Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
August 9, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1977 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Houston Astros 0, San Francisco Giants 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard lf 4 0 1 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 3 0 0 0
Watson 1b 3 0 1 0
Ferguson c 3 0 1 0
Howe 2b 3 0 0 0
Cruz rf 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
  Fuller ph 1 0 0 0
Pentz p 1 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 0 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Sperring ph,ss 2 0 1 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Thomas cf 4 1 1 0
Andrews 2b 4 1 3 0
Evans 3b 3 0 0 1
Thomasson 1b 3 0 0 0
Clark rf 3 0 1 1
Whitfield lf 4 1 2 1
Foli ss 3 0 1 0
  LeMaster ss 1 0 0 0
Alexander c 4 1 1 0
Knepper p 4 1 2 1
Totals 33 5 11 4
Houston 000 000 000041
San Francisco 221 000 00x5110
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Pentz  L (3-2) 4.0 8 5 3 2 3
  Forsch   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
  McLaughlin   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
11
5
3
2
7
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  W (5-6) 9.0 4 0 0 5 7
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
5
7

  E–Howard (1).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Ferguson (16,off Knepper).  SF–Evans (4,off Pentz).  SB–Cedeno 2 (37,2nd base off Knepper/Alexander,3rd base off Knepper/Alexander).  WP–Pentz 2 (8), Knepper (2).  BK–Pentz (2).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:36.  A–10,010.
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