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A homer and triple by Cesar Cedeno paced an attack that supported the four-hit 11-strikeout pitching by J.R. Richard as the Astros whipped the Phillies, 5-1. Cedeno's circuit clout came in the first inning and was matched in the sixth by the Phils' Bake McBride. Houston Astros 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1Game Played on Tuesday, May 9, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans StadiumAstros 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 5 6 1
Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 4 1
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Puhl lf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .270 McBride rf 4 1 2 1 0 2 .282
Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .255 Bowa ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .317
Cedeno cf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .286 Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .312
Cruz rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Luzinski lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .300
Watson 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .290 Hebner 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .274
Howe 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .293 Maddox cf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .294
Ferguson c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .213 Boone c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .206 Morrison 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .280
Richard p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .067 Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Harrelson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600
Christenson p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .273
Brusstar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
McCarver ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .294
Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 5 6 5 1 5 Totals 30 1 4 1 4 11
Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 18,144
Left on Base: Astros 3, Phillies 6
DP: Astros 0, Phillies 0
Errors: Metzger, Christenson
Doubles: Maddox (6)
Triples: Cedeno (1)
Home Runs: Cedeno (4), McBride (1)
Caught Stealing: Schmidt (3), Bowa (2)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Richard W(2-3) 9 4 1 1 4 11 1 34 4.82
Totals 9 4 1 1 4 11 1 34
Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Christenson L(2-3) 6.2 6 5 5 1 4 1 28 4.79
Brusstar 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.53
Reed 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.88
Totals 9 6 5 5 1 5 1 35
Balks: Richard (3)
Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams
ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to left; Cabell made an out to first;
Cedeno homered; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.
PHILLIES 1ST: McBride was called out on strikes; Bowa singled to
shortstop; Richard balked [Bowa to second]; Schmidt was called
out on strikes; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Phillies 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out; Howe grounded out (shortstop to
first); Ferguson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Phillies 0.
PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Maddox
struck out; Boone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Phillies 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Metzger flied out to center; Richard grounded out
(second to first); Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.
PHILLIES 3RD: Morrison struck out; Christenson was called out on
strikes; McBride was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Cabell struck out; Cedeno grounded out (third to
first); Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1,
Phillies 0.
PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Schmidt
reached on an error by Metzger [Schmidt to first]; Schmidt was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Luzinski walked;
Hebner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1,
Phillies 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Watson flied out to right; Howe lined to shortstop;
Ferguson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Phillies 0.
PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox struck out; Boone flied out to right;
Morrison grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.
ASTROS 6TH: Metzger lined to third; Richard struck out; Puhl
reached on an error by Christenson [Puhl to third]; Cabell
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.
PHILLIES 6TH: Christenson struck out; McBride homered; Bowa
walked; Bowa was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher
to first); Schmidt grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 1.
ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno tripled to center; Cruz grounded out (second
to first); Watson singled to third [Cedeno scored]; Howe singled
to second [Watson to second]; Ferguson singled to right [Watson
scored, Howe to third]; Metzger was walked intentionally
[Ferguson to second]; Richard lined to right; Puhl singled to
center [Howe scored, Ferguson scored, Metzger to second];
BRUSSTAR REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Cabell grounded out
(pitcher to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Phillies 1.
PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski flied out to center; Hebner walked;
Maddox walked [Hebner to second]; Boone grounded out (second to
first) [Hebner to third, Maddox to second]; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR
MORRISON; Johnstone grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Phillies 1.
ASTROS 8TH: HARRELSON REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING 2B); Cedeno
flied out to center; Cruz struck out; Watson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Phillies
1.
PHILLIES 8TH: MCCARVER BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; McCarver struck out;
McBride singled to second; Bowa popped to third in foul
territory; Schmidt popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 5, Phillies 1.
ASTROS 9TH: REED REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Howe grounded out
(third to first); Ferguson flied out to center; Metzger grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Phillies
1.
PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski popped to first in foul territory; Hebner
was called out on strikes; Maddox doubled to center; Boone flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Phillies 1.
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