Philadelphia Phillies 5, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 123
Played on Saturday, August 20, 1977 (N) at Veterans Stadium
HOU N 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 11 3 PHI N 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 5 9 3
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Howard cf 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 Cruz rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 Watson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 7 1 Ferguson c 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 Howe 2b 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 7 Fuller lf 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 Sperring ss 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 Larson p 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 11 3 4 6 24 12 FIELDING - E: Cabell (17), Sperring (5), Sambito (2). BATTING - 2B: Cabell (28,off Kaat); Ferguson (19,off McGraw). SF: Sperring (1,off Kaat). GDP: Sperring (4,off Kaat). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - CS: Cruz (17,3rd base by Kaat/Boone).
Philadelphia Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO PO A McBride cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 Bowa ss 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 3 Luzinski lf 4 0 1 2 1 2 2 1 Hebner 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 Johnson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Johnstone rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 Boone c 3 1 0 0 1 0 6 1 Sizemore 2b 3 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 Kaat p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 McCarver ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 McGraw p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 5 9 4 7 3 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 1. Bowa-Sizemore-Hebner. E: Bowa (10), Boone (6), Kaat (3). BATTING - 2B: Sizemore (15,off Larson); McCarver (9,off Larson). HBP: Schmidt (6,by McLaughlin). Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING - SB: McBride (23,2nd base off Larson/Ferguson); Boone (4,2nd base off Larson/Ferguson); Luzinski (2,2nd base off Larson/Ferguson). CS: Sizemore (10,2nd base by Larson/Ferguson).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Larson 8 8 4 3 6 3 0 38 McLaughlin L(3-6) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 Sambito 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 8 9 5 3 7 3 0 41 McLaughlin faced 2 batters in the 9th inning Sambito faced 1 batter in the 9th inning WP: Larson (6). HBP: McLaughlin (6,Schmidt). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 2-1. .
Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Kaat 6 8 4 3 3 2 0 27 McGraw W(7-2) 3 3 0 0 1 4 0 11 Totals 9 11 4 3 4 6 0 38 Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 47048 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Philadelphia Phillies 1. Howard cf McBride cf 2. Cabell 3b Bowa ss 3. Cruz rf Schmidt 3b 4. Watson 1b Luzinski lf 5. Ferguson c Hebner 1b 6. Howe 2b Johnstone rf 7. Fuller lf Boone c 8. Sperring ss Sizemore 2b 9. Larson p Kaat p ASTROS 1ST: Howard struck out; Cabell doubled to right; Cabell was picked off second but was safe on an error by Kaat [Cabell scored]; Cruz singled to first; Watson singled to center [Cruz to second]; Ferguson flied out to left; Howe forced Watson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride singled to center; McBride stole second; Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt grounded out (second to first); Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. ASTROS 2ND: Fuller walked; Sperring grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Fuller out at second]; Larson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Johnstone flied out to center; Boone walked; Boone stole second; Larson threw a wild pitch [Boone to third]; Sizemore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. ASTROS 3RD: Howard singled to right; Cabell flied out to left; Cruz singled to left [Howard to third]; Watson grounded out (third to first) [Howard scored, Cruz to second]; Cruz was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Kaat singled to right; McBride walked [Kaat to second]; Bowa forced Kaat (pitcher to third) [McBride to second]; Schmidt walked [McBride to third, Bowa to second]; Luzinski singled to right [McBride scored, Bowa scored, Schmidt to third]; Luzinski stole second; Hebner popped to second; Johnstone walked; Boone forced Johnstone (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Phillies 2. ASTROS 4TH: Ferguson singled to center; Howe forced Ferguson (third to second); Fuller walked [Howe to second]; Sperring singled to left [Howe scored, Fuller to second]; Larson forced Sperring (shortstop to second) [Fuller to third]; Howard forced Larson (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 4TH: Sizemore walked; Sizemore was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kaat lined to center; McBride grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 2. ASTROS 5TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Schmidt singled to left; Luzinski struck out; Hebner grounded out (first to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 2. ASTROS 6TH: Ferguson flied out to center; Howe singled to left; Howe was picked off first but was safe on an error by Boone [Howe to third]; Fuller walked; Sperring hit a sacrifice fly to right [Howe scored (unearned)]; Larson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 6TH: Johnstone grounded out (second to pitcher); Boone reached on an error by Cabell [Boone to first]; Sizemore doubled to left [Boone scored (unearned)]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR KAAT; McCarver doubled to right [Sizemore scored, McCarver out at third (right to second to third)]; McBride grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 4. ASTROS 7TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Howard struck out; Cabell walked; Cruz flied out to center [Cabell to second (error by Bowa)]; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Schmidt popped to second; Luzinski reached on an error by Sperring [Luzinski to first]; Hebner walked [Luzinski to second]; Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 4. ASTROS 8TH: Ferguson doubled to center; Howe struck out; Fuller singled to right [Ferguson to third, Fuller out at second (right to first to second to shortstop)]; Sperring struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 8TH: Boone popped to third in foul territory; Sizemore flied out to right; McGraw singled to left; McBride singled to right [McGraw to second]; Bowa flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 4. ASTROS 9TH: CEDENO BATTED FOR LARSON; Cedeno flied out to right; Howard popped to third in foul territory; Cabell singled to left [Cabell out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 9TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED CEDENO (PITCHING); Schmidt was hit by a pitch; Luzinski walked [Schmidt to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); JOHNSON BATTED FOR HEBNER; Johnson singled to third [Schmidt scored (error by Sambito) (unearned) (no RBI), Luzinski to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 11 3 7 Phillies 5 9 3 12
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