San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 4, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1976 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates 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 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Joshua cf 5 1 2 0
Thomas 2b 5 2 1 0
Murcer rf 4 0 0 0
Matthews lf 3 1 1 1
Montanez 1b 5 1 2 1
Speier ss 4 0 2 1
Reitz 3b 3 0 0 1
Hill c 3 0 1 1
  Adams ph 1 0 0 0
  Sadek c 0 0 0 0
Caldwell p 2 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Ontiveros ph 1 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 4 0 0 1
Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0
  Dyer c 0 0 0 0
Robinson cf 4 1 2 0
Stargell 1b 3 1 1 2
Zisk lf 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 2 1 0
Hebner 3b 4 2 2 1
Mendoza ss 4 0 2 1
Reuss p 3 0 2 1
  Moose p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
San Francisco 200 001 200592
Pittsburgh 000 024 00x6103
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Caldwell  L (0-4) 5.1 8 6 4 0 2
  Williams   1.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Moffitt   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
6
4
1
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  W (3-2) 6.1 8 5 3 3 3
  Moose  SV (3) 2.2 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
3
5
3

  E–Montanez (4), Reitz (1), Parker (4), Hebner 2 (4).  DP–San Francisco 1.  PB–Hill (1).  2B–San Francisco Speier (5,off Reuss); Joshua (3,off Moose), Pittsburgh Robinson (2,off Caldwell).  3B–Pittsburgh Parker (2,off Caldwell).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell (4,6th inning off Caldwell 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Caldwell (1,off Reuss).  SF–Reitz (1,off Moose).  IBB–Matthews (1,by Reuss); Reitz (1,by Reuss).  SB–Thomas (5,3rd base off Reuss/Sanguillen).  IBB–Reuss 2 (2,Matthews,Reitz).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:24.  A–4,729.
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