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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 12, 1987
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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 12, 1987 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | May 12, 1987 |
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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 | May 12, 1987 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Michael Jackson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 8,950 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Fred Brocklander 1B: Bill Williams 2B: John McSherry 3B: Frank Pulli |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Milt Thompson | Center Fielder |
Rick Schu | Third Baseman |
Juan Samuel | Second Baseman |
Mike Schmidt | First Baseman |
Glenn Wilson | Right Fielder |
Lance Parrish | Catcher |
Chris James | Left Fielder |
Luis Aguayo | Shortstop |
Michael Jackson | Pitcher |
John Felske | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Hatcher | Center Fielder |
Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
Denny Walling | Third Baseman |
Glenn Davis | First Baseman |
Kevin Bass | Right Fielder |
Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
Alan Ashby | Catcher |
Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
Hal Lanier | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 12, 1987
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Knepper
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schu vs. Knepper
Schu hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Samuel vs. Knepper
Samuel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schmidt vs. Knepper
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Knepper
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Jackson
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schu fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Jackson
Doran takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Jackson
Walling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doran moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Jackson
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Doran tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Jackson
Bass takes first base on ball four. Walling moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Jackson
Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thompson. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Walling scores. Bass goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Jackson
There's a wild pitch. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ashby vs. Jackson
Ashby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cruz scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Jackson
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Samuel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Knepper
Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Knepper
James hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hatcher. James reaches second base with a double. Bass throws the ball in to Walling who tags James trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aguayo vs. Knepper
Aguayo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Knepper
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Jackson
Knepper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Samuel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Jackson
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Jackson
Doran hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Jackson
Walling takes first base on ball four. Hatcher moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Jackson
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Knepper
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schu vs. Knepper
Schu hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Knepper
Samuel hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Jackson
Bass hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Jackson
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aguayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Jackson
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Samuel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Knepper
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Knepper
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Knepper
Parrish hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
James vs. Knepper
James hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Jackson
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Jackson
Knepper strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Jackson
Hatcher hits a popup towards short. Aguayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aguayo vs. Knepper
Aguayo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Knepper
Ron Roenicke pinch hits for Michael Jackson.
Roenicke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Knepper
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Roenicke moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schu vs. Knepper
Schu strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Schatzeder
Dan Schatzeder now pitching.
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schu fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Schatzeder
Walling strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Schatzeder
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schu fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Knepper
Samuel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Knepper
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Knepper
Wilson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hatcher. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Schmidt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Knepper
Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
James vs. Knepper
James is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Schatzeder
Bass hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thompson. Bass reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Schatzeder
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schmidt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. Bass moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ashby vs. Schatzeder
Ashby is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Puhl vs. Tekulve
Jim Pankovits pinch hits for Craig Reynolds. Terry Puhl pinch hits for Jim Pankovits. Kent Tekulve now pitching.
Puhl takes first base on ball four. Ashby moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bailey vs. Tekulve
Mark Bailey pinch hits for Bob Knepper.
Bailey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bass scores. Ashby moves to third. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hatcher vs. Tekulve
Hatcher strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doran vs. Tekulve
Doran hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aguayo vs. Lopez
Dickie Thon now playing shortstop. Aurelio Lopez now pitching.
Aguayo hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Lopez
Jeff Stone pinch hits for Kent Tekulve.
Stone strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lopez
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Ritchie
Wally Ritchie now pitching.
Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Ritchie
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Ritchie
Bass hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schu vs. Lopez
Schu hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Lopez
Samuel hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Lopez
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Ritchie
Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Ritchie
Ashby strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thon vs. Ritchie
Thon hits a fly ball into left field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Ritchie
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Lopez
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Lopez
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Lopez
Greg Gross pinch hits for Chris James.
Gross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aguayo vs. Lopez
Aguayo hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/12/1987 -- Philadelphia at Houston (N) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Thompson M, cf 4 1 1 0 Hatcher B, cf 4 0 1 0 Schu R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Doran B, 2b 3 1 0 0 Samuel J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Walling D, 3b 3 1 1 0 Schmidt M, 1b 4 1 1 1 Davis G, 1b 3 0 0 1 Wilson G, rf 4 0 1 1 Bass K, rf 3 2 1 0 Parrish L, c 4 0 1 0 Cruz J, lf 4 1 2 2 James C, lf 3 0 1 0 Ashby A, c 3 0 1 1 Gross G, ph 1 0 1 0 Reynolds C, ss 2 0 0 0 Aguayo L, ss 3 0 0 0 Pankovits J, ph 0 0 0 0 Jackson M, p 1 0 0 0 Puhl T, ph 0 0 0 0 Roenicke R, ph 1 0 1 0 Thon D, ss 1 0 0 0 Schatzeder D, p 0 0 0 0 Knepper B, p 2 0 0 0 Tekulve K, p 0 0 0 0 Bailey M, ph 1 0 1 1 Stone J, ph 1 0 0 0 Lopez A, p 1 0 0 0 Ritchie W, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 2 9 2 30 5 7 5 Philadelphia 100 001 000 -- 2 Houston 400 001 00x -- 5 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Jackson M (L) 4.0 4 4 4 3 1 Schatzeder D 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 Tekulve K 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 Ritchie W 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Knepper B (W) 6.0 8 2 2 1 3 Lopez A (S) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 DP -- Houston 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 6, Houston 7 2B -- Cruz J, James C, Wilson G, Bass K SF -- Davis G WP -- Jackson M T -- 2:24 A -- 8950
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