San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 31, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1976 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Fuentes 2b 4 0 0 0
Davis cf 3 0 1 0
Winfield rf 4 0 2 0
Ivie 1b 3 0 0 0
Kendall c 3 0 0 0
Rader 3b 2 0 0 0
Melendez lf 3 0 0 0
Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Rettenmund ph 1 0 1 0
  Metzger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 4 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 1 0
Zisk lf 3 1 2 0
  Moreno cf 0 0 0 0
Robertson 1b 3 1 2 0
Parker rf 3 1 1 3
Robinson cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 2 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 3 0 0 0
Reuss p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 6 3
San Diego 000 000 000040
Pittsburgh 000 100 02x360
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (20-10) 7.0 5 1 1 2 2
  Metzger   1.0 1 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
3
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  W (12-7) 9.0 4 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
2

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Robertson (3,off Jones).  HR–Pittsburgh Parker (9,8th inning off Metzger 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Jones (14,off Reuss).  SF–Parker (4,off Jones).  IBB–Sanguillen (13,by Jones).  SB–Stennett (16,2nd base off Jones/Kendall).  IBB–Jones (6,Sanguillen).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Art Williams, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–1:46.  A–9,674.
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