Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 21, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1976 at Three Rivers Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard cf 4 0 0 0
Gross rf 4 1 0 0
Cruz lf 3 0 1 0
Watson 1b 4 0 1 1
Herrmann c 3 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 0 0 0 0
  Andrews pr 0 0 0 0
Boswell 3b 4 0 0 0
DaVanon 2b 1 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Andujar p 1 0 0 0
  Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Cabell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 2 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 3 1 1 0
Stennett 2b 4 1 1 0
Oliver cf 4 0 2 1
Robinson rf 4 0 1 1
Zisk lf 3 1 1 1
Kirkpatrick 1b 4 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 3 1 1 0
Dyer c 4 0 2 0
Demery p 2 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 3
Houston 000 000 001–120
Pittsburgh 101 100 01x–491
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar  L (6-6) 3.0 4 2 2 2 1
  Niekro   5.0 5 2 2 1 5
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
3
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Demery  W (6-3) 8.2 2 1 0 3 3
  Giusti  SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
2
1
0
4
4
  E–Demery (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Dyer (4,off Niekro).  HR–Pittsburgh Zisk (12,8th inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Demery (2,off Niekro).  SB–Taveras (32,2nd base off Andujar/Herrmann).  WP–Niekro (7).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:38.  A–12,209.
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