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Astros
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
May 8, 1996
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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 May 8, 1996 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Shane Reynolds |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sid Fernandez |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 16,284 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Wally Bell 1B: Mark Barron 2B: Jerry Crawford 3B: Ed Montague |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
| Rick Wilkins | Catcher |
| James Mouton | Left Fielder |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Shane Reynolds | Pitcher |
| Terry Collins | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Morandini | Second Baseman |
| Jim Eisenreich | Right Fielder |
| Todd Zeile | Third Baseman |
| Benito Santiago | Catcher |
| Pete Incaviglia | Left Fielder |
| J.R. Phillips | First Baseman |
| Kevin Stocker | Shortstop |
| Sid Fernandez | Pitcher |
| Jim Fregosi | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
May 8, 1996
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Fernandez
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Fernandez
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biggio for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Fernandez
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeile fields it 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: ---
Dykstra vs. Reynolds
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dykstra for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Reynolds
Morandini hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Reynolds
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Fernandez
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Fernandez
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Fernandez
Wilkins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Reynolds
Zeile hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Reynolds
Santiago strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Reynolds
Incaviglia hits a popup towards third. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Fernandez
Mouton strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Fernandez
Gutierrez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Fernandez
Reynolds bunts towards the mound. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Fernandez
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Reynolds
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Reynolds covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Reynolds
Stocker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stocker for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Reynolds
Fernandez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Fernandez
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Fernandez
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Incaviglia. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Fernandez
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Biggio tags and scores. Bagwell tags and moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berry vs. Fernandez
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilkins vs. Fernandez
Wilkins is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Reynolds
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morandini vs. Reynolds
Morandini strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Eisenreich vs. Reynolds
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio misplays the ball. That's an error on Biggio. Dykstra moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zeile vs. Reynolds
Zeile hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Dykstra scores. Eisenreich moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Santiago vs. Reynolds
Santiago hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Incaviglia vs. Reynolds
Incaviglia hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Fernandez
Mouton strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Fernandez
Gutierrez hits a line drive into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Fernandez
Reynolds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Reynolds
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Reynolds
Stocker hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Reynolds
Fernandez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Fernandez
Hunter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Fernandez
Biggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Incaviglia. Biggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Fernandez
Bagwell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Fernandez
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker fields it and throws to second for the out. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berry vs. Fernandez
Berry hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Reynolds
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dykstra for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morandini vs. Reynolds
Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morandini for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Reynolds
Eisenreich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zeile vs. Reynolds
Zeile hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Eisenreich moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Santiago vs. Reynolds
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Fernandez
Wilkins hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Fernandez
Mouton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Fernandez
Gutierrez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Fernandez
There goes Gutierrez. The throw from Santiago and he is safe. Gutierrez steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Fernandez
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Reynolds
Incaviglia is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Reynolds
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Reynolds
Stocker is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Bottalico
Ricky Bottalico now pitching. Mark Whiten now playing right field. Jim Eisenreich now playing left field.
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Bottalico
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeile fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Bottalico
There goes Biggio. The throw from Santiago and he is out, Morandini applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Bottalico
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Bottalico
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Reynolds
Whiten hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykstra vs. Reynolds
Dykstra bunts in front of the plate. Wilkins fields it and throws to first for the out. Whiten moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morandini vs. Reynolds
Morandini hits a popup, foul, towards third. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Eisenreich vs. Reynolds
Eisenreich is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zeile vs. Reynolds
Zeile hits a ball on the ground towards third. Berry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Bottalico
Berry hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morandini reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkins vs. Bottalico
Wilkins is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mouton vs. Bottalico
Mouton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Dougherty
Jim Dougherty now pitching. John Cangelosi now playing left field.
Santiago is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Amaro vs. Dougherty
Ruben Amaro pinch hits for Ricky Bottalico.
Amaro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Tabaka
Jeff Tabaka now pitching.
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Ryan
Ken Ryan now pitching.
Gutierrez hits a line drive into left field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cangelosi vs. Ryan
Cangelosi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Ryan
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Tabaka
Stocker strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Tabaka
Whiten is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykstra vs. Tabaka
There goes Whiten. The throw from Wilkins and he is safe. Whiten steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dykstra vs. Tabaka
Dykstra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morandini vs. Tabaka
Morandini takes first base on ball four. Whiten moves to third. Dykstra moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Eisenreich vs. Tabaka
Eisenreich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whiten scores. Dykstra moves to third. Morandini moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1996 -- Houston at Philadelphia (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Hunter B, cf 5 0 0 0 Dykstra L, cf 3 1 1 0
Biggio C, 2b 3 1 2 0 Morandini M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Bagwell J, 1b 2 0 1 0 Eisenreich J, rf-lf 4 0 2 1
Bell D, rf 3 0 0 1 Zeile T, 3b 4 0 2 1
Berry S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Santiago B, c 4 0 0 0
Wilkins R, c 4 0 0 0 Incaviglia P, lf 3 0 0 0
Mouton J, lf 4 0 0 0 Bottalico R, p 0 0 0 0
Dougherty J, p 0 0 0 0 Amaro R, ph 1 0 0 0
Tabaka J, p 0 0 0 0 Ryan K, p 0 0 0 0
Gutierrez R, ss 2 0 0 0 Phillips J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Reynolds S, p 2 0 0 0 Stocker K, ss 4 0 0 0
Cangelosi J, lf 1 0 0 0 Fernandez S, p 2 0 0 0
Whiten M, rf 1 1 1 0
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30 1 3 1 34 2 6 2
Houston 000 100 000 0 -- 1
Philadelphia 000 100 000 1 -- 2
1 out when winning run was scored.
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds S 8.0 5 1 0 1 8
Dougherty J 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Tabaka J (L) 0.2 1 1 1 2 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez S 7.0 2 1 1 4 8
Bottalico R 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Ryan K (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Biggio C
LOB -- Houston 6, Philadelphia 9
2B -- Bagwell J, Biggio C
SB -- Gutierrez R, Whiten M
CS -- Biggio C
SH -- Reynolds S, Dykstra L
SF -- Bell D
HBP -- by Tabaka J (Whiten M)
T -- 3:15
A -- 16284
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