Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
May 15, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1976 at Astrodome. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Houston Astros 1

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 0 0
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 1 2 1
Luzinski lf 4 0 1 0
  Martin lf 0 0 0 0
Johnstone rf 2 1 0 0
Maddox cf 4 0 2 0
Tolan 1b 4 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 0 0
Lonborg p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard lf 4 1 2 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Andrews 2b 4 0 1 1
Watson 1b 4 0 0 0
Johnson c 4 0 0 0
Cruz cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Gross rf 2 0 1 0
Boswell 3b 3 0 0 0
Metzger ss 2 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Dierker p 2 0 0 0
  Milbourne ph 1 0 0 0
  DaVanon ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Philadelphia 010 100 000260
Houston 000 001 000141
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lonborg  W (5-0) 9.0 4 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  L (4-4) 8.0 5 2 1 2 4
  Forsch   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
2
4

  E–Dierker (1).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Howard (5,off Lonborg).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (14,4th inning off Dierker 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Johnstone (1,by Dierker).  SB–Johnstone (1,2nd base off Dierker/Johnson); Tolan (2,2nd base off Dierker/Johnson).  CS–Johnstone (1,2nd base by Dierker/Johnson).  HBP–Dierker (2,Johnstone).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–1:50.  A–20,749.
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