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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 6, 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 6, 1979 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | June 6, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 6, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Randy Lerch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | J.R. Richard |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 28,955 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Pallone 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Dutch Rennert |
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 |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Rudy Meoli | Shortstop |
| Randy Lerch | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Center Fielder |
| Julio Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | First Baseman |
| Jeffrey Leonard | Right Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Art Howe | Second Baseman |
| Bruce Bochy | Catcher |
| J.R. Richard | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 6, 1979
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Richard
McBride 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: ---
Harrelson vs. Richard
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Richard
There goes Harrelson. The throw from Bochy and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rose vs. Richard
Rose strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Luzinski vs. Richard
Luzinski 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
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Lerch
Puhl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Lerch
Gonzalez bunts in front of the plate. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Lerch
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leonard vs. Lerch
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lerch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Richard
Schmidt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Richard
Maddox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Richard
There goes Maddox. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Maddox steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Richard
Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meoli vs. Richard
Meoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lerch vs. Richard
Lerch hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leonard. Lerch reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Richard
McBride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lerch scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Richard
There goes McBride. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. McBride steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Richard
Harrelson 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
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Lerch
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lerch
Cruz 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, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Lerch
Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochy vs. Lerch
Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Richard
Rose hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Richard
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Richard
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Richard
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Lerch
Richard hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Harrelson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Lerch
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Lerch
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Richard
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meoli vs. Richard
Meoli strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lerch vs. Richard
Lerch hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Lerch
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Lerch
Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Lerch
Cabell hits a line drive into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Richard
McBride hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Richard
Harrelson 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, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Richard
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. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lerch
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lerch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Lerch
Howe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Howe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bochy vs. Lerch
Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richard vs. Lerch
Richard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, 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 -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Richard
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Richard
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Richard
There goes Maddox. The throw from Bochy and he is out, Howe applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Lerch
Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Lerch
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Lerch
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Puhl moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leonard vs. Lerch
Leonard hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Harrelson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cabell vs. Lerch
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
Top 7
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Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Richard
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meoli vs. Richard
Meoli 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, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lerch vs. Richard
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. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lerch
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Lerch
Howe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Reed
Bob Watson pinch hits for Bruce Bochy. Ron Reed now pitching.
Watson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walling vs. Reed
Denny Walling pinch hits for J.R. Richard.
Walling hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Reed
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Reed
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching. Alan Ashby now catching.
McBride hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Sambito
There goes McBride. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. McBride steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Sambito
Harrelson hits a popup towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Sambito
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Sambito
Luzinski 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, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Reed
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Reed
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Boone and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leonard vs. Reed
Leonard strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cabell vs. Reed
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harrelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Reed
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meoli fields it and throws to second for the out. Cedeno scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Reed
There goes Cruz. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Cruz steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howe vs. Reed
Howe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashby vs. McGraw
Rafael Landestoy pinch runs for Art Howe. Mike Anderson now playing left field. Tug McGraw now pitching.
Ashby strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Sambito
Rafael Landestoy now playing second base.
Schmidt hits a line drive towards short. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Sambito
Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Sambito
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Unser vs. Roberge
Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Rudy Meoli. Bert Roberge now pitching. Del Unser pinch hits for Jose Cardenal.
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/6/1979 -- Philadelphia at Houston (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
McBride B, rf 4 0 2 1 Puhl T, cf 3 0 1 0
Harrelson B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, ss 2 0 0 0
Rose P, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cedeno C, 1b 3 1 1 0
Luzinski G, lf 3 0 0 0 Leonard J, rf 4 0 0 0
McGraw T, p 0 0 0 0 Cabell E, 3b 4 0 1 0
Schmidt M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cruz J, lf 4 1 1 1
Maddox G, cf 3 1 2 0 Howe A, 2b 3 1 3 0
Boone B, c 4 1 2 2 Landestoy R, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
Meoli R, ss 3 0 0 0 Bochy B, c 2 0 0 0
Cardenal J, ph 0 0 0 0 Watson B, ph 1 0 0 0
Unser D, ph 1 0 0 0 Ashby A, c 1 0 0 0
Lerch R, p 3 1 1 0 Richard J, p 2 0 0 0
Reed R, p 0 0 0 0 Walling D, ph 1 1 1 3
Anderson M, lf 0 0 0 0 Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0
Roberge B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 7 3 30 4 8 4
Philadelphia 030 000 000 -- 3
Houston 000 000 31x -- 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch R* 6.0 5 2 2 3 0
Reed R (L) 1.2 3 2 2 1 2
McGraw T 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Richard J 7.0 5 3 3 2 5
Sambito J (W) 1.1 2 0 0 1 0
Roberge B (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Bochy B, Boone B
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Houston 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 5, Houston 7
2B -- Lerch R, Howe A
HR -- Boone B, Walling D
SB -- Harrelson B, Maddox G, McBride B 2, Cedeno C, Cruz J
CS -- Maddox G
SH -- Gonzalez J
T -- 2:23
A -- 28955
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