Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 3, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1988 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 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 3 1 0 0
Hatcher lf 3 1 1 1
Ramirez ss 4 1 2 1
Davis 1b 3 0 1 1
Bass rf 4 0 0 0
Pankovits 2b 4 0 1 0
Bailey c 4 0 0 0
Jackson 3b 4 1 2 0
Knepper p 2 0 1 0
Totals 31 4 8 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 4 0 0 0
Dernier cf 3 0 2 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 2 0
Parrish c 4 0 1 0
Bradley lf 4 0 0 0
Hayes 1b 3 0 0 0
James rf 3 0 0 0
Aguayo ss 3 0 1 0
Ruffin p 1 0 0 0
  Almon ph 1 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Young ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
Houston 003 001 000481
Philadelphia 000 000 000060
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  W (3-0) 9.0 6 0 0 1 7
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
1
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffin  L (2-2) 6.0 6 4 4 2 6
  Harris   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Tekulve   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
9

  E–Jackson (3).  DP–Houston 3, Philadelphia 2.  3B–Houston Ramirez (3,off Ruffin).  SH–Knepper 2 (3,off Ruffin,off Harris).  HBP–Hatcher (1,by Harris).  IBB–Davis (6,by Harris).  SB–Young (16,2nd base off Ruffin/Parrish); Dernier (3,2nd base off Knepper/Bailey).  WP–Ruffin (3).  BK–Harris (1).  HBP–Harris (2,Hatcher).  IBB–Harris (2,Davis).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:19.  A–16,443.
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