Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 28, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1971 at Veteran's Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 2 2 0
Morgan 2b 4 1 2 2
Wynn rf 5 0 1 1
Cedeno cf 4 2 1 0
Rader 3b 5 0 0 0
Menke 1b 4 0 3 1
Alou lf 4 0 2 1
Hiatt c 3 1 1 0
Wilson p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Doyle 2b 3 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
Bowa ss 3 0 0 0
Montanez cf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 3 1 1 0
Gamble rf 2 0 0 0
  Brandon p 0 0 0 0
  Freed ph 1 0 0 0
  Harmon 2b 1 0 0 0
Money lf,3b 4 1 2 0
McCarver c 4 1 1 1
Vukovich 3b 2 0 0 0
  Browne ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Wise p 1 0 0 0
  Champion p 0 0 0 0
  Stone rf 2 0 2 2
Totals 32 3 6 3
Houston 001 131 0006121
Philadelphia 000 000 300360
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W (8-7) 9.0 6 3 3 2 7
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
2
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Wise  L (9-9) 4.2 8 5 4 3 3
  Champion   1.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Brandon   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Hoerner   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
4
8

  E–Wilson (1).  DP–Houston 1.  PB–McCarver (9).  2B–Houston Cedeno (27,off Wise); Alou (16,off Wise), Philadelphia McCarver (13,off Wilson).  3B–Houston Metzger (9,off Wise); Morgan (6,off Wise).  IBB–Cedeno (2,by Wise).  HBP–Doyle (4,by Wilson).  SB–Metzger (11,2nd base off Wise/McCarver).  CS–Morgan (7,2nd base by Wise/McCarver).  HBP–Wilson (4,Doyle).  IBB–Wise (4,Cedeno).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:35.  A–15,802.
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