A double by Bob Boone in the sixth inning, driving in two runs, sent the Phillies on their way to a 7-4 victory over the Astros. Cliff Johnson and Art Howe homered for the Astros, while Greg Luzinski hit one for the Phillies. In the sixth, Richie Hebner and Davey Johnson singled and both scored on Boone's double to put the Phillies ahead, 5-4. Boone subsequently scored on a wild throw by Howe. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 7, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Saturday, May       21, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Phillies     0  0  1    1  1  3    0  0  1  -   7  9  2
Astros       1  1  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             4   1   0   0     1   0   .280      Howard rf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .226
Johnstone rf          4   1   2   0     1   0   .305      Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .258
Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   1     2   0   .240      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   1     0   1   .189
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .309      Johnson lf            4   1   1   1     1   2   .368
  Martin lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Ferguson c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .291
Hebner 1b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .299      Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .221
  Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Gonzalez ss           3   1   0   0     1   0   .281
Johnson 2b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .361      Howe 2b               3   1   2   1     0   0   .246
  Harmon pr,2b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .188        Boswell ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Boone c               4   1   1   2     0   0   .289      McLaughlin p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Bowa ss               3   1   1   0     1   0   .240        Larson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lerch p               1   0   0   1     0   0   .176        Pentz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McCarver ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .314        Gardner ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .167
  Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .125        Crawford ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .269
  Reed p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7   9   6     7   3             Totals               33   4   6   3     5   4

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 21,154
Left on Base: Phillies 8, Astros 9
DP: Phillies 1, Astros 1
Errors: Schmidt, Harmon, Howe, McLaughlin
Doubles: Boone (5), Johnson (3), Johnstone (6)
Triples: Bowa (3), Watson (3)
Home Runs: Luzinski (7), Johnson (10), Howe (1)
Stolen Bases: Schmidt (5), Howard (6), Cabell (14), Cedeno 2 (17)
Sacrifice Hits: McLaughlin (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cedeno (3)
GIDP: Johnstone (2), Howard (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lerch                   4     4   4   4   4   2   2  20   3.46
Brusstar                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.38
Reed W(2-1)             4     2   0   0   1   1   0  16   2.25
Totals                  9     6   4   4   5   4   2  40

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLaughlin              5     3   3   2   5   1   1  22   2.59
Larson L(0-2)           0     3   3   2   0   0   0   3   5.74
Pentz                   1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   1.50
Niekro                  3     3   1   1   1   1   0  13   4.58
Totals                  9     9   7   5   7   3   1  42

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox walked; Johnstone grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Maddox out at second];
Schmidt walked; Schmidt stole second; Luzinski struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Howard singled to center; Howard stole second;
Cabell flied out to right [Howard to third]; Cedeno hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Howard scored]; Johnson walked;
Ferguson walked [Johnson to second]; Watson forced Ferguson
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros
1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Gonzalez walked; Howe singled to center [Gonzalez to
second]; McLaughlin reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [Gonzalez to third, Howe to second]; Howard grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gonzalez scored (no
RBI), Howe to third, McLaughlin out at second]; Cabell walked;
Cabell stole second; Cedeno was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa tripled to left; Lerch grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Bowa scored]; Maddox popped to catcher in foul
territory; Johnstone walked; Schmidt forced Johnstone (third to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Johnson homered; Ferguson lined to center; Watson
flied out to center; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski homered; Hebner popped to shortstop;
Johnson walked; Boone flied out to right; Bowa flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Howe homered; McLaughlin struck out; Howard flied
out to center; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: MCCARVER BATTED FOR LERCH; McCarver walked; Maddox
forced McCarver (third to second); Johnstone singled to right
[Maddox to second]; Johnstone was picked off first but was safe
on an error by McLaughlin [Maddox to third, Johnstone to
second]; Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first) [Maddox
scored (unearned)]; Luzinski flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Astros 4.

ASTROS 5TH: BRUSSTAR REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Cedeno
reached on an error by Schmidt [Cedeno to first]; Cedeno stole
second; Cedeno stole third; Johnson struck out; Ferguson
grounded out (second to first); Watson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Astros 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: LARSON REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Hebner
singled to center; Johnson singled to right [Hebner to second];
Boone doubled to center [Hebner scored, Johnson scored]; PENTZ
REPLACED LARSON (PITCHING); Bowa walked; TOLAN BATTED FOR
BRUSSTAR; Tolan struck out; Maddox forced Bowa (shortstop to
second) [Boone scored (error by Howe) (unearned) (no RBI),
Maddox to second]; Johnstone grounded out (second to first); 3 R
(2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Astros 4.

ASTROS 6TH: REED REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); Gonzalez grounded
out (second to first); Howe flied out to left; GARDNER BATTED
FOR PENTZ; Gardner singled to center; Howard forced Gardner
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Astros
4.

PHILLIES 7TH: NIEKRO REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); Schmidt flied
out to right; Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Cabell flied
out to left; Cedeno flied out to left; Johnson struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Astros 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: Johnson doubled to left; HARMON RAN FOR JOHNSON;
Boone grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harmon to third]; Bowa
reached on a fielder's choice [Harmon out at home (first to
catcher)]; Reed popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: HARMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Ferguson flied
out to center; Watson tripled to right; Gonzalez popped to
second; BOSWELL BATTED FOR HOWE; Boswell flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Astros 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: BOSWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Maddox
grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnstone doubled to right;
Schmidt walked; Martin flied out to right; Hebner singled to
left [Johnstone scored, Schmidt to third]; Harmon struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 7, Astros 4.

ASTROS 9TH: HUTTON REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING 1B); CRAWFORD BATTED
FOR NIEKRO; Crawford walked; Howard grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Crawford to second]; Cabell reached on an error by
Harmon [Crawford to third, Cabell to first]; Cedeno flied out to
right; Johnson forced Cabell (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 7, Astros 4.