Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
July 14, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 14, 1977 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Houston Astros 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Martinez 2b 3 0 1 0
Russell ss 4 1 2 0
Smith rf 3 2 2 3
Cey 3b 4 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0
Baker lf 4 0 0 0
Hale cf 3 0 0 0
Oates c 3 0 0 0
Sutton p 2 0 1 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf,cf 4 0 2 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 3 1 1 0
  Howard lf 1 1 1 0
Watson 1b 4 1 1 0
Cruz rf 3 1 2 2
Ferguson c 4 0 2 2
Boswell 2b 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Andujar p 3 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
Los Angeles 200 000 010360
Houston 000 200 02x4101
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  L (10-4) 8.0 10 4 4 1 8
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
1
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar  W (10-5) 8.2 6 3 3 4 2
  McLaughlin  SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
3

  E–Andujar (4).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Cabell (20,off Sutton); Watson (16,off Sutton); Ferguson (11,off Sutton); Puhl (1,off Sutton); Cruz (18,off Sutton).  HR–Los Angeles Smith 2 (17,1st inning off Andujar 1 on, 1 out,8th inning off Andujar 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Martinez (3,2nd base off Andujar/Ferguson); Cruz (28,2nd base off Sutton/Oates); Howard (11,2nd base off Sutton/Oates).  CS–Puhl (1,2nd base by Sutton/Oates).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:16.  A–21,754.
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