Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
July 19, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 19, 1987 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 1

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 4 1 1 1
Thompson cf 5 1 2 0
Hayes 1b 4 2 2 1
Schmidt 3b 2 0 1 1
Parrish c 4 0 0 0
Wilson rf 4 0 1 1
Gross lf 4 0 0 0
Dowell ss 3 0 0 0
Ruffin p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 0 2 0
Doran 2b 3 0 1 0
Lopes lf 4 0 0 0
Bass rf 4 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 0 1 0
Ashby c 3 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 3 1 1 1
Pena ss 3 0 0 0
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Childress p 1 0 0 0
  Wine ph 1 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Meads p 0 0 0 0
  Pankovits ph 1 0 0 0
  Kerfeld p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Philadelphia 001 100 200470
Houston 000 000 010150
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffin  W (7-7) 9.0 5 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (4-11) 2.1 2 1 1 4 3
  Childress   3.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Andersen   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Meads   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Kerfeld   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
4
5

  E–None.  2B–Philadelphia Hayes (22,off Andersen), Houston Young (3,off Ruffin).  HR–Philadelphia Samuel (17,4th inning off Childress 0 on, 2 out), Houston Caminiti (2,8th inning off Ruffin 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Ruffin (4,off Ryan).  SB–Thompson (26,2nd base off Andersen/Ashby).  CS–Young (2,2nd base by Ruffin/Parrish).  WP–Ryan (7).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–2:16.  A–25,143.
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