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.

Cedeno led off the seventh with his triple and scored on a one-out infield single by Bob Watson. Singles by Art Howe and Joe Ferguson scored Watson to make it 3-1. Terry Puhl then singled home two more runs after an intentional walk to Roger Metzger. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       9, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Astros       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.