Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Regular Season Game 127
Played on Wednesday, August 24, 1977 (N) at Astrodome
PHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 1 HOU N 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 x - 3 7 1
Philadelphia Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO PO A McBride cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Martin cf 2 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 Bowa ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hebner 1b 1 0 1 0 3 0 11 2 Johnstone rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Boone c 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Sizemore 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 Christenson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Hutton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 5 1 3 3 24 16 FIELDING - E: Bowa (11). BATTING - 2B: Martin (13,off Niekro). HR: Martin (5,8th inning off Niekro 0 on 2 out). SH: Christenson (6,off Niekro). GDP: Boone 2 (8,off Niekro 2). Team LOB: 6.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 Cabell 3b 4 0 3 2 0 0 2 2 Cruz rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Ferguson c 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 Howe 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 Howard lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Sperring ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 Niekro p 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 Totals 31 3 7 3 3 3 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 2. Sperring-Howe-Watson, Cabell-Howe-Watson. E: Cabell (18). BATTING - 2B: Cabell (30,off Christenson). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Puhl (5,2nd base off Christenson/Boone).
PITCHING
Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Christenson L(12-6) 7 7 3 2 2 2 0 30 Garber 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 Totals 8 7 3 2 3 3 0 34
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(9-5) 9 5 1 1 3 3 1 34 Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Jim Quick Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 13098 Starting Lineups: Philadelphia Phillies Houston Astros 1. McBride cf Puhl cf 2. Bowa ss Cabell 3b 3. Schmidt 3b Cruz rf 4. Luzinski lf Watson 1b 5. Hebner 1b Ferguson c 6. Johnstone rf Howe 2b 7. Boone c Howard lf 8. Sizemore 2b Sperring ss 9. Christenson p Niekro p PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa singled to right; Schmidt grounded out (first unassisted) [Bowa to second]; Luzinski grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl walked; Puhl stole second; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cruz made an out to shortstop; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner walked; Johnstone made an out to third; Boone grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hebner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson flied out to center; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard singled to second; Sperring flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore singled to left; Christenson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Sizemore to second]; McBride flied out to right [Sizemore to third]; Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: MARTIN REPLACED MCBRIDE (PLAYING CF); Niekro reached on an error by Bowa [Niekro to first]; Puhl flied out to right; Cabell doubled to center [Niekro scored (unearned), Cabell out at third (center to shortstop to first to third to second)]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1. PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt flied out to center; Luzinski made an out to second; Hebner walked; Johnstone made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Watson made an out to first; Ferguson grounded out (pitcher to first); Howe flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1. PHILLIES 5TH: Boone grounded out (third to first); Sizemore flied out to left; Christenson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Howard grounded out (third to first); Sperring grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1. PHILLIES 6TH: Martin doubled to center; Bowa popped to pitcher; Schmidt flied out to right; Luzinski grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl singled to center; Cabell singled to center [Puhl to second]; Cruz forced Cabell (first to shortstop) [Puhl to third]; Watson made an out to second; Ferguson singled to second [Puhl scored, Cruz to second]; Howe forced Ferguson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 2. PHILLIES 7TH: Hebner walked; Johnstone flied out to left; Boone grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hebner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Howard grounded out (second to first); Sperring walked; On a bunt Niekro struck out; Puhl singled to right [Sperring to second]; Cabell singled to right [Sperring scored, Puhl to second]; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 3. PHILLIES 8TH: Sizemore made an out to catcher; HUTTON BATTED FOR CHRISTENSON; Hutton grounded out (first unassisted); Martin homered; Bowa flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Watson grounded out (third to first); Ferguson was called out on strikes; Howe walked; Howard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 3. PHILLIES 9TH: Schmidt struck out; Luzinski struck out; Hebner singled to center; Johnstone reached on an error by Cabell [Hebner to second, Johnstone to first]; Boone flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Phillies 1 5 1 6 Astros 3 7 1 7
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