Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
August 11, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1970 at Astrodome. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 6, Houston Astros 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 4 1 1 0
Gamble cf 5 0 0 0
Briggs lf 4 2 1 0
Johnson 1b 3 2 2 2
Stone rf 4 1 0 0
Money 3b 4 0 2 3
Bowa ss 4 0 2 1
Ryan c 3 0 1 0
Bunning p 4 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
  Selma p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 5 0 1 1
Morgan 2b 4 1 1 1
Wynn lf 4 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 0
Menke ss 4 1 3 0
Rader 3b 4 1 1 1
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1
Edwards c 4 0 3 1
  Cook pr 0 0 0 0
Billingham p 1 0 0 0
  Geronimo ph 1 0 0 0
  DiLauro p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 5 12 5
Philadelphia 300 002 100690
Houston 001 000 0045121
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning  W (9-11) 8.2 11 5 5 0 5
  Hoerner   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Selma  SV (16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
0
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham  L (10-5) 8.0 8 6 3 4 5
  DiLauro   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
3
5
6

  E–Morgan (13).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Houston 1.  2B–Philadelphia Johnson 2 (22,off Billingham 2); Money (17,off Billingham), Houston Alou (22,off Bunning).  HR–Houston Morgan (4,9th inning off Bunning 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Taylor (3,by Billingham).  SH–Billingham (5,off Bunning).  CS–Money (4,Home by Billingham/Edwards).  HBP–Billingham (4,Taylor).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:20.  A–18,184.
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