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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 5, 1979
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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 June 5, 1979 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | June 5, 1979 |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 5, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Williams |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 28,244 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dutch Rennert 1B: Dave Pallone 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bake McBride | Right Fielder |
| Bud Harrelson | Second Baseman |
| Pete Rose | First Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Rudy Meoli | Shortstop |
| Steve Carlton | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Center Fielder |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | First Baseman |
| Jeffrey Leonard | Right Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Art Howe | Second Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Rick Williams | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 5, 1979
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Williams
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Williams
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Williams, and towards Reynolds, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Williams
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Williams
Luzinski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmidt vs. Williams
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Carlton
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: ---
Reynolds vs. Carlton
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Carlton
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Williams
Maddox 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, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Williams
McCarver 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, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meoli vs. Williams
Meoli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Meoli for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Carlton
Leonard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Carlton
Cabell 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Carlton
Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Williams
Carlton hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Williams
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, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Williams
Harrelson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Williams
Rose hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Carlton
Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Carlton
Ashby 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Carlton
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Williams
Luzinski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Williams
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Williams
Maddox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to third. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCarver vs. Williams
McCarver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. McCarver reaches second base with a double. Luzinski scores. Schmidt scores. Maddox moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Meoli vs. Williams
Meoli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Meoli for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carlton vs. Williams
Carlton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maddox scores. McCarver scores. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Williams
McBride hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carlton moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Throop
George Throop now pitching.
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. Carlton moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rose vs. Throop
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carlton scores. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luzinski vs. Throop
Luzinski hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Carlton
Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Carlton
Reynolds hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Carlton
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Carlton
The umpire calls a balk on Carlton Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leonard vs. Carlton
Leonard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cabell vs. Carlton
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Throop
Schmidt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Throop
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Throop
There goes Maddox. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Maddox steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Throop
McCarver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meoli vs. Throop
Meoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. Maddox moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carlton vs. Throop
There goes Meoli. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Meoli steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carlton vs. Throop
Carlton hits a line drive towards third. Cabell catches it and steps on third to double up Maddox. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Carlton
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Carlton
Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Carlton
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Throop
McBride hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Throop
Harrelson hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Throop
Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Throop
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Carlton
Jesus Alou pinch hits for George Throop.
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Carlton
Puhl is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Carlton
Reynolds hits a popup, foul, towards first. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Carlton
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Riccelli
Frank Riccelli now pitching.
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Riccelli
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Riccelli
McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schmidt moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cardenal vs. Riccelli
Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Rudy Meoli.
Cardenal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schmidt scores. McCarver moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carlton vs. Riccelli
Carlton strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McBride vs. Riccelli
McBride hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leonard. McBride reaches second base with a double. McCarver scores. Cardenal moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harrelson vs. Riccelli
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rose vs. Dixon
Tom Dixon now pitching. Julio Gonzalez now playing shortstop.
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Carlton
Mike Anderson now playing left field. Ramon Aviles now playing second base. Bud Harrelson now playing shortstop. Del Unser now playing first base.
Leonard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Carlton
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aviles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Carlton
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Unser scoops it up and throws to first, with Carlton covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Dixon
Bruce Bochy now catching.
Unser hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Dixon
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Dixon
Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Carlton
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochy vs. Carlton
Bochy hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Carlton
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Dixon
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first, with Dixon covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Dixon
Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carlton vs. Dixon
Carlton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McBride vs. Dixon
McBride hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Dixon
Harrelson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Carlton
Puhl hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Carlton
Bob Watson pinch hits for Tom Dixon.
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Carlton
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Carlton
Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. McBride 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 6/5/1979 -- Philadelphia at Houston (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
McBride B, rf 6 0 2 1 Puhl T, cf 4 0 0 0
Harrelson B, 2b-ss 4 0 0 0 Reynolds C, ss 3 0 0 0
Rose P, 1b 5 0 3 1 Dixon T, p 0 0 0 0
Aviles R, 2b 0 0 0 0 Watson B, ph 1 0 0 0
Luzinski G, lf 4 1 2 0 Cedeno C, 1b 2 0 0 0
Unser D, 1b 1 0 0 0 Leonard J, rf 3 0 1 0
Schmidt M, 3b 4 3 2 1 Cabell E, 3b 3 0 0 0
Maddox G, cf 5 1 2 0 Cruz J, lf 3 0 0 0
McCarver T, c 4 2 2 2 Howe A, 2b 3 0 0 0
Meoli R, ss 3 0 0 0 Ashby A, c 2 0 0 0
Cardenal J, ph 1 0 1 1 Bochy B, c 1 0 0 0
Anderson M, lf 1 0 1 0 Williams R, p 1 0 0 0
Carlton S, p 5 1 2 2 Throop G, p 0 0 0 0
Alou J, ph 0 0 0 0
Riccelli F, p 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez J, ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
43 8 17 8 27 0 1 0
Philadelphia 000 510 200 -- 8
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton S (W) 9.0 1 0 0 4 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Williams R (L) 3.1 8 5 5 0 0
Throop G 2.2 4 1 1 1 0
Riccelli F 0.2 3 2 2 2 1
Dixon T 2.1 2 0 0 0 1
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Houston 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 12, Houston 4
2B -- McCarver T, McBride B
HR -- Schmidt M
SB -- Maddox G, Meoli R
HBP -- by Williams R (Harrelson B)
Balk -- Carlton S
T -- 2:25
A -- 28244
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