Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
July 17, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1982 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
Moreno cf 3 1 2 0
Ray 2b 4 0 2 1
Madlock 3b 5 0 1 1
Thompson 1b 5 0 1 0
Parker rf 4 1 1 0
Easler lf 4 0 0 0
  Lacy pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Berra ss 4 0 1 1
Nicosia c 4 1 2 0
Rhoden p 3 0 0 0
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
  Stargell ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 10 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Thon ss 4 1 1 1
Puhl cf,rf 4 0 1 0
Knight 1b 4 1 2 0
Cruz lf 3 0 0 0
Heep rf 3 0 0 0
  Scott ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Garner 2b 4 1 1 0
Howe 3b 4 0 1 1
Pujols c 2 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 1 1 1
Totals 34 4 7 3
Pittsburgh 100 011 000 03101
Houston 002 100 000 1470
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden   7.1 6 3 2 1 9
  Scurry   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Tekulve  L (6-4) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.1
7
4
3
1
11
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (9-6) 10.0 10 3 3 3 6
Totals
10.0
10
3
3
3
6

  E–Berra (16).  2B–Pittsburgh Ray (17,off Niekro); Parker (14,off Niekro), Houston Puhl (8,off Rhoden).  3B–Houston Garner (7,off Rhoden).  HR–Houston Thon (2,3rd inning off Rhoden 0 on, 1 out); Spilman (1,10th inning off Tekulve 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Ray (6,off Niekro); Pujols (3,off Rhoden).  SB–Moreno (40,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols); Madlock (11,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols).  CS–Lacy (9,2nd base by Niekro/Pujols); Knight (2,2nd base by Scurry/Nicosia).  WP–Rhoden (5), Niekro 2 (12).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–3:01.  A–28,672.
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