Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
July 30, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 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 3, Houston Astros 11

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 5 2 3 0
Biittner lf 3 0 1 0
  Clines lf 2 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 5 0 2 0
Morales cf 5 0 0 1
Murcer rf 2 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 1 2 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 1 0
Mitterwald c 4 0 2 0
Reuschel R. p 1 0 0 0
  Broberg p 0 0 0 0
  Wallis ph 1 0 1 1
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0
  Reuschel P. p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 3 14 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 4 2 4 2
Cabell 3b 4 1 1 3
Cedeno cf 5 1 2 1
Watson 1b 4 1 1 2
Cruz rf 4 1 1 0
Ferguson c 5 1 2 0
Howe 2b 4 1 1 0
Metzger ss 4 2 1 0
Dixon p 2 0 0 0
  Sambito p 2 1 1 1
Totals 38 11 14 9
Chicago 001 100 1003143
Houston 030 000 80x11140
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel R.   2.0 6 3 3 1 2
  Broberg   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Moore   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Reuschel P.  L (4-3) 1.2 4 7 7 3 2
  Hernandez   1.1 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.0
14
11
11
6
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dixon   5.0 10 2 2 1 3
  Sambito  W (5-3) 4.0 4 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
14
3
3
2
6

  E–Biittner (11), Buckner (6), Ontiveros (13).  DP–Chicago 1, Houston 2.  2B–Chicago Buckner (13,off Dixon); DeJesus (15,off Sambito), Houston Puhl 3 (4,off R Reuschel,off Moore,off P Reuschel); Howe (15,off R Reuschel); Cedeno 2 (17,off R Reuschel,off Moore); Watson (21,off P Reuschel); Cabell (24,off G Hernandez).  IBB–Cruz (8,by P Reuschel); Metzger (2,by P Reuschel).  WP–P Reuschel (3).  IBB–P Reuschel 2 (7,Cruz,Metzger).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:45.  A–42,916.
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