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Astros
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
July 27, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros, played on July 27, 1971 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 27, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 27, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wade Blasingame |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Reynolds |
Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 20,779 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: John McSherry 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Lee Weyer |
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 |
Jack Hiatt | Catcher |
Wade Blasingame | Pitcher |
Harry Walker | Manager |
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 |
Bobby Pfeil | Catcher |
John Vukovich | Third Baseman |
Ken Reynolds | Pitcher |
Frank Lucchesi | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
July 27, 1971
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Reynolds
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vukovich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Reynolds
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Montanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Reynolds
Wynn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Reynolds
There goes Wynn. The throw from Pfeil and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Reynolds
Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Reynolds
Rader hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Reynolds
Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Freed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Blasingame
Harmon is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Blasingame
Bowa hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hiatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Blasingame
Montanez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harmon moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Blasingame
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out. Harmon moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Money vs. Blasingame
Money hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Reynolds
Alou hits a line drive into left field. Money settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Reynolds
Hiatt hits a line drive into center field. Montanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Reynolds
Blasingame hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Freed vs. Blasingame
Freed hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pfeil vs. Blasingame
Pfeil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vukovich vs. Blasingame
Vukovich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Vukovich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Blasingame
Reynolds strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Reynolds
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Montanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Reynolds
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Reynolds
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Reynolds
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vukovich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Blasingame
Harmon hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Blasingame
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Blasingame
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Menke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Montanez for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Reynolds
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Reynolds
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Reynolds
Alou hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blasingame
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Money vs. Blasingame
Money hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freed vs. Blasingame
Freed hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pfeil vs. Blasingame
Pfeil hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Reynolds
Hiatt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Reynolds
There goes Hiatt. The throw from Pfeil to Bowa and they have Hiatt trapped. There's the throw over to Harmon, covering first, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Reynolds
Blasingame strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Reynolds
Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Freed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vukovich vs. Blasingame
Vukovich hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Blasingame
Reynolds 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 -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Reynolds
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Reynolds
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Reynolds
Reynolds fires to first and has Wynn trapped. There's the throw to Harmon who tags Wynn for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Reynolds
Cedeno strikes out. Pfeil drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cedeno out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Blasingame
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blasingame fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Blasingame
Montanez hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blasingame
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Reynolds
Rader hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Reynolds
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vukovich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Reynolds
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vukovich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Reynolds
Hiatt hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Reynolds
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field. Freed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Money vs. Blasingame
Money is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Freed vs. Blasingame
Freed hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pfeil vs. Blasingame
Pfeil hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vukovich vs. Blasingame
Vukovich hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Reynolds
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reynolds fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Reynolds
Morgan hits a line drive towards short. Bowa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Reynolds
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vukovich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Blasingame
Byron Browne pinch hits for Ken Reynolds.
Browne hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
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 -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Blasingame
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Bunning
Jim Bunning now pitching.
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harmon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Bunning
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Pfeil and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Bunning
Rader bunts towards third. Vukovich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Menke vs. Bunning
Menke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Freed. Menke reaches second base with a double. Cedeno scores. Rader moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alou vs. Bunning
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rader scores. Menke moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Hiatt vs. Bunning
Hiatt takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Blasingame vs. Bunning
Blasingame strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Metzger vs. Bunning
Metzger hits a fly ball towards left. Money catches it and throws to home to double up Menke. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Blasingame
Montanez hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blasingame
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Money vs. Blasingame
Money strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, 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
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/27/1971, game 2 -- Houston at Philadelphia (N) Houston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Metzger R, ss 5 0 0 0 Harmon T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Morgan J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bowa L, ss 4 0 0 0 Wynn J, rf 3 1 1 0 Montanez W, cf 4 0 1 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 2 2 2 Johnson D, 1b 4 1 1 1 Rader D, 3b 4 2 3 1 Money D, lf 3 0 0 0 Menke D, 1b 4 0 1 1 Freed R, rf 4 0 1 0 Alou J, lf 4 0 1 1 Pfeil B, c 3 0 0 0 Hiatt J, c 2 0 1 0 Vukovich J, 3b 3 0 1 0 Blasingame W, p 4 0 0 0 Reynolds K, p 2 0 0 0 Browne B, ph 1 0 0 0 Bunning J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 5 10 5 31 1 4 1 Houston 200 000 102 -- 5 Philadelphia 000 000 001 -- 1 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Blasingame W (W) 9.0 4 1 1 0 3 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Reynolds K (L) 8.0 6 3 3 2 3 Bunning J 1.0 4 2 2 1 1 E -- Pfeil B DP -- Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Houston 5, Philadelphia 5 2B -- Vukovich J, Menke D HR -- Cedeno C, Rader D, Johnson D SB -- Wynn J, Cedeno C CS -- Hiatt J, Wynn J HBP -- by Blasingame W (Harmon T), by Blasingame W (Money D) T -- 2:10 A -- 20779
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