BOXSCORE: 1976 Philadelphia Warriors At 1976 Houston Astros         7/27/1976
  Warriors           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Burleson SS       5  0  1  1 .298     B.Buckner RF        7  1  2  1 .254  
  D.Collins LF        7  0  2  0 .284     P.Rose 3B           6  0  1  1 .326  
  G.Brett 3B          8  2  4  2 .358     C.Cedeno CF         7  0  4  3 .291  
  M.Ivie C            6  0  1  0 .332     W.Montanez 1B       6  1  1  0 .308  
I-B.Boone C           2  0  1  0 .303     M.Sanguillen C      6  0  2  0 .288  
  K.Hernandez 1B      6  1  3  1 .332     R.Garr LF           3  0  1  0 .265  
  G.Thomas CF         4  1  1  0 .258   B-J.Morales LF        3  0  1  1 .229  
G-J.Wallis PH,CF      3  1  2  0 .259     D.Thomas 2B         3  0  0  0 .221  
  P.Mangual RF        5  0  1  0 .202   C-M.Tyson 2B          3  1  1  0 .267  
  M.Trillo 2B         7  0  1  0 .213     B.Stein SS          3  0  0  0 .297  
  D.Kirkwood P        2  0  0  0 .077   D-F.Taveras SS        3  1  1  1 .269  
  B.Laxton P          0  0  0  0 .000     D.Rau P             1  1  0  0 .136  
A-J.Wockenfuss PH     1  0  0  0 .200     J.Hiller P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Kern P            0  0  0  0 .059   F-C.Rojas PH          1  0  0  0 .302  
  K.Frailing P        0  0  0  0 ----     W.Twitchell P       1  0  0  0 .400  
  K.Forsch P          0  0  0  0 .200     V.Albury P          0  0  0  0 .000  
E-M.Phillips PH       1  0  0  1 .308     R.Schueler P        0  0  0  0 .000  
  E.Rasmussen P       1  0  0  0 .111     D.Heaverlo P        0  0  0  0 .200  
H-O.Gamble PH         1  0  0  0 .273   J-M.Sadek PH          1  1  1  0 .176  
  J.Crawford P        0  0  0  0 .111     P.Splittorff P      0  0  0  0 .077  
  R.Dressler P        0  0  0  0 .000   L-J.Candelaria PH     1  1  1  0 .160  
  S.Monge P           0  0  0  0 .059                                          
K-M.Vail PH           1  1  0  0 .143                                          
  J.Richard P         0  0  0  0 .164                                          
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         Totals      60  6 17  5                 Totals      55  7 16  7
A-Pinch Hit For Laxton In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Garr In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Thomas In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Stein In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Forsch In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Hiller In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Thomas In 13th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Rasmussen In 13th Inning
I-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Ivie In 13th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Heaverlo In 14th Inning
K-Pinch Hit For Monge In 15th Inning
L-Pinch Hit For Splittorff In 15th Inning
Warriors........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  1 1 2  -  6 17  0
Astros.......... 0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  1 1 3  -  7 16  2
Warriors                 IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Kirkwood                4 1/3   4   2   2   4   0   0  62   4.80
B.Laxton                  2 2/3   1   0   0   2   1   0  46   2.31
J.Kern                    0       1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.44
K.Frailing                0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0.00
K.Forsch                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.67
E.Rasmussen               4       1   0   0   1   3   0  49   2.78
J.Crawford                0       1   1   1   0   0   0   6   4.57
R.Dressler BS(1st)        1       2   1   1   0   0   0  12   2.31
S.Monge BS(4th)           1       1   0   0   0   0   0  19   4.62
J.Richard L(9-14) BS(1st) 0 2/3   5   3   3   0   1   0  27   4.29
Totals                   14 2/3  16   7   7   7   6   0
Astros                   IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Rau                     8       5   2   2   5   3   0 120   3.22
J.Hiller BS(6th)          1       1   0   0   1   2   0  23   4.68
W.Twitchell               2 2/3   3   0   0   0   1   0  48   2.91
V.Albury                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.68
R.Schueler                1 1/3   5   2   2   0   0   0  39   4.21
D.Heaverlo                0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0  11   5.01
P.Splittorff WIN(3-3)     1       3   2   0   0   1   1  24   4.17
Totals                   15      17   6   4   6   8   1
ATTENDANCE- 19,511 DATE- Tuesday, July 27th 1976 TIME- Day 
T- 5:22
LEFT ON BASE- Warriors:18  Astros:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Warriors: 0  Astros: 0
ERRORS- M.Tyson-2
DOUBLES- G.Thomas(6th), P.Mangual(8th), C.Cedeno(14th)
TRIPLES- M.Tyson(6th)
HOME RUNS- G.Brett(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- B.Buckner(18th), P.Rose(9th), C.Cedeno(31st), M.Sanguillen(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Cedeno-2
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Burleson, P.Mangual, P.Rose, R.Garr, D.Rau
WALKS- R.Burleson, D.Collins, K.Hernandez-2, G.Thomas, P.Mangual, B.Buckner,
       P.Rose, W.Montanez, M.Sanguillen, D.Thomas, B.Stein, D.Rau
HIT BY PITCH- R.Burleson
STRIKE OUTS- R.Burleson, D.Collins, G.Brett, J.Wallis, M.Trillo-3, D.Kirkwood,
             M.Sanguillen, R.Garr, J.Morales-2, B.Stein, W.Twitchell
BALKS- P.Splittorff
WILD PITCHES- W.Twitchell
WEB GEMS- Top 8th: Manny Sanguillen blocked the plate, saving a run!
          Top 13th: Bill Buckner robbed Dave Collins of an extra base hit.
          Top 14th: Bill Buckner robbed Bob Boone of an extra base hit.
Center fielder Cesar Cedeno had 4 hits and 3 RBI as the Houston Astros
defeated the Philadelphia Warriors in 15 innings by the score of 7 to 6 at
The Astrodome.
The game was deadlocked at 2 after nine full innings. Houston won the game in
the 15th inning.  After two outs Mike Tyson started the attack as he tripled.
Frank Taveras followed and he stroked a single which scored a run.  John
Candelaria then delivered a single.  Bill Buckner was up next and he slapped
a one-base hit bringing in another run.  Pete Rose stepped into the box and
lashed a base-hit giving Houston the win much to the delight of the home town
crowd.  It was roller coaster of a game as the lead change hands 5 times.
Paul Splittorff(3-3) allowed 2 runs in 1 inning, and picked up the victory.
The losing pitcher was J.R. Richard(9-14) in relief.  With this win, Houston
has a 48-62 record.  They have been 6-4 lately.  With the loss, Philadelphia
has a record of 6-4 lately, 60-50 overall.