Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
May 22, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1977 at Astrodome. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 6, Houston Astros 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Martin cf 5 0 1 1
Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0
  Harmon 2b 0 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 1 1 0
Luzinski lf 4 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 4 2 2 0
  Hutton pr,1b 0 1 0 0
Brown rf 4 0 0 0
Boone c 4 2 3 2
Bowa ss 4 0 2 3
Christenson p 4 0 1 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gonzalez ss 4 1 1 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 1 0 0 1
  Crawford lf 2 0 0 0
Johnson lf,rf 4 1 1 0
Cruz rf,cf 4 1 0 0
Watson 1b 4 0 3 2
Howe 2b 3 0 0 0
Herrmann c 3 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 1 0
Bannister p 2 0 0 0
  Gardner ph 1 0 0 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
  Ferguson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Philadelphia 020 012 0106121
Houston 001 000 002371
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson  W (4-4) 8.1 7 3 2 1 6
  Brusstar  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
1
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  L (1-4) 8.0 12 6 6 2 7
  Pentz   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
2
8

  E–Bowa (5), Gonzalez (10).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia Bowa 2 (4,off Bannister 2); Martin (5,off Bannister); Johnson (4,off Bannister), Houston Watson (3,off Christenson).  3B–Philadelphia Boone (2,off Bannister).  HBP–Cedeno (4,by Christenson).  CS–Sizemore (2,2nd base by Bannister/Herrmann).  WP–Christenson 2 (5).  BK–Christenson (3).  HBP–Christenson (3,Cedeno).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:16.  A–8,624.
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