Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 19, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1977 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 5, Philadelphia Phillies 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl cf 4 3 2 0
Cabell 3b 5 0 3 2
Cruz rf 4 0 0 0
Watson 1b 3 0 1 1
Ferguson c 4 1 2 1
Howe 2b 4 0 2 0
Gardner lf 3 0 0 1
Sperring ss 4 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 1 1 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride cf 5 1 2 0
Bowa ss 4 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 3 1 1 1
Hebner 1b 4 2 2 2
  Hutton 1b 0 0 0 0
Johnstone rf 4 1 1 1
Boone c 3 2 2 1
Sizemore 2b 3 1 1 0
Christenson p 3 1 1 3
  Reed p 1 0 1 1
Totals 34 9 11 9
Houston 101 000 2105110
Philadelphia 310 004 01x9110
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (8-5) 6.0 9 8 8 2 3
  Pentz   2.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
9
9
3
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson  W (12-5) 7.0 10 4 4 2 1
  Reed   2.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
2
2

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1, Philadelphia 2.  2B–Houston Cabell (27,off Christenson); Ferguson (18,off Reed), Philadelphia Luzinski (27,off Niekro); Boone (17,off Niekro).  HR–Philadelphia Hebner (15,1st inning off Niekro 1 on, 2 out); Boone (10,2nd inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out); Johnstone (9,6th inning off Niekro 0 on, 2 out); Christenson (2,6th inning off Niekro 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Watson (2,off Christenson).  IBB–Sizemore (15,by Pentz).  SB–Cabell (34,2nd base off Christenson/Boone); McBride (22,2nd base off Niekro/Ferguson); Boone (3,2nd base off Niekro/Ferguson); Hebner (5,2nd base off Pentz/Ferguson).  IBB–Pentz (5,Sizemore).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:17.  A–46,266.
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