Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 23, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1978 at Veteran's Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 2, Philadelphia Phillies 13

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Landestoy ss 4 0 2 0
Puhl cf 4 0 1 0
Cabell 3b 3 0 0 0
  Sexton 3b 1 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 1 2 0
  Bergman 1b 0 0 0 0
Howe 2b 3 1 1 1
  Gonzalez 2b 1 0 0 0
Alou lf 3 0 1 1
Cruz rf 3 0 1 0
Pujols c 4 0 0 0
Dixon p 1 0 0 0
  Fischlin ph 1 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Bannister p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Martin rf,cf 5 2 2 1
Bowa ss 4 0 1 1
  Gonzalez rf 1 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 3 2 0 0
  Eastwick p 0 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 4 2 3 1
Hebner 1b 3 3 2 3
  Foote ph,c 1 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 2 2 3
  Harrelson ss 0 0 0 0
McCarver c,1b 4 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 4 2 2 1
Carlton p 3 0 1 2
  Johnson 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 13 14 12
Houston 000 200 000281
Philadelphia 110 433 01x13140
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dixon  L (5-7) 4.0 8 6 6 1 3
  McLaughlin   2.0 3 6 6 3 1
  Bannister   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
13
13
4
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (9-9) 8.0 8 2 2 0 4
  Eastwick   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
4

  E–Pujols (5).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Alou (4,off Carlton); Howe (30,off Carlton); Puhl (16,off Carlton); Watson (19,off Carlton), Philadelphia Luzinski 2 (17,off Dixon,off McLaughlin); Sizemore 2 (4,off Dixon 2).  HR–Philadelphia Maddox (8,5th inning off McLaughlin 2 on, 0 out); Hebner (11,6th inning off McLaughlin 2 on, 2 out); Martin (5,8th inning off Bannister 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Alou (2,off Carlton); Carlton (1,off Dixon).  SB–Martin (6,2nd base off Dixon/Pujols).  WP–Carlton (3).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Joe West, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:27.  A–30,554.
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