Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
August 19, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1979 at Astrodome. 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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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Houston Astros 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 5 0 2 0
Rose 1b 4 0 2 0
Schmidt 3b 5 0 1 0
Luzinski lf 4 1 1 0
  Anderson lf 0 0 0 0
Boone c 4 0 2 0
  Harrelson pr 0 1 0 0
  Rader c 0 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 1 2 1
Bowa ss 3 0 1 2
Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0
Carlton p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Landestoy 2b 4 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 2 1 0 0
  Howe ph 0 0 0 0
  Sexton pr 0 0 0 0
Puhl cf 3 1 1 1
Cedeno 1b 3 0 0 1
Cabell 3b 3 0 0 0
Leonard rf 2 0 0 0
Cruz lf 2 0 0 0
Bochy c 3 0 1 0
Andujar p 3 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 2 2 2
Philadelphia 000 100 0023110
Houston 200 000 000222
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (12-10) 9.0 2 2 2 5 6
Totals
9.0
2
2
2
5
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar  L (12-9) 8.1 10 3 3 1 2
  Sambito   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
2
2

  E–Reynolds (19), Bochy (6).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Houston 1.  3B–Philadelphia Maddox (5,off Andujar), Houston Puhl (4,off Carlton).  SF–Bowa (3,off Andujar); Cedeno (8,off Carlton).  SB–Rose (15,2nd base off Andujar/Bochy); Maddox (23,2nd base off Andujar/Bochy); McBride (22,2nd base off Sambito/Bochy).  CS–McBride (11,2nd base by Andujar/Bochy); Sexton (3,2nd base by Carlton/Rader).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–(none), 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:21.  A–30,631.
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