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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1976-07-20 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 11922 · 2:34
Houston Astros defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 4–3. Ken Forsch earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
W: Ken Forsch L: Dave Giusti SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bruce Froemming · 1B: Jerry Dale · 2B: Ed Sudol · 3B: Bob Engel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greg Gross | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Rob Andrews | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cesar Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Watson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jose Cruz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Enos Cabell | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Herrmann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Roger Metzger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bo McLaughlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ken Boswell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ken Forsch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frank Taveras | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rennie Stennett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Oliver | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Stargell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Richie Zisk | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Bill Robinson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Richie Hebner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Duffy Dyer | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Langford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Manny Sanguillen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Ott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo McLaughlin | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Ken Forsch | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Langford | 6.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Ramon Hernandez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Moose | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Giusti | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Greg Gross: E4.B-1
- Rob Andrews: D8.1-3;BX2(84)
- Cesar Cedeno: 63.3-H(UR)
- Bob Watson: 63
Bot 1
- Frank Taveras: 3/L
- Rennie Stennett: 9
- Al Oliver: 63
Top 2
- Jose Cruz: 7
- Enos Cabell: 63
- Ed Herrmann: W
- Roger Metzger: 4
Bot 2
- Willie Stargell: 31
- Richie Zisk: 43
- Bill Robinson: 1/P
Top 3
- Bo McLaughlin: K
- Greg Gross: 63
- Rob Andrews: K/C
Bot 3
- Richie Hebner: S7
- Duffy Dyer: D7.1-H(E7)(UR);B-3
- Rick Langford: K
- Frank Taveras: 43
- Rennie Stennett: 63
Top 4
- Cesar Cedeno: 9
- Bob Watson: D7
- Jose Cruz: S8.2-H
- Enos Cabell: CS2(24)
- Enos Cabell: 53
Bot 4
- Al Oliver: S8
- Willie Stargell: SB2#
- Willie Stargell: WP.2-3#
- Willie Stargell: K
- Richie Zisk: K/C
- Bill Robinson: 53
Top 5
- Ed Herrmann: 8
- Roger Metzger: 7
- Bo McLaughlin: K
Bot 5
- Richie Hebner: 7
- Duffy Dyer: 53
- Rick Langford: 3/FL
Top 6
- Greg Gross: K
- Rob Andrews: 63
- Cesar Cedeno: S7
- Bob Watson: SB2
- Bob Watson: W
- Jose Cruz: 8
Bot 6
- Frank Taveras: K/C
- Rennie Stennett: S9
- Al Oliver: 9/L
- Willie Stargell: S8.1-3;B-2(E8)
- Richie Zisk: S9.3-H;2-H(UR)
- Bill Robinson: 8
Top 7
- Enos Cabell: S6
- Ed Herrmann: SB2#
- Ed Herrmann: 7
- Roger Metzger: W
- Ken Boswell: W.2-3;1-2
- Greg Gross: 8/SF.3-H
- Rob Andrews: 8/L
Bot 7
- Richie Hebner: 4
- Duffy Dyer: S7
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 36(1)/FO
- Frank Taveras: S9.1-3
- Rennie Stennett: CS2(26)
Top 8
- Cesar Cedeno: 8
- Bob Watson: 2/FL
- Jose Cruz: 8
Bot 8
- Rennie Stennett: 8
- Al Oliver: S8
- Willie Stargell: D7.1-3
- Richie Zisk: K
- Bill Robinson: 8
Top 9
- Enos Cabell: T9
- Ed Herrmann: 9/SF.3-H
- Roger Metzger: 43
- Ken Forsch: 9
Bot 9
- Richie Hebner: 9
- Manny Sanguillen: 63
- Ed Ott: 63
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Bo McLaughlin
- Rob Andrews rounded 2B too far