Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
June 30, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 30, 1976 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 2, San Francisco Giants 10

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cabell 3b 4 1 1 0
Andrews 2b 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1
Watson 1b 4 0 0 1
Cruz rf 4 0 1 0
Johnson lf 3 0 0 0
Herrmann c 2 0 0 0
  Jutze ph,c 2 0 2 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Rondon p 1 0 1 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
  Chiles ph 1 0 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  Siebert p 0 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Thomasson cf,rf 6 0 2 3
Perez 2b 3 3 2 1
Matthews lf 4 1 2 2
Murcer rf 3 0 1 1
  Herndon cf 2 0 1 1
Evans 1b 4 0 2 1
Speier ss 3 1 0 0
Reitz 3b 5 2 3 0
Rader c 5 1 3 1
Halicki p 4 2 0 0
Totals 39 10 16 10
Houston 100 000 010270
San Francisco 101 220 40x10161
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rondon  L (2-2) 3.1 9 4 4 2 2
  Pentz   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Griffin   2.0 1 2 2 3 3
  Siebert   1.0 5 4 4 1 0
  Niekro   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
16
10
10
7
7
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Halicki  W (7-10) 9.0 7 2 2 2 8
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
8

  E–Speier (14).  DP–Houston 1, San Francisco 1.  2B–Houston Jutze (1,off Halicki), San Francisco Murcer (7,off Rondon); Thomasson (6,off Griffin); Reitz (9,off Siebert).  3B–Houston Jutze (2,off Halicki), San Francisco Matthews (3,off Siebert).  HR–Houston Cedeno (12,8th inning off Halicki 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Cruz (9,2nd base off Halicki/Rader).  WP–Griffin (1), Niekro (6).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:43.  A–3,125.
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