Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 27, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 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 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 6 0 2 0
Cabell 3b 6 0 2 0
Cedeno cf 5 0 2 0
Watson 1b 5 0 1 0
Cruz rf 5 1 2 0
Ferguson c 4 0 0 0
Howe 2b 4 1 1 1
Metzger ss 3 0 1 1
Lemongello p 4 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 2 11 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 3 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
  Fregosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Garner 3b,ss,3b 5 0 1 0
Parker rf 5 0 2 0
Robinson 1b 4 2 2 1
Oliver lf 4 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 5 0 3 1
Ott c 4 0 0 0
Moreno cf 4 1 2 0
Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 1 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph,3b 2 0 1 1
  Mendoza ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 12 3
Houston 000 002 000 002111
Pittsburgh 000 000 011 013122
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemongello   7.2 8 1 1 0 3
  Sambito   2.1 3 1 1 0 1
  McLaughlin  L (3-5) 0.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
10.0
12
3
3
1
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   6.0 7 2 2 2 6
  Jackson   2.0 3 0 0 1 1
  Gossage   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Tekulve  W (9-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
11
2
2
4
9

  E–McLaughlin (2), Oliver (4), Stennett (10).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Cabell (23,off O Jones); Metzger (4,off O Jones); Cedeno (13,off Gossage).  HR–Pittsburgh Robinson (12,9th inning off Sambito 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Metzger (1,by Jackson).  SH–Taveras (6,off Lemongello); Oliver (1,off McLaughlin).  SB–Puhl (3,2nd base off O Jones/Ott); Cabell (31,2nd base off Jackson/Ott); Ferguson (2,2nd base off Gossage/Ott); Moreno (29,2nd base off Lemongello/Ferguson).  WP–O Jones (2).  BK–Lemongello (3).  IBB–Jackson (5,Metzger).  U-HP–Art Williams, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:51.  A–11,253.
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