Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 29, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1977 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gonzalez ss 5 1 3 1
Cruz rf 5 1 2 1
Cedeno cf 4 1 0 0
Watson 1b 4 1 1 0
Ferguson c 5 3 3 4
Johnson lf 5 1 3 0
  Gardner lf 0 0 0 0
Howe 3b 4 1 1 2
Sperring 2b 3 2 1 2
Bannister p 4 0 0 0
Totals 39 11 14 10
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 1 1 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Dilone cf 5 1 1 0
Parker rf 5 1 3 2
Oliver lf 5 0 1 0
Stargell 1b 4 0 1 1
Stennett 2b 3 0 1 0
Garner 3b 3 0 1 0
Dyer c 3 0 0 0
Reuss p 1 0 0 0
  Demery p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 1 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Helms ph 1 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Mendoza ph,ss 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
Houston 000 515 00011142
Pittsburgh 200 000 1003111
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  W (1-1) 9.0 11 3 3 3 9
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
3
9
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  L (0-3) 3.0 8 5 4 2 1
  Demery   2.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Jones   1.0 4 5 5 1 0
  Forster   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Jackson   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
14
11
10
4
4

  E–Gonzalez (4), Ferguson (2), Garner (1).  DP–Houston 1, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Houston Howe (3,off Reuss); Sperring (1,off Reuss); Gonzalez (4,off O Jones), Pittsburgh Oliver (3,off Bannister); Parker (7,off Bannister).  HR–Houston Ferguson 2 (5,5th inning off Demery 0 on, 1 out,6th inning off O Jones 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Bannister (1,off O Jones).  HBP–Cedeno (1,by O Jones).  SB–Dilone (6,2nd base off Bannister/Ferguson); Parker (3,2nd base off Bannister/Ferguson).  CS–Parker (5,2nd base by Bannister/Ferguson).  WP–Bannister (1).  HBP–O Jones (1,Cedeno).  U-HP–Art Williams, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:40.  A–7,186.
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