Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
June 8, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1972 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Houston Astros 2, Philadelphia Phillies 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Stewart 2b 5 0 0 0
Miller rf 2 0 0 0
  Alou ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 3 1 2 0
May 1b 4 0 1 1
Watson lf 4 1 3 1
Edwards c 2 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
  Fenwick ph 1 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 0 1 0
Dierker p 2 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Stinson c 2 0 1 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Doyle 2b 4 0 0 0
Gamble rf 5 0 2 0
Montanez cf 4 1 1 0
Luzinski lf 3 2 2 1
  Stone lf 1 0 0 0
Hutton 1b 4 3 3 2
Money 3b 5 1 2 0
McCarver c 2 0 1 1
Bowa ss 3 0 3 3
Champion p 3 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 14 7
Houston 000 000 101280
Philadelphia 010 201 30x7140
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  L (5-3) 5.0 10 4 4 1 3
  Ray   1.2 4 3 3 1 2
  York   1.1 0 0 0 3 2
Totals
8.0
14
7
7
5
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Champion  W (4-3) 6.0 4 1 1 3 5
  Hoerner  SV (2) 3.0 4 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
6

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 2.  2B–Philadelphia Gamble (1,off Dierker); Hutton (5,off Dierker); Montanez (12,off Ray).  3B–Houston Cedeno (2,off Champion), Philadelphia Bowa (4,off Dierker).  HR–Houston Watson (10,9th inning off Hoerner 0 on, 0 out), Philadelphia Hutton (4,7th inning off Ray 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Alou (1,by Hoerner).  SF–McCarver (2,off Dierker); Bowa (2,off Ray).  CS–Money (3,Home by Dierker/Edwards).  HBP–Hoerner (1,Alou).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:36.  A–20,155.
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