Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
May 20, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1977 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Houston Astros 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 4 1 1 0
Johnstone rf 4 1 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 1
Luzinski lf 4 0 1 0
Hebner 1b 4 0 1 1
McCarver c 4 0 1 0
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0
Carlton p 1 0 0 0
  Hutton ph 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard rf,lf 4 0 1 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 3 1 0 0
Johnson lf 2 2 1 1
  Cruz rf 0 0 0 0
Ferguson c 3 0 0 1
Watson 1b 2 1 0 0
Gonzalez ss 3 1 1 2
Howe 2b 3 0 0 0
Richard p 3 0 1 1
Totals 27 5 4 5
Philadelphia 000 002 000272
Houston 000 113 00x540
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  L (5-2) 6.0 4 5 4 4 1
  Garber   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
4
5
4
4
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  W (3-4) 9.0 7 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
3

  E–Maddox (4), Schmidt (5).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia Johnstone (5,off Richard), Houston Gonzalez (9,off Carlton).  3B–Houston Richard (2,off Carlton).  HR–Houston Johnson (9,4th inning off Carlton 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Carlton (4,off Richard).  SF–Ferguson (1,off Carlton).  IBB–Watson (3,by Carlton).  SB–Howard (5,2nd base off Carlton/McCarver); Cedeno 2 (15,2nd base off Carlton/McCarver,3rd base off Carlton/McCarver).  IBB–Carlton (1,Watson).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–1:54.  A–8,892.
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