Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
May 17, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1980 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 4, Houston Astros 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 5 0 2 0
McBride rf 4 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 1 0
Luzinski lf 4 1 2 0
  Gross lf 0 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 0 2 0
Bowa ss 4 1 0 1
Trillo 2b 4 1 2 0
Christenson p 2 1 1 3
  Saucier p 1 0 0 0
  Vukovich ph 1 0 1 0
  Noles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 12 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Walling 1b 4 0 0 0
Puhl rf 4 1 2 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 2 0
Cruz lf 3 0 2 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 1 2
Cabell 3b 3 0 0 0
Ashby c 4 0 1 0
Reynolds ss 2 0 0 0
  Landestoy ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 1 1 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Andujar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
Philadelphia 040 000 0004120
Houston 002 000 000291
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson  W (3-0) 5.0 7 2 2 1 5
  Saucier   3.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Noles  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (4-3) 7.0 9 4 4 1 4
  Andujar   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
1
5

  E–Andujar (1).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Puhl (5,off Christenson); Morgan (4,off Saucier).  HR–Philadelphia Christenson (1,2nd inning off Niekro 2 on, 2 out).  SB–Maddox (5,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby).  WP–Niekro (3).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Lanny Harris, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:25.  A–43,525.
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