgan J, 2b          5  0  1  0   
Alley G, 2b           4  2  1  1   Alou J, rf            5  1  1  0   
Stargell W, lf        5  0  1  2   Wynn J, cf            3  3  2  0   
Clemente R, rf        2  0  0  0   Rader D, 3b           3  0  2  2   
Pagan J, 3b           5  0  1  1   Menke D, 1b-ss        3  0  1  2   
Oliver A, 1b          4  1  2  2   Martinez M, lf        4  0  0  0   
Patek F, ss           2  1  0  0   Geiger G, lf          0  0  0  0   
Kolb G, c             3  0  0  0   McFadden L, ss        2  0  0  0   
Taylor C, ph          1  0  0  0   Blefary C, ph-1b      1  0  0  0   
May J, c              0  0  0  0   Edwards J, c          4  0  0  0   
Walker L, p           3  0  0  0   Lemaster D, p         3  0  0  0   
Hartenstein C, p      0  0  0  0   Gladding F, p         0  0  0  0   
Marone L, p           0  0  0  0   Blasingame W, p       0  0  0  0   
Hebner R, ph          1  0  0  0   Billingham J, p       0  0  0  0   
Blass S, p            0  0  0  0   Miller N, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  6  7  6                        34  4  7  4

Pittsburgh       000 002 004 --  6
Houston          100 001 020 --  4

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Walker L*             7.0  6  4  4  3  8
Hartenstein C         0.1  1  0  0  1  0
Marone L (W)          0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Blass S (S)           1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lemaster D+           8.0  5  3  3  4  7
Gladding F (L)        0.2  1  3  0  1  2
Blasingame W#         0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Billingham J          0.1  0  0  0  1  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
  # Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

E -- Rader D
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Houston 7
2B -- Oliver A, Rader D, Stargell W
3B -- Morgan J, Alou M
HR -- Oliver A
SB -- Patek F
WP -- Walker L
PB -- Kolb G
T -- 2:54
A -- 24722

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