Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
September 24, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1976 at Candlestick Park. The Houston Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 14, San Francisco Giants 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b 5 2 3 1
Cabell 3b 6 1 1 2
Cedeno cf 6 1 4 2
Watson 1b 3 2 2 1
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Roberts lf 4 1 2 2
Johnson c,1b 4 2 1 3
Cruz rf 3 2 2 1
Metzger ss 5 1 0 1
Richard p 3 1 0 0
  Boswell ph 0 1 0 0
  Jutze c 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 14 15 13
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Clark cf,lf,rf 4 0 2 1
Thomas 2b 3 1 1 0
Matthews lf 2 0 0 0
  Herndon cf 2 0 0 0
Murcer rf 2 1 1 1
  Ontiveros lf 2 0 0 0
Thomasson 1b 5 0 1 1
Evans 3b 4 1 1 0
Speier ss 4 0 1 0
Rader c 2 2 0 1
Riccelli p 1 0 1 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
  Dressler p 1 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 1 0
  D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0
  Arnold ph 1 0 0 0
  Toms p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 4
Houston 010 801 40014151
San Francisco 002 002 010591
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  W (18-15) 6.0 8 4 4 5 7
  Sambito  SV (1) 3.0 1 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
7
9
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Riccelli  L (1-1) 3.0 8 5 5 0 2
  Heaverlo   0.1 4 4 4 0 0
  Dressler   2.2 2 1 1 1 1
  D'Acquisto   2.0 1 4 4 5 1
  Toms   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
14
14
6
5

  E–Cruz (8), Thomasson (11).  DP–Houston 1, San Francisco 2.  PB–Rader (8).  2B–Houston Watson (31,off Riccelli); Cedeno (25,off Heaverlo), San Francisco Murcer (18,off Richard); Evans (9,off Richard); Clark (5,off Sambito).  3B–Houston Cruz (5,off Heaverlo).  HR–Houston Johnson (10,4th inning off Riccelli 2 on, 0 out).  SF–Roberts (2,off Dressler); Watson (9,off Dressler); Clark (2,off Richard).  IBB–Watson (10,by Dressler).  SB–Clark (5,2nd base off Richard/Johnson); Thomas (10,2nd base off Richard/Johnson); Murcer (12,3rd base off Richard/Johnson).  IBB–Dressler (4,Watson).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Art Williams, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:49.  A–1,596.
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