Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants
July 23, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1977 at Candlestick Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Francisco Giants 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Martin rf,lf 4 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph,lf 1 0 1 1
Bowa ss 5 1 1 0
Schmidt 3b 2 0 2 0
Luzinski lf 3 0 1 0
  Hutton 1b 1 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 1 2 2
  McGraw p 1 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 2 2 0
Boone c 3 1 2 2
Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 0
Christenson p 3 1 1 1
  McBride rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 12 6
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Madlock 3b 3 1 0 0
Thomas cf 4 0 2 0
Evans lf 3 0 0 1
Thomasson rf 3 1 1 0
McCovey 1b 4 1 2 2
Alexander c 4 0 0 0
Foli ss 3 0 1 0
Andrews 2b 3 0 0 0
Knepper p 1 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
  Elliott ph 1 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Philadelphia 011 012 0106122
San Francisco 100 002 000360
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson  W (9-5) 6.0 6 3 2 2 2
  McGraw  SV (6) 3.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
2
3
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  L (4-4) 5.0 8 3 3 3 1
  Williams   1.1 2 2 2 1 1
  Heaverlo   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Moffitt   2.0 2 1 1 3 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
7
4

  E–Luzinski (5), Sizemore (7).  DP–Philadelphia 1, San Francisco 3.  2B–San Francisco Thomas (7,off Christenson).  3B–Philadelphia Schmidt 2 (6,off Knepper,off Williams).  HR–Philadelphia Johnson (7,2nd inning off Knepper 0 on, 0 out); Christenson (1,3rd inning off Knepper 0 on, 0 out); Boone (8,6th inning off Williams 1 on, 0 out), San Francisco McCovey (15,6th inning off Christenson 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Sizemore (3,off Moffitt).  IBB–McBride (3,by Moffitt).  SF–Evans (3,off Christenson).  SB–Schmidt (9,2nd base off Knepper/Alexander); Maddox (13,2nd base off Moffitt/Alexander); Thomasson (6,2nd base off Christenson/Boone).  IBB–Moffitt (6,McBride).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:24.  A–7,958.
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