Mark Lemongello came within one out of a complete-game shutout before yielding the mound to Ken Forsch, who struck out Phil Garner with two men on base to save the Astros' 3-0 victory over the Pirates. The Astros scored all their runs in the fourth inning. Enos Cabell singled and stole second. Cesar Cedeno was hit by a pitch. Bob Watson, Cliff Johnson and Art Howe then followed with run-scoring singles. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Friday, May       13, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1
Astros       0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .237      Howard rf,lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Taveras ss            3   0   2   0     0   0   .250      Cabell 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .279
  Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Cedeno cf             2   1   0   0     0   1   .195
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Watson 1b             3   1   1   1     0   1   .231
Parker rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .421      Ferguson c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Oliver lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Johnson lf            3   0   2   1     0   0   .377
Stargell 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .370        Cruz pr,rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .236
  Demery pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .375      Howe 2b               3   0   1   1     0   1   .277
Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Gonzalez ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Garner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Lemongello p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Dyer c                2   0   1   0     1   1   .288        Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Reuss p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   1   .105
  Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               31   0   7   0     3   5             Totals               28   3   6   3     0   5

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 10,512
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Astros 2
DP: Pirates 1, Astros 3
Errors: Stennett, Lemongello
Stolen Bases: Cabell (10)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (2)
GIDP: Garner (5), Oliver (2), Stargell (2), Lemongello (1)
Hit by Pitch: Cedeno (3,by Reuss)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(0-4)            7     6   3   3   0   4   0  26   4.74
Tekulve                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.83
Totals                  8     6   3   3   0   5   0  29

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemongello W(1-4)       8.2   7   0   0   3   4   0  33   3.45
Forsch SV(3)            0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.28
Totals                  9     7   0   0   3   5   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Reuss (3)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Dutch Rennert


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Taveras
singled to second; Parker singled to left [Taveras out at third
(left to third), Parker to second (on throw to 3b)]; Oliver
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (third to first); Cabell
grounded out (first to pitcher); Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell walked; Stennett popped to first; Garner
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Stargell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to right; Ferguson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Johnson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Dyer singled to right; On a bunt Reuss struck out;
Moreno flied out to left; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Howe struck out; Gonzalez singled to right; On a
bunt Lemongello grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to second) [Gonzalez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker singled to right; Oliver grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Parker out at second]; Stargell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
singled to shortstop; Cabell stole second; Cedeno was hit by a
pitch; Watson singled to second [Cabell scored, Cedeno to third
(error by Stennett)]; Ferguson popped to catcher in foul
territory; Johnson singled to left [Cedeno scored, Watson to
third]; Howe singled to left [Watson scored, Johnson to second];
Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Astros 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett flied out to center; Garner grounded out
(third to first); Dyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Lemongello grounded out (second to first); Howard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Reuss grounded out (first to pitcher); Moreno
struck out; Taveras singled to center; Parker grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson struck
out; Ferguson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Oliver singled to center; Stargell grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Oliver out at
second]; Stennett flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Johnson singled to left; CRUZ RAN FOR JOHNSON; Cruz
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Howe grounded
out (second to first); Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 3.

PIRATES 8TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HOWARD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Garner flied out to center; Dyer walked;
KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR REUSS; Kirkpatrick struck out; Moreno
walked [Dyer to second]; ROBINSON BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Robinson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); MENDOZA
REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PLAYING SS); Lemongello struck out; Howard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Parker flied out to center; Oliver flied out to
left; Stargell singled to right; DEMERY RAN FOR STARGELL;
Stennett reached on an error by Lemongello [Demery to third,
Stennett to first]; FORSCH REPLACED LEMONGELLO (PITCHING);
Garner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Astros 3.