Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 18, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1982 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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Houston Astros 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl rf 5 0 1 0
Scott cf 5 0 0 0
  Walling 1b 0 0 0 0
Knight 3b,1b 5 0 2 0
  Loucks pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Cruz lf 5 0 1 0
Heep 1b 3 0 0 0
  Pittman ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Garner 2b 4 1 1 0
Ashby c 5 0 2 1
Reynolds ss 2 0 0 1
  Thon ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
  Knicely ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 2 7 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 5 0 2 0
Rose 1b 5 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 5 1 3 0
Matthews lf 6 0 2 0
  Dernier pr 0 0 0 0
Diaz c 6 0 2 1
Vukovich rf 6 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 5 0 1 0
DeJesus ss 5 0 2 0
Ruthven p 2 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 1 12 1
Houston 000 010 000 001272
Philadelphia 000 100 000 0001120
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   10.0 10 1 1 2 7
  Smith  W (1-2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
12
1
1
2
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven   8.0 4 1 1 0 5
  Lyle   3.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Farmer  L (1-2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
12.0
7
2
2
1
7

  E–Heep (1), Niekro (2).  PB–Ashby (4).  2B–Houston Knight (11,off Farmer), Philadelphia Diaz (10,off Niekro).  SF–Reynolds (1,off Ruthven).  IBB–Garner (1,by Farmer).  SH–Ruthven (2,off Niekro); Rose (4,off Niekro).  SB–Maddox 2 (3,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby 2).  IBB–Farmer (3,Garner).  U–Dave Pallone, Terry Tata, Jerry Dale.  T–3:25.  A–23,869.
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