Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
July 12, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1984 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 5, Houston Astros 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 5 0 0 0
Hayes rf 5 0 1 0
Samuel 2b 5 0 2 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0
Corcoran 1b 3 1 2 1
  Gross 1b 2 0 0 0
Virgil c 4 2 3 1
Wilson lf 3 1 1 0
DeJesus ss 4 1 2 1
Carlton p 3 0 1 2
  Lezcano ph 1 0 0 0
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 12 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bass rf 4 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0
Cabell 1b 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 2 2 0 0
Mumphrey cf 4 0 1 0
Knight 3b 4 0 0 0
Garner 2b 3 1 3 2
Bailey c 3 0 1 1
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Pankovits ph 1 0 0 0
  Solano p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
Philadelphia 000 104 0005120
Houston 010 100 100351
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (7-4) 7.0 5 3 3 2 4
  Holland  SV (18) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
2
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (9-8) 5.0 11 5 5 1 5
  Ruhle   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Solano   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
2
8

  E–Knight (6).  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Bailey (11).  2B–Philadelphia Samuel (18,off Niekro); Carlton (2,off Niekro), Houston Garner 2 (8,off Carlton 2); Bailey (7,off Carlton).  HR–Philadelphia Virgil (15,4th inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out); Corcoran (5,6th inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Samuel (41,2nd base off Niekro/Bailey).  BK–Niekro (1).  T–2:17.  A–17,036.
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