1970 - 05 - 08 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1970 baseball season - On the 08 of 05 1970, the Houston Astros attempted to defend their city's honor against the . The Houston Astros were coached by , the visitors by . was the umpire. The starting pitcher for the Houston Astros was and the pitcher for the was .

This database is as complete as possible and includes the visiting team, hometeam, umpire, starting pitching, batting order, stadium played at, attendance, and any additional information you may find useful. If you happen to notice any inconsistencies in the data shown, please let us know (it's a big database, and mistakes happen, especially in the earlier years).

1970 Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1970/05/08 Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
Played at Astrodome with 13383 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	21001300x	7	10	0
Pittsburgh Pirates	200002100	5	7	3
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	2	Denny Lemaster		Harry Walker
Pittsburgh Pirates -	3	Steve Blass		Danny Murtaugh
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	1
Pittsburgh Pirates -	2
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Joe Morgan	4		Freddie Patek	6
Norm Miller	9		Matty Alou	8
Jim Wynn	8		Al Oliver	9
Joe Pepitone	3		Bob Robertson	3
Denis Menke	6		Willie Stargell	7
Tommy Davis	7		Jose Pagan	5
Doug Rader	5		Jerry May	2
Johnny Edwards	2		Bill Mazeroski	4
Denny Lemaster	1		Steve Blass	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Paul Pryor			Home Plate Umpire
Dick Stello			First Base Umpire
Al Barlick			Second Base Umpire
Ed Vargo			Third Base Umpire