Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
August 11, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1977 at Candlestick Park. The Houston Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 7, San Francisco Giants 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 4 2 2 0
Cabell 3b 5 3 3 1
Cedeno cf 5 1 3 3
Watson 1b 4 1 0 0
Cruz rf 5 0 1 1
Ferguson c 5 0 0 0
Howe 2b 3 0 1 1
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Lemongello p 2 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Larson p 1 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 10 6
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Madlock 3b 4 1 1 0
Andrews 2b 4 0 0 0
  Thomasson ph 1 0 0 0
Clark rf 5 0 1 0
McCovey 1b 5 1 2 0
Evans lf 3 0 0 0
Whitfield cf 4 1 1 1
Foli ss 4 1 2 0
Alexander c 2 1 1 3
Halicki p 2 0 1 0
  Sadek ph 0 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 4
Houston 002 020 3007102
San Francisco 011 210 000592
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemongello   5.0 9 5 3 0 0
  Larson  W (1-6) 3.2 0 0 0 3 1
  Sambito  SV (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
3
3
1
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Halicki   6.0 5 4 3 3 5
  Lavelle  L (6-7) 0.2 4 3 3 2 0
  Moffitt   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Heaverlo   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
6
5
8

  E–Cabell (16), Metzger (9), Alexander (2), Halicki (3).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Cedeno 3 (23,off Halicki,off Lavelle,off Moffitt), San Francisco Madlock (19,off Lemongello); McCovey (14,off Lemongello); Whitfield (17,off Lemongello).  HR–San Francisco Alexander (3,4th inning off Lemongello 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Watson (8,by Lavelle).  SH–Sadek (2,off Larson).  SF–Alexander (2,off Lemongello).  SB–Puhl (4,2nd base off Halicki/Alexander); Cabell 2 (33,2nd base off Halicki/Alexander,3rd base off Halicki/Alexander); Ferguson (4,2nd base off Halicki/Alexander); Clark (9,2nd base off Lemongello/Ferguson).  IBB–Lavelle (17,Watson).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:32.  A–3,393.
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