Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
July 3, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1977 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 9

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Office cf 3 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Gaston ph 1 0 0 0
  Capra p 0 0 0 0
  Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0
Moore 3b 4 1 1 0
Montanez 1b 2 1 0 0
Burroughs rf 3 1 1 2
Matthews lf 3 0 1 1
Correll c 4 0 1 0
Gilbreath 2b 2 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Paciorek cf 2 0 1 0
Chaney ss 4 0 0 0
Messersmith p 0 0 0 0
  LaCorte p 1 0 1 0
  Royster 2b 3 0 1 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gonzalez 2b 4 2 4 1
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 3 1 2 1
  Howe 3b 2 0 1 1
Cedeno cf 5 1 2 3
Watson 1b 3 1 2 2
  Cacek 1b 1 0 0 0
Cruz rf 3 0 0 0
Ferguson c 3 1 1 1
Fuller lf 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 2 2 0
Bannister p 2 1 1 0
  Sperring ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 15 9
Atlanta 100 002 000371
Houston 113 021 01x9150
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  LaCorte  L (1-8) 3.0 5 4 4 1 2
  Kline   1.0 4 2 2 0 1
  Campbell   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Capra   2.0 3 1 1 0 3
Totals
8.0
15
9
9
2
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  W (4-6) 8.0 6 3 3 4 5
  McLaughlin   1.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
8

  E–Royster (19).  DP–Atlanta 1, Houston 1.  2B–Atlanta Royster (5,off Bannister); Matthews (9,off Bannister), Houston Cabell (18,off LaCorte); Gonzalez (14,off Kline).  HR–Atlanta Burroughs (21,6th inning off Bannister 1 on, 1 out), Houston Ferguson (10,2nd inning off LaCorte 0 on, 1 out); Watson (10,3rd inning off LaCorte 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Gonzalez (4,off LaCorte); Bannister (4,off Campbell).  IBB–Ferguson (5,by Campbell).  SB–Cabell (25,2nd base off Kline/Correll).  CS–Cruz (11,2nd base by LaCorte/Correll).  IBB–Campbell (3,Ferguson).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:23.  A–20,397.
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