Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
June 16, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1976 at Astrodome. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 2 2 0
Hebner 3b 4 2 1 1
Oliver cf 3 1 1 3
Stargell 1b 4 0 2 1
Parker rf 4 0 1 1
Robinson lf 4 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0
Medich p 1 1 0 0
  Helms ph 1 0 1 0
  Demery p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 5 0 0 0
Andrews 2b 5 0 4 0
Cedeno cf 5 1 2 1
Cruz lf 3 0 1 0
Watson 1b 4 2 1 0
Herrmann c 4 0 1 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 3 2
Metzger ss 3 0 1 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  DaVanon ss 0 0 0 0
Andujar p 2 0 1 0
  Siebert p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
  Milbourne ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 14 3
Pittsburgh 103 020 000681
Houston 012 000 0003140
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Medich  W (5-5) 5.0 11 3 2 0 3
  Demery  SV (2) 4.0 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
14
3
2
1
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar  L (2-4) 4.1 5 6 6 3 1
  Siebert   1.2 3 0 0 0 0
  Pentz   3.0 0 0 0 0 7
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
3
8

  E–Sanguillen (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Houston 1.  PB–Sanguillen (4).  2B–Pittsburgh Hebner (8,off Andujar).  3B–Houston Andrews (2,off Demery).  HR–Pittsburgh Oliver (10,3rd inning off Andujar 2 on, 1 out), Houston Cedeno (9,3rd inning off Medich 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Oliver (2,by Andujar).  SB–Taveras 2 (14,2nd base off Andujar/Herrmann 2); Cedeno (26,3rd base off Demery/Sanguillen); Cruz (7,2nd base off Demery/Sanguillen).  CS–Cabell (2,2nd base by Medich/Sanguillen).  IBB–Andujar (1,Oliver).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Art Williams.  T–2:38.  A–12,249.
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