Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
August 3, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 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 0, Houston Astros 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
Moreno cf 3 0 1 0
Parker rf 3 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 1 0
Oliver lf 4 0 1 0
Stennett 2b 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez 3b 4 0 1 0
Dyer c 4 0 1 0
Kison p 2 0 1 0
  Tolan ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 9 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 4 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 2 2 0
Watson 1b 2 1 2 1
Cruz rf 3 0 1 2
Ferguson c 3 0 0 0
Howe 2b 3 0 0 0
Metzger ss 2 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 6 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 000091
Houston 000 201 00x360
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kison  L (6-6) 6.0 5 3 3 1 6
  Tekulve   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
1
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (7-3) 9.0 9 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
9
0
0
2
3

  E–Parker (11).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Houston 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Kison (2,off Niekro), Houston Cruz (22,off Kison); Cedeno (18,off Kison).  HBP–Watson (6,by Kison).  SB–Robinson (5,2nd base off Niekro/Ferguson); Moreno (32,2nd base off Niekro/Ferguson); Gonzalez (1,2nd base off Niekro/Ferguson).  CS–Taveras (14,2nd base by Niekro/Ferguson); Moreno (7,2nd base by Niekro/Ferguson).  WP–Niekro (4).  HBP–Kison (5,Watson).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:07.  A–14,745.
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