Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 22, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 22, 1977 at Busch Stadium II. The Houston Astros defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 2 1 0 0
  Howard ph,lf 1 1 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 3 0 0 0
Watson 1b 5 1 3 2
Ferguson c 4 0 2 2
Cruz rf 3 0 1 0
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 1 2 0
Lemongello p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Mumphrey rf 5 1 2 0
Templeton ss 4 0 1 1
Scott cf 3 0 1 1
Simmons c 4 0 1 0
Brock lf 4 0 0 0
  Cruz lf 0 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0
Tyson 2b 3 0 1 0
  Rader ph 1 0 0 0
Underwood p 3 1 2 0
  Eastwick p 0 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Houston 000 001 012481
St. Louis 000 020 000292
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemongello  W (3-11) 9.0 9 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood   7.0 3 1 1 4 5
  Eastwick   0.2 3 1 1 0 1
  Carroll  L (4-2) 1.1 2 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
6
6

  E–Lemongello (4), Templeton (14), Brock (4).  2B–Houston Watson (18,off Eastwick).  SH–Lemongello 2 (4,off Underwood,off Carroll).  IBB–Howard (1,by Carroll); Cedeno (7,by Carroll).  SB–Cabell (29,2nd base off Underwood/Simmons); Brock (17,2nd base off Lemongello/Ferguson); Scott (11,2nd base off Lemongello/Ferguson).  CS–Cruz (12,2nd base by Underwood/Simmons).  IBB–Carroll 2 (6,Howard,Cedeno).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Art Williams, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:19.  A–20,744.
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