Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
September 25, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 25, 1976 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 0, San Francisco Giants 10

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
Cabell 3b 2 0 0 0
  Howe 3b 1 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
Watson 1b 3 0 2 0
  Johnson 1b 1 0 1 0
Cruz lf 3 0 0 0
Gross rf 4 0 1 0
Andrews 2b 4 0 0 0
Herrmann c 1 0 1 0
McLaughlin p 1 0 0 0
  Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Rondon p 0 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 6 0
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Clark cf,rf 5 2 2 0
Perez 2b 4 0 0 1
Matthews lf 4 3 3 5
  Evans 1b 0 0 0 0
Murcer rf 3 1 1 0
  Herndon cf 0 0 0 0
Thomasson 1b,lf 4 1 1 1
Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0
Speier ss 3 1 1 0
Rader c 4 1 2 1
Barr p 4 1 1 2
Totals 34 10 11 10
Houston 000 000 000060
San Francisco 200 132 20x10110
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
McLaughlin  L (4-5) 4.0 6 6 6 0 2
  Cosgrove   2.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Rondon   0.2 2 2 2 3 0
  Niekro   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Pentz   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
10
10
3
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Barr  W (15-11) 9.0 6 0 0 4 2
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
4
2

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 3.  2B–San Francisco Clark (6,off Rondon).  3B–San Francisco Barr (2,off McLaughlin); Thomasson (5,off Cosgrove).  HR–San Francisco Matthews 3 (19,1st inning off McLaughlin 1 on, 1 out,4th inning off McLaughlin 0 on, 0 out,7th inning off Rondon 1 on, 1 out).  SH–McLaughlin (2,off Barr).  IBB–Herrmann (2,by Barr).  SF–Perez (4,off Cosgrove).  SB–Cruz (26,2nd base off Barr/Rader).  WP–McLaughlin (2).  IBB–Barr (7,Herrmann).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Art Williams, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:05.  A–2,432.
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