Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
June 17, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1972 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 5, Houston Astros 10

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Harmon 2b 4 1 2 1
Bowa ss 5 0 2 0
Hutton 1b 4 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 4 2 2 0
Freed rf 3 0 2 1
Montanez cf 4 1 1 0
Money 3b 4 1 2 1
Bateman c 4 0 2 1
Fryman p 2 0 0 0
  Brandon p 0 0 0 0
  Twitchell p 0 0 0 0
  Browne ph 1 0 0 0
  Neibauer p 0 0 0 0
  Gamble ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 13 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 1 1 0
Cedeno cf 5 2 3 0
Wynn rf 3 2 1 1
  Alou rf 1 0 0 0
May 1b 4 1 3 3
  Stewart 1b 1 0 0 0
Watson lf 3 1 1 0
  Stinson pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Rader 3b 5 2 3 2
Helms 2b 4 1 1 1
Howard c 4 0 2 3
Roberts p 4 0 1 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 16 10
Philadelphia 120 001 0105133
Houston 001 243 00x10160
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman  L (2-7) 4.1 10 6 4 1 1
  Brandon   0.2 3 4 4 3 0
  Twitchell   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Neibauer   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
16
10
8
4
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W (6-3) 7.2 12 5 5 2 5
  Ray  SV (4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
2
6

  E–Bowa (4), Money (6), Bateman (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Houston 2.  PB–Bateman (1).  2B–Philadelphia Bateman (3,off Roberts); Luzinski (13,off Roberts); Freed (1,off Roberts), Houston Watson (8,off Fryman); May 2 (10,off Fryman 2); Howard (1,off Fryman).  HR–Houston Rader (9,4th inning off Fryman 0 on, 1 out); Wynn (10,5th inning off Fryman 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Harmon (1,off Roberts).  HBP–Watson (4,by Neibauer).  IBB–Helms (1,by Brandon); Wynn (2,by Brandon).  SB–Harmon (2,2nd base off Roberts/Howard).  CS–Bowa (3,2nd base by Roberts/Howard).  HBP–Neibauer (2,Watson).  IBB–Brandon 2 (2,Helms,Wynn).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:25.  A–24,834.
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