Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 9, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1971 at Veteran's Stadium. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 1, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0
Wynn cf 4 0 0 0
Watson lf 4 0 0 0
  Lemaster p 0 0 0 0
Menke 1b 3 0 0 0
Alou rf 3 0 1 0
  Cedeno pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 2 1
Billingham p 3 0 1 0
  Geronimo lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bowa ss 3 0 0 0
  Money ph 1 0 0 0
  Harmon ss 0 0 0 0
Taylor 3b 3 0 0 0
Montanez cf 4 1 2 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Stone rf 3 1 1 0
McCarver c 4 0 2 2
Lis lf 2 0 0 0
  Browne lf 0 0 0 0
Doyle 2b 2 0 0 0
Lersch p 2 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 5 2
Houston 000 000 010150
Philadelphia 010 000 001251
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham  L (2-2) 8.2 4 2 2 3 4
  Lemaster   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.2
5
2
2
4
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lersch  W (3-1) 9.0 5 1 1 0 5
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
5

  E–Harmon (1).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Philadelphia Stone (3,off Billingham); McCarver (1,off Billingham); Montanez (5,off Billingham).  SH–Lersch (3,off Billingham).  SB–Cedeno (3,2nd base off Lersch/McCarver).  WP–Lemaster (2).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:11.  A–36,145.
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