Philadelphia Phillies 9, Houston Astros 8
Regular Season Game 54
Played on Tuesday, June 7, 1977 (N) at Veterans Stadium

HOU N    1  2  0    2  2  0    0  1  0  -   8 13  2
PHI N    2  1  0    1  0  5    0  0  x  -   9  7  2
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cedeno cf                     5   2   2   1       0   0       3   0
Cabell 3b                     5   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
Cruz rf                       4   1   3   1       1   0       1   0
Crawford lf                   4   0   0   0       1   0       5   0
Watson 1b                     4   1   1   0       0   1       6   1
Howe 2b                       4   3   3   2       0   0       1   2
Herrmann c                    4   0   2   0       0   0       4   0
  Howard pr                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Forsch p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Gonzalez ss                   4   1   1   2       0   0       1   1
Bannister p                   2   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
  Niekro p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Pentz p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Ferguson ph,c               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38   8  13   6       2   1      24   8

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Howe-Watson.
E: Gonzalez 2 (15).
PB: Herrmann (3).

BATTING - 
2B: Howe 2 (11,off Lonborg,off Garber).
HR: Cedeno (3,1st inning off Lonborg 0 on 0 out); Howe (5,2nd inning off Lonborg
1 on 0 out); Gonzalez (1,4th inning off Lonborg 1 on 2 out).
GDP: Crawford (1,off Lonborg); Gonzalez (2,off Garber).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Cruz (16,2nd base off Underwood/Boone).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Maddox cf                     5   1   1   0       0   2       5   0
Sizemore 2b                   5   2   2   2       0   1       1   6
Schmidt 3b                    5   1   1   2       0   0       1   3
Luzinski lf                   4   1   1   3       0   0       2   0
Boone c                       3   0   1   0       1   0       1   0
Hebner 1b                     3   0   0   0       1   1      13   1
Martin rf                     3   2   1   0       1   0       0   0
Bowa ss                       2   1   0   1       1   0       3   3
Lonborg p                     0   0   0   0       1   0       1   2
  Johnson ph                  0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Underwood p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  McCarver ph                 0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Garber p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   9   7   8       7   4      27  15

FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Lonborg-Hebner, Sizemore-Bowa-Hebner, Schmidt-Sizemore-Hebner.
E: Schmidt 2 (8).

BATTING - 
3B: Martin (1,off Bannister).
HR: Schmidt (9,1st inning off Bannister 1 on 1 out); Luzinski (10,6th inning
off Pentz 2 on 2 out).
SF: Bowa (3,off Bannister).
GDP: Sizemore (6,off Bannister).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Boone (1,2nd base off Bannister/Herrmann); Martin (1,3rd base off Bannister/Herrmann);
Bowa 2 (5,2nd base off Bannister/Herrmann,2nd base off Niekro/Herrmann);
Maddox (5,2nd base off Forsch/Ferguson).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bannister                     3.1   5   4   3   4   2   1  18
Niekro L(0-1)                 2     1   4   1   3   2   0  11
Pentz                         1.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   6
Forsch                        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        8     7   9   4*  7   4   2  39

* - Team earned runs does not equal the composite totals for all pitchers due to instances in which provisions of Section 10.18 (i) of the Scoring rules were applied.
Inherited Runners - Scored: Niekro 3-1; Pentz 2-2.
.

Philadelphia Phillies        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lonborg                       4     8   5   5   0   0   3  18
Underwood W(3-1)              2     2   2   2   1   0   0   9
Garber SV(6)                  3     3   1   1   1   1   0  13
Totals                        9    13   8   8   2   1   3  40

WP: Underwood (4).

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale
Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 25226


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Philadelphia Phillies    
1. Cedeno              cf        Maddox              cf
2. Cabell              3b        Sizemore            2b
3. Cruz                rf        Schmidt             3b
4. Crawford            lf        Luzinski            lf
5. Watson              1b        Boone               c
6. Howe                2b        Hebner              1b
7. Herrmann            c         Martin              rf
8. Gonzalez            ss        Bowa                ss
9. Bannister           p         Lonborg             p

ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno homered; Cabell flied out to center; Cruz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Crawford grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox struck out; Sizemore singled to left;
Schmidt homered [Sizemore scored]; Luzinski flied out to left;
Boone singled to left; Boone stole second; Hebner was called out
on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to center; Howe homered [Watson
scored]; Herrmann singled to left; Gonzalez hit into a double
play (pitcher to first) [Herrmann out at second]; Bannister
singled to center; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 2ND: Martin tripled to left; Bowa hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Martin scored]; Lonborg walked; Maddox singled to right
[Lonborg to second]; Sizemore grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Maddox out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 3, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
singled to second; Crawford grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Luzinski
grounded out (third to first); Boone lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson flied out to center; Howe doubled to left;
Herrmann flied out to center; Gonzalez homered [Howe scored];
Bannister flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5,
Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Hebner walked; Martin walked [Hebner to second];
Bowa forced Hebner (pitcher to third) [Martin to second];
JOHNSON BATTED FOR LONBORG; Martin stole third and Bowa stole
second; Johnson walked; NIEKRO REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING);
Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Martin scored (unearned), Bowa
to third, Johnson to second]; Maddox struck out; Sizemore struck
out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Phillies 4.

ASTROS 5TH: UNDERWOOD REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Cedeno
singled to pitcher [Cedeno to second (error by Schmidt)]; Cabell
grounded out (third to first) [Cedeno to third]; Cruz singled to
center [Cedeno scored]; Cruz stole second; Crawford walked;
Watson grounded out (first to second to first) [Cruz to third,
Crawford to second]; Underwood threw a wild pitch [Cruz scored,
Crawford to third]; Howe grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 7, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt flied out to center; Luzinski flied out to
left; Boone walked; Hebner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 7, Phillies 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Herrmann popped to third; Gonzalez popped to
shortstop; Niekro flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 7, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Martin grounded out (pitcher to first); Bowa
walked; MCCARVER BATTED FOR UNDERWOOD; Bowa stole second;
McCarver walked; Maddox reached on an error by Gonzalez [Bowa to
third, McCarver to second, Maddox to first]; Sizemore singled to
center [Bowa scored, McCarver scored (unearned), Maddox to
second]; PENTZ REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Schmidt flied out to
left; Luzinski homered (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)
[Maddox scored (unearned), Sizemore scored (unearned)]; Boone
grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 7, Phillies 9.

ASTROS 7TH: GARBER REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Cedeno flied
out to center; Cabell reached on an error by Schmidt [Cabell to
first]; Cruz walked [Cabell to second]; Crawford popped to
shortstop; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 7,
Phillies 9.

PHILLIES 7TH: Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); Martin
flied out to center; Bowa popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 7, Phillies 9.

ASTROS 8TH: Howe doubled to right; Herrmann singled to center
[Howe to third]; HOWARD RAN FOR HERRMANN; Gonzalez grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Howe scored (no RBI),
Howard out at second]; FERGUSON BATTED FOR PENTZ; Ferguson
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 8,
Phillies 9.

PHILLIES 8TH: FORSCH REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); FERGUSON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Garber grounded out (second to first);
Maddox reached on an error by Gonzalez [Maddox to first]; Maddox
stole second; Sizemore flied out to center; Schmidt flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Phillies 9.

ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno flied out to left; Cabell grounded out (first
unassisted); Cruz singled to center; Crawford grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Phillies 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           8  13   2    5
 Phillies         9   7   2    6


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