Houston Astros (5) Pittsburgh Pirates (4)

| 1970

Date of Game: Monday, July 20, 1970
Stadium: Astrodome

Pittsburgh Pirates (NL)	Houston Astros (NL)
Record: 52-42	Record: 40-53
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Attendance: 17,934 Time of Game: 3:13

Game Notes:

Ron Cook - 1st career win

None listed
Best at-bats

Matty Alou 1B in 9th inning (35.18)

Willie Stargell 1B in 8th inning (22.83)

Denis Menke HR in 2nd inning (17.74)
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GAME INFORMATION

Boxscore

Play by Play

Team Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
Pittsburgh Pirates	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	12	1
Houston Astros	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	5	13	1

Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates	Pos	Age	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg	S-G#	C-G#	S-HR	S-RBI	S-SB
Matty Alou	cf	31.210	6	0	3	1	0	1	.295	92	1100	0	34	11
Gene Alley	ss	30.010	6	0	0	0	0	0	.246	73	791	7	23	5
Roberto Clemente	rf	35.336	5	2	2	1	1	1	.351	77	2029	11	46	2
Manny Sanguillen	c	26.121	6	0	0	0	0	0	.307	69	226	6	36	1
Bob Robertson	1b	23.291	3	1	1	1	0	0	.285	59	98	11	37	3
Willie Stargell	ph-lf	30.136	2	0	1	1	0	1	.242	74	956	17	44	0
Al Oliver	lf-1b	23.279	3	0	1	0	2	1	.269	86	219	10	45	1
Jose Pagan	3b	35.076	3	0	2	0	0	0	.245	53	1097	1	7	0
Richie Hebner	ph-3b	22.237	2	0	0	0	0	1	.285	80	210	5	30	2
Dave Cash	2b	22.039	4	0	0	0	1	1	.269	18	36	1	10	1
Dock Ellis	p	25.131	3	0	0	0	0	2	.098	26	85	0	0	1
Freddie Patek	ph	25.284	1	1	1	0	0	0	.241	46	243	0	8	5
Dave Giusti	p	30.236	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	37	237	0	2	0
Jerry May	ph	26.219	1	0	1	0	0	0	.194	36	379	0	9	0
Johnny Jeter	pr	25.269	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	51	79	1	6	2
Bruce Dalcanton	p	28.035	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	26	95	0	0	0
Joe Gibbon	p	35.101	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	18	325	0	0	0
Orlando Pena	p	36.245	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	11	300	0	0	0
Totals:			45	4	12	4	4	8	.267	932	8505

Houston Astros Batting Stats

Houston Astros	Pos	Age	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg	S-G#	C-G#	S-HR	S-RBI	S-SB
Jesus Alou	lf	28.118	6	1	3	0	0	0	.293	60	808	0	20	0
Joe Morgan	2b	26.305	3	1	1	1	1	2	.275	78	660	2	24	22
Hector Torres	ss	24.307	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	19	171	0	4	0
Keith Lampard	ph	24.212	1	0	0	0	0	0	.231	35	44	0	4	0
Ron Cook	p	23.009	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	24	24	0	1	0
Jimmy Wynn	ph	28.130	0	0	0	0	1	0	.272	89	929	13	48	16
Norm Miller	rf	24.165	4	0	0	0	2	2	.272	54	322	3	21	2
Bob Watson	1b	24.101	6	0	1	1	0	2	.299	49	119	4	26	0
Denis Menke	ss-2b	29.364	5	1	2	2	0	1	.318	89	1035	6	55	1
Doug Rader	3b	25.355	5	1	1	0	0	0	.230	88	373	15	45	1
Cesar Cedeno	cf	19.145	5	0	1	1	0	1	.223	27	27	1	7	2
Johnny Edwards	c	32.040	5	1	2	0	0	0	.187	90	1076	3	30	1
Denny Lemaster	p	31.145	3	0	1	0	0	1	.171	22	267	1	6	0
Jim Ray	p	25.231	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	32	108	0	2	0
Jack Dilauro	p	27.078	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	33	56	0	0	0
Fred Gladding	p	34.022	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	38	318	0	0	0
Marty Martinez	ph-ss	28.331	2	0	1	0	0	1	.227	46	307	0	7	0
Totals:			45	5	13	5	4	10	.289	873	6644

Game Stats

2B: Jesus Alou (16), Roberto Clemente (16), Jose Pagan (5), Doug Rader (11)
HR: Roberto Clemente (11), Denis Menke (6), Bob Robertson (11)
RBIs: Matty Alou (34), Cesar Cedeno (7), Roberto Clemente (46), Denis Menke 2 (55), Joe Morgan (24), Bob Robertson (37), Willie Stargell (44), Bob Watson (26)
SB: Matty Alou (11), Joe Morgan (22)
CS: Matty Alou (7), Norm Miller (1)
GDP: Johnny Edwards (6), Keith Lampard (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates	Age	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	Pit	Str	Bal	S-G#	C-G#
Dock Ellis	25.131	8	8	4	3	3	6	1	3.56	1.42	0	0	0	22	81
Dave Giusti	30.236	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	2.45	1.30	0	0	0	38	228
Bruce Dalcanton (L 4-1)	28.035	1.1	1	1	1	1	1	0	3.43	1.50	0	0	0	26	95
Joe Gibbon	35.101	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.00	1.83	0	0	0	18	332
Orlando Pena	36.245	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.25	0.94	0	0	0	11	303
Pitching Totals:		11.7	13	5	4	4	10	1			0	0	0	115	1039

Houston Astros Pitching Stats

Houston Astros	Age	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	Pit	Str	Bal	S-G#	C-G#
Denny Lemaster	31.145	7	6	3	3	3	3	2	4.60	1.46	0	0	0	22	279
Jim Ray	25.231	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.22	1.55	0	0	0	32	110
Jack Dilauro	27.078	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.50	1.36	0	0	0	33	56
Fred Gladding	34.022	1.2	2	1	0	1	1	0	3.77	1.44	0	0	0	38	318
Ron Cook (W 1-0)	23.009	3	2	0	0	0	4	0	3.07	1.45	0	0	0	24	24
Pitching Totals:		12	12	4	3	4	8	2			0	0	0	149	787

Other Game Information

Wild Pitches: Bruce Dalcanton;
Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Dock Ellis 0-0-0; Dave Giusti 0-0-0; Bruce Dalcanton 0-0-0; Joe Gibbon 0-0-0; Orlando Pena 0-0-0; Denny Lemaster 0-0-0; Jim Ray 0-0-0; Jack Dilauro 0-0-0; Fred Gladding 0-0-0; Ron Cook 0-0-0;
Batters Faced: Dock Ellis 33; Dave Giusti 8; Bruce Dalcanton 6; Joe Gibbon 1; Orlando Pena 1; Denny Lemaster 30; Jim Ray 1; Jack Dilauro 2; Fred Gladding 7; Ron Cook 9;
Time of Game: 3:13 Attendance: 17,934
Umpires: Home: Frank Secory 1B Bob Engel 2B Harry Wendelstedt 3B Tony Venzon

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