Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
April 27, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1971 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 0, Houston Astros 1

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Money 3b 4 0 0 0
Montanez cf 4 0 1 0
Freed rf 3 0 0 0
  Hisle pr 0 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 2 0
  Harmon pr 0 0 0 0
McCarver c 3 0 1 0
Browne lf 3 0 0 0
  Stone ph 1 0 0 0
Doyle 2b 2 0 1 0
Bunning p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0
Wynn cf 3 0 1 0
Watson lf 3 0 0 0
  Cedeno rf 0 0 0 0
Menke 1b 3 1 2 0
Miller rf 2 0 0 0
  Geronimo lf 0 0 0 0
Rader 3b 2 0 1 1
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
Dierker p 2 0 0 0
Totals 24 1 4 1
Philadelphia 000 000 000061
Houston 000 000 01x141
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning  L (1-3) 8.0 4 1 1 0 3
Totals
8.0
4
1
1
0
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (3-0) 9.0 6 0 0 3 7
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
3
7

  E–Doyle (2), Metzger (4).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Houston 1.  2B–Philadelphia Montanez (4,off Dierker); Doyle (3,off Dierker), Houston Rader (4,off Bunning).  SH–Miller (1,off Bunning).  SF–Rader (1,off Bunning).  CS–Bowa (1,2nd base by Dierker/Edwards); Wynn (1,2nd base by Bunning/McCarver).  SB–Menke (1,3rd base off Bunning/McCarver).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–1:52.  A–8,152.
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