Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
August 2, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1977 at Astrodome. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 1 1 0
Moreno cf 5 0 0 0
Parker rf 4 2 2 0
Robinson 1b 5 2 3 3
Stennett 2b 5 0 0 0
Ott c 3 1 1 0
Gonzalez 3b 4 0 1 0
Hairston lf 4 0 0 0
Rooker p 2 0 1 1
  Demery p 0 0 0 0
  Tolan ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 9 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard lf 4 2 3 1
Cabell 3b 5 0 1 1
Cedeno cf 3 0 1 1
Watson 1b 4 0 0 0
Howe 2b 5 0 0 0
Cruz rf 4 0 1 0
Herrmann c 4 0 2 0
Metzger ss 3 1 0 0
Larson p 4 0 2 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Pittsburgh 000 010 002 3690
Houston 102 000 000 03102
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker   6.0 9 3 3 3 4
  Demery   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Jackson  W (3-3) 3.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
10.0
10
3
3
5
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Larson  L (0-5) 10.0 9 6 6 2 5
Totals
10.0
9
6
6
2
5

  E–Cabell 2 (13).  2B–Pittsburgh Gonzalez (6,off Larson), Houston Howard 2 (2,off Rooker 2).  3B–Houston Cabell (6,off Rooker).  HR–Pittsburgh Robinson (15,10th inning off Larson 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Parker (7,by Larson); Watson (7,by Demery).  SH–Howard (5,off Rooker); Herrmann (3,off Jackson).  SB–Taveras (38,2nd base off Larson/Herrmann); Metzger (1,2nd base off Rooker/Ott).  CS–Cabell (16,Home by Rooker/Ott).  IBB–Demery (1,Watson); Larson (2,Parker).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:35.  A–15,805.
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