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Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies June 13, 1979 Box Score
The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 13, 1979 at Veteran's Stadium. 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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"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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| Game played on Wednesday, June 13, 1979 at Veteran's Stadium |
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| Houston |
1 | 0 | 1 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 13 | 2 |
| Philadelphia |
0 | 0 | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 9 | 1 |
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| Houston Astros |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Niekro W (10-2) |
9.0 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
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| Philadelphia Phillies |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Ruthven L (6-4) |
3.2 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
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Reed |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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McGraw |
3.0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
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Bird |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Eastwick |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
13 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
E–Cruz (7), Leonard (3), Maddox (1). DP–Philadelphia 1. 2B–Houston Ashby (7,off Ruthven), Philadelphia Bowa (8,off Niekro). 3B–Philadelphia Schmidt (2,off Niekro). HR–Houston Howe (3,4th inning off Ruthven 0 on, 0 out). HBP–Puhl (2,by Ruthven). IBB–Cruz (7,by Ruthven); Howe (2,by McGraw). SF–McBride (1,off Niekro). SB–Puhl 2 (10,2nd base off Ruthven/Boone 2); Leonard (5,2nd base off McGraw/Boone); McBride (14,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby). CS–Cruz (4,2nd base by Eastwick/Boone). WP–Niekro (5). HBP–Ruthven (2,Puhl). IBB–Ruthven (4,Cruz); McGraw (1,Howe). U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Dick Stello. T–2:53. A–33,627. |
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| Game played on Wednesday, June 13, 1979 at Veteran's Stadium |
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