Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 20, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 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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Houston Astros 4, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard cf 5 1 1 0
Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0
Cruz rf 4 0 2 0
Watson 1b 4 0 1 1
Ferguson c 4 0 2 0
Howe 2b 4 2 1 0
Fuller lf 1 0 1 0
Sperring ss 3 0 1 2
Larson p 3 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 11 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride cf 4 1 2 0
Bowa ss 5 1 0 0
Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 0
Luzinski lf 4 0 1 2
Hebner 1b 3 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 1 0
Johnstone rf 3 0 0 0
Boone c 3 1 0 0
Sizemore 2b 3 1 1 1
Kaat p 2 0 1 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 1 1
  McGraw p 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 5 9 4
Houston 101 101 0004113
Philadelphia 002 002 001593
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Larson   8.0 8 4 3 6 3
  McLaughlin  L (3-6) 0.0 0 1 0 1 0
  Sambito   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
3
7
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat   6.0 8 4 3 3 2
  McGraw  W (7-2) 3.0 3 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
4
6

  E–Cabell (17), Sperring (5), Sambito (2), Bowa (10), Boone (6), Kaat (3).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Houston Cabell (28,off Kaat); Ferguson (19,off McGraw), Philadelphia Sizemore (15,off Larson); McCarver (9,off Larson).  SF–Sperring (1,off Kaat).  HBP–Schmidt (6,by McLaughlin).  CS–Cruz (17,3rd base by Kaat/Boone); Sizemore (10,2nd base by Larson/Ferguson).  SB–McBride (23,2nd base off Larson/Ferguson); Boone (4,2nd base off Larson/Ferguson); Luzinski (2,2nd base off Larson/Ferguson).  WP–Larson (6).  HBP–McLaughlin (6,Schmidt).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:20.  A–47,048.
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