Pinch-hitters Ken Boswell and Willie Crawford each drove in a run in the eighth inning to lift the Astros to a 3-2 victory over the Phillies. A walk to Cesar Cedeno, single by Cliff Johnson and error by Gene Garber on Joe Ferguson's bunt loaded the bases to start the Astros' rally. After Bob Watson struck out, Boswell batted in the tying run with an infield hit and Crawford plated the winning run with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Thursday, May       19, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2 10  2
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   3 10  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .289      Howard rf,lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .227
Johnstone rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .299      Cabell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
  Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Cedeno cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .202
Schmidt 3b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .254      Johnson lf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .370
Luzinski lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .313        Howe ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Martin lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Ferguson c            2   1   1   0     1   0   .306
Hebner 1b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .293      Watson 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .224
  Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Gonzalez ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Boone c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .290        Boswell ph,2b       1   0   1   1     0   0   .280
Bowa ss               4   1   1   1     0   0   .237      Sperring 2b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .182
Sizemore 2b           3   0   2   1     1   0   .302        Crawford ph         0   0   0   1     0   0   .269
Kaat p                3   0   1   0     0   0   .200        Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Underwood p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Andujar p             2   0   2   0     0   0   .333
  McCarver ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .323        Cruz ph,rf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .233
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2  10   2     3   4             Totals               31   3  10   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  5,605
Left on Base: Phillies 11, Astros 9
DP: Phillies 2, Astros 0
Errors: Hebner, Garber, Watson, Andujar
Doubles: Schmidt (6), Andujar (1), Cedeno (5), Ferguson (5)
Triples: Bowa (2)
Stolen Bases: Luzinski (1), Cedeno (13)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Boone (1), Andujar (2), Ferguson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Crawford (2)
GIDP: Cedeno (3), Watson (3)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat                    5.2   7   1   1   1   2   0  24   6.53
Underwood               1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   5.85
Garber L(1-3)           1     2   2   1   1   2   0   7   3.27
Totals                  8    10   3   2   2   5   0  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar W(3-3)          8    10   2   2   3   4   0  37   4.06
Sambito SV(1)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.49
Totals                  9    10   2   2   3   4   0  40

Passed Balls: Ferguson (6)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Terry Tata


PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox struck out; Johnstone grounded out (first
unassisted); Schmidt doubled to right; Luzinski grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Howard struck out (catcher to first); Cabell singled
to right; Cedeno grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Cabell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Boone
grounded out (second to first); Bowa reached on an error by
Watson [Bowa to first]; Bowa was picked off first but was safe
on an error by Andujar [Bowa to second]; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 2ND: Johnson singled to right; Ferguson flied out to
center; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Johnson to
second]; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Kaat grounded out (second to first); Maddox flied
out to left; Johnstone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Sperring struck out; Andujar doubled to left; Howard
lined to center; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt flied out to right; Luzinski singled to
center; Luzinski stole second; Hebner struck out; Boone walked;
Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno doubled to center; Cedeno stole third;
Johnson popped to first in foul territory; Ferguson walked;
Watson grounded into a double play (second to first) [Ferguson
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Sizemore singled to right; Kaat singled to
shortstop [Sizemore to second]; Maddox struck out; Johnstone
struck out; Schmidt forced Sizemore (third unassisted); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Sperring
flied out to right; Andujar singled to left; Howard reached on
an error by Hebner [Andujar to third, Howard to second]; Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski flied out to right; Hebner singled to
right; Ferguson allowed a passed ball [Hebner to second]; Boone
grounded out (second to first) [Hebner to third]; Bowa tripled
to center [Hebner scored]; Sizemore singled to left [Bowa
scored]; Kaat flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno popped to third; Johnson flied out to center;
Ferguson doubled to left; Watson singled to left [Ferguson
scored]; UNDERWOOD REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Gonzalez lined to
third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Maddox singled to third; Maddox was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Johnstone grounded out
(second to first); Schmidt singled to center; Luzinski grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros
1.

ASTROS 7TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Sperring
singled to left; Andujar out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Sperring to second]; Howard struck out; Cabell grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Astros 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: Hebner singled to center; Boone out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Hebner to second]; Bowa grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Hebner to third]; Sizemore was walked
intentionally; MCCARVER BATTED FOR UNDERWOOD; McCarver walked
[Sizemore to second]; Maddox popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); HUTTON REPLACED
HEBNER (PLAYING 1B); Cedeno walked; Johnson singled to left
[Cedeno to second]; Ferguson reached on an error by Garber on a
sacrifice bunt [Cedeno to third, Johnson to second, Ferguson to
first]; Watson struck out; BOSWELL BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Boswell
singled to third [Cedeno scored, Johnson to third, Ferguson to
second]; CRAWFORD BATTED FOR SPERRING; Crawford hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Johnson scored (unearned)]; CRUZ BATTED FOR
ANDUJAR; Cruz was called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: HOWE REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING SS); CRUZ STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); HOWARD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
BOSWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SAMBITO REPLACED CRAWFORD
(PITCHING); BROWN BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE; Brown flied out to
right; Schmidt popped to second; Martin grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 3.