Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
September 15, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 2006 at Minute Maid Park. 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 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 4 0 0 0
Victorino cf 4 0 0 0
Utley 2b 3 1 0 0
Howard 1b 3 1 1 0
Dellucci rf 2 1 0 0
  Conine ph,rf,lf 1 0 0 0
Burrell lf 3 1 2 4
  Bourn pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Lieberthal c 4 0 1 0
Nunez 3b 4 0 1 0
Myers p 1 0 0 0
  Geary p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Simon ph 1 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 5 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 0 1 0
Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 4 1 1 1
Berkman 1b 4 0 1 0
Huff rf 1 1 1 0
  Jimerson pr 0 0 0 0
Scott lf 4 1 1 2
Everett ss 3 0 1 0
  Burke ph 1 0 1 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
  Lane ph 1 0 0 0
Clemens p 1 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
  Sampson p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Quintero ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Philadelphia 400 000 000451
Houston 000 300 000380
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Myers  W (11-6) 7.0 5 3 3 3 4
  Geary   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Smith   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Gordon  SV (30) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  L (6-5) 5.0 3 4 4 5 4
  Sampson   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Miller   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Qualls   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
6
6

  E–Conine (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Utley-Rollins-Howard, Utley-Rollins-Howard, Houston 1. Everett-Biggio-Berkman.  2B–Philadelphia Lieberthal (12,off Clemens), Houston Huff (10,off Gordon).  HR–Philadelphia Burrell (25,1st inning off Clemens 3 on 2 out), Houston Ensberg (22,4th inning off Myers 0 on 1 out); Scott (6,4th inning off Myers 1 on 2 out).  IBB–Howard (27,by Clemens).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  SB–Utley (13,2nd base off Clemens/Ausmus); Rollins (35,2nd base off Clemens/Ausmus).  CS–Bourn (1,2nd base by Qualls/Ausmus); Berkman (2,2nd base by Smith/Lieberthal).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Lance Barksdale, 2B–Ron Kulpa, 3B–Dan Iassogna.  T–2:49.  A–41,432.
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