San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
October 2, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 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 1, Houston Astros 10

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Herndon cf 4 1 1 0
Thomas 2b 4 0 0 0
Thomasson 1b 4 0 0 1
Adams lf 4 0 1 0
Clark rf 4 0 1 0
Ontiveros 3b 3 0 1 0
Alexander c 2 0 0 0
LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0
Dressler p 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Riccelli p 0 0 0 0
  Arnold ph 1 0 0 0
  Toms p 0 0 0 0
  Caldwell p 0 0 0 0
  Rader ph 1 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b 5 1 3 1
Cabell 3b,1b 5 1 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 0 0
Watson 1b 3 1 1 2
  Boswell ph 1 0 1 0
  Howe 3b 0 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 2 2 1
Johnson c 4 1 2 2
Gross rf 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 2 1 0
Richard p 4 1 3 3
Totals 38 10 14 9
San Francisco 100 000 000143
Houston 041 004 01x10140
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Dressler  L (3-10) 2.0 4 4 3 0 0
  Williams   1.0 0 1 0 2 0
  Riccelli   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Toms   1.1 7 4 3 0 0
  Caldwell   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
14
10
7
3
0
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  W (20-15) 9.0 4 1 1 1 13
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
13

  E–Alexander (4), LeMaster 2 (11).  DP–San Francisco 2.  PB–Alexander (3).  2B–San Francisco Herndon (11,off Richard), Houston Johnson (21,off Dressler).  HR–Houston Richard (2,6th inning off Toms 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Watson (4,by Dressler).  HBP–Dressler (2,Watson).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:08.  A–7,612.
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