Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 1, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1977 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gonzalez ss 5 1 3 0
Cruz rf 5 1 2 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 2
Watson 1b 5 1 1 0
Ferguson c 4 0 1 1
Johnson lf 3 0 2 0
  Gardner lf 0 0 0 0
Howe 3b 4 0 0 0
Sperring 2b 4 0 0 0
Lemongello p 3 0 0 0
  Forsch p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 9 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 1 1 0
Ott c 4 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 0 2 0
Oliver lf 4 1 2 2
Stargell 1b 4 2 2 2
Stennett 2b 4 0 2 0
Garner 3b 4 0 0 0
Taveras ss 3 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Mendoza ss 0 0 0 0
Candelaria p 2 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
  Dilone ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
Houston 000 002 010 0391
Pittsburgh 010 000 101 1492
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemongello   6.0 5 2 2 3 1
  Forsch  L (2-2) 3.2 4 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.2
9
4
4
4
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria   7.0 8 3 3 1 3
  Gossage  W (3-0) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
9
3
3
2
4

  E–Gonzalez (5), Mendoza 2 (2).  2B–Houston Johnson (1,off Candelaria); Ferguson (3,off Candelaria).  3B–Houston Gonzalez (1,off Candelaria); Cruz (2,off Candelaria).  HR–Pittsburgh Stargell 2 (3,2nd inning off Lemongello 0 on, 0 out,7th inning off Lemongello 0 on, 0 out); Oliver (1,9th inning off Forsch 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Cedeno (2,off Gossage).  IBB–Johnson (1,by Candelaria); Parker (3,by Forsch).  SB–Cedeno (3,2nd base off Gossage/Ott); Moreno (8,2nd base off Forsch/Ferguson).  CS–Gonzalez (1,2nd base by Candelaria/Ott); Parker (6,2nd base by Lemongello/Ferguson); Oliver (3,2nd base by Lemongello/Ferguson); Stennett (2,2nd base by Forsch/Ferguson).  IBB–Forsch (1,Parker); Candelaria (1,Johnson).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Art Williams, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:26.  A–25,371.
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