Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 23, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1980 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 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Landestoy 2b 4 0 1 0
Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0
Puhl rf 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 2 0 1 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0
Leonard 1b 3 0 0 0
Cruz lf 3 0 0 0
Pujols c 3 0 1 0
Ryan p 1 0 0 0
  Niemann p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Bochy ph 0 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 1 1 1 0
McBride rf 4 1 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 1 1 3
Luzinski lf 3 0 1 0
  Gross lf 0 0 0 0
Boone c 4 0 2 0
Maddox cf 4 0 1 0
Trillo 2b 4 0 1 0
Aviles ss 3 0 1 0
Carlton p 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 9 3
Houston 000 000 000041
Philadelphia 003 000 00x390
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (2-4) 3.2 6 3 3 3 1
  Niemann   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Ruhle   3.0 3 0 0 2 1
  Sambito   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
5
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (8-2) 9.0 4 0 0 3 8
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
3
8

  E–Cabell (7).  DP–Houston 1, Philadelphia 2.  2B–Philadelphia Luzinski (6,off Ryan).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (11,3rd inning off Ryan 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Carlton 2 (3,off Ryan,off Ruhle).  CS–Rose (1,2nd base by Ryan/Pujols).  BK–Carlton (1).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:11.  A–27,822.
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