Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
August 1, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1977 at Astrodome. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Houston Astros 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 2 3 0
Ott c 6 1 4 1
Parker rf 6 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 5 0 2 1
Oliver lf 4 0 0 1
Stennett 2b 4 0 2 0
Moreno cf 6 0 1 0
Gonzalez 3b 5 0 1 0
Jones p 3 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Tolan ph 1 0 0 0
  Gossage p 1 0 0 0
Totals 46 3 14 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 2 0 1 0
Cabell 3b 5 1 1 0
Cedeno cf 5 0 1 1
Watson 1b 5 1 1 0
Cruz rf 5 2 2 1
Herrmann c 4 0 1 1
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 1 1
Metzger ss 4 0 1 0
Lemongello p 4 0 1 0
Totals 38 4 10 4
Pittsburgh 102 000 000 003140
Houston 011 001 000 014104
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   5.1 8 3 3 1 3
  Forster   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Gossage  L (8-7) 3.0 1 1 1 1 4
Totals
10.0
10
4
4
2
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemongello  W (4-12) 11.0 14 3 2 4 7
Totals
11.0
14
3
2
4
7

  E–Gonzalez (22), Metzger 2 (8), Lemongello (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Houston Watson (24,off O Jones); Herrmann (4,off O Jones).  3B–Pittsburgh Ott (2,off Lemongello), Houston Cedeno (4,off O Jones).  HR–Houston Cruz (12,11th inning off Gossage 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Robinson (3,off Lemongello); Puhl (3,off Forster).  SF–Oliver (7,off Lemongello).  IBB–Stennett (4,by Lemongello).  SB–Taveras 2 (37,2nd base off Lemongello/Herrmann 2); Cruz (30,2nd base off O Jones/Ott).  WP–Gossage (2).  IBB–Lemongello (3,Stennett).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–3:11.  A–11,769.
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