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 3, Houston Astros 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 1 2 0
Moreno cf 5 0 1 0
Zisk lf 3 1 1 1
  Hebner 3b 0 0 0 0
Robertson 1b 5 1 2 0
Robinson 3b,lf 4 0 2 0
Parker rf 4 0 1 1
Stennett 2b 4 0 1 1
Sanguillen c 3 0 1 0
Reuss p 4 0 1 0
Totals 37 3 12 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b 4 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 5 0 2 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 0 0 0
Roberts lf 4 0 1 0
Johnson c 2 0 0 0
Cruz rf 4 0 2 0
Metzger ss 4 0 1 0
Sambito p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
  DaVanon ph 1 0 0 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 0 6 0
Pittsburgh 300 000 0003123
Houston 000 000 000061
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  W (11-7) 9.0 6 0 0 3 4
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
3
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Sambito  L (1-1) 4.0 8 3 3 1 4
  McLaughlin   3.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Pentz   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
3
6

  E–Robinson 2 (7), Sanguillen (13), Johnson (8).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Houston 1.  IBB–Zisk (3,by Sambito).  SB–Taveras (40,2nd base off Sambito/Johnson); Sanguillen (1,2nd base off McLaughlin/Johnson); Robinson (1,2nd base off Pentz/Johnson).  CS–Moreno (1,2nd base by Sambito/Johnson).  IBB–Sambito (1,Zisk).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:29.  A–16,326.
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