Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
August 16, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1977 at Fulton County Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 4 2 1 0
Sperring 2b 5 0 3 1
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1
Watson 1b 4 1 1 0
Cruz rf 5 0 2 0
Ferguson c 4 0 0 0
Howe 3b 2 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 0 1 0
Lemongello p 3 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Office cf 5 0 2 0
Bonnell 3b 4 0 2 0
Burroughs rf 4 0 2 0
Montanez 1b 3 0 0 0
Matthews lf 4 0 1 0
Pocoroba c 4 0 0 0
Gilbreath 2b 3 0 1 0
Royster ss 4 0 0 0
Ruthven p 2 1 2 1
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0
  Theiss p 0 0 0 0
  Nolan ph 0 0 0 0
  Rockett pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 10 1
Houston 101 010 010490
Atlanta 001 000 0001103
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemongello  W (5-13) 8.0 10 1 1 5 1
  McLaughlin  SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
5
2
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  L (4-9) 6.0 7 3 1 5 2
  Campbell   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Theiss   2.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
2
7
3

  E–Bonnell (1), Royster 2 (25).  DP–Houston 2, Atlanta 1.  2B–Houston Sperring 2 (3,off Ruthven,off Theiss), Atlanta Matthews (19,off Lemongello).  3B–Atlanta Ruthven (1,off Lemongello).  HR–Atlanta Ruthven (1,3rd inning off Lemongello 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Lemongello (5,off Ruthven).  IBB–Ferguson (6,by Theiss).  SB–Cedeno 2 (43,2nd base off Ruthven/Pocoroba 2); Cruz 3 (35,2nd base off Ruthven/Pocoroba,2nd base off Campbell/Pocoroba,2nd base off Theiss/Pocoroba).  CS–Cedeno (10,2nd base by Ruthven/Pocoroba); Cruz (16,3rd base by Theiss/Pocoroba); Bonnell (2,2nd base by Lemongello/Ferguson).  WP–Ruthven (2).  IBB–Theiss (4,Ferguson).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:53.  A–6,759.
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