Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 24, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 1970 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Houston Astros 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 11

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0
Wynn lf 4 0 2 0
Watson 1b,c 4 0 0 0
Menke ss 3 0 0 0
  Torres ss 1 0 0 0
Rader 3b,1b 2 0 2 0
Cedeno cf 3 0 0 0
Edwards c 1 0 0 0
  Bryant c 2 0 0 0
  DiLauro p 0 0 0 0
Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Culver p 0 0 0 0
  Geronimo ph 1 0 0 0
  Bouton p 1 0 0 0
  Martinez ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 1 2 1
Hebner 3b 4 1 0 0
Clemente rf 3 1 2 0
  Jeter rf 1 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 4 1 1 2
Stargell lf 5 1 1 1
Sanguillen c 4 2 2 1
Cash 2b 4 1 3 1
Patek ss 4 3 3 3
Ellis p 4 0 1 1
Totals 38 11 15 10
Houston 000 000 000043
Pittsburgh 602 010 02x11150
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin  L (3-11) 0.2 5 6 6 1 1
  Culver   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Bouton   5.0 6 3 3 2 6
  DiLauro   1.0 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
15
11
11
5
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  W (10-7) 9.0 4 0 0 2 7
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
7

  E–Culver (2), Bouton 2 (3).  DP–Houston 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Houston Wynn (22,off Ellis), Pittsburgh Patek (3,off Griffin); Ellis (1,off Culver); Cash (3,off Bouton); Sanguillen (9,off DiLauro).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (18,8th inning off DiLauro 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Ellis (2,off Bouton).  SF–Sanguillen (4,off Griffin).  WP–Bouton 2 (3).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Dick Tremblay, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:20.  A–43,290.
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