Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 30, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1975 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard rf,lf 5 1 2 0
Cabell lf,1b 5 2 4 1
Cedeno cf 5 2 2 4
Johnson c 5 1 1 0
Watson 1b 3 1 2 2
  Cruz pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 1 0
DaVanon 2b 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Dierker p 4 0 1 0
Totals 38 7 13 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 4 1 1 0
Hebner 3b 4 2 2 1
Oliver cf 3 1 1 0
Stargell 1b 3 0 1 3
Parker rf 4 0 0 0
Zisk lf 4 0 1 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 0
Reynolds ss 3 0 0 0
  Robertson ph 1 0 0 0
Reuss p 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Randolph ph 1 0 0 0
  Kison p 0 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick ph 1 0 0 0
  Brett p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Houston 002 050 0007130
Pittsburgh 003 010 000470
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (13-13) 9.0 7 4 4 1 7
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
1
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  L (14-10) 4.1 9 6 6 1 2
  Tekulve   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Kison   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Brett   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
2
3

  E–None.  PB–Johnson (7).  2B–Pittsburgh Oliver (31,off Dierker); Stargell (27,off Dierker); Zisk (21,off Dierker).  HR–Houston Cedeno 2 (9,3rd inning off Reuss 1 on, 1 out,5th inning off Reuss 1 on, 1 out); Watson (18,5th inning off Tekulve 1 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Hebner (14,5th inning off Dierker 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Metzger (8,by Reuss); Watson (6,by Kison).  HBP–Stargell (2,by Dierker).  SB–Howard (24,2nd base off Reuss/Sanguillen).  CS–Cabell (3,2nd base by Reuss/Sanguillen).  HBP–Dierker (6,Stargell).  IBB–Reuss (8,Metzger); Kison (7,Watson).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:11.  A–13,473.
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