San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
October 1, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 1, 1976 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 5

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Herndon cf 4 1 2 0
Thomas 2b 4 0 0 0
Matthews lf 4 1 2 2
Thomasson 1b 4 0 0 0
Clark rf 4 1 1 0
Reitz 3b 1 0 0 0
  Arnold ph,3b 3 0 0 0
Alexander c 3 1 1 2
LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0
Barr p 2 0 0 0
  Ontiveros ph 1 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard lf 4 1 1 0
Taveras ss 4 1 2 2
Cedeno cf 4 1 3 0
Johnson 1b 3 0 1 2
Howe 3b 4 0 0 0
Javier rf 2 0 1 0
  Roberts rf 2 0 0 0
  Gross rf 0 0 0 0
Milbourne 2b 4 1 2 0
Herrmann c 4 1 1 0
Lemongello p 2 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 1
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 5
San Francisco 020 002 000463
Houston 000 010 40x5111
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Barr  L (15-12) 7.0 10 5 1 1 1
  Moffitt   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
5
1
1
1
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemongello  W (3-1) 7.0 4 4 4 0 2
  Pentz  SV (5) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
0
2

  E–Thomas (15), LeMaster (9), Barr (4), Howard (5).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–Houston Cedeno (26,off Barr); Herrmann (8,off Barr).  HR–San Francisco Alexander (2,2nd inning off Lemongello 1 on, 2 out); Matthews (20,6th inning off Lemongello 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Clark (6,2nd base off Lemongello/Herrmann); Cedeno 2 (57,2nd base off Barr/Alexander 2).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–1:55.  A–5,196.
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