Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
July 31, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1977 at Astrodome. 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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Chicago Cubs 4, Houston Astros 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus ss 4 0 0 0
Gross lf 4 1 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0
Morales cf 4 1 1 1
Murcer rf 3 2 1 1
Ontiveros 3b 3 0 2 1
Kelleher 2b 4 0 1 1
Swisher c 4 0 2 0
Burris p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 4 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 1 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 0 3 1
Cruz rf 4 0 0 0
Howe 2b 4 0 0 0
Herrmann c 3 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 1 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Richard p 2 0 2 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ss 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Chicago 010 003 000480
Houston 100 000 000180
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  W (11-10) 9.0 8 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
0
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  L (9-9) 5.2 5 4 4 2 2
  Pentz   1.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Forsch   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
3

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2, Houston 1.  2B–Chicago Morales (29,off Richard); Ontiveros (12,off Pentz), Houston Watson 2 (23,off Burris 2).  SB–Murcer (9,2nd base off Pentz/Herrmann).  WP–Burris (5).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–1:57.  A–20,094.
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