Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
July 25, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 25, 1977 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 7, Chicago Cubs 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 4 1 2 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0
Cruz rf 5 1 1 1
Watson 1b 4 1 0 0
Howe 2b 4 1 1 2
Ferguson c 3 1 1 2
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Lemongello p 0 0 0 0
Bannister p 1 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 1 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 1 1 0
  Gonzalez ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 8 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal lf 4 1 0 0
Biittner 1b 5 2 3 3
Clines rf 5 1 1 0
Morales cf 3 0 1 1
Ontiveros 3b 2 1 1 0
Trillo 2b 2 0 0 1
Rosello ss 2 1 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 3 2 1 1
Bonham p 3 1 2 2
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
  DeJesus ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 9 9 8
Houston 000 000 070781
Chicago 201 004 02x993
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister   2.0 3 3 2 4 1
  McLaughlin   5.0 5 4 4 3 5
  Lemongello  L (3-12) 1.0 1 2 2 1 2
Totals
8.0
9
9
8
8
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham   7.1 6 6 5 3 6
  Reuschel   0.1 1 1 1 0 1
  Hernandez  W (4-3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
7
6
3
10

  E–Cabell (11), Ontiveros (10), Rosello 2 (4).  DP–Houston 3.  2B–Houston Ferguson (14,off Bonham), Chicago Clines (7,off Bannister); Mitterwald (14,off McLaughlin); Bonham (2,off McLaughlin); Biittner (16,off McLaughlin).  3B–Houston Cedeno (3,off P Reuschel).  HR–Chicago Biittner (8,8th inning off Lemongello 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Cabell (2,off Bonham).  SF–Trillo (7,off Bannister).  SB–Puhl (2,2nd base off Bonham/Mitterwald); Cedeno 2 (32,2nd base off Bonham/Mitterwald,Home off G Hernandez/Mitterwald).  CS–Cabell (14,3rd base by Bonham/Mitterwald); Morales (3,2nd base by McLaughlin/Ferguson).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:46.  A–14,577.
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