Pirates @ Astros
August 27, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 7 11 2
Astros 3 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 7 11 2
Astros 3 9 1

Marty Martinez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .212
OBP .000 .257
At Bats 0 33
Hits 0 7
• Singles 0 4
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 2

Dave Giusti Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 25
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Astrodome - August 27, 1971
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Strikeout
Dave Giusti
Manny Sanguillen
Bob Robertson
Rennie Stennett
Dave Cash
Jackie Hernandez
Willie Stargell
Al Oliver
Roberto Clemente
Marty Martinez
Bob Watson
Cesar Cedeno

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 11 2 9
Houston Astros 3 9 1 11
Winning Pitcher Dock Ellis
Losing Pitcher Jack Billingham
Save Dave Giusti
Game Winning RBI Dock Ellis
Attendance 14,933
Time of Game 2 hours 41 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Marty Martinez pinch hits for Buddy Harris. Dave Giusti now pitching. Martinez strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Stennett picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Stennett. Alou scores. Cedeno moves to third. Watson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 9 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 9 Morgan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Alou takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Geronimo for the out.
Top 9 Cash hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Sanguillen strikes out.
Top 9 Robertson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Metzger hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stennett catches it and throws to first to double up Edwards.
Bottom 8 Edwards takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cesar Geronimo now playing left field. Buddy Harris now pitching. Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Oliver scores.
Top 8 Oliver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Oliver reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Stennett hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Chiles hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez throws to second for one, and Stennett throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Cedeno moves to second.
Bottom 7 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Alou hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sanguillen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ellis hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Edwards fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan misplays the ball. That's an error on Morgan. Sanguillen moves to second.
Top 7 Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stargell tags and scores.
Top 7 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. Stargell moves to third.
Top 7 Robertson takes first base on ball four. Stargell moves to second.
Top 7 Stargell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clemente scores.
Top 7 George Culver now pitching. Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Clemente reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Denis Menke pinch hits for Jim Ray. Menke hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 6 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Rader takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out.
Top 6 Jim Ray now pitching. Stennett hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ellis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cash moves to third.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cash moves to second.
Top 6 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to third.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Robertson strikes out.
Top 5 Stargell takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to second.
Top 5 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Billingham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Metzger takes first base on ball four. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 4 Edwards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Rader is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chiles for the out.
Top 4 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Stennett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cash scores. Hernandez scores. Ellis moves to second.
Top 4 Ellis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sanguillen scores. Cash moves to third. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 4 Hernandez is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Cash hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robertson scores. Sanguillen moves to third. Cash moves to second.
Top 4 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robertson moves to second.
Top 4 Robertson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Stennett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ellis moves to second.
Top 3 Ellis takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Hernandez strikes out.
Top 3 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cash fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Billingham bunts towards third. Cash fields it and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to third. Metzger moves to second.
Bottom 2 Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chiles scores. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chiles moves to second.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Chiles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Sanguillen hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robertson strikes out.
Top 2 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Billingham covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 There goes Morgan. The throw from Sanguillen and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Bottom 1 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clemente is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out.
Top 1 Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.