Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
May 16, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 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 12, Houston Astros 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 5 2 2 1
  Harmon 2b 1 0 0 0
Bowa ss 5 2 2 1
Schmidt 3b 2 3 2 1
Luzinski lf 4 0 3 2
  Martin pr,lf 2 2 1 1
Johnstone rf 4 0 0 1
Maddox cf 5 1 3 3
Tolan 1b 3 0 0 1
  Hutton pr,1b 1 0 0 0
McCarver c 3 1 2 1
Carlton p 3 1 0 0
Totals 38 12 15 12
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard rf 4 0 1 0
Andrews 2b 4 0 2 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
  Cruz cf 0 0 0 0
Johnson c 2 0 0 0
  Jutze c 0 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 0 0 0
Roberts lf 4 2 2 1
Howe 3b 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 2 0
Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  Barlow p 0 0 0 0
  DaVanon ph 1 0 0 0
  Hardy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 1
Philadelphia 060 000 24012151
Houston 000 010 100270
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (3-1) 9.0 7 2 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
2
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin  L (2-1) 1.1 6 6 6 2 0
  Niekro   3.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Barlow   2.0 3 2 2 2 0
  Hardy   2.0 5 4 4 2 0
Totals
9.0
15
12
12
7
1

  E–Cash (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Houston 1.  PB–Johnson (6).  3B–Philadelphia Maddox (3,off Griffin), Houston Roberts (1,off Carlton).  HR–Houston Roberts (3,7th inning off Carlton 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Carlton 2 (3,off Griffin,off Barlow).  SF–Tolan (3,off Griffin); Johnstone (1,off Niekro).  IBB–Schmidt (2,by Griffin).  IBB–Griffin (1,Schmidt).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:25.  A–11,553.
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