Backed by a 15-hit attack, Steve Carlton pitched the Phillies to a 12-2 victory over the Astros. Garry Maddox and Greg Luzinski rapped three hits each, while four other Phillies had two apiece. The Phillies scored six of their runs in the second inning, sending 10 men to the plate. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 12, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       16, 1976 (Day game) at Astrodome
Phillies     0  6  0    0  0  0    2  4  0  -  12 15  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   2   2   1     0   0   .289      Howard rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .198
  Harmon 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Andrews 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .375
Bowa ss               5   2   2   1     1   0   .306      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .317
Schmidt 3b            2   3   2   1     4   0   .311        Cruz cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Luzinski lf           4   0   3   2     0   0   .319      Johnson c             2   0   0   0     2   0   .232
  Martin pr,lf        2   2   1   1     0   0   .214        Jutze c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Johnstone rf          4   0   0   1     0   0   .299      Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Maddox cf             5   1   3   3     0   1   .326      Roberts lf            4   2   2   1     0   0   .294
Tolan 1b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .299      Howe 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Hutton pr,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Metzger ss            3   0   2   0     0   1   .250
McCarver c            3   1   2   1     2   0   .353      Griffin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Carlton p             3   1   0   0     0   0   .071        Niekro p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
                                                            Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            DaVanon ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Hardy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38  12  15  12     7   1             Totals               32   2   7   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 11,553
Left on Base: Phillies 10, Astros 5
DP: Phillies 2, Astros 1
Errors: Cash
Triples: Maddox (3), Roberts (1)
Home Runs: Roberts (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Carlton 2 (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Tolan (3), Johnstone (1)
GIDP: Luzinski (1), Cedeno 2 (5)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(3-1)          9     7   2   1   2   4   1  34   4.70
Totals                  9     7   2   1   2   4   1  34

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin L(2-1)          1.1   6   6   6   2   0   0  13   7.98
Niekro                  3.2   1   0   0   1   1   0  12   4.35
Barlow                  2     3   2   2   2   0   0  11   4.09
Hardy                   2     5   4   4   2   0   0  13   7.06
Totals                  9    15  12  12   7   1   0  49

Passed Balls: Johnson (6)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Vargo


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
grounded out (second to first); Schmidt walked; Luzinski singled
to center [Schmidt to third]; Johnstone flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); Andrews
grounded out (second to first); Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox tripled to right; Tolan hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Maddox scored]; McCarver singled to first; Carlton
reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [McCarver to
second]; Cash singled to left [McCarver scored, Carlton to
second]; Bowa singled to left [Carlton scored, Cash to third,
Bowa to second (on throw)]; Schmidt was walked intentionally;
Luzinski singled to left [Cash scored, Bowa scored, Schmidt to
third]; NIEKRO REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Johnstone hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Schmidt scored]; Maddox struck out; 6
R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Watson struck
out; Roberts flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 6, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Tolan flied out to center; McCarver walked;
Carlton forced McCarver (third to shortstop); Cash flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Howe flied out to left; Metzger singled to third;
Niekro flied to right in foul territory; Howard flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Schmidt
singled to shortstop; Luzinski grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Schmidt out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Andrews singled to left; Cedeno grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Andrews out at
second]; Johnson walked; Watson forced Johnson (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Johnstone grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Maddox flied out to right; Tolan flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Roberts tripled to right [Roberts scored (error by
Cash) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Howe struck out; Metzger struck out;
BOSWELL BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Boswell grounded out (second to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: BARLOW REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); McCarver
walked; Johnson allowed a passed ball [McCarver to second];
Carlton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [McCarver to
third]; Cash grounded out (second to first); Bowa grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Howard singled to left; Andrews singled to right
[Howard to second]; Cedeno grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Howard to third, Andrews out at
second]; Johnson walked; Watson forced Johnson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 6, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt walked; Luzinski singled to left [Schmidt
to second]; MARTIN RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Johnstone lined to first;
Maddox singled to left [Schmidt scored, Martin to second]; Tolan
forced Maddox (second to shortstop) [Martin to third]; HUTTON
RAN FOR TOLAN; McCarver singled to center [Martin scored, Hutton
to second]; Carlton flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 8, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HUTTON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); Roberts homered; Howe grounded out (second to
first); Metzger singled to second; DAVANON BATTED FOR BARLOW;
DaVanon flied out to left; Howard struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 8, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: HARDY REPLACED DAVANON (PITCHING); Cash singled to
right; Bowa singled to second [Cash to second]; Schmidt singled
to left [Cash scored, Bowa to second]; Martin singled to center
[Bowa scored, Schmidt to second]; Johnstone grounded out (first
unassisted) [Schmidt to third, Martin to second]; Maddox singled
to center [Schmidt scored, Martin scored]; Hutton flied out to
right; McCarver lined to first; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
12, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: HARMON REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); Andrews grounded
out (second to first); Cedeno made an out to second; Johnson
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 12, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: JUTZE REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING C ); CRUZ REPLACED
CEDENO (PLAYING CF); Carlton grounded out (second to first);
Harmon grounded out (third to first); Bowa walked; Schmidt
walked [Bowa to second]; Martin grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 12, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Watson flied out to left; Roberts grounded out
(third to first); Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 12, Astros 2.