Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
July 7, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 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 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gonzalez 2b,ss 5 0 1 0
Cabell 3b 5 1 1 0
Cedeno cf 1 0 1 0
  Howard cf 3 1 1 0
Watson 1b 4 1 4 3
Ferguson c 3 0 0 0
Cruz rf 4 1 3 1
Fuller lf 4 0 1 0
Metzger ss 2 0 0 0
  Boswell ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Lemongello p 2 0 1 0
  Sperring ph 1 0 0 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
  Gardner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 13 4
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Martinez 2b 4 0 1 0
Russell ss 4 1 1 0
Smith rf 0 1 0 0
  Hale rf 3 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 1 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 1 3
Monday cf 4 0 1 0
Baker lf 3 2 3 2
Yeager c 4 1 1 2
Rau p 2 0 1 0
  Hough p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 9 7
Houston 013 000 0004130
Los Angeles 500 200 00x790
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  L (4-7) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Lemongello   4.2 6 6 6 2 1
  Pentz   3.0 2 0 0 2 3
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
4
4
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rau  W (9-1) 7.2 13 4 4 2 4
  Hough  SV (19) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 3.  2B–Los Angeles Garvey (15,off Lemongello); Baker (13,off Pentz).  HR–Houston Cruz (8,2nd inning off Rau 0 on, 0 out); Watson (11,3rd inning off Rau 2 on, 1 out), Los Angeles Baker (16,1st inning off Lemongello 1 on, 2 out); Yeager (9,4th inning off Lemongello 1 on, 0 out).  SB–Cedeno (27,2nd base off Rau/Yeager); Martinez (2,2nd base off Lemongello/Ferguson).  CS–Gonzalez (3,2nd base by Rau/Yeager); Baker (3,Home by Pentz/Ferguson).  WP–Pentz (3).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:16.  A–29,239.
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