Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
June 28, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 28, 1976 at Candlestick Park. 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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Houston Astros 8, San Francisco Giants 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cabell 3b 5 1 1 0
Andrews 2b 5 2 4 0
Cedeno cf 4 2 2 1
Watson 1b 5 1 2 2
Cruz rf 5 2 3 2
Johnson lf 3 0 2 3
  Howard lf 2 0 0 0
Herrmann c 5 0 1 0
Metzger ss 3 0 1 0
Cosgrove p 2 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 16 8
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Herndon cf 5 0 2 0
Perez 2b 3 0 1 0
Matthews lf 3 0 0 0
Murcer rf 4 0 0 0
Speier ss 3 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0
Evans 1b 4 0 0 0
Hill c 2 1 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 0 0
Dressler p 0 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 1 0 0 0
  Arnold ph 1 1 1 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 0 0 0 0
  Barr pr 0 0 0 0
  Caldwell p 0 0 0 0
  Thomasson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 0
Houston 023 000 1028161
San Francisco 000 020 000250
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Cosgrove  W (3-4) 6.1 5 2 0 5 10
  Forsch  SV (14) 2.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
0
5
12
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Dressler  L (1-6) 2.2 8 5 5 0 1
  Heaverlo   2.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Williams   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Caldwell   2.0 5 2 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
16
8
8
2
5

  E–Johnson (7).  DP–Houston 1, San Francisco 1.  2B–Houston Cruz (7,off Dressler); Johnson 2 (11,off Dressler 2); Cedeno (11,off Dressler); Herrmann (2,off Caldwell); Watson (10,off Caldwell).  SH–Cosgrove (3,off Heaverlo).  SF–Cedeno (2,off Williams).  IBB–Metzger (4,by Caldwell).  SB–Cruz (8,2nd base off Dressler/Hill).  CS–Andrews (3,2nd base by Dressler/Hill).  IBB–Caldwell (1,Metzger).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:28.  A–2,604.
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