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Astros
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
July 22, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros, played on July 22, 1978 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 22, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 22, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | J.R. Richard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Randy Lerch |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 33,672 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Kibler 1B: Nick Colosi 2B: Satch Davidson 3B: Joe West |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wilbur Howard | Center Fielder |
| Dave Bergman | Left Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Art Howe | Second Baseman |
| Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
| Luis Pujols | Catcher |
| Mike Fischlin | Shortstop |
| J.R. Richard | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Martin | Right Fielder |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | First Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Randy Lerch | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
July 22, 1978
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lerch
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Lerch
Bergman hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Lerch
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Richard
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Richard
Bowa hits a line drive towards short. Fischlin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Richard
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Richard
Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Lerch
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Lerch
Howe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Howe reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Lerch
Alou hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pujols vs. Lerch
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Richard
Hebner hits a popup towards short. Fischlin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Richard
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Richard
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Richard
There goes Maddox. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Maddox steals third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sizemore vs. Richard
Sizemore strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lerch vs. Richard
Lerch strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischlin vs. Lerch
Fischlin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Lerch
Richard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Lerch
Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bergman vs. Lerch
Bergman hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Richard
Martin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Martin reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bowa vs. Richard
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bowa for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schmidt vs. Richard
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Luzinski vs. Richard
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Lerch
Cabell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Lerch
Watson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Martin. Watson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howe vs. Lerch
Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Lerch
Alou hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Alou reaches third base with a triple. Watson scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pujols vs. Lerch
Pujols hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fischlin vs. Lerch
Fischlin hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Richard
Hebner strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Richard
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Richard
Boone hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Richard
Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lerch vs. Richard
Lerch strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Lerch
Richard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lerch
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Lerch
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Lerch
Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Bergman trying to get to home. Maddox throws the ball in to Bowa who relays the ball to Boone, who tags Bergman, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Richard
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Richard
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Richard
Schmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Richard
Luzinski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Luzinski reaches second base with a double. Bowa moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hebner vs. Richard
Hebner strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Lerch
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Lerch
Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Lerch
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Richard
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Richard
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Richard
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to third for the out. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Richard
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Randy Lerch.
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Brusstar
Warren Brusstar now pitching.
Pujols strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischlin vs. Brusstar
Fischlin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Brusstar
Richard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Richard
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Richard
Bowa bunts towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Richard
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Richard
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Brusstar
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Brusstar
Bergman hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Brusstar
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Richard
Jose Cruz now playing right field.
Hebner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Richard
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 -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Richard
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Richard
Sizemore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Sizemore reaches second base with a double. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cardenal vs. Richard
Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Warren Brusstar.
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Reed
Ron Reed now pitching.
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Reed
Howe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Reed
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Richard
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howard throws the ball in to Fischlin who tags Martin trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Richard
Bowa hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Richard
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Reed
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Reed
Denny Walling pinch hits for Mike Fischlin.
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops it up and throws to first, with Reed covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Reed
Rafael Landestoy pinch hits for J.R. Richard.
Landestoy hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Forsch
Rafael Landestoy now playing shortstop. Ken Forsch now pitching.
Luzinski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Forsch
Bud Harrelson pinch runs for Greg Luzinski.
Hebner bunts towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Forsch
Maddox is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Forsch
Boone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrelson scores. Maddox moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/22/1978 -- Houston at Philadelphia (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Howard W, cf 4 0 0 0 Martin J, rf 4 0 2 0
Bergman D, lf 4 0 1 0 Bowa L, ss 4 0 1 0
Cabell E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Schmidt M, 3b 5 0 1 0
Watson B, 1b 4 1 1 0 Luzinski G, lf 5 0 2 0
Howe A, 2b 4 0 1 0 Harrelson B, pr 0 1 0 0
Alou J, rf 3 1 1 1 Hebner R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Cruz J, rf 1 0 0 0 Maddox G, cf 4 1 3 0
Pujols L, c 4 0 1 1 Boone B, c 4 1 4 3
Fischlin M, ss 3 0 0 0 Sizemore T, 2b 4 0 1 0
Walling D, ph 1 0 0 0 Lerch R, p 2 0 0 0
Forsch K, p 0 0 0 0 McCarver T, ph 1 0 0 0
Richard J, p 3 0 1 0 Brusstar W, p 0 0 0 0
Landestoy R, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Cardenal J, ph 1 0 0 0
Reed R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 2 7 2 38 3 14 3
Houston 000 200 000 0 -- 2
Philadelphia 000 200 000 1 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Richard J 9.0 12 2 2 2 8
Forsch K (L) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch R 6.0 7 2 2 0 3
Brusstar W 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Reed R (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 4, Philadelphia 12
2B -- Watson B, Luzinski G, Sizemore T
3B -- Howe A, Martin J, Alou J
HR -- Boone B
SB -- Maddox G
SH -- Bowa L, Hebner R
T -- 2:56
A -- 33672
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