San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
September 10, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 10, 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 0, Houston Astros 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Thomas cf 4 0 1 0
Andrews 2b 4 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 1 0
McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0
Evans lf 4 0 0 0
Thomasson rf 3 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
Foli ss 3 0 1 0
Hill c 3 0 0 0
Knepper p 1 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
  Clark rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 3 0 0 0
  Howard ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 1 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 2 2
Watson 1b 3 0 0 0
Ferguson c 4 0 2 0
Cruz rf 3 0 1 0
Howe 2b 3 0 1 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Lemongello p 2 0 0 0
  Fischlin pr 0 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2
San Francisco 000 000 000031
Houston 000 002 00x270
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  L (8-8) 6.1 7 2 2 1 5
  Heaverlo   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Lavelle   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
1
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemongello  W (8-14) 7.0 2 0 0 2 1
  Sambito  SV (7) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
2
2

  E–Evans (12).  2B–Houston Cedeno (31,off Knepper).  3B–Houston Ferguson (3,off Knepper).  HR–Houston Cedeno (10,6th inning off Knepper 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Lemongello (1,by Heaverlo).  SB–McCovey (3,2nd base off Lemongello/Ferguson).  HBP–Heaverlo (3,Lemongello).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:11.  A–14,382.
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