Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 17, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1988 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."

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Houston Astros 4, Philadelphia Phillies 10

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 3 1 2 1
  Hatcher cf 1 0 0 0
Doran 2b 4 1 2 2
  Pankovits ph 1 0 0 0
Puhl lf 4 0 1 0
  Fishel ph 1 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 1 1 1
Bell 3b 4 0 1 0
  Meadows rf 0 0 0 0
Bass rf 4 0 1 0
  Meads p 0 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 2 0
Biggio c 3 1 1 0
Knepper p 2 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 5 1 2 1
Bradley lf 5 1 2 1
Schmidt 3b 5 2 3 4
  Scherrer p 0 0 0 0
James cf 4 1 2 1
Young rf 3 1 1 0
Russell c 5 0 0 0
Jordan 1b 2 2 1 3
Gutierrez ss,3b 3 0 1 0
Maddux p 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 1 1 0
  Harris p 1 1 1 0
  Jeltz ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 10 14 10
Houston 011 020 0004110
Philadelphia 000 405 10x10140
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  L (9-3) 5.1 9 8 8 5 4
  Andersen   1.2 5 2 2 0 2
  Meads   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
10
10
5
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux   5.1 9 4 4 0 3
  Tekulve  W (3-6) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Harris   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Scherrer   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Bell (4,off Maddux); Biggio (3,off Maddux); Young (14,off Maddux); Doran (9,off Maddux); Bass (16,off Maddux), Philadelphia James (17,off Knepper); Schmidt (14,off Knepper).  3B–Philadelphia Schmidt (2,off Andersen).  HR–Houston Davis (20,2nd inning off Maddux 0 on, 0 out); Doran (4,3rd inning off Maddux 0 on, 2 out), Philadelphia Schmidt (8,4th inning off Knepper 0 on, 0 out); Jordan (1,4th inning off Knepper 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Knepper (9,off Maddux); Maddux (1,off Knepper); Gutierrez (1,off Knepper).  IBB–Biggio (1,by Tekulve).  CS–Young (14,2nd base by Maddux/Russell).  IBB–Tekulve (7,Biggio).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:55.  A–28,149.
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