Houston Astros 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Regular Season Game 64
Played on Wednesday, June 13, 1979 (N) at Veterans Stadium
HOU N 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 13 2 PHI N 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 9 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 4 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 Reynolds ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 Cedeno 1b 4 0 3 3 1 0 11 0 Cruz lf 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 Cabell 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Leonard rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 Howe 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 3 Landestoy pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ashby c 4 1 1 0 0 2 7 0 Niekro p 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Totals 37 4 13 4 5 6 27 9 FIELDING - E: Cruz (7), Leonard (3). BATTING - 2B: Ashby (7,off Ruthven). HR: Howe (3,4th inning off Ruthven 0 on 0 out). HBP: Puhl (2,by Ruthven). GDP: Howe (6,off McGraw). IBB: Cruz (7,by Ruthven); Howe (2,by McGraw). Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING - SB: Puhl 2 (10,2nd base off Ruthven/Boone 2); Leonard (5,2nd base off McGraw/Boone). CS: Cruz (4,2nd base by Eastwick/Boone).
Philadelphia Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 4 Bowa ss 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 Maddox cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 Luzinski lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Schmidt 3b 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 McBride rf 3 0 2 1 0 0 5 0 Boone c 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 1 Harrelson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 1 Ruthven p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 McCarver ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Unser ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 3 9 1 4 7 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Schmidt-Harrelson-Rose. E: Rose (6). BATTING - 2B: Bowa (8,off Niekro). 3B: Schmidt (2,off Niekro). SF: McBride (1,off Niekro). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: McBride (14,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(10-2) 9 9 3 2 4 7 0 40 WP: Niekro (5).
Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ruthven L(6-4) 3.2 8 4 4 1 2 1 21 Reed 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 McGraw 3 3 0 0 2 4 0 13 Bird 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Eastwick 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 Totals 9 13 4 4 5 6 1 43 HBP: Ruthven (2,Puhl). IBB: Ruthven (4,Cruz); McGraw (1,Howe). Inherited Runners - Scored: Reed 2-0. . Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dick Stello Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 33627 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Philadelphia Phillies 1. Puhl cf Rose 1b 2. Reynolds ss Bowa ss 3. Cedeno 1b Maddox cf 4. Cruz lf Luzinski lf 5. Cabell 3b Schmidt 3b 6. Leonard rf McBride rf 7. Howe 2b Boone c 8. Ashby c Harrelson 2b 9. Niekro p Ruthven p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to third; Puhl stole second; Reynolds singled to pitcher [Puhl to third (error by Rose)]; Cedeno singled to left [Puhl scored, Reynolds to second]; Cruz flied out to left; Cabell popped to first; Leonard forced Cedeno (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Rose singled to left [Rose out at second (left to second)]; Bowa walked; Maddox flied out to center; Luzinski popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. ASTROS 2ND: Howe flied out to center; Ashby struck out; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt popped to first in foul territory; McBride grounded out (second to first); Boone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl singled to center; Puhl stole second; Reynolds flied out to right; Cedeno singled to center [Puhl scored, Cedeno to second (on throw)]; Cruz was walked intentionally; Cabell forced Cruz (third to second); Leonard flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruthven walked; Rose forced Ruthven (second to shortstop); Bowa doubled to right [Rose scored (error by Leonard) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Phillies 1. ASTROS 4TH: Howe homered; Ashby doubled to center; Niekro grounded out (first to second); Puhl was hit by a pitch; Reynolds flied out to right; Cedeno singled to left [Ashby scored, Puhl to second]; REED REPLACED RUTHVEN (PITCHING); Cruz walked [Puhl to third, Cedeno to second]; Cabell flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski struck out; Schmidt singled to third; McBride singled to shortstop [Schmidt to second]; Boone walked [Schmidt to third, McBride to second]; Harrelson was called out on strikes; GROSS BATTED FOR REED; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Schmidt scored, McBride to third, Boone to second]; Gross struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 2. ASTROS 5TH: MCGRAW REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Leonard singled to right; Howe grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Leonard out at second]; Ashby was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 5TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Bowa flied out to right; Maddox singled to left; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 2. ASTROS 6TH: Niekro flied out to center; Puhl singled to right; Reynolds struck out; Cedeno walked [Puhl to second]; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt struck out; McBride singled to second; McBride stole second; Boone struck out; Harrelson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 2. ASTROS 7TH: Cabell singled to shortstop; Leonard forced Cabell (first to shortstop); Leonard stole second; Howe was walked intentionally; LANDESTOY RAN FOR HOWE; Ashby grounded out (first to pitcher) [Leonard to third, Landestoy to second]; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 7TH: LANDESTOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MCCARVER BATTED FOR MCGRAW; McCarver grounded out (first unassisted); Rose walked; Bowa singled to left [Rose to second]; Maddox popped to first; Luzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 2. ASTROS 8TH: BIRD REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Puhl singled to center [Puhl out at second (center to shortstop)]; Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher); Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 8TH: Schmidt tripled to right; McBride hit a sacrifice fly to center [Schmidt scored]; Boone popped to third in foul territory; Harrelson singled to center; UNSER BATTED FOR BIRD; Unser grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 3. ASTROS 9TH: EASTWICK REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Cruz singled to right; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cabell popped to first in foul territory; Leonard walked; WALLING BATTED FOR LANDESTOY; Walling grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 9TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING 2B); Rose reached on an error by Cruz [Rose to second]; Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Luzinski grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 13 2 12 Phillies 3 9 1 10
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