Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
April 23, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1976 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Francisco Giants 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 1 1 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 2 1
Oliver cf 4 0 0 0
Stargell 1b 5 0 1 0
Parker rf 5 0 0 0
Zisk lf 3 1 1 0
Sanguillen c 4 1 4 0
Helms 3b 2 0 0 1
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Demery p 0 0 0 0
Reuss p 3 0 1 1
  Robertson ph 0 0 0 0
  Mendoza pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Joshua cf 5 1 1 0
Thomas 2b 4 1 2 1
Murcer rf 4 1 1 0
Matthews lf 4 2 3 3
Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0
Speier ss 4 2 2 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 2 0
Sadek c 3 0 2 1
  Thomasson ph 0 0 0 1
  Hill c 0 0 0 0
Montefusco p 2 0 0 0
  Arnold ph 1 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 14 6
Pittsburgh 110 001 0003100
San Francisco 210 000 31x7140
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  L (2-1) 7.0 12 6 6 0 3
  Demery   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
7
7
0
3
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco  W (3-1) 7.0 8 3 2 2 6
  Lavelle  SV (4) 2.0 2 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
4
8

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 1.  PB–Sadek (2).  2B–Pittsburgh Stennett (3,off Montefusco); Sanguillen (2,off Montefusco), San Francisco Sadek (2,off Reuss); Montanez (1,off Reuss); Speier (1,off Demery).  HR–San Francisco Matthews 2 (5,1st inning off Reuss 0 on, 2 out,7th inning off Reuss 1 on, 2 out); Thomas (1,7th inning off Reuss 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Helms (1,off Montefusco); Lavelle (1,off Demery).  SF–Thomasson (1,off Demery).  SB–Taveras (3,2nd base off Montefusco/Sadek).  CS–Thomas (5,2nd base by Reuss/Sanguillen).  WP–Reuss (2).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:28.  A–15,621.
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