Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
April 26, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1971 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 2, Houston Astros 1

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Money 3b 4 1 1 0
Montanez cf 3 1 1 1
Freed rf 3 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 1 1
McCarver c 4 0 0 0
Lis lf 1 0 0 0
  Browne lf 3 0 1 0
Doyle 2b 3 0 1 0
Wise p 4 0 1 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 1 1 0
Wynn cf 3 0 2 1
Watson lf 3 0 0 0
Menke 1b 3 0 1 0
Miller rf 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Hiatt c 2 0 0 0
  Geronimo pr 0 0 0 0
  Edwards c 0 0 0 0
Griffin p 3 0 1 0
  Culver p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
Philadelphia 100 000 010270
Houston 001 000 000160
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Wise  W (1-0) 9.0 6 1 1 4 4
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
4
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin  L (0-3) 8.2 7 2 2 5 4
  Culver   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
4

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 3, Houston 1.  2B–Houston Wynn (1,off Wise).  3B–Houston Morgan (1,off Wise).  HR–Philadelphia Montanez (4,8th inning off Griffin 0 on, 0 out).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:19.  A–7,227.
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