Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
April 24, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1989 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 8, Houston Astros 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel cf 4 1 0 0
Herr 2b 5 3 3 0
Hayes rf 4 1 2 1
Schmidt 3b 4 2 1 1
  Jeltz 3b 0 0 0 0
James lf 5 0 0 0
Jordan 1b 5 1 3 2
Daulton c 5 0 2 2
Thon ss 3 0 1 1
Freeman p 2 0 0 0
  Maddux p 0 0 0 0
  Ford ph 1 0 0 0
  Harris p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 12 7
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 0 0 0
Hatcher lf 4 1 0 0
Doran 2b 3 1 0 0
Davis 1b 4 1 3 3
Bass rf 3 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 2 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
  Rhoden p 0 0 0 0
Ashby c 3 1 0 0
Caminiti 3b 4 0 1 0
Clancy p 1 0 1 0
  Forsch pr,p 1 0 1 0
  Reynolds ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 3
Philadelphia 103 001 3008121
Houston 100 110 100462
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Freeman   3.0 2 2 2 5 0
  Maddux   2.0 3 1 1 2 0
  Harris  W (1-0) 4.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
8
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy   2.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Forsch  L (1-1) 3.0 6 4 4 1 0
  Darwin   1.2 5 3 3 2 1
  Agosto   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Rhoden   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
4
3

  E–James (1), Bass (2), Ramirez (6).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Houston 1.  2B–Philadelphia V Hayes (7,off Forsch); Jordan (1,off Forsch), Houston Davis (5,off Maddux).  3B–Philadelphia Herr (1,off Clancy).  HR–Houston Davis (5,7th inning off Harris 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Schmidt (3,by Darwin).  SB–V Hayes (4,2nd base off Clancy/Ashby); Hatcher (4,2nd base off Freeman/Daulton).  CS–Thon (2,2nd base by Darwin/Ashby).  BK–Freeman (1), Forsch (2).  IBB–Darwin (3,Schmidt).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–3:19.  A–9,088.
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