San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
July 24, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 1976 at Astrodome. 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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San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 0

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Thomasson cf 3 1 0 0
  Herndon cf 1 0 0 0
Perez ss,2b 4 1 1 0
Matthews lf 4 0 0 0
Murcer rf 4 0 1 1
Evans 1b 4 1 1 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 2 1
Rader c 3 0 0 0
Miller 2b 3 0 1 0
  Speier ss 1 1 1 1
D'Acquisto p 2 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 1 0
  Caldwell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 3 0 1 0
Andrews 2b 4 0 1 0
Cruz cf 3 0 0 0
Roberts lf 3 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 2 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Herrmann c 3 0 1 0
  Jutze pr,c 1 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Larson p 2 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
San Francisco 200 100 001480
Houston 000 000 000031
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
D'Acquisto  W (2-5) 6.0 2 0 0 4 5
  Caldwell  SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
5
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Larson  L (1-1) 7.0 7 3 2 3 6
  Sambito   2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
4
6

  E–Cabell (9).  DP–San Francisco 1, Houston 2.  HR–San Francisco Speier (1,9th inning off Sambito 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Thomasson (1,3rd base off Larson/Herrmann); Cabell (21,2nd base off Caldwell/Rader).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:16.  A–22,621.
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