San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
April 14, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1976 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 5

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Joshua cf 4 1 2 0
Thomas 2b 4 1 3 0
Murcer rf 4 0 0 1
Matthews lf 4 0 1 1
Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0
Speier ss 3 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 2 0
Rader c 4 0 0 0
Caldwell p 1 0 0 0
  Thomasson ph 0 1 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
  Ontiveros ph 1 0 0 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Milbourne 2b 4 1 2 1
Cabell 3b 4 1 1 1
Howard cf 4 1 1 0
Watson 1b 4 0 2 1
Roberts lf 4 0 0 0
Gross rf 4 1 1 0
Jutze c 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 1 2 1
Dierker p 2 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
  Hardy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 4
San Francisco 000 002 010392
Houston 040 010 00x592
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Caldwell  L (0-1) 5.0 7 5 3 0 2
  Heaverlo   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Minton   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
3
0
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (1-1) 6.0 6 2 2 1 2
  Sosa   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Hardy  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
5

  E–Thomas (2), Speier (1), Cabell (2), Gross (3).  DP–Houston 4.  2B–Houston Metzger (1,off Caldwell).  3B–Houston Cabell (1,off Caldwell); Metzger (1,off Heaverlo).  CS–Reitz (1,2nd base by Dierker/Jutze); Murcer (1,2nd base by Hardy/Jutze).  SB–Howard (1,2nd base off Caldwell/Rader).  BK–Minton (1).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:00.  A–7,784.
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