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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 18, 1971
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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 July 18, 1971 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | July 18, 1971 |
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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 | July 18, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
Home Starting Pitcher | Wade Blasingame |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 32,181 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: John Kibler 3B: Bruce Froemming |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Terry Harmon | Second Baseman |
Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
Willie Montanez | Center Fielder |
Deron Johnson | First Baseman |
Don Money | Left Fielder |
Roger Freed | Right Fielder |
John Vukovich | Third Baseman |
Mike Ryan | Catcher |
Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
Frank Lucchesi | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
Jim Wynn | Right Fielder |
Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
Denis Menke | First Baseman |
Jesus Alou | Left Fielder |
Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
Wade Blasingame | Pitcher |
Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 18, 1971
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Blasingame
Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Blasingame
Bowa hits a line drive into left field. Alou picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Alou. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. Blasingame
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bowa moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Blasingame
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Bunning
Metzger bunts towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Bunning
Morgan hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Bunning
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vukovich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Bunning
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Freed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Money vs. Blasingame
Money hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno who is chasing the ball. Money reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Freed vs. Blasingame
Freed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Vukovich vs. Blasingame
Vukovich strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Ryan vs. Blasingame
Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Bunning
Rader hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Bunning
Menke hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rader moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. Bunning
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rader scores. Menke moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Edwards vs. Bunning
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Menke scores. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blasingame vs. Bunning
Blasingame hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Money. Blasingame reaches second base with a double. Alou scores. Edwards goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Champion
Bill Champion now pitching.
Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morgan vs. Champion
Morgan hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynn vs. Champion
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Champion vs. Blasingame
Champion strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Blasingame
Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Blasingame
Bowa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Champion
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Montanez. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Champion
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menke vs. Champion
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vukovich fields it and throws to first for the out. Cedeno moves to third. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alou vs. Champion
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cedeno scores. Rader moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Edwards vs. Champion
Edwards hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Blasingame
Montanez hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blasingame
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Money vs. Blasingame
Money hits a line drive towards third. Rader reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Champion
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Champion
Metzger bunts towards the mound. Champion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Champion
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Blasingame moves to third. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Wynn vs. Champion
Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Money settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blasingame tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Champion
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Champion covering, for the out. Metzger moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rader vs. Champion
Rader hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Montanez who is chasing the ball. Rader reaches third base with a triple. Metzger scores. Morgan scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Menke vs. Champion
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freed vs. Blasingame
Freed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vukovich vs. Blasingame
Vukovich hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cedeno. Vukovich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Blasingame
Ryan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Vukovich moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Lis vs. Blasingame
Joe Lis pinch hits for Bill Champion.
Lis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blasingame fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Blasingame. Vukovich scores. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harmon vs. Blasingame
Harmon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ryan scores. Lis moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bowa vs. Blasingame
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lis moves to third. Harmon moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Montanez vs. Blasingame
Montanez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lis scores. Harmon scores. Bowa moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Culver
George Culver now pitching.
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Money vs. Culver
Money hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Freed vs. Culver
Freed strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 7 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Brandon
Oscar Gamble now playing right field. Bucky Brandon now pitching.
Alou hits a line drive into right field. Gamble picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gamble. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Brandon
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Culver vs. Brandon
Culver bunts towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Harmon covering, for the out. Alou scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Brandon
Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Brandon
There goes Metzger. The throw from Ryan and he is out, Bowa applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 7 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vukovich vs. Culver
Vukovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Culver
Ryan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Culver
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 7 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Brandon
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Brandon
Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Brandon
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vukovich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Brandon
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harmon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 7 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Culver
Harmon strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Culver
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Culver
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 7 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Brandon
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Brandon
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Brandon
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Montanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 7 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Culver
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Money vs. Culver
Money hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Culver
Ron Stone pinch hits for Bucky Brandon.
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 7 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culver vs. Wilson
Bill Wilson now pitching.
Culver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vukovich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Wilson
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Wilson
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Wilson
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vukovich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 7 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Culver
Denny Doyle pinch hits for John Vukovich.
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Menke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Culver
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Mike Ryan.
McCarver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Culver
Gamble hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harmon vs. Culver
Harmon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Browne vs. Culver
Byron Browne pinch hits for Larry Bowa.
Browne hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/18/1971, game 2 -- Philadelphia at Houston (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Harmon T, 2b 5 1 2 1 Metzger R, ss 4 1 3 0 Bowa L, ss 4 1 2 0 Morgan J, 2b 3 1 1 0 Browne B, ph 1 0 0 0 Wynn J, rf 4 1 1 2 Montanez W, cf 4 1 1 2 Cedeno C, cf 4 1 2 0 Johnson D, 1b 4 1 2 3 Rader D, 3b 3 1 2 2 Money D, lf 4 0 1 0 Menke D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Freed R, rf 3 0 0 0 Alou J, lf 4 2 2 2 Brandon B, p 0 0 0 0 Edwards J, c 4 1 1 1 Stone R, ph 1 0 0 0 Blasingame W, p 1 1 1 2 Wilson B, p 0 0 0 0 Culver G, p 1 0 0 1 Vukovich J, 3b 3 1 1 0 Doyle D, ph 1 0 0 0 Ryan M, c 3 1 1 0 McCarver T, ph 1 0 1 0 Bunning J, p 0 0 0 0 Champion B, p 1 0 0 0 Lis J, ph 1 1 0 1 Gamble O, rf 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 7 11 7 32 10 14 10 Philadelphia 000 070 000 -- 7 Houston 041 311 00x -- 10 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Bunning J (L)* 1.0 7 4 4 0 0 Champion B 3.0 4 4 4 3 0 Brandon B 3.0 3 2 1 1 0 Wilson B 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Blasingame W 4.1 7 6 5 0 2 Culver G (W) 4.2 4 1 1 0 2 * Pitched to 5 batters in 2nd E -- Alou J, Blasingame W, Gamble O DP -- Philadelphia 3, Houston 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 4, Houston 5 2B -- Blasingame W, Cedeno C, Vukovich J 3B -- Money D, Rader D HR -- Johnson D, Wynn J CS -- Metzger R SH -- Culver G SF -- Wynn J T -- 2:10 A -- 32181
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