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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1977 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants 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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San Francisco Giants 1, Houston Astros 6

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Thomas cf 4 0 0 0
Andrews 2b 3 0 2 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 1 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0
Evans lf 3 0 0 0
Thomasson rf 4 1 0 0
Foli ss 3 0 0 0
Sadek c 3 0 1 1
Barr p 2 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
  Whitfield ph 1 0 0 0
  Curtis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 3 1 1 0
Cabell 3b,1b 5 1 1 1
Cedeno cf 5 0 2 0
Cruz rf 4 2 1 1
Watson 1b 3 0 0 0
  Walton ph 1 0 1 1
  Sperring pr,3b 1 0 1 0
Ferguson c 4 2 3 1
Howe 2b 3 0 2 1
Metzger ss 4 0 2 1
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 14 6
San Francisco 010 000 000141
Houston 002 013 00x6141
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Barr  L (12-14) 5.1 9 5 5 4 5
  Heaverlo   1.2 3 1 1 1 3
  Curtis   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
14
6
6
5
10
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (12-5) 9.0 4 1 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
4

  E–Evans (11), Howe (8).  2B–Houston Metzger (8,off Heaverlo).  3B–Houston Howe (6,off Barr).  HR–Houston Cruz (14,3rd inning off Barr 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Niekro (3,off Barr).  IBB–Cruz (13,by Heaverlo).  CS–Cedeno (12,3rd base by Curtis/Sadek).  WP–Curtis (4).  BK–Barr (2).  IBB–Heaverlo (7,Cruz).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:21.  A–10,019.
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