Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
August 15, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 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 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 1 1 0
Moreno cf 4 1 2 1
Zisk lf 4 1 0 0
  Robinson lf 0 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 2 1
Hebner 3b 4 1 0 0
Kirkpatrick 1b 5 1 2 2
Stennett 2b 5 1 2 1
Dyer c 5 1 3 0
Medich p 5 1 1 1
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 13 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 4 0 2 0
Cabell 3b 5 2 1 1
Cedeno cf 4 1 2 0
Watson 1b 4 1 2 3
Cruz lf 5 0 1 1
Andrews 2b 4 0 2 0
  Roberts ph 1 0 0 0
Jutze c 3 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,c 2 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 1 1 0
Larson p 2 0 1 1
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 39 6 13 6
Pittsburgh 100 020 1048132
Houston 001 100 0046132
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Medich  W (6-11) 8.1 12 6 4 3 4
  Tekulve  SV (3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
4
3
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Larson  L (2-4) 8.2 12 8 6 5 4
  McLaughlin   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
6
5
4

  E–Taveras (25), Parker (11), Watson (12), Metzger (6).  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Jutze (10).  2B–Pittsburgh Kirkpatrick (7,off Larson), Houston Boswell (8,off Medich); Cruz (17,off Tekulve).  3B–Houston Watson (3,off Medich).  IBB–Parker (3,by Larson).  SH–Larson (2,off Medich).  SB–Moreno 2 (3,2nd base off Larson/Jutze 2); Taveras (39,2nd base off Larson/Jutze); Gross (1,2nd base off Medich/Dyer); Cabell (24,2nd base off Medich/Dyer).  IBB–Larson (1,Parker).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:38.
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