Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 8, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1976 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 5 0 3 0
Bowa ss 5 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 3 0 1 0
Luzinski lf 4 1 2 0
Allen 1b 4 0 0 0
Brown rf 3 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 0 2 1
McCarver c 2 0 0 0
  Twitchell p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
Carlton p 1 0 0 0
  Boone c 3 0 1 0
Totals 36 1 9 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
Stennett 2b 5 0 0 0
Zisk lf 4 0 2 1
  Moreno ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Stargell 1b 2 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 1 1 0
Robinson cf,lf 4 2 3 1
Sanguillen c 3 2 2 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 2 4
Rooker p 4 1 1 0
Totals 35 6 12 6
Philadelphia 000 100 000192
Pittsburgh 023 001 00x6121
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  L (16-6) 3.0 8 5 5 1 3
  Twitchell   3.0 3 1 1 1 4
  Reed   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
2
9
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  W (13-7) 9.0 9 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
2
3

  E–Bowa (14), Reed (2), Robinson (8).  DP–Philadelphia 2.  2B–Philadelphia Luzinski (26,off Rooker); Boone (18,off Rooker), Pittsburgh Sanguillen (16,off Carlton); Parker (23,off Carlton); Hebner (19,off Carlton).  HBP–Sanguillen (2,by Carlton); Stargell (4,by Twitchell).  SB–Maddox (22,2nd base off Rooker/Sanguillen); Schmidt (11,2nd base off Rooker/Sanguillen); Robinson (2,2nd base off Carlton/McCarver); Taveras (53,2nd base off Reed/Boone).  WP–Carlton (8).  HBP–Carlton (1,Sanguillen); Twitchell (3,Stargell).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:30.  A–30,976.
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