Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
August 30, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 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 3, Houston Astros 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Harmon 2b,ss,2b 5 1 2 1
Bowa ss 2 0 0 0
  Doyle 2b 1 0 0 0
  Koegel ph,3b 1 0 0 0
  Hutton ph 1 0 1 0
Money 3b,ss 4 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 4 1 1 0
Montanez cf 4 1 2 0
Lis 1b 4 0 3 1
Freed rf 4 0 0 0
  Selma p 0 0 0 0
Bateman c 4 0 3 0
  Reynolds pr 0 0 0 0
Carlton p 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Gamble rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 12 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 3 0 0 1
Cedeno cf 4 1 0 0
Wynn rf 2 1 0 0
May 1b 4 0 0 0
Watson lf 4 0 2 1
Rader 3b 3 1 0 0
Helms 2b 4 1 1 0
Howard c 3 0 1 1
Reuss p 2 1 1 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 5 3
Philadelphia 000 010 0203121
Houston 000 021 20x552
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  L (21-8) 6.0 3 3 3 4 3
  Wilson   1.0 1 2 0 1 2
  Selma   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
5
3
5
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  W (9-10) 7.2 10 3 2 1 8
  Ray  SV (8) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
3
2
1
8

  E–Bateman (10), Metzger (17), Cedeno (6).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Philadelphia Lis (3,off Reuss), Houston Howard (6,off Carlton).  HR–Philadelphia Harmon (1,5th inning off Reuss 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Wynn (15,2nd base off Carlton/Bateman); Cedeno (47,2nd base off Wilson/Bateman).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:07.  A–10,264.
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