Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
July 18, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 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 9

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 4 0 1 0
  Eastwick p 0 0 0 0
Bowa ss 4 0 0 0
Cardenal 1b 4 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 4 0 2 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0
Martin rf,cf 2 1 0 0
Boone c 2 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0
Lonborg p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 0 0 0 0
  Lerch p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Landestoy ss,2b 5 0 1 1
Puhl cf 5 1 1 0
Cabell 3b 4 2 2 0
Cruz rf 5 1 3 2
Watson 1b 4 0 1 0
  Howard pr,lf 1 1 1 0
Howe 2b 3 2 3 2
  Fischlin ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Bergman lf,1b 5 1 3 1
Pujols c 4 1 1 1
Richard p 4 0 2 1
Totals 41 9 18 8
Philadelphia 010 000 000132
Houston 111 200 40x9182
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lonborg  L (7-7) 4.0 10 5 5 2 0
  Lerch   3.0 7 4 4 1 2
  Eastwick   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
18
9
9
3
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  W (9-9) 9.0 3 1 0 6 10
Totals
9.0
3
1
0
6
10

  E–Cardenal (3), Luzinski (3), Pujols (4), Richard (2).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Houston 1.  2B–Houston Cruz (17,off Lonborg); Pujols (4,off Lerch).  3B–Houston Howe (2,off Lerch).  SB–Martin (4,2nd base off Richard/Pujols); Cabell (21,2nd base off Lonborg/Boone); Cruz (16,2nd base off Lonborg/Boone).  WP–Lonborg (3).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:28.  A–15,478.
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