Top 1

• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McBride vs. Richard
  
  McBride hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Howe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bowa vs. Richard
  
  Bowa strikes out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnstone vs. Richard
  
  Johnstone hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Howe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Puhl vs. Lonborg
  
  Puhl 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 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cabell vs. Lonborg
  
  Cabell hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Lonborg
  
  Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cruz vs. Lonborg
  
  There goes Cedeno. The throw from Boone and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Cruz vs. Lonborg
  
  Cruz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Cedeno scores. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Watson vs. Lonborg
  
  Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Luzinski vs. Richard
  
  Luzinski hits a line drive into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hebner vs. Richard
  
  Hebner hits a fly ball into right 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: ---
  Maddox vs. Richard
  
  Maddox is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howe vs. Lonborg
  
  Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ferguson vs. Lonborg
  
  Ferguson hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metzger vs. Lonborg
  
  Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lonborg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boone vs. Richard
  
  Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrelson vs. Richard
  
  Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Richard covering, for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lonborg vs. Richard
  
  Lonborg takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McBride vs. Richard
  
  There goes Lonborg. The throw from Ferguson and he is out, Metzger applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Richard vs. Lonborg
  
  Richard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Puhl vs. Lonborg
  
  Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cabell vs. Lonborg
  
  Cabell hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McBride vs. Richard
  
  McBride strikes out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bowa vs. Richard
  
  Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnstone vs. Richard
  
  Johnstone strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Lonborg
  
  Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cruz vs. Lonborg
  
  There's a wild pitch. Cedeno moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cruz vs. Lonborg
  
  Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cedeno moves to third. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Watson vs. Lonborg
  
  Watson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howe vs. Lonborg
  
  Howe bunts towards third. Hebner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ferguson vs. Lonborg
  
  Ferguson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howe moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Metzger vs. Lonborg
  
  Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnstone fields it and throws to second for the out. Howe moves to third. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Richard vs. Lonborg
  
  Richard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Luzinski vs. Richard
  
  Luzinski hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hebner vs. Richard
  
  Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maddox vs. Richard
  
  Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hebner moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Boone vs. Richard
  
  There's a wild pitch. Hebner moves to third. Maddox moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Boone vs. Richard
  
  Boone hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Harrelson vs. Richard
  
  Harrelson hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Puhl vs. Brusstar
  
  Warren Brusstar now pitching. Jim Morrison now playing second base.
  
  Puhl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cabell vs. Brusstar
  
  Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puhl moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cedeno vs. Brusstar
  
  Cedeno takes first base on ball four. Puhl moves to third. Cabell moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Cruz vs. Brusstar
  
  Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa throws to home for one, and Boone throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Cabell scores. Cedeno goes all the way around to score. Cruz moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Watson vs. Brusstar
  
  Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Howe vs. Brusstar
  
  Howe is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Ferguson vs. Brusstar
  
  Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brusstar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morrison vs. Richard
  
  Morrison hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McBride vs. Richard
  
  McBride strikes out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bowa vs. Richard
  
  Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metzger vs. Brusstar
  
  Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Richard vs. Brusstar
  
  Richard bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Puhl vs. Brusstar
  
  Puhl takes first base on ball four. Metzger moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cabell vs. Brusstar
  
  Cabell 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 7

• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnstone vs. Richard
  
  Johnstone hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Howe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Luzinski vs. Richard
  
  Luzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hebner vs. Richard
  
  Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maddox vs. Richard
  
  Maddox strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Brusstar
  
  Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cruz vs. Brusstar
  
  Barry Foote now catching.
  
  There goes Cedeno. The throw from Foote and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cruz vs. Brusstar
  
  Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Watson vs. Brusstar
  
  Watson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnstone fields it, throws to third for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 8

• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foote vs. Richard
  
  Foote strikes out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martin vs. Richard
  
  Jerry Martin pinch hits for Warren Brusstar.
  
  Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Morrison vs. Richard
  
  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. Martin moves to second. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McBride vs. Richard
  
  McBride is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howe vs. Garber
  
  Jerry Martin now playing right field. Gene Garber now pitching.
  
  Howe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Martin. Howe reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Ferguson vs. Garber
  
  Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Metzger vs. Garber
  
  Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howe moves to third. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Richard vs. Garber
  
  Richard hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morrison reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bowa vs. Richard
  
  Bowa is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnstone vs. Richard
  
  Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first, with Richard covering, for the out. View Play 
• Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Luzinski vs. Richard
  
  Luzinski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/15/1978 -- Philadelphia at Houston (N)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
McBride B, rf         4  0  0  0   Puhl T, lf            3  0  1  0   
Garber G, p           0  0  0  0   Cabell E, 3b          4  1  1  0   
Bowa L, ss            4  0  0  0   Cedeno C, cf          2  3  2  0   
Johnstone J, 1b       4  0  0  0   Cruz J, rf            4  0  1  1   
Luzinski G, lf        3  0  0  0   Watson B, 1b          4  1  2  2   
Hebner R, 3b          3  0  1  0   Howe A, 2b            4  0  2  0   
Maddox G, cf          3  0  1  0   Ferguson J, c         4  0  1  0   
Boone B, c            2  0  0  0   Metzger R, ss         4  0  1  0   
Foote B, c            1  0  0  0   Richard J, p          4  0  0  0   
Harrelson B, 2b       2  0  0  0                                      
Brusstar W, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Martin J, ph-rf       0  0  0  0                                      
Lonborg J, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Morrison J, 2b        2  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     28  0  2  0                        33  5 11  3

Philadelphia     000 000 000 --  0
Houston          100 220 00x --  5

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lonborg J (L)         4.0  5  3  3  1  0
Brusstar W            3.0  5  2  1  2  2
Garber G              1.0  1  0  0  0  0

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Richard J (W)         9.0  2  0  0  3  9

E -- Boone B 2
DP -- Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 4, Houston 7
2B -- Cruz J, Howe A
HR -- Watson B
SB -- Cedeno C 2
CS -- Lonborg J
WP -- Lonborg J, Richard J
T -- 2:14
A -- 9943

    

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