Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
June 6, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1979 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 3, Houston Astros 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 0 2 1
Harrelson 2b 3 0 0 0
Rose 1b 4 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 3 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0
Maddox cf 3 1 2 0
Boone c 4 1 2 2
Meoli ss 3 0 0 0
  Cardenal ph 0 0 0 0
  Unser ph 1 0 0 0
Lerch p 3 1 1 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl cf 3 0 1 0
Gonzalez ss 2 0 0 0
Cedeno 1b 3 1 1 0
Leonard rf 4 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0
Cruz lf 4 1 1 1
Howe 2b 3 1 3 0
  Landestoy pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Bochy c 2 0 0 0
  Watson ph 1 0 0 0
  Ashby c 1 0 0 0
Richard p 2 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 1 1 3
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
  Roberge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 8 4
Philadelphia 030 000 000370
Houston 000 000 31x481
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch   6.0 5 2 2 3 0
  Reed  L (5-2) 1.2 3 2 2 1 2
  McGraw   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
4
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard   7.0 5 3 3 2 5
  Sambito  W (3-2) 1.1 2 0 0 1 0
  Roberge  SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
5

  E–Bochy (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Houston 1.  2B–Philadelphia Lerch (1,off Richard), Houston Howe (5,off Lerch).  HR–Philadelphia Boone (4,2nd inning off Richard 1 on, 1 out), Houston Walling (1,7th inning off Reed 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Gonzalez (2,off Lerch).  SB–Harrelson (2,2nd base off Richard/Bochy); Maddox (13,2nd base off Richard/Bochy); McBride 2 (11,2nd base off Richard/Bochy,2nd base off Sambito/Ashby); Cedeno (13,2nd base off Reed/Boone); Cruz (13,2nd base off Reed/Boone).  CS–Maddox (5,2nd base by Richard/Bochy).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:23.  A–28,955.
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