Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
August 13, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 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 8, Houston Astros 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 1 1 0
Hebner 3b 1 0 1 0
  Robinson 3b 4 0 0 0
  Helms 3b 0 0 0 0
Oliver cf 1 0 0 0
  Moreno cf 3 1 2 1
Parker rf 5 1 1 1
Zisk lf 4 1 2 0
Kirkpatrick 1b 4 1 2 1
Stennett 2b 4 2 3 1
Sanguillen c 4 1 3 2
Kison p 1 0 0 0
  Robertson ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 15 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 5 0 2 2
Cabell 3b 4 1 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0
Watson 1b 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 2 1
Herrmann c 3 1 0 0
Andrews 2b 4 1 1 0
Metzger ss 2 1 0 0
Richard p 1 0 0 1
  Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 5 8 4
Pittsburgh 111 001 0318154
Houston 200 300 000582
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison   5.0 6 5 3 1 4
  Tekulve  W (4-1) 4.0 2 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
5
3
2
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard   5.0 10 4 3 2 3
  Niekro  L (4-8) 4.0 5 4 4 0 5
Totals
9.0
15
8
7
2
8

  E–Taveras (24), Oliver (5), Stennett (15), Sanguillen (12), Cruz (4), Richard (8).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Parker (19,off Richard), Houston Boswell (7,off Tekulve).  3B–Pittsburgh Stennett (8,off Niekro).  HR–Pittsburgh Sanguillen (2,8th inning off Niekro 1 on, 1 out); Moreno (1,9th inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Kison (6,off Richard).  SF–Richard (2,off Kison).  HBP–Herrmann (3,by Kison).  SB–Kirkpatrick (1,2nd base off Richard/Herrmann); Stennett (15,2nd base off Richard/Herrmann); Cabell (23,2nd base off Kison/Sanguillen); Cedeno (37,2nd base off Kison/Sanguillen).  CS–Cedeno (9,2nd base by Kison/Sanguillen); Cruz (7,2nd base by Tekulve/Sanguillen).  WP–Kison (4).  HBP–Kison (3,Herrmann).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:54.  A–17,876.
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