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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 18, 1978
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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 18, 1978 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1978 |
|---|---|
| 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 18, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Christenson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 10,828 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: Eric Gregg 3B: Bill Williams |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bake McBride | Right Fielder |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Jay Johnstone | Left Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | First Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Jim Morrison | Second Baseman |
| Larry Christenson | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Left Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Art Howe | Second Baseman |
| Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 18, 1978
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Niekro
McBride hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Niekro
Bowa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McBride moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmidt vs. Niekro
Schmidt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Schmidt reaches second base with a double. McBride scores. Bowa goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnstone vs. Niekro
Johnstone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schmidt scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Forsch
Ken Forsch now pitching.
Hebner hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Forsch
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnstone moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Forsch
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnstone scores. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morrison vs. Forsch
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. Maddox moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Christenson vs. Forsch
Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Howe fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Christenson
Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Christenson
Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Christenson
Cedeno hits a popup towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Forsch
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Forsch
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bowa for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Forsch
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Christenson
Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Christenson
Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Christenson
Howe hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Forsch
Johnstone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Puhl. Johnstone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Forsch
Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnstone moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maddox vs. Forsch
Maddox hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Forsch
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnstone scores. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Forsch
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Christenson
Herrmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Christenson
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Forsch vs. Christenson
Forsch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Puhl vs. Christenson
Puhl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third. Forsch moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cabell vs. Christenson
Cabell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cedeno vs. Christenson
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Christenson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Metzger scores. Forsch moves to third. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cruz vs. Christenson
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Forsch scores. Puhl scores. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watson vs. Christenson
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Forsch
Christenson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Forsch
McBride hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Forsch
There goes McBride. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. McBride steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowa vs. Forsch
Bowa hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Forsch
Schmidt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Christenson
Howe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Christenson
Herrmann strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Christenson
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Forsch
Johnstone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Forsch
Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Forsch
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Forsch
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnstone moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morrison vs. Forsch
Morrison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Christenson
Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Christenson
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Christenson
Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christenson vs. Forsch
Christenson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Forsch
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Forsch
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Christenson
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Christenson
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Boone and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Christenson
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Watson vs. Christenson
Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Garber
Gene Garber now pitching.
Howe hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Garber
Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herrmann for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Forsch
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Puhl. Schmidt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnstone vs. Forsch
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schmidt moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hebner vs. Forsch
Hebner hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maddox vs. Forsch
Maddox hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Forsch
Boone hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Garber
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Garber
Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Ken Forsch.
Boone fires to first and picks off Metzger. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Garber
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Garber
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching. Greg Luzinski pinch hits for Jim Morrison.
Luzinski hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garber vs. Sambito
Garber strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Sambito
McBride strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Garber
Bud Harrelson now playing second base.
Cabell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Garber
Cedeno bunts between the mound and first base. Garber scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cedeno for the out. Cabell moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Garber
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Garber
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cabell scores. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Garber
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Sambito
Bowa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Sambito
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Sambito
Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Jay Johnstone.
Cardenal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Sambito
Jerry Martin pinch hits for Richie Hebner.
Martin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Sambito
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Sambito
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 8 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Garber
Jerry Martin now playing left field. Jose Cardenal now playing first base.
Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Garber
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Garber
Denny Walling pinch hits for Joe Sambito.
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1978 -- Philadelphia at Houston (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
McBride B, rf 5 1 2 0 Puhl T, lf 4 1 1 0
Bowa L, ss 5 2 2 0 Cabell E, 3b 3 1 0 0
Schmidt M, 3b 5 1 2 2 Cedeno C, cf 3 1 2 1
Johnstone J, lf 4 2 4 1 Cruz J, rf 4 0 1 2
Cardenal J, ph-1b 1 1 1 0 Watson B, 1b 4 0 2 2
Hebner R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Howe A, 2b 4 0 0 0
Martin J, ph-lf 1 1 1 3 Herrmann E, c 4 0 1 0
Maddox G, cf 5 0 1 0 Metzger R, ss 4 1 1 0
Boone B, c 5 0 3 2 Niekro J, p 0 0 0 0
Morrison J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Forsch K, p 2 1 1 0
Luzinski G, ph 1 0 0 0 Howard W, ph 1 0 0 0
Harrelson B, 2b 0 0 0 0 Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0
Christenson L, p 3 0 0 0 Walling D, ph 1 0 0 0
Garber G, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
43 8 16 8 34 5 9 5
Philadelphia 401 000 003 -- 8
Houston 003 001 010 -- 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson L 5.1 7 4 4 0 2
Garber G (W) 3.2 2 1 1 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J* 0.0 4 4 4 0 0
Forsch K 7.0 9 1 1 0 4
Sambito J (L) 2.0 3 3 3 0 4
* Pitched to 4 batters in 1st
E -- Boone B
LOB -- Philadelphia 8, Houston 4
2B -- Schmidt M 2, Johnstone J
HR -- Martin J
SB -- McBride B, Cedeno C
SH -- Cedeno C
HBP -- by Garber G (Cabell E)
T -- 2:36
A -- 10828
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