Although held to only four hits by Steve Carlton, the Astros took advantage of three walks in the sixth inning and scored three runs to defeat the Phillies, 5-2. Cliff Johnson homered for the Astros in the fourth and another run counted on an error and a triple by J.R. Richard in the fifth before the Phillies came back to tie the score. However in the sixth, after Carlton gave up three walks, Joe Ferguson broke the tie with a sacrifice fly and Julio Gonzalez iced the Astros' victory with a two-run double. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Friday, May       20, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  7  2
Astros       0  0  0    1  1  3    0  0  x  -   5  4  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .288      Howard rf,lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Johnstone rf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .297      Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   1     0   1   .246      Cedeno cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .196
Luzinski lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .311      Johnson lf            2   2   1   1     2   0   .373
Hebner 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .290        Cruz rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
McCarver c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .314      Ferguson c            3   0   0   1     0   1   .298
Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Watson 1b             2   1   0   0     1   0   .220
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Gonzalez ss           3   1   1   2     0   1   .288
Carlton p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Howe 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Hutton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .188      Richard p             3   0   1   1     0   0   .130
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   7   2     1   3             Totals               27   5   4   5     4   2

Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance:  8,892
Left on Base: Phillies 6, Astros 3
DP: Phillies 1, Astros 0
Errors: Maddox, Schmidt
Doubles: Johnstone (5), Gonzalez (9)
Triples: Richard (2)
Home Runs: Johnson (9)
Stolen Bases: Howard (5), Cedeno 2 (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Carlton (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Ferguson (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(5-2)          6     4   5   4   4   1   1  26   3.13
Garber                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.00
Totals                  8     4   5   4   4   2   1  32

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(3-4)          9     7   2   2   1   3   0  35   2.85
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   3   0  35

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Johnstone
flied out to right; Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

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

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
struck out; McCarver singled to right; Bowa popped to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Johnson walked; Ferguson lined to center; Watson
flied out to right; Gonzalez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore singled to center; Carlton out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Sizemore to second]; Maddox
popped to shortstop; Johnstone grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Howe grounded out (second to first); Richard flied
out to right; Howard flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt grounded out (pitcher to first); Luzinski
flied out to right; Hebner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno lined
to second; Johnson homered; Ferguson grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: McCarver grounded out (first unassisted); Bowa
singled to center; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Bowa to second]; Carlton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez
reached on an error by Schmidt [Gonzalez to first]; Howe
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Gonzalez to second]; Richard
tripled to center [Gonzalez scored (unearned)]; Howard grounded
out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox singled to center; Johnstone doubled
[Maddox to third]; Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Maddox scored]; Luzinski singled to shortstop [Johnstone to
third]; Hebner singled to left [Johnstone scored, Luzinski to
second]; McCarver lined to center; Bowa flied out to right; 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
walked; Cedeno stole second; Cedeno stole third; Johnson walked;
Ferguson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cedeno scored, Johnson
to second]; Watson was walked intentionally; Gonzalez doubled to
center [Johnson scored, Watson scored, Gonzalez to third (error
by Maddox)]; Howe grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); HUTTON
BATTED FOR CARLTON; Hutton walked; Maddox flied out to left;
Johnstone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 5.

ASTROS 7TH: GARBER REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Richard grounded
out (shortstop to first); Howard grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); Cabell grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: Schmidt struck out (catcher to first); Luzinski
struck out; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Johnson
grounded out (third to first); Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: CRUZ REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING RF); HOWARD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); McCarver flied out to right; Bowa made
an out to shortstop; Sizemore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 5.