Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
April 28, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1977 at Candlestick Park. The Houston Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, San Francisco Giants 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gonzalez ss 4 1 1 0
Cabell 3b 2 0 2 0
  Howe 3b 2 0 2 1
Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0
Crawford lf 3 0 0 0
  Gardner lf 1 0 0 0
Cruz rf 4 1 0 0
Watson 1b 4 1 2 2
Herrmann c 4 0 0 0
Sperring 2b 3 0 1 0
Andujar p 4 0 1 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Thomas 2b 3 0 0 0
Foli ss 4 0 3 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 0 0
Evans lf 3 1 2 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0
Clark rf 3 0 0 1
Thomasson cf 3 0 0 0
Sadek c 3 0 0 0
Montefusco p 1 0 0 0
  Andrews ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Whitfield ph 1 0 0 0
  Curtis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Houston 020 010 0003101
San Francisco 000 000 100152
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar  W (2-1) 8.1 5 1 0 2 2
  Sambito   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Forsch  SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
2
3
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco  L (2-2) 6.0 6 3 1 2 5
  Williams   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Curtis   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
1
4
5

  E–Gonzalez (3), Thomas (1), Foli (1).  DP–Houston 2, San Francisco 1.  PB–Sadek (1).  2B–Houston Watson (2,off Montefusco); Cedeno (3,off Williams); Howe (2,off Curtis).  HR–Houston Watson (1,2nd inning off Montefusco 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Howe (1,off Montefusco); Clark (1,off Andujar).  IBB–Sperring (1,by Montefusco); Cedeno (2,by Curtis).  CS–Cabell (5,2nd base by Montefusco/Sadek).  IBB–Montefusco (1,Sperring); Curtis (3,Cedeno).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:16.  A–3,153.
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