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Astros
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
April 26, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Houston Astros, played on April 26, 1974 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Rooker |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 11,145 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Jerry Dale |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Ollie Brown | Right Fielder |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Al Oliver | First Baseman |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Dave Parker | Center Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Jim Rooker | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
April 26, 1974
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Rooker
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Rooker
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Rooker
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Dierker
Stennett hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Dierker
Hebner strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Dierker
Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Rooker
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Rooker
May is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Rooker
Rader hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Dierker
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stargell for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Dierker
Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Dierker
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Rooker
Helms hits a fly ball towards right. Zisk settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Zisk. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Rooker
Edwards hits a line drive towards short. Taveras catches it and throws to first to double up Helms. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Rooker
Dierker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Rooker
Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dierker moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Rooker
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Dierker
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Dierker
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Dierker
Rooker hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Rooker
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Rooker
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Rooker
May hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Rooker
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Dierker
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Dierker
Hebner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Dierker
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Dierker
There's a wild pitch. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Dierker
Stargell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parker vs. Dierker
Parker hits a line drive into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Rooker
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Rooker
Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dierker vs. Rooker
There goes Edwards. The throw from Sanguillen and he is out, Taveras applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Rooker
Dierker bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Dierker
Zisk strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Dierker
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Dierker
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rooker vs. Dierker
Rooker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taveras moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stennett vs. Dierker
Stennett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taveras scores. Rooker moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hebner vs. Dierker
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Rooker
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Rooker
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Rooker
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Rooker
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Rooker
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Dierker
Oliver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown who is chasing the ball. Oliver reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stargell vs. Dierker
Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliver tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Dierker
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Dierker
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Rooker
Rader hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell. Rader reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Rooker
Helms hits a line drive towards second. Stennett catches it, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Rader moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Edwards vs. Rooker
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rader tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rooker
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Larry Dierker.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Rooker
Larry Milbourne pinch runs for Cliff Johnson.
Metzger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Metzger reaches second base with a double. Milbourne moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gross vs. Giusti
Dave Giusti now pitching. Greg Gross pinch hits for Ollie Brown.
Gross is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Scherman
Greg Gross now playing right field. Fred Scherman now pitching.
Sanguillen hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Scherman
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taveras for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giusti vs. Scherman
Giusti hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Edwards fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Giusti
Dave Parker now playing right field. Gene Clines now playing center field.
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Giusti
Watson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Giusti
May hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sanguillen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Giusti
Rader hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Giusti
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Scherman
Greg Gross now playing left field. Bob Watson now playing first base. Bob Gallagher now playing right field.
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Scherman
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Scherman
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Giusti
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scherman vs. Giusti
Scherman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Giusti
Metzger hits a line drive into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Scherman
Stargell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Scherman
Mario Mendoza pinch runs for Willie Stargell.
Parker strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Scherman
Clines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mendoza moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanguillen vs. Forsch
Ken Forsch now pitching.
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mendoza scores. Clines moves to third. Sanguillen moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Popovich vs. Forsch
Paul Popovich pinch hits for Frank Taveras.
Popovich is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kirkpatrick vs. Forsch
Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Dave Giusti.
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger. Clines scores. Sanguillen moves to third. Popovich moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1974 -- Houston at Pittsburgh (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Metzger R, ss 5 0 2 0 Stennett R, 2b 4 0 1 1
Brown O, rf 3 0 0 0 Hebner R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Gross G, ph-rf-lf 1 0 0 0 Oliver A, 1b 4 1 1 0
Cedeno C, cf 4 1 2 0 Stargell W, lf 1 0 0 1
Watson B, lf-1b 4 1 3 2 Mendoza M, pr 0 1 0 0
May L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Parker D, cf-rf 4 0 1 0
Gallagher B, rf 0 0 0 0 Zisk R, rf 3 0 0 0
Rader D, 3b 4 1 1 0 Clines G, cf 1 1 1 0
Helms T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Sanguillen M, c 4 0 1 1
Edwards J, c 3 0 1 1 Taveras F, ss 3 1 1 0
Dierker L, p 2 0 1 0 Popovich P, ph 0 0 0 0
Johnson C, ph 1 0 1 0 Rooker J, p 2 0 1 0
Milbourne L, pr 0 0 0 0 Giusti D, p 1 0 0 0
Scherman F, p 1 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, ph 1 0 0 0
Forsch K, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 11 3 32 4 8 3
Houston 000 000 120 -- 3
Pittsburgh 000 011 002 -- 4
1 out when winning run was scored.
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker L 6.0 6 2 2 1 2
Scherman F (L) 2.1 1 2 1 0 1
Forsch K 0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker J 6.2 9 1 1 0 4
Giusti D (W) 2.1 2 2 2 0 2
E -- Zisk R, Stennett R, Metzger R
DP -- Houston 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Houston 7, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Rader D, Metzger R
3B -- Oliver A
HR -- Watson B
CS -- Edwards J
SF -- Stargell W, Edwards J
HBP -- by Scherman F (Stargell W)
WP -- Dierker L
T -- 2:20
A -- 11145
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