Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
May 8, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1990 at Astrodome. 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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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Houston Astros 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 1 2 0
Herr 2b 3 0 2 0
Hayes V. rf 4 0 0 1
Jordan 1b 5 0 2 0
Kruk lf 3 1 1 0
  Ready ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Thon ss 4 0 1 0
Daulton c 3 0 1 1
  Martinez ph 0 0 0 0
  Lake c 1 0 0 0
Hayes C. 3b 3 0 0 0
  Booker ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Cook p 2 0 1 0
  Ford ph 1 0 1 0
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
  Hollins ph 1 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Campusano ph 1 0 0 0
  Noles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 12 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Yelding cf,2b 5 1 1 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 1
Biggio c 4 0 2 0
Davis 1b 4 1 2 0
Caminiti 3b 4 1 2 1
Anthony lf 4 0 1 0
Wilson rf 4 0 1 1
Candaele 2b 3 0 2 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
  Stubbs ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Gullickson p 2 0 1 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Young cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 13 3
Philadelphia 100 001 000 02121
Houston 000 110 000 13132
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Cook   6.0 9 2 1 1 2
  Parrett   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  McDowell   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Noles  L (0-1) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.1
13
3
2
1
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Gullickson   5.2 8 2 1 0 3
  Andersen   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Agosto   1.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Darwin   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Smith  W (1-2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
12
2
1
4
7

  E–C Hayes (4), Ramirez 2 (7).  DP–Philadelphia 3, Houston 2.  2B–Philadelphia Kruk (3,off Gullickson); Thon (3,off Gullickson); Jordan (6,off Gullickson), Houston Anthony (2,off Cook); Ramirez (2,off Noles).  SH–Dykstra (2,off Andersen); Ready (1,off Agosto); Herr (2,off Darwin).  SF–V Hayes (2,off Gullickson).  IBB–Thon (2,by Agosto); Booker (2,by Smith).  SB–Herr (2,2nd base off Gullickson/Biggio); Biggio (5,3rd base off Cook/Daulton); Yelding (10,2nd base off Noles/Lake).  WP–Andersen (1).  BK–Gullickson (1), Smith (2).  IBB–Agosto (1,Thon); Smith (2,Booker).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–3:33.  A–12,909.
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