Led by Jay Johnstone and Garry Maddox, each with three hits and two runs batted in, the Phillies defeated the Astros, 7-4. Cliff Johnson started the Astros' scoring with a homer in the second inning, but Johnstone knocked in the tying tally with a double in the fourth. The Astros broke ahead again with a three-run outburst in the fifth that included doubles by Jerry DaVanon and Roger Metzger, but their lead was short-lived. Philadelphia Phillies 7, Houston Astros 4Game Played on Saturday, August 21, 1976 (Night game) at Veterans StadiumAstros 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 4 6 2 Phillies 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 x - 7 13 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Howard rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Cash 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .280 Cabell 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Bowa ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .256 Andrews 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Schmidt 3b 4 2 1 0 1 1 .275 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Luzinski lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .308 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Martin lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Roberts lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .297 Johnstone rf 4 1 3 2 0 0 .348 Johnson c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .220 Maddox cf 4 0 3 2 0 0 .325 DaVanon 2b,3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .338 Boone c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .300 Metzger ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .225 Tolan 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .235 Richard p 2 0 1 1 0 1 .115 Kaat p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .169 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .315 Hutton ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .219 Pentz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Christenson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Taylor ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Reed p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Totals 32 4 6 4 1 5 Totals 36 7 13 6 3 4 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 37,756 Left on Base: Astros 2, Phillies 9 DP: Astros 0, Phillies 1 Errors: Howard, DaVanon Doubles: DaVanon (3), Metzger (11), Johnstone (31), Schmidt (24) Home Runs: Johnson (7) Stolen Bases: Cabell (25), Maddox (19), Tolan (6) Caught Stealing: Cash (8) Sacrifice Hits: Taylor (1) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard L(14-13) 6 9 6 5 2 4 0 29 2.58 Pentz 0.1 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 2.96 Sambito 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.80 Totals 8 13 7 5 3 4 0 40 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kaat W(11-8) 5 4 4 4 1 2 1 19 3.28 Christenson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.10 Reed SV(12) 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 2.55 Totals 9 6 4 4 1 5 1 33 Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - John Kibler ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (second to first); Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Cash flied out to right; Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson lined to center; Roberts made an out to shortstop; Johnson homered; DaVanon grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski flied out to center; Johnstone singled to center; Maddox singled to left [Johnstone to third]; Maddox stole second; Boone grounded out (third to first); Tolan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Richard struck out; Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Kaat struck out; Cash flied out to center; Bowa flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt walked; Luzinski singled to left [Schmidt to second]; Johnstone doubled to right [Schmidt scored, Luzinski to third]; Maddox popped to second; Boone struck out; Tolan popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 1. ASTROS 5TH: Roberts walked; Johnson struck out; DaVanon doubled [Roberts scored]; Metzger doubled [DaVanon scored]; Richard singled to center [Metzger scored]; Howard lined into a double play (second unassisted) [Richard out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 5TH: HUTTON BATTED FOR KAAT; Hutton singled to right; Cash singled to center [Hutton to second]; Bowa singled to shortstop [Hutton to third, Cash to second]; Schmidt struck out; Luzinski walked [Hutton scored, Cash to third, Bowa to second]; Johnstone forced Luzinski (first to shortstop) [Cash scored, Bowa to third]; Maddox singled to right [Bowa scored, Johnstone scored (error by Howard) (unearned) (no RBI), Maddox to second]; Boone struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 5. ASTROS 6TH: CHRISTENSON REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Cabell singled to right; Cabell stole second; Cedeno grounded out (second to first) [Cabell to third]; Watson reached on a fielder's choice [Cabell out at home (third to catcher)]; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 6TH: ANDREWS REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING 2B); DAVANON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Tolan singled to first; TAYLOR BATTED FOR CHRISTENSON; Tolan stole second; Taylor out on a sacrifice bunt (second to first) [Tolan to third]; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first) [Tolan scored]; Bowa grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 6. ASTROS 7TH: REED REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Johnson flied out to center; DaVanon singled to center; Metzger flied out to left; CRUZ BATTED FOR RICHARD; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 6. PHILLIES 7TH: PENTZ REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Schmidt reached on an error by DaVanon [Schmidt to first]; Luzinski lined to third; Johnstone singled to shortstop [Schmidt to second]; Maddox singled to right [Schmidt scored (unearned), Johnstone to second]; Boone walked [Johnstone to third, Maddox to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED PENTZ (PITCHING); Tolan forced Johnstone (third to catcher) [Maddox to third, Boone to second]; Reed popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 7. ASTROS 8TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Howard grounded out (third to first); Andrews struck out; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 7. PHILLIES 8TH: Cash singled to left; Cash was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Bowa flied out to right; Schmidt doubled to right; Martin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 7. ASTROS 9TH: Watson flied out to right; Roberts flied out to left; Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 7. |
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