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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 14, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 14, 1976 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 14, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 14, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Christenson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Cosgrove |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 14,264 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dutch Rennert 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Andy Olsen 3B: Satch Davidson |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Ollie Brown | Right Fielder |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Tolan | First Baseman |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Larry Christenson | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Milbourne | Second Baseman |
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Cliff Johnson | Catcher |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boswell | Third Baseman |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Mike Cosgrove | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 14, 1976
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Cosgrove
Cash hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Cosgrove
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Cosgrove
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Cosgrove
Luzinski hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Christenson
Milbourne hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Christenson
Gross hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown who is chasing the ball. Gross reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Christenson
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gross scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Christenson
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Cosgrove
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Cosgrove
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Cosgrove
Tolan hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Christenson
Watson hits a line drive into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Christenson
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Christenson
Boswell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Christenson
Metzger takes first base on ball four. Boswell moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cosgrove vs. Christenson
Cosgrove hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Cosgrove
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boswell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christenson vs. Cosgrove
Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Cosgrove
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Cosgrove
Bowa hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Christenson
Milbourne hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Christenson
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Christenson
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Christenson
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Cosgrove
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Cosgrove
Luzinski hits a line drive towards center field. Cedeno fields the ball and throws to second. Milbourne drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Milbourne. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Cosgrove
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Cosgrove
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tolan vs. Cosgrove
Tolan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Tolan reaches second base with a double. Schmidt scores. Brown moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boone vs. Cosgrove
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brown scores. Tolan moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Christenson vs. Cosgrove
Christenson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Christenson
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Christenson
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Christenson
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Christenson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Cosgrove
Cash is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Cosgrove
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boswell fields it and throws to first for the out. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Cosgrove
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Cosgrove
Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Christenson
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cosgrove vs. Christenson
Cosgrove bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milbourne vs. Christenson
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tolan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Christenson
There goes Milbourne. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Milbourne steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Christenson
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Cosgrove
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Cosgrove
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Cosgrove
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Cosgrove
The runners advance on the error. Tolan moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Cosgrove
There goes Tolan. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Tolan steals third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Cosgrove
Boone is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Christenson vs. Cosgrove
Christenson takes first base on ball four. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cash vs. Cosgrove
Cash takes first base on ball four. Tolan scores. Boone moves to third. Christenson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bowa vs. Barlow
Mike Barlow now pitching.
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barlow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Christenson
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Christenson
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Christenson
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Barlow
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Barlow
Luzinski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schmidt moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Barlow
The ball gets by Johnson for a passed ball. Schmidt scores. Luzinski moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Barlow
Brown bunts towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Milbourne covering, for the out. Luzinski moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maddox vs. Barlow
Barlow fires to third and picks off Luzinski. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Barlow
Maddox strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Christenson
Jerry Martin now playing left field.
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Christenson
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Christenson
Metzger hits a line drive towards third. Schmidt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Christenson
Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Mike Barlow.
Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Hardy
Larry Hardy now pitching.
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Hardy
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Hardy
Christenson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Christenson
Milbourne hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Christenson
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Christenson
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Christenson
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Hardy
Cash hits a fly ball towards center. Cedeno settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Cedeno. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowa vs. Hardy
Bowa bunts towards the mound. Hardy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cash moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmidt vs. Hardy
Schmidt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cash scores. Bowa moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Hardy
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Martin vs. Hardy
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Hardy
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maddox vs. Hardy
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Christenson
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Christenson
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Christenson
Boswell hits a popup towards first. Tolan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/14/1976 -- Philadelphia at Houston (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Cash D, 2b 3 1 0 1 Milbourne L, 2b 4 0 0 0
Bowa L, ss 5 0 1 0 Gross G, rf 4 1 2 0
Schmidt M, 3b 4 2 3 1 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 2 1
Luzinski G, lf 4 0 1 0 Johnson C, c 4 0 0 0
Martin J, lf 1 0 0 0 Watson B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Brown O, rf 1 1 0 0 Cruz J, lf 4 0 2 0
Maddox G, cf 5 0 0 0 Boswell K, 3b 4 0 1 0
Tolan B, 1b 4 1 2 1 Metzger R, ss 2 0 1 0
Boone B, c 3 0 2 1 Cosgrove M, p 2 0 0 0
Christenson L, p 3 0 0 0 Barlow M, p 0 0 0 0
Howard W, ph 1 0 0 0
Hardy L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 9 4 33 1 8 1
Philadelphia 000 201 101 -- 5
Houston 100 000 000 -- 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson L (W) 9.0 8 1 1 1 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Cosgrove M (L) 5.2 5 3 0 6 3
Barlow M 1.1 2 1 0 0 1
Hardy L 2.0 2 1 0 1 2
E -- Milbourne L, Watson B, Cedeno C
DP -- Philadelphia 2, Houston 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 10, Houston 6
2B -- Tolan B
3B -- Gross G
SB -- Milbourne L, Tolan B, Schmidt M, Bowa L
SH -- Brown O
HBP -- by Cosgrove M (Cash D)
PB -- Johnson C
T -- 2:24
A -- 14264
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