Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
June 12, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1979 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Houston Astros 0, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl cf 4 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 4 0 2 0
Cedeno 1b 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 1 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0
Leonard rf 4 0 0 0
Howe 2b 3 0 1 0
Ashby c 3 0 2 0
Williams p 1 0 0 0
  Roberge p 0 0 0 0
  Landestoy ph 1 0 0 0
  Dixon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 3 0 0 0
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Maddox cf 4 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 1 1 0 0
  Anderson pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Schmidt 3b 2 2 1 2
McBride rf 2 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 1 2
Harrelson 2b 2 0 0 0
Espinosa p 3 0 0 0
Totals 24 4 3 4
Houston 000 000 000060
Philadelphia 000 020 20x430
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  L (2-3) 6.0 3 4 4 3 4
  Roberge   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Dixon   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
3
4
4
5
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa  W (6-5) 9.0 6 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
0
2

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  3B–Philadelphia Bowa (4,off Williams).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (18,5th inning off Williams 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Williams (1,off Espinosa).  HBP–Luzinski (4,by Williams).  CS–McBride (3,3rd base by Roberge/Ashby); Rose (4,2nd base by Dixon/Ashby).  HBP–Williams (2,Luzinski).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–1:57.  A–34,177.
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