The Astros got six-hit pitching from Larry Dierker and defeated the Pirates, 5-1. The Pirates' lone run came in the second inning on a double by Dave Parker, a wild pitch and infield hit by Frank Taveras.

The Astros bounced back in their half with two runs off Bruce Kison on a walk to Milt May, triple by Enos Cabell and grounder by Doug Rader. Singles by Larry Milbourne and Greg Gross around a sacrifice by Dierker added a run in the fifth. Bob Moose, in relief of Kison, yielded the last two tallies, one scoring on an error in the sixth and the other on a wild pitch in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Game Played on Wednesday, June      11, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Astros       0  2  0    0  1  1    1  0  x  -   5  7  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Gross lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .268
Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Metzger ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .276      Cedeno cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .262
Stargell 1b           2   0   0   0     2   1   .269      Watson 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .332
Parker rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .322      May c                 3   1   0   0     1   0   .231
Zisk lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Cabell rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .279
Sanguillen c          2   0   1   0     1   0   .329      Rader 3b              3   1   0   1     1   1   .234
Taveras ss            2   0   1   1     0   0   .174      Milbourne 2b          2   1   1   0     0   0   .222
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Dierker p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
Kison p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .148
  Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .291
  Moose p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               30   1   6   1     3   2             Totals               28   5   7   3     3   2

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 10,125
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Astros 5
DP: Pirates 0, Astros 3
Errors: Stennett
Doubles: Parker (10), Stennett (11), Cedeno (16)
Triples: Parker (5), Cabell (2)
Caught Stealing: Watson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Dierker 2 (4)
GIDP: Sanguillen (6), Kirkpatrick (2), Parker (8)
Hit by Pitch: Milbourne (1,by Moose)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison L(6-2)            6     5   4   3   2   1   0  24   2.81
Moose                   2     2   1   1   1   1   0  10   5.67
Totals                  8     7   5   4   3   2   0  34

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(6-6)          9     6   1   1   3   2   0  33   3.94
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   2   0  33

Passed Balls: May (12)
Hit by Pitch: Moose (2)
Wild Pitches: Moose (3), Dierker (4)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Tom Gorman


PIRATES 1ST: Umpire Frank Pulli missed game due to
illness; Stennett flied out to center; Hebner flied out to
center; Oliver singled to right; Stargell grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger was
called out on strikes; Cedeno lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker doubled to left; Dierker threw a wild pitch
[Parker to third]; Zisk grounded out (third to first);
Sanguillen walked; Taveras singled to shortstop [Parker scored,
Sanguillen to second]; Kison forced Sanguillen (pitcher to
third) [Taveras to second]; May allowed a passed ball [Taveras
to third, Kison to second]; Stennett flied out to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); May
walked; Cabell tripled to left [May scored]; Rader grounded out
(second to first) [Cabell scored]; Milbourne flied out to left;
2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Oliver was
called out on strikes; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Dierker grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Metzger singled to
center; Cedeno lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Astros 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker tripled to left; Zisk reached on a fielder's
choice [Parker out at home (pitcher to third to catcher)];
Sanguillen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Zisk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson lined to shortstop; May grounded out (first
to pitcher); Cabell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Astros 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Kison popped
to second in foul territory; Stennett doubled to left; Hebner
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Rader made an out to shortstop; Milbourne singled to
shortstop; Dierker out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Milbourne to second]; Gross singled to left [Milbourne scored];
Metzger grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Astros 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver popped to third; Stargell walked; Parker
popped to third; Zisk forced Stargell (shortstop unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno doubled to center [Cedeno scored (error by
Stennett) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Watson walked; May grounded out
(second to first) [Watson to second]; Watson was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); Cabell grounded out (second to first);
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Sanguillen singled to center; KIRKPATRICK BATTED
FOR TAVERAS; Kirkpatrick grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Sanguillen out at second]; ROBINSON BATTED
FOR KISON; Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: MENDOZA REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PLAYING SS); MOOSE
REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); Rader walked; Milbourne was hit by
a pitch [Rader to second]; Dierker out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Rader to third, Milbourne to second]; Moose
threw a wild pitch [Rader scored, Milbourne to third]; Gross
flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett flied out to right; Hebner popped to
third; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno singled to left; Watson singled to left
[Cedeno to second]; May flied out to right [Cedeno to third];
Cabell popped to catcher; Rader was called out on strikes; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 5.

PIRATES 9TH: Stargell walked; Parker grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Stargell out at second]; Zisk
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 5.