Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
June 8, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1977 at Veteran's Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 2, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno cf 3 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0
Cruz rf 4 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 0 0 0
Johnson lf 4 0 2 0
  Howard pr 0 0 0 0
Howe 2b 2 1 0 0
  Gardner pr 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 4 1 1 0
Herrmann c 2 0 1 1
Lemongello p 2 0 0 0
  Ferguson ph 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 4 1 0 0
Johnstone rf 4 1 1 2
Schmidt 3b 3 0 1 0
Luzinski lf 4 0 1 0
  Martin lf 0 0 0 0
Hebner 1b 3 0 1 0
McCarver c 2 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 3 1 1 0
Bowa ss 3 0 1 1
Carlton p 4 0 1 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
Houston 000 020 000251
Philadelphia 010 020 00x370
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemongello  L (1-9) 6.0 6 3 3 4 0
  Forsch   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
5
1
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (8-3) 9.0 5 2 2 4 6
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
6

  E–Gonzalez (16).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Houston Gonzalez (11,off Carlton), Philadelphia Hebner (5,off Forsch).  HR–Philadelphia Johnstone (2,5th inning off Lemongello 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Sizemore (1,off Lemongello).  IBB–Bowa (2,by Forsch).  SB–Cabell 2 (20,2nd base off Carlton/McCarver,3rd base off Carlton/McCarver); Herrmann (1,2nd base off Carlton/McCarver); Gonzalez (2,Home off Carlton/McCarver); Howard (8,2nd base off Carlton/McCarver).  CS–Cedeno (4,2nd base by Carlton/McCarver).  WP–Carlton (1).  BK–Lemongello (2).  IBB–Forsch (3,Bowa).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:05.  A–23,388.
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