Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
May 4, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1977 at Wrigley Field. The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, Chicago Cubs 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gonzalez ss 5 0 2 2
Cruz rf,cf 6 1 0 0
Cedeno cf 3 0 1 0
  Roberts rf 0 0 0 0
Crawford lf 5 1 0 0
Watson 1b 5 1 2 3
Ferguson c 4 0 0 0
Howe 3b 2 0 1 0
  Howard pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Sperring 2b 3 0 0 0
  Boswell ph,3b 2 1 0 0
Andujar p 2 0 0 0
  Gardner ph 1 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Cabell ph 1 0 0 0
  Lemongello pr 0 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 6 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 1 2 0
Gross lf 4 1 0 0
Buckner 1b 0 0 0 0
  Biittner pr,1b 3 0 1 0
Murcer rf 4 1 2 1
Wallis cf 5 1 1 2
Trillo 2b 5 0 1 0
Ontiveros 3b 5 0 1 1
Mitterwald c 3 0 0 0
Bonham p 3 0 1 0
  Sutter p 1 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 9 4
Houston 000 000 031 01562
Chicago 100 020 100 00492
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar   6.0 7 3 2 6 3
  Sambito   2.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Forsch  W (3-2) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  McLaughlin  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
9
4
3
7
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham   7.2 4 3 3 4 5
  Sutter  L (0-1) 3.1 2 2 1 2 1
Totals
11.0
6
5
4
6
6

  E–Gonzalez (6), Cruz (1), Trillo 2 (4).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Chicago DeJesus (4,off Andujar).  HR–Houston Watson (2,8th inning off Bonham 2 on, 2 out), Chicago Wallis (1,7th inning off Sambito 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Howard (1,off Sutter); Gross (1,off Forsch).  IBB–Howe (1,by Bonham); Murcer (2,by Forsch).  SB–Cedeno (4,3rd base off Bonham/Mitterwald); Watson (2,2nd base off Bonham/Mitterwald); Howard (1,2nd base off Sutter/Mitterwald).  CS–Murcer (1,2nd base by Andujar/Ferguson).  WP–Andujar (1).  IBB–Forsch (2,Murcer); Bonham (2,Howe).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:58.  A–3,044.
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