Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 31, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1975 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."

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Houston Astros 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard lf 5 3 2 0
DaVanon 2b,ss 4 1 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 2 2
Watson 1b 5 0 1 0
Cruz rf 3 1 1 2
May c 5 0 2 2
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Andrews pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Roberts p 1 0 1 0
  Sosa p 1 0 1 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
  Crawford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 5 1 3 0
Sanguillen c 4 2 1 0
Oliver cf 4 0 1 1
Robertson 1b 4 2 2 2
Zisk lf 3 1 1 1
  Robinson lf 1 1 1 0
Parker rf 4 1 3 3
Hebner 3b 2 0 0 1
Taveras ss 4 1 2 0
Demery p 0 0 0 0
  Kison p 0 0 0 0
  Ellis p 0 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick ph 1 0 0 0
  Giusti p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 14 8
Houston 301 101 0006110
Pittsburgh 410 110 20x9144
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts   1.2 6 5 5 2 1
  Sosa  L (0-3) 3.1 4 2 2 1 1
  Niekro   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Granger   0.1 2 2 2 0 1
  Crawford   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
9
9
3
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Demery   2.2 7 4 4 1 0
  Kison  W (10-11) 2.1 3 1 1 3 0
  Ellis   1.0 1 1 0 0 0
  Giusti  SV (15) 3.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
5
2

  E–Sanguillen (7), Robertson (1), Taveras (24), Giusti (2).  DP–Houston 1, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Houston May (13,off Demery); Sosa (1,off Kison), Pittsburgh Zisk (22,off Roberts); Sanguillen (21,off Roberts); Oliver (32,off Roberts); Parker (25,off Sosa).  3B–Pittsburgh Parker (9,off Granger).  HR–Houston Cruz (8,3rd inning off Demery 0 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Robertson (6,5th inning off Sosa 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Cruz (6,off Demery); Hebner (4,off Crawford).  SH–Kison (10,off Sosa).  IBB–Hebner (5,by Sosa).  SB–Andrews (7,2nd base off Giusti/Sanguillen).  WP–Sosa (2).  IBB–Sosa (3,Hebner).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:42.  A–14,507.
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