Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Game Played on Monday, August 30, 1976 (Night game) at Astrodome

Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  1
Astros       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   3  7  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Gross rf              2   0   1   1     2   0   .297
Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Cabell 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .272
Maddox cf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .326      Cedeno cf             4   0   2   2     0   0   .299
Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Watson 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .298
Johnstone rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .342      Cruz lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .314
Boone c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .298      Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Tolan 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .252      DaVanon 2b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .322
Martin lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Metzger ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .217
Christenson p         1   0   0   0     1   1   .150      Larson p              3   1   2   0     0   0   .348
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  McCarver ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .275

Totals               29   1   5   1     1   2             Totals               28   3   7   3     3   2

Time of Game: 1:48   Attendance:  5,437
Left on Base: Phillies 3, Astros 5
DP: Phillies 3, Astros 1
Errors: Schmidt
Doubles: McCarver (7), Larson (1), Cedeno (23)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (44)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Metzger (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Maddox (9)
GIDP: Martin (4), Cedeno 2 (14)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson L(10-8)     7.1   6   3   2   3   2   0  29   3.96
Garber                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.92
Totals                  8     7   3   2   3   2   0  32

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Larson W(4-5)           9     5   1   1   1   2   0  31   3.03
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   2   0  31

Wild Pitches: Christenson (4)
Balks: Larson (1)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Bill Williams


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash singled to center; Bowa grounded out (first
unassisted) [Cash to second]; Maddox flied out to left; Schmidt
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross walked; Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Gross out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros
0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnstone grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone
grounded out (third to first); Tolan grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to right; Cruz struck out; Herrmann
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Martin lined to right; Christenson walked; Cash
grounded out (third to first) [Christenson to second]; Bowa
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: DaVanon singled to left; Metzger out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [DaVanon to second]; Larson singled to
left [DaVanon to third]; Gross singled to center [DaVanon
scored, Larson to second]; Cabell singled to right [Larson to
third, Gross to second]; Cedeno grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Cabell out at second]; 1 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox singled to left; Larson balked [Maddox to
second]; Maddox was caught stealing third (catcher to third);
Schmidt popped to second; Johnstone flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded
out (third to first); Herrmann flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone singled to right; Tolan forced Boone
(shortstop to second); Martin grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Tolan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: DaVanon flied out to left; Metzger struck out;
Larson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Christenson struck out; Cash flied out to right;
Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Gross walked; Christenson threw a wild pitch [Gross
to second]; Cabell flied out to center; Cedeno singled to right
[Gross to third]; Cedeno stole second; Watson was walked
intentionally; Cruz lined into a double play (first to
shortstop) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Schmidt
struck out; Johnstone grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Herrmann flied out to center; DaVanon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Metzger popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: Boone flied out to left; Tolan grounded out
(second to first); Martin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Larson doubled to right; Gross flied out to center;
Cabell reached on an error by Schmidt [Larson to third, Cabell
to first]; GARBER REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Cedeno
doubled [Larson scored, Cabell scored (unearned)]; Watson flied
out to center [Cedeno to third]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: MCCARVER BATTED FOR GARBER; McCarver doubled to
right; Cash grounded out (second to first) [McCarver to third];
Bowa singled to center [McCarver stayed at third]; Maddox hit a
sacrifice fly to left [McCarver scored]; Schmidt flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 3.