Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 4, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1982 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 2, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Thon ss 5 0 0 0
Scott cf 5 1 1 0
Knight 1b 3 1 2 2
Garner 2b 3 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 1 0
Ashby c 4 0 2 0
Heep rf 4 0 0 0
Howe 3b 3 0 0 0
Knepper p 3 0 1 0
  LaCoss p 0 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 7 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 4 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 3 1 2 0
Matthews lf 4 2 2 0
  Gross lf 0 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 0
Diaz c 3 0 2 3
Maddox cf 4 0 0 1
Robinson rf 2 0 0 0
  Dernier rf 1 0 0 0
DeJesus ss 3 0 0 0
Ruthven p 1 0 0 0
  Monge p 2 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
Houston 000 200 000271
Philadelphia 300 001 00x471
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  L (5-14) 5.1 5 4 3 3 4
  LaCoss   2.2 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
7
4
3
3
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven   4.2 5 2 2 3 2
  Monge  W (6-1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Reed  SV (9) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
4

  E–Knepper (1), DeJesus (15).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Philadelphia Diaz (24,off Knepper).  HR–Houston Knight (5,4th inning off Ruthven 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Howe (14,by Ruthven).  CS–Trillo (9,2nd base by Knepper/Ashby).  WP–Knepper (8).  IBB–Ruthven (7,Howe).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:16.  A–35,747.
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