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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 16, 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 16, 1978 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 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 16, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mark Lemongello |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 11,381 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eric Gregg 1B: Bill Williams 2B: Dick Stello 3B: Bruce Froemming |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bake McBride | Right Fielder |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | First Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Bud Harrelson | Second Baseman |
| Steve Carlton | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Left Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Art Howe | Second Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Mark Lemongello | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 16, 1978
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Lemongello
McBride bunts towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Lemongello
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger throws to second for one, and Howe throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Lemongello
Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Lemongello
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hebner vs. Lemongello
Hebner is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Carlton
Puhl hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Puhl reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cabell vs. Carlton
Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Puhl scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Carlton
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cabell moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watson vs. Carlton
Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cabell scores. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howe vs. Carlton
Howe hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cedeno tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Carlton
Cruz takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferguson vs. Carlton
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to third. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Metzger vs. Carlton
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harrelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Lemongello
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Lemongello
McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Lemongello
Harrelson hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemongello vs. Carlton
Lemongello strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Carlton
Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Carlton
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Lemongello
Carlton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Lemongello
McBride hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Lemongello
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Lemongello
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Carlton
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Carlton
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Carlton
Howe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Carlton
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferguson vs. Carlton
Ferguson hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Lemongello
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. Lemongello
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Lemongello
The ball gets by Ferguson for a passed ball. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Lemongello
Maddox 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: -2-
McCarver vs. Lemongello
McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hebner scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Lemongello
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carlton vs. Lemongello
Carlton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemongello fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Carlton
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemongello vs. Carlton
Lemongello is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Carlton
Puhl hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Lemongello
McBride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Lemongello
Bowa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McBride moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmidt vs. Lemongello
Schmidt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Luzinski vs. Lemongello
Luzinski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hebner vs. Lemongello
Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Carlton
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Carlton
Cedeno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Carlton
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Lemongello
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Lemongello
McCarver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Lemongello
Harrelson bunts towards the mound. Lemongello fields it and throws to first for the out. Maddox moves to third. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boone vs. Bannister
Floyd Bannister now pitching. Bob Boone pinch hits for Steve Carlton.
Boone hits a line drive towards third. Cabell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McBride vs. Bannister
McBride hits a line drive into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Reed
Bob Boone now catching. Ron Reed now pitching.
Howe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Reed
Cruz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride who is chasing the ball. Cruz reaches third base with a triple. Howe goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ferguson vs. Reed
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Metzger vs. Reed
Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Ferguson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bannister vs. Reed
Bannister bunts towards first. Hebner scoops it up and throws to first, with Harrelson covering, for the out. Ferguson moves to third. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Puhl vs. Reed
Puhl is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cabell vs. Reed
Cabell strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cedeno vs. Reed
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Bannister
Bowa hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Bannister
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Bannister
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Bannister
Hebner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Reed
Watson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Watson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howe vs. Reed
Dave Bergman pinch runs for Bob Watson.
Howe hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Reed
Cruz hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferguson vs. Reed
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Bannister
Dave Bergman now playing first base.
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Bannister
Jerry Martin pinch hits for Ron Reed.
Martin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Puhl. Martin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Bannister
Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Bannister
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McBride vs. Bannister
McBride strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. McGraw
Jerry Martin now playing right field. Tug McGraw now pitching.
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGraw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. McGraw
Jesus Alou pinch hits for Floyd Bannister.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. McGraw
Puhl hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. McGraw
Cabell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching.
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Sambito
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Sambito
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenal vs. Sambito
Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Richie Hebner.
Cardenal strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Sambito
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1978 -- Philadelphia at Houston (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
McBride B, rf 5 0 2 0 Puhl T, lf 4 2 2 1
McGraw T, p 0 0 0 0 Cabell E, 3b 5 1 1 1
Bowa L, ss 5 0 1 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 1 1 0
Schmidt M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Watson B, 1b 3 0 2 1
Luzinski G, lf 3 0 0 0 Bergman D, pr-1b 0 0 0 0
Hebner R, 1b 3 1 0 0 Howe A, 2b 2 1 1 1
Cardenal J, ph 1 0 0 0 Cruz J, rf 3 1 1 1
Maddox G, cf 5 0 1 0 Ferguson J, c 2 0 0 0
McCarver T, c 3 0 2 1 Metzger R, ss 4 0 1 1
Reed R, p 0 0 0 0 Lemongello M, p 2 0 0 0
Martin J, ph-rf 1 0 1 0 Bannister F, p 0 0 0 0
Harrelson B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Alou J, ph 1 0 0 0
Carlton S, p 2 0 1 0 Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0
Boone B, ph-c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 1 9 1 30 6 9 6
Philadelphia 000 100 000 -- 1
Houston 300 002 01x -- 6
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton S (L) 5.0 5 3 3 3 3
Reed R 2.0 3 2 2 3 1
McGraw T 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Lemongello M (W) 5.1 8 1 1 2 3
Bannister F 2.2 1 0 0 2 3
Sambito J 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
E -- Howe A, Metzger R
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 14, Houston 8
2B -- Watson B, Martin J
3B -- Puhl T, Cruz J
HR -- Puhl T
SH -- Harrelson B, Bannister F
SF -- Howe A
PB -- Ferguson J
T -- 2:31
A -- 11381
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