Jerry Reuss pitched a six-hitter and walked and scored the deciding run in the eighth inning when the Pirates beat the Astros, 2-1, for his fourth straight triumph. After receiving a pass in the eighth, Reuss advanced on a wild pitch and scored on Tommy Helms' single. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Monday, June      14, 1976 (Night game) at Astrodome
Pirates      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  5  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .239      Gross rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .310
Hebner 3b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .208      Andrews 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .302
  Helms 3b            1   0   1   1     0   0   .333      Cedeno cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .293
Oliver cf             3   1   2   1     1   0   .347      Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .217
Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Roberts lf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .308
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .295      Cabell 3b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .283
Zisk lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .288      Jutze c               2   0   0   0     0   1   .121
Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .246        Milbourne ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Stennett 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .243        Herrmann c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .197
Reuss p               2   1   0   0     1   0   .267      Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .226
                                                          Richard p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            DaVanon ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .391
                                                            Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               31   2   5   2     3   7             Totals               33   1   6   1     1   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  9,884
Left on Base: Pirates 5, Astros 6
DP: Pirates 0, Astros 0
Errors: Stennett
Doubles: Stennett (14)
Home Runs: Oliver (9)
Stolen Bases: Roberts (1), Andrews (5), Cedeno (25), Cabell (10)
Caught Stealing: Stennett (2), Cabell (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(7-5)            9     6   1   1   1   5   0  34   3.84
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   5   0  34

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard L(7-6)          7.2   5   2   2   2   6   1  29   2.91
Siebert                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.25
Forsch                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.06
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   7   1  34

Wild Pitches: Richard (5)
Balks: Richard (2)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John McSherry


PIRATES 1ST: umpire Tom Gorman's first game after knee
sugery; Taveras made an out to first; Hebner walked; Oliver
forced Hebner (second to shortstop); Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross struck out; Andrews grounded out (third to
first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker struck out (catcher to first); Zisk was
called out on strikes; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Johnson flied out to center; Roberts grounded out
(second to first); Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Reuss
made an out to first; Taveras was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Jutze grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger
grounded out (pitcher to first); Richard made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner made an out to shortstop; Oliver homered;
Stargell singled to right; Parker made an out to first [Stargell
to second]; Richard balked [Stargell to third]; Zisk struck out
(catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews
singled to left; Cedeno forced Andrews (shortstop to second);
Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Astros 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); Stennett
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reuss grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Roberts singled to center; Roberts stole second;
Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Jutze struck out;
Metzger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 1, Astros 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras flied out to center; Hebner flied out to
center; Oliver singled to second; Stargell made an out to third;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: HELMS REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING 3B); Richard grounded
out (second to first); Gross reached on an error by Stennett;
Andrews forced Gross (third to second); Andrews stole second;
Cedeno made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
1, Astros 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Parker flied out to left; Zisk flied out to center;
Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Johnson was called out on strikes; Roberts struck
out; Cabell singled to right; MILBOURNE BATTED FOR JUTZE; Cabell
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Astros 0.

PIRATES 8TH: HERRMANN REPLACED MILBOURNE (PLAYING C ); Stennett
doubled to right; Reuss walked; Taveras struck out; Stennett was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); Richard threw a wild
pitch [Reuss to second]; Helms singled to center [Reuss scored,
Helms to second (on throw to home)]; SIEBERT REPLACED RICHARD
(PITCHING); Oliver was walked intentionally; Stargell grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros
0.

ASTROS 8TH: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Metzger
grounded out (shortstop to first); DAVANON BATTED FOR SIEBERT;
DaVanon walked; Gross singled to center [DaVanon to second];
Andrews forced Gross (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 0.

PIRATES 9TH: FORSCH REPLACED DAVANON (PITCHING); Parker struck
out; Zisk flied out to right; Sanguillen flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second; Johnson
flied out to left; Roberts struck out; Cabell singled to left
[Cedeno scored]; Cabell stole second; Herrmann grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Astros 1.