Larry Bowa drove in three runs with a pair of doubles and Bob Boone batted in two with a triple to provide the Phillies with a 6-3 victory over the Astros. Boone also hit two singles and raised his batting average to .306. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       22, 1977 (Day game) at Astrodome
Phillies     0  2  0    0  1  2    0  1  0  -   6 12  1
Astros       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  7  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Martin cf             5   0   1   1     0   2   .240      Gonzalez ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .281
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .298      Cabell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .257
  Harmon 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Cedeno cf             1   0   0   1     0   0   .187
Schmidt 3b            4   1   1   0     1   1   .240        Crawford lf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Luzinski lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .307      Johnson lf,rf         4   1   1   0     0   0   .363
Johnson 1b            4   2   2   0     0   0   .375      Cruz rf,cf            4   1   0   0     0   2   .226
  Hutton pr,1b        0   1   0   0     0   0   .188      Watson 1b             4   0   3   2     0   0   .237
Brown rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .125      Howe 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .235
Boone c               4   2   3   2     0   0   .307      Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .100
Bowa ss               4   0   2   3     0   0   .248        Boswell ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Christenson p         4   0   1   0     0   2   .200      Bannister p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .100
  Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gardner ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .161
                                                            Pentz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ferguson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .288

Totals               37   6  12   6     2   8             Totals               34   3   7   3     1   6

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  8,624
Left on Base: Phillies 6, Astros 6
DP: Phillies 1, Astros 0
Errors: Bowa, Gonzalez
Doubles: Bowa 2 (4), Martin (5), Johnson (4), Watson (3)
Triples: Boone (2)
Caught Stealing: Sizemore (2)
GIDP: Ferguson (4)
Hit by Pitch: Cedeno (4,by Christenson)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(4-4)      8.1   7   3   2   1   6   0  35   4.67
Brusstar SV(1)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.25
Totals                  9     7   3   2   1   6   0  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister L(1-4)        8    12   6   6   2   7   0  36   7.01
Pentz                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.29
Totals                  9    12   6   6   2   8   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Christenson (3)
Wild Pitches: Christenson 2 (5)
Balks: Christenson (3)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Martin struck out; Sizemore singled to shortstop;
Sizemore was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Schmidt singled to center [Schmidt out at second (center to
shortstop)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez struck out; Cabell grounded out (shortstop
to first); Cedeno was hit by a pitch; Christenson balked [Cedeno
to second]; Christenson threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to third];
Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski singled to left; Johnson forced Luzinski
(third to second); Brown flied out to center; Boone singled to
left [Johnson to second]; Bowa doubled to left [Johnson scored,
Boone scored, Bowa out at third (left to shortstop to third)]; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Watson singled
to right; Howe walked [Watson to second]; Herrmann popped to
second; Bannister grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Christenson flied out to left; Martin flied out to
center; Sizemore walked; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Gonzalez singled to center; Christenson threw a wild
pitch [Gonzalez to second]; Cabell grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Gonzalez to third]; Cedeno grounded out (second to
pitcher) [Gonzalez scored]; Johnson flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski grounded out (first to pitcher); Johnson
grounded out (second to first); Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz was called out on strikes; Watson singled to
center; Howe flied out to center; Herrmann struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone singled to third; Bowa popped to catcher;
Christenson struck out; Martin doubled to left [Boone scored];
Sizemore popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Bannister struck out; Gonzalez lined to shortstop;
Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Astros 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING LF); JOHNSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); Schmidt walked; Luzinski struck out; Johnson singled to
right [Schmidt to third]; Brown struck out; Boone tripled to
right [Schmidt scored, Johnson scored]; Bowa lined to center; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Crawford popped to third in foul territory; Johnson
grounded out (third to first); Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 5, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Christenson singled to center; Martin flied out to
right; Sizemore flied out to right; Schmidt reached on an error
by Gonzalez [Christenson to third, Schmidt to second]; Luzinski
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
5, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Watson flied out to right; Howe popped to second;
Herrmann flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5,
Astros 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: Johnson doubled to left; HUTTON RAN FOR JOHNSON;
Brown grounded out (third to first); Boone grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bowa doubled to right [Hutton scored];
Christenson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GARDNER BATTED
FOR BANNISTER; Gardner struck out; Gonzalez grounded out (third
to first); Cabell singled to center; Crawford flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: PENTZ REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); Martin struck
out; Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Schmidt grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Astros
1.

ASTROS 9TH: HARMON REPLACED SIZEMORE (PLAYING 2B); Johnson
singled to right; Cruz reached on an error by Bowa [Johnson to
second]; Watson doubled to center [Johnson scored, Cruz scored
(unearned)]; Howe flied out to left; BOSWELL BATTED FOR
HERRMANN; Boswell singled to right [Watson to third]; FERGUSON
BATTED FOR PENTZ; BRUSSTAR REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING);
Ferguson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Boswell out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 6, Astros 3.