The Phillies exploded for six runs in the sixth inning -- four on a grand slam by Bobby Tolan and two on another homer by Ollie Brown -- to defeat the Astros, 6-3. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       5, 1976 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Astros       2  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  6    0  0  x  -   6  6  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne 2b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .292      Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     1   0   .284
Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     1   1   .286
Cedeno cf             2   1   2   1     0   0   .326      Schmidt 3b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .316
  Gross pr,rf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Luzinski lf           3   1   1   0     0   1   .311
Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .308        Martin cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Johnson c             3   1   2   2     1   1   .214      Johnstone rf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .349
Roberts lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Tolan cf,lf           4   1   1   4     0   0   .270
Howard rf,cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Hutton 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .167
Metzger ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .244      Boone c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .259
Niekro p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .100      Carlton p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Cosgrove p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        McCarver ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .375
  Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brown ph            1   1   1   2     0   0   .409
                                                            Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               31   3   6   3     2   5             Totals               28   6   6   6     6   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 17,944
Left on Base: Astros 4, Phillies 7
DP: Astros 1, Phillies 0
Errors: Watson
Doubles: Cedeno (6), Milbourne (4)
Home Runs: Johnson (3), Tolan (3), Brown (1)
Caught Stealing: Gross (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (1), Boone (1), Garber (2)
Hit by Pitch: Luzinski (3,by Niekro)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(1-5)           5     5   4   4   4   3   1  24   4.63
Cosgrove                1     1   2   1   0   0   1   5   3.00
Barlow                  2     0   0   0   2   1   0   8   4.32
Totals                  8     6   6   5   6   4   2  37

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton                 5     6   3   3   1   3   1  21   7.27
Reed W(2-0)             1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.97
Garber SV(3)            3     0   0   0   1   0   0  10   4.02
Totals                  9     6   3   3   2   5   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Niekro (1)
Balks: Carlton (1)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Doug Harvey


ASTROS 1ST: Milbourne singled to left; Carlton balked [Milbourne
to second]; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Milbourne
to third]; Cedeno doubled to right [Milbourne scored]; Watson
flied out to center [Cedeno to third]; Johnson singled to left
[Cedeno scored]; Roberts struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash walked; Bowa walked [Cash to second]; Schmidt
struck out; Luzinski popped to second; Johnstone popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Howard flied out to left; Metzger walked; Niekro out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to second];
Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Tolan flied out to right; Hutton grounded out
(first to pitcher); Boone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cabell was called out on strikes; Cedeno singled to
right; GROSS RAN FOR CEDENO; Gross was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HOWARD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Carlton struck out (catcher to first);
Cash grounded out (second to first); Bowa was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Johnson homered; Roberts popped to second; Howard
flied out to right; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt singled to center; Luzinski singled to
right [Schmidt to second]; Johnstone flied out to center; Tolan
hit into a double play (center to shortstop) [Schmidt out at
third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Niekro struck out; Milbourne doubled to left; Cabell
grounded out (third to first); Gross grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Hutton singled to right; Boone forced Hutton
(second to shortstop); MCCARVER BATTED FOR CARLTON; McCarver
walked [Boone to second]; Cash flied out to center; Bowa
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3,
Phillies 0.

ASTROS 6TH: REED REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Watson struck
out; Johnson struck out; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt walked; Luzinski was hit by a pitch
[Schmidt to second]; Johnstone singled to pitcher [Schmidt to
third, Luzinski to second]; Tolan homered [Schmidt scored,
Luzinski scored, Johnstone scored]; COSGROVE REPLACED NIEKRO
(PITCHING); Hutton reached on an error by Watson [Hutton to
second]; Boone out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Hutton to third]; BROWN BATTED FOR REED; Brown homered [Hutton
scored (unearned)]; Cash grounded out (second to first); Bowa
grounded out (shortstop to first); 6 R (5 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Phillies 6.

ASTROS 7TH: GARBER REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Howard grounded
out (pitcher to first); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to
first); BOSWELL BATTED FOR COSGROVE; Boswell grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 7TH: BARLOW REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Schmidt popped
to shortstop; Luzinski struck out; Johnstone walked; Tolan lined
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 6.

ASTROS 8TH: TOLAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MARTIN
REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING CF); Milbourne grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gross popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 8TH: Hutton popped to third; Boone walked; Garber out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Boone to second]; Cash
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 6.

ASTROS 9TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Johnson
walked; Roberts lined to third; Howard flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 6.