San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
April 19, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1977 at Astrodome. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

San Francisco Giants 7, Houston Astros 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Thomas ss 5 0 0 0
Andrews 2b 5 0 1 1
Madlock 3b 4 2 2 0
Evans lf,1b 5 1 1 0
McCovey 1b 3 2 2 2
  Herndon cf 1 0 0 0
Clark rf 4 1 3 1
Thomasson cf,lf 3 0 1 1
Sadek c 3 1 0 1
Barr p 4 0 1 1
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 7
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0
Cabell 3b 5 2 2 1
Cruz rf 5 0 2 0
Watson 1b 5 0 2 1
Ferguson c 4 0 0 0
Johnson lf 4 1 2 1
Sperring 2b 3 0 1 0
  Boswell ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 1 0
  Howe ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Andujar p 2 0 1 1
  Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Gardner ph 1 0 0 0
  Larson p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts ph 1 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 12 4
San Francisco 030 012 0017112
Houston 101 110 0004123
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Barr  W (2-1) 7.0 11 4 4 3 3
  Lavelle  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
3
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar   4.2 7 4 4 3 0
  Bannister  L (0-1) 1.1 2 2 2 1 2
  Larson   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Sambito   1.0 2 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
6
4
5

  E–Thomasson (2), Barr (2), Johnson (2), Sperring (1), Metzger (3).  2B–San Francisco Clark (3,off Andujar), Houston Cedeno (1,off Barr).  HBP–Madlock (1,by Bannister).  CS–Clark (1,2nd base by Sambito/Ferguson); Cedeno (1,2nd base by Barr/Sadek).  SB–Cabell 3 (7,2nd base off Barr/Sadek 2,3rd base off Barr/Sadek).  BK–Andujar (2).  HBP–Bannister (1,Madlock).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–3:00.  A–8,572.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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