Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Houston Astros 6
Regular Season Game 120
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Sunday, August 15, 1976 (D) at Astrodome
PIT N 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 - 8 13 2 HOU N 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 - 6 13 2
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Taveras ss 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 Moreno cf 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 Zisk lf 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Robinson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parker rf 4 0 2 1 1 1 6 1 Hebner 3b 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 Kirkpatrick 1b 5 1 2 2 0 1 10 0 Stennett 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 Dyer c 5 1 3 0 0 1 5 0 Medich p 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 5 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 41 8 13 6 5 4 27 13 FIELDING - E: Taveras (25), Parker (11). BATTING - 2B: Kirkpatrick (7,off Larson). IBB: Parker (3,by Larson). Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING - SB: Moreno 2 (3,2nd base off Larson/Jutze 2); Taveras (39,2nd base off Larson/Jutze).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 4 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 Cabell 3b 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 Cedeno cf 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 Watson 1b 4 1 2 3 1 0 13 0 Cruz lf 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Andrews 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 Roberts ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jutze c 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 Johnson ph,c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Metzger ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 Larson p 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boswell ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 6 13 6 3 4 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Andrews-Watson. E: Watson (12), Metzger (6). PB: Jutze (10). BATTING - 2B: Boswell (8,off Medich); Cruz (17,off Tekulve). 3B: Watson (3,off Medich). SH: Larson (2,off Medich). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: Gross (1,2nd base off Medich/Dyer); Cabell (24,2nd base off Medich/Dyer).
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Medich W(6-11) 8.1 12 6 4 3 4 0 40 Tekulve SV(3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 13 6 4 3 4 0 43 Inherited Runners - Scored: Tekulve 1-1. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Larson L(2-4) 8.2 12 8 6 5 4 0 44 McLaughlin 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 9 13 8 6 5 4 0 46 IBB: Larson (1,Parker). Inherited Runners - Scored: McLaughlin 2-1. . Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Nick Colosi Time of Game: 2:38 Starting Lineups: Pittsburgh Pirates Houston Astros 1. Taveras ss Gross rf 2. Moreno cf Cabell 3b 3. Zisk lf Cedeno cf 4. Parker rf Watson 1b 5. Hebner 3b Cruz lf 6. Kirkpatrick 1b Andrews 2b 7. Stennett 2b Jutze c 8. Dyer c Metzger ss 9. Medich p Larson p PIRATES 1ST: Taveras flied out to left; Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Zisk grounded out (first unassisted) [Moreno to third]; Parker singled to left [Moreno scored]; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross walked; Gross stole second; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first) [Gross to third]; Cedeno was called out on strikes; Watson walked; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. PIRATES 2ND: Kirkpatrick lined to first; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Dyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Andrews singled to left; Jutze flied out to right; Metzger singled to left [Andrews to second]; Larson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Andrews to third, Metzger to second]; Gross was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. PIRATES 3RD: Medich flied out to right; Taveras grounded out (second to first); Moreno singled to left; Moreno stole second; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Cabell reached on an error by Taveras [Cabell to first]; Cabell stole second; Cedeno walked; Watson singled to left [Cabell scored (unearned), Cedeno to second]; Cruz flied out to left; Andrews singled to center [Cedeno out at home (center to catcher), Watson to second]; Jutze was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. PIRATES 4TH: Parker struck out; Hebner made an out to first; Kirkpatrick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Metzger reached on an error by Parker [Metzger to third]; Larson singled to right [Metzger scored (unearned)]; Gross singled to third [Larson to second]; Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno flied out to right; Watson flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2. PIRATES 5TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Dyer singled to left; Medich reached on a fielder's choice [Dyer to second (error by Metzger)]; Taveras singled to left [Dyer to third, Medich to second]; Moreno reached on an error by Watson [Dyer scored (unearned) (no RBI), Medich scored (unearned) (no RBI), Taveras to third, Moreno to second]; Zisk grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker was walked intentionally; Hebner flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews grounded out (second to first); Jutze struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. PIRATES 6TH: Kirkpatrick singled to center; Stennett lined into a double play (second to first) [Kirkpatrick out at first]; Dyer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Larson grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 2. PIRATES 7TH: Medich was called out on strikes; Taveras walked; Taveras stole second; Jutze allowed a passed ball [Taveras to third]; Moreno singled to right [Taveras scored]; Zisk flied out to center; Parker singled to right [Moreno to third]; Hebner flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Cabell singled to left; Cedeno singled to right [Cabell out at third (right to third), Cedeno to second (on throw to 3b)]; Watson made an out to first; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2. PIRATES 8TH: Kirkpatrick made an out to first; Stennett singled to left; Dyer singled to left [Stennett to second]; On a bunt Medich forced Stennett (pitcher to shortstop) [Dyer to second]; Taveras forced Medich (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Andrews flied out to center; JOHNSON BATTED FOR JUTZE; Johnson flied out to right; Metzger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 2. PIRATES 9TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Moreno flied out to left; Zisk walked; Parker grounded out (second to first) [Zisk to second]; Hebner walked; Kirkpatrick doubled [Zisk scored, Hebner scored]; Stennett singled to right [Kirkpatrick scored]; Dyer singled to center [Stennett to second]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED LARSON (PITCHING); Medich singled to center [Stennett scored, Dyer to second]; Taveras flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: ROBINSON REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING LF); BOSWELL BATTED FOR MCLAUGHLIN; Boswell doubled to left; Gross singled to second [Boswell to third]; Cabell forced Gross (pitcher to shortstop) [Boswell scored]; Cedeno singled to left [Cabell to second]; Watson tripled to right [Cabell scored, Cedeno scored]; TEKULVE REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Cruz doubled to center [Watson scored]; ROBERTS BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Roberts lined to third; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Astros 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Pirates 8 13 2 11 Astros 6 13 2 10
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