Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
May 16, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1978 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 1, Houston Astros 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 5 0 2 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Bowa ss 5 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 3 0 0 0
Hebner 1b 3 1 0 0
  Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0
Maddox cf 5 0 1 0
McCarver c 3 0 2 1
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Martin ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Harrelson 2b 3 0 1 0
Carlton p 2 0 1 0
  Boone ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 9 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 4 2 2 1
Cabell 3b 5 1 1 1
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0
Watson 1b 3 0 2 1
  Bergman pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Howe 2b 2 1 1 1
Cruz rf 3 1 1 1
Ferguson c 2 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 0 1 1
Lemongello p 2 0 0 0
  Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 9 6
Philadelphia 000 100 000190
Houston 300 002 01x692
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  L (4-4) 5.0 5 3 3 3 3
  Reed   2.0 3 2 2 3 1
  McGraw   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
6
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemongello  W (3-4) 5.1 8 1 1 2 3
  Bannister   2.2 1 0 0 2 3
  Sambito   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
5
8

  E–Howe (4), Metzger (4).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  PB–Ferguson (3).  2B–Philadelphia Martin (2,off Bannister), Houston Watson (8,off Reed).  3B–Houston Puhl (2,off Carlton); Cruz (1,off Reed).  HR–Houston Puhl (2,8th inning off McGraw 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Harrelson (1,off Lemongello); Bannister (1,off Reed).  SF–Howe (1,off Carlton).  IBB–Puhl (2,by Reed).  IBB–Reed (1,Puhl).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:31.  A–11,381.
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