Philadelphia Phillies 7, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 124
Played on Sunday, August 21, 1977 (N) at Veterans Stadium

HOU N    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  5  0
PHI N    0  0  0    5  0  2    0  0  x  -   7 11  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Howard cf                     4   0   0   0       0   3       2   0
Cabell 3b                     4   3   3   2       0   0       3   0
Cruz rf                       4   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Watson 1b                     4   0   1   1       0   0       7   0
Ferguson c                    4   0   0   0       0   1       6   0
Howe 2b                       3   0   0   0       0   2       1   4
Fuller lf                     3   0   0   0       0   3       0   0
Sperring ss                   3   0   0   0       0   2       1   1
Lemongello p                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Dixon p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gonzalez ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Pentz p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Puhl ph                     0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  McLaughlin p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   3   5   3       1  14      24   5

BATTING - 
2B: Cabell (29,off Carlton).
HR: Cabell 2 (12,1st inning off Carlton 0 on 1 out,4th inning off Carlton 0
on 0 out).
Team LOB: 2.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Cruz (18,2nd base by Carlton/McCarver).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McBride cf                    5   1   3   1       0   1       1   0
Bowa ss                       4   0   1   0       0   0       1   3
Schmidt 3b                    3   1   1   1       0   1       0   3
Luzinski lf                   4   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Hebner 1b                     4   1   1   1       0   0       8   1
Johnstone rf                  3   1   2   0       1   1       0   0
McCarver c                    4   1   2   3       0   0      14   0
Sizemore 2b                   3   1   0   0       1   1       1   1
Carlton p                     4   1   1   1       0   0       0   2
Totals                       34   7  11   7       2   6      27  10

BATTING - 
2B: McBride (16,off Lemongello).
3B: Schmidt (8,off Lemongello).
HR: McCarver (5,4th inning off Lemongello 2 on 1 out); Carlton (2,6th inning
off Pentz 0 on 0 out).
SF: Schmidt (7,off Pentz).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Johnstone (3,2nd base off Lemongello/Ferguson); Sizemore (5,2nd base off
Lemongello/Ferguson); McBride (24,2nd base off Pentz/Ferguson).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lemongello L(5-14)            3.2   7   5   5   2   3   1  20
Dixon                         1.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   6
Pentz                         2     2   2   2   0   1   1   8
McLaughlin                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        8    11   7   7   2   6   2  37

Inherited Runners - Scored: Dixon 2-0.
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Philadelphia Phillies        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Carlton W(18-7)               9     5   3   3   1  14   2  32


Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Dutch Rennert
Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 46852


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        McCarver            c
8. Sperring            ss        Sizemore            2b
9. Lemongello          p         Carlton             p

ASTROS 1ST: Howard struck out; Cabell homered; Cruz grounded out
(pitcher to first); Watson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride struck out; Bowa grounded out (shortstop
to first); Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Phillies 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson struck out; Howe was called out on strikes;
Fuller was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski flied out to right; Hebner made an out to
third; Johnstone walked; Johnstone stole second; McCarver
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Phillies 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Sperring struck out; Lemongello struck out; Howard
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore flied out to right; Carlton lined to
shortstop; McBride doubled to left; Bowa grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell homered; Cruz singled to center; Cruz was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt tripled to right; Luzinski struck out;
Hebner singled to center [Schmidt scored]; Johnstone singled to
center [Hebner to second]; McCarver homered [Hebner scored,
Johnstone scored]; Sizemore walked; Sizemore stole second;
Carlton popped to third; McBride singled to center [Sizemore
scored]; Bowa singled to right [McBride to second]; DIXON
REPLACED LEMONGELLO (PITCHING); Schmidt popped to second; 5 R, 6
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies 5.

ASTROS 5TH: Howe flied out to center; Fuller struck out;
Sperring flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski struck out; Hebner made an out to third;
Johnstone singled to right; McCarver singled to right [Johnstone
to second]; Sizemore struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
2, Phillies 5.

ASTROS 6TH: GONZALEZ BATTED FOR DIXON; Gonzalez struck out;
Howard struck out; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: PENTZ REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Carlton
homered; McBride singled to center; McBride stole second; Bowa
grounded out (first unassisted) [McBride to third]; Schmidt hit
a sacrifice fly to center [McBride scored]; Luzinski flied out
to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies 7.

ASTROS 7TH: Cruz struck out; Watson singled to center; Ferguson
made an out to second; Howe was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies 7.

PHILLIES 7TH: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Johnstone
struck out; McCarver grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies 7.

ASTROS 8TH: Fuller struck out; Sperring struck out; PUHL BATTED
FOR PENTZ; Puhl walked; Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 2, Phillies 7.

PHILLIES 8TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); Sizemore
popped to first; Carlton grounded out (first unassisted);
McBride flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Phillies 7.

ASTROS 9TH: Cabell doubled to left; Cruz grounded out (second to
first) [Cabell to third]; Watson grounded out (third to first)
[Cabell scored]; Ferguson flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           3   5   0    2
 Phillies         7  11   0    6


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