Philadelphia Phillies 8, Houston Astros 5
Regular Season Game 33
Played on Thursday, May 18, 1978 (N) at Astrodome
PHI N 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 8 16 1 HOU N 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 5 9 0
Philadelphia Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO PO A McBride rf 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 Bowa ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 3 Schmidt 3b 5 1 2 2 0 2 1 2 Johnstone lf 4 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 Cardenal ph,1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Hebner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 Martin ph,lf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 Maddox cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 Boone c 5 0 3 2 0 0 3 1 Morrison 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Luzinski ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harrelson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Christenson p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Garber p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Totals 43 8 16 8 0 8 27 10 FIELDING - E: Boone (4). BATTING - 2B: Schmidt 2 (8,off Niekro,off Forsch); Johnstone (2,off Forsch). HR: Martin (2,9th inning off Sambito 2 on 1 out). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: McBride (5,2nd base off Forsch/Herrmann).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Cabell 3b 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Cedeno cf 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 Cruz rf 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 Watson 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 6 0 Howe 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Herrmann c 4 0 1 0 0 1 9 0 Metzger ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 9 5 0 3 27 5 BATTING - SH: Cedeno (2,off Garber). HBP: Cabell (1,by Garber). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (15,2nd base off Christenson/Boone).
PITCHING
Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Christenson 5.1 7 4 4 0 2 0 23 Garber W(2-0) 3.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 13 Totals 9 9 5 5 0 3 0 36 HBP: Garber (2,Cabell). Inherited Runners - Scored: Garber 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 4 Forsch 7 9 1 1 0 4 0 30 Sambito L(2-1) 2 3 3 3 0 4 1 9 Totals 9 16 8 8 0 8 1 43 Niekro faced 4 batters in the 1st inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Forsch 1-1. . Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 10828 Starting Lineups: Philadelphia Phillies Houston Astros 1. McBride rf Puhl lf 2. Bowa ss Cabell 3b 3. Schmidt 3b Cedeno cf 4. Johnstone lf Cruz rf 5. Hebner 1b Watson 1b 6. Maddox cf Howe 2b 7. Boone c Herrmann c 8. Morrison 2b Metzger ss 9. Christenson p Niekro p PHILLIES 1ST: McBride singled to right; Bowa singled to center [McBride to third]; Schmidt doubled to right [McBride scored, Bowa scored]; Johnstone singled to center [Schmidt scored]; FORSCH REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Hebner flied out to left; Maddox singled to left [Johnstone to second]; Boone singled to left [Johnstone scored, Maddox to second]; Morrison forced Boone (shortstop to second) [Maddox to third]; Christenson forced Morrison (second unassisted); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to left; Cabell flied out to center; Cedeno popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 0. PHILLIES 2ND: McBride grounded out (third to first); Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz made an out to second; Watson flied out to left; Howe flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Johnstone doubled to left; Hebner flied out to center [Johnstone to third]; Maddox popped to shortstop; Boone singled to left [Johnstone scored]; Morrison grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Herrmann singled to left; Metzger forced Herrmann (first to shortstop); Forsch singled to center [Metzger to second]; Puhl singled to center [Metzger to third, Forsch to second]; Cabell popped to first in foul territory; Cedeno singled to pitcher [Metzger scored, Forsch to third, Puhl to second]; Cruz singled to center [Forsch scored, Puhl scored, Cedeno to third]; Watson forced Cruz (second to shortstop); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 3. PHILLIES 4TH: Christenson was called out on strikes; McBride singled to left; McBride stole second; Bowa made an out to first; Schmidt made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Howe made an out to second; Herrmann struck out; Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 3. PHILLIES 5TH: Johnstone singled to center; Hebner flied out to right; Maddox struck out; Boone singled to left [Johnstone to second]; Morrison made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Forsch grounded out (third to first); Puhl grounded out (third to first); Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 3. PHILLIES 6TH: Christenson struck out; McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second [Cedeno to third (error by Boone)]; Cruz struck out; Watson singled to left [Cedeno scored]; GARBER REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Howe flied out to right; Herrmann grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 4. PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt doubled to left; Johnstone singled to right [Schmidt to third]; Hebner popped to shortstop; Maddox popped to catcher in foul territory; Phillies manager Danny Ozark protested game because the umpires returned Jay Johnstone to 1B; Boone popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger singled to pitcher; HOWARD BATTED FOR FORSCH; Metzger was picked off first (catcher to first); Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 4. PHILLIES 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); LUZINSKI BATTED FOR MORRISON; Luzinski flied out to right; Garber struck out; McBride struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: HARRELSON REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING 2B); Cabell was hit by a pitch; Cedeno out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Cabell to second]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson singled to right [Cabell scored]; Howe forced Watson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 5. PHILLIES 9TH: Bowa singled to left; Schmidt struck out; CARDENAL BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE; Cardenal singled to left [Bowa to second]; MARTIN BATTED FOR HEBNER; Martin homered [Bowa scored, Cardenal scored]; Maddox struck out; Boone flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 8, Astros 5. ASTROS 9TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CARDENAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Herrmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger struck out; WALLING BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Walling grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 8, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Phillies 8 16 1 8 Astros 5 9 0 4
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