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August 17, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 5 8 0
Astros 2 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 5 8 0
Astros 2 7 1

Art Howe Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .256
OBP .000 .321
At Bats 3 328
Hits 0 84
• Singles 0 61
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 0 31

Randy Lerch Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 11 0
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Astrodome - August 17, 1979
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Out
Randy Lerch
Bob Boone
Pete Rose
Manny Trillo
Mike Schmidt
Larry Bowa
Mike Anderson
Garry Maddox
Bake McBride
Art Howe
Enos Cabell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 5 8 0 8
Houston Astros 2 7 1 5
Winning Pitcher Randy Lerch
Losing Pitcher Frank LaCorte
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Mike Schmidt
Attendance 33,782
Time of Game 2 hours 18 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Howe hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Mike Anderson now playing left field. Leonard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Luzinski hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Schmidt takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Pete Ladd now pitching. McBride hits a line drive into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Puhl hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jimmy Sexton pinch hits for George Throop. Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 There goes Lerch. The throw from Bochy and he is out, Gonzalez applying the tag.
Top 8 Lerch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields it and throws to second for the out. Bowa scores.
Top 8 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to home to get Maddox. Bowa moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 There goes Bowa. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Bowa steals second.
Top 8 Bowa hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bochy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maddox moves to third.
Top 8 Maddox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Maddox reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Bochy strikes out.
Bottom 7 Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lerch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Boone strikes out.
Top 7 Luzinski is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Schmidt strikes out.
Top 7 Rose strikes out.
Bottom 6 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Puhl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McBride strikes out.
Top 6 Lerch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bowa moves to third.
Top 6 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. Bowa moves to second.
Top 6 George Throop now pitching. Bowa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jesus Alou pinch hits for Rick Williams. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Bochy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Boone hits a line drive into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Luzinski is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose scoops it up and throws to first, with Lerch covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Schmidt hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rose hits a line drive towards third. Cabell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McBride hits a line drive into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bochy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Lerch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Trillo takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boone moves to third.
Top 3 Maddox hits a line drive towards short. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Boone hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leonard. Boone reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cabell is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to third for the out. Rose moves to second.
Top 2 Rick Williams now pitching. Rosehits a dribbler in front of the plate. Bochy interferes with Rose who is awarded first base. McBride moves to second.
Top 2 McBride hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trillo scores.
Top 2 Lerch bunts in front of the plate. Bochy fields it and throws to first for the out. Trillo moves to third.
Top 2 Trillo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Trillo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cedeno scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Boone for a passed ball. Cedeno moves to third.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Cedeno reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Bowa strikes out.
Top 1 Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Boone strikes out.
Top 1 Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schmidt tags and scores.
Top 1 Schmidt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leonard who is chasing the ball. Schmidt reaches third base with a triple. McBride scores. Rose goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Rose takes first base on ball four. McBride moves to second.
Top 1 McBride takes first base on ball four.