Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
July 24, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 1977 at Wrigley Field. The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 10, Chicago Cubs 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 5 1 2 0
Cabell 3b 5 2 1 1
Cruz rf 5 3 4 1
Watson 1b 4 1 2 1
Howe 2b 5 2 3 5
Cedeno cf 5 1 1 2
Herrmann c 3 0 1 0
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0
Pentz p 2 0 0 0
  Gardner ph 1 0 0 0
  Sambito p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 14 10
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 1 0 0
Cardenal lf 4 2 2 1
Biittner 1b 5 2 3 2
Murcer rf 4 1 2 1
Morales cf 4 0 1 1
Ontiveros 3b 3 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 1 0 0 1
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Rosello ph 1 0 0 0
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
  Swisher ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 4 0 0 0
Burris p 0 0 0 0
  Wallis ph 0 0 0 0
  Broberg p 0 0 0 0
  Kelleher 2b 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 6
Houston 103 040 00210140
Chicago 100 230 000681
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Pentz  W (3-1) 5.0 6 6 6 4 1
  Sambito  SV (3) 4.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
4
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  L (10-10) 3.0 6 4 4 1 1
  Broberg   1.2 4 4 4 1 1
  Moore   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Reuschel   3.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hernandez   1.0 4 2 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
10
9
2
3

  E–Biittner (9).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Houston Cruz (21,off Burris), Chicago Biittner (15,off Pentz); Murcer (12,off Pentz); Cardenal (8,off Pentz).  HR–Houston Cabell (9,1st inning off Burris 0 on, 1 out); Howe (6,3rd inning off Burris 2 on, 2 out); Cedeno (4,5th inning off Broberg 1 on, 2 out), Chicago Biittner (7,5th inning off Pentz 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Trillo (6,off Pentz).  SB–Cruz (29,2nd base off Broberg/Mitterwald); Cabell (30,2nd base off G Hernandez/Mitterwald).  WP–G Hernandez 2 (7).  BK–Pentz (1).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:39.
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