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Giants 4 @ Astros 5
Astrodome
July 24, 1976

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants, played on July 24, 1976 at Astrodome. The home team Astros beat the visiting Giants with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateJuly 24, 1976 
Visiting Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 4 H: 12 E: 3 LOB: 11
Runs: 4
Hits: 12
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 5 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 16
Runs: 5
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 16
Winning PitcherGene Pentz  
Losing PitcherDave Heaverlo  
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Game Winning RBIBob Watson 

Game Info

DateJuly 24, 1976 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherRob Dressler  
Home Starting PitcherMike Cosgrove  
BallparkAstrodome 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 32 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dutch Rennert
1B: Ed Vargo
2B: Andy Olsen
3B: Satch Davidson

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Larry Herndon  Center Fielder 
Marty Perez  Shortstop 
Gary Matthews  Left Fielder 
Bobby Murcer  Right Fielder 
Ken Reitz  Third Baseman 
Darrell Evans  First Baseman 
Bruce Miller  Second Baseman 
Marc Hill  Catcher 
Rob Dressler  Pitcher 
Bill Rigney  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Greg Gross  Right Fielder 
Rob Andrews  Second Baseman 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Bob Watson  First Baseman 
Jose Cruz  Left Fielder 
Enos Cabell  Third Baseman 
Ed Herrmann  Catcher 
Roger Metzger  Shortstop 
Mike Cosgrove  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

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Giants 4 @ Astros 5
Astrodome
July 24, 1976

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         Game of 7/24/1976, game 1 -- San Francisco at Houston (N)

  San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Herndon L, cf         4  0  1  0   Gross G, rf           6  2  3  0   
Thomasson G, ph-cf    2  1  2  1   Andrews R, 2b         7  0  2  1   
Perez M, ss-2b        5  0  1  0   Cedeno C, cf          5  0  2  0   
Matthews G, lf        6  0  1  0   Watson B, 1b          3  0  0  2   
Murcer B, rf          4  2  1  0   Cruz J, lf            1  0  0  0   
Reitz K, 3b           6  0  1  0   Johnson C, ph         1  0  0  0   
Evans D, 1b           5  1  1  1   Sambito J, p          0  0  0  0   
Miller B, 2b          3  0  1  2   Boswell K, ph         1  0  0  0   
Speier C, ss          1  0  0  0   Forsch K, p           0  0  0  0   
Hill M, c             4  0  1  0   Howard W, ph          1  0  0  0   
Barr J, pr            0  0  0  0   Pentz G, p            0  0  0  0   
Moffitt R, p          0  0  0  0   Cabell E, 3b          6  1  1  0   
Caldwell M, p         0  0  0  0   Herrmann E, c         3  1  1  1   
Williams C, p         0  0  0  0   Jutze S, pr-c         0  0  0  0   
Adams G, ph           1  0  0  0   Metzger R, ss         5  0  0  0   
Montefusco J, pr      0  0  0  0   Cosgrove M, p         1  0  0  0   
Heaverlo D, p         1  0  1  0   Roberts L, ph-lf      4  1  2  1   
Dressler R, p         3  0  1  0                                      
Lavelle G, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Arnold C, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Sadek M, c            0  0  0  0                                      
Rader D, ph-c         2  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     48  4 12  4                        44  5 11  5

San Francisco    000 102 000 100 0 --  4
Houston          000 000 210 100 1 --  5
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Dressler R            6.1  4  2  1  5  0
Lavelle G             1.2  1  1  1  0  2
Moffitt R*            1.0  2  1  1  1  1
Caldwell M            0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Williams C            0.1  2  0  0  0  0
Heaverlo D (L)        2.1  2  1  1  2  2

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cosgrove M            7.0  7  3  3  2  2
Sambito J             2.0  1  0  0  0  1
Forsch K              2.0  2  1  1  1  0
Pentz G (W)           2.0  2  0  0  2  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 10th

E -- Evans D, Miller B, Murcer B
DP -- San Francisco 2, Houston 1
LOB -- San Francisco 11, Houston 16
2B -- Evans D, Miller B, Roberts L, Gross G
HR -- Herrmann E, Thomasson G
SB -- Cedeno C
SH -- Cosgrove M, Herrmann E, Perez M
SF -- Watson B 2
HBP -- by Dressler R (Herrmann E), by Heaverlo D (Herrmann E)
T -- 3:32
A -- 0

    

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