Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
July 18, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 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 7, Houston Astros 10

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Harmon 2b 5 1 2 1
Bowa ss 4 1 2 0
  Browne ph 1 0 0 0
Montanez cf 4 1 1 2
Johnson 1b 4 1 2 3
Money lf 4 0 1 0
Freed rf 3 0 0 0
  Brandon p 0 0 0 0
  Stone ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
Vukovich 3b 3 1 1 0
  Doyle ph 1 0 0 0
Ryan c 3 1 1 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 1 0
Bunning p 0 0 0 0
  Champion p 1 0 0 0
  Lis ph 1 1 0 1
  Gamble rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 11 7
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 1 3 0
Morgan 2b 3 1 1 0
Wynn rf 4 1 1 2
Cedeno cf 4 1 2 0
Rader 3b 3 1 2 2
Menke 1b 4 1 1 0
Alou lf 4 2 2 2
Edwards c 4 1 1 1
Blasingame p 1 1 1 2
  Culver p 1 0 0 1
Totals 32 10 14 10
Philadelphia 000 070 0007111
Houston 041 311 00x10142
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning  L (5-12) 1.0 7 4 4 0 0
  Champion   3.0 4 4 4 3 0
  Brandon   3.0 3 2 1 1 0
  Wilson   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
14
10
9
5
0
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Blasingame   4.1 7 6 5 0 2
  Culver  W (4-6) 4.2 4 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
7
6
0
4

  E–Gamble (2), Alou (2), Blasingame (1).  DP–Philadelphia 3, Houston 1.  2B–Philadelphia Vukovich (3,off Blasingame), Houston Blasingame (2,off Bunning); Cedeno (22,off Champion).  3B–Philadelphia Money (4,off Blasingame), Houston Rader (4,off Champion).  HR–Philadelphia Johnson (22,5th inning off Culver 2 on, 1 out), Houston Wynn (5,6th inning off Brandon 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Culver (2,off Brandon).  SF–Wynn (1,off Champion).  CS–Metzger (4,2nd base by Brandon/Ryan).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:10.  A–32,181.
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