Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
July 29, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1977 at Astrodome. 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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Chicago Cubs 0, Houston Astros 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal lf 4 0 2 0
Biittner 1b 4 0 0 0
Murcer rf 3 0 0 0
Morales cf 4 0 1 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 1 0
Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 2 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
  Swisher c 0 0 0 0
DeJesus ss 1 0 0 0
  Wallis ph 1 0 0 0
  Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
Bonham p 1 0 0 0
  Buckner ph 1 0 0 0
  Kelleher ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 4 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 3 1 1 0
Watson 1b 3 0 1 1
Cruz rf 1 0 1 0
Ferguson c 2 0 0 0
Howe 2b 3 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
Totals 26 1 3 1
Chicago 000 000 000043
Houston 000 100 00x130
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  L (9-10) 7.0 3 1 1 3 3
  Reuschel   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
3
1
1
3
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (6-3) 9.0 4 0 0 2 6
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
6

  E–Ontiveros (12), Trillo (18), DeJesus (22).  DP–Chicago 3, Houston 1.  2B–Chicago Cardenal (10,off Niekro); Ontiveros (11,off Niekro), Houston Cedeno (15,off Bonham); Watson (20,off Bonham).  3B–Houston Cruz (7,off Bonham).  SH–Bonham (8,off Niekro).  IBB–Cruz 2 (7,by Bonham 2).  IBB–Bonham 2 (10,Cruz 2).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–1:49.  A–23,208.
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