Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 24, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1977 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gonzalez ss 4 1 1 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 2 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 1
Johnson lf 4 0 0 0
Ferguson c 4 0 1 0
Cruz rf 4 0 1 0
Watson 1b 3 1 2 0
  Howard pr 0 0 0 0
Howe 2b 2 0 0 0
  Boswell ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Lemongello p 2 0 0 0
  Crawford ph 1 0 1 1
  Gardner pr 0 0 0 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 2 0 1 0
  Martinez 2b 2 1 2 0
Russell ss 4 0 0 0
Smith rf 2 0 0 1
Cey 3b 4 0 1 1
Garvey 1b 4 1 2 0
Monday cf 4 1 3 1
Baker lf 2 0 1 1
  Hale pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Oates c 3 0 1 0
  Hough p 1 0 0 0
Rhoden p 2 0 0 0
  Yeager c 0 1 0 0
Totals 30 4 11 4
Houston 000 001 100280
Los Angeles 020 010 10x4110
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemongello  L (1-6) 6.0 10 3 3 1 1
  Pentz   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Sambito   1.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
4
4
3
3
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  W (7-1) 6.2 6 2 2 1 7
  Hough  SV (12) 2.1 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
10

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Watson (4,off Rhoden), Los Angeles Monday (12,off Lemongello); Martinez (2,off Lemongello); Cey (8,off Lemongello).  SH–Baker (1,off Lemongello).  SF–Smith (3,off Sambito).  SB–Cruz 2 (10,2nd base off Rhoden/Oates,3rd base off Rhoden/Oates); Watson (3,2nd base off Rhoden/Oates); Cabell (15,2nd base off Rhoden/Oates).  CS–Lopes (8,2nd base by Lemongello/Ferguson); Monday (2,2nd base by Lemongello/Ferguson).  WP–Rhoden (1).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Art Williams, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:36.  A–29,864.
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