Backed by an 18-hit attack, J.R. Richard breezed to his ninth win of the season as the Astros routed the Phillies, 9-1. Richard struck out 10, raising his major league-leading total to 177 in pitching his 10th complete game in 21 starts. Jose Cruz drove in two runs with singles in the first and fourth innings and Art Howe drove in a pair with a single in the third and triple in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 9, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      18, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome
Phillies     0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  2
Astros       1  1  1    2  0  0    4  0  x  -   9 18  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .290      Landestoy ss,2b       5   0   1   1     0   0   .229
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Puhl cf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .298
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Cabell 3b             4   2   2   0     1   1   .293
Cardenal 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Cruz rf               5   1   3   2     0   0   .283
Luzinski lf           4   0   2   0     0   2   .241      Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .261        Howard pr,lf        1   1   1   0     0   0   .257
Martin rf,cf          2   1   0   0     2   1   .299      Howe 2b               3   2   3   2     1   0   .292
Boone c               2   0   0   0     2   1   .251        Fischlin ph,ss      1   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Bergman lf,1b         5   1   3   1     0   0   .197
Lonborg p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Pujols c              4   1   1   1     1   0   .152
  Johnson ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Richard p             4   0   2   1     0   0   .148
  Lerch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .160
  Gonzalez ph,rf      0   0   0   0     1   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   0     6  10             Totals               41   9  18   8     3   3

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 15,478
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Astros 11
DP: Phillies 2, Astros 1
Errors: Cardenal, Luzinski, Pujols, Richard
Doubles: Cruz (17), Pujols (4)
Triples: Howe (2)
Stolen Bases: Martin (4), Cabell (21), Cruz (16)
GIDP: Sizemore (4), Puhl (6), Pujols (4)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg L(7-7)          4    10   5   5   2   0   0  23   4.20
Lerch                   3     7   4   4   1   2   0  16   4.92
Eastwick                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.12
Totals                  8    18   9   9   3   3   0  44

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(9-9)          9     3   1   0   6  10   0  35   3.11
Totals                  9     3   1   0   6  10   0  35

Wild Pitches: Lonborg (3)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Ed Montague


PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox struck out; Bowa grounded out (second to
first); Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy popped to second; Puhl flied out to left;
Cabell walked; Cabell stole second; Cruz singled to center
[Cabell scored]; Cruz stole second; Watson popped to third in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski struck out; Hebner flied out to right;
Martin walked; Martin stole second [Martin to third (error by
Pujols)]; Boone walked; Boone was picked off first but was safe
on an error by Richard [Martin scored (unearned), Boone to
third]; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H,
2 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe singled to center; Bergman singled to shortstop
[Howe to second]; Pujols walked [Howe to third, Bergman to
second]; Richard singled to right [Howe scored, Bergman to
third, Pujols to second]; Landestoy forced Bergman (third to
catcher) [Pujols to third, Richard to second]; Puhl grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Landestoy out
at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Lonborg struck out; Maddox flied out to center;
Bowa grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Cabell flied out to right; Cruz doubled to left;
Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe singled to left
[Cruz scored]; Bergman singled to first [Howe to second]; Pujols
flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Cardenal struck out; Luzinski singled to right;
Hebner struck out; Martin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Richard popped to first; Landestoy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Puhl singled to third; Cabell singled to
left [Puhl to third]; Lonborg threw a wild pitch [Puhl scored,
Cabell to second]; Cruz singled to left [Cabell scored, Cruz to
second (error by Luzinski)]; Watson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 5.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone struck out; Sizemore grounded out (pitcher
to first); JOHNSON BATTED FOR LONBORG; Johnson walked; Maddox
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
1, Astros 5.

ASTROS 5TH: LERCH REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Howe walked;
Bergman forced Howe (shortstop to second); Pujols grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bergman out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); Cardenal
grounded out (second to first); Luzinski singled to second;
Hebner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 5.

ASTROS 6TH: Richard singled to center; Landestoy flied out to
center; Puhl popped to second; Cabell singled to right [Richard
to second]; Cruz forced Cabell (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: Martin walked; Boone forced Martin (shortstop to
second); Sizemore grounded into a double play (second to first
to shortstop) [Boone out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Astros 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Watson singled to first; HOWARD RAN FOR WATSON; Howe
tripled to center [Howard scored]; Bergman singled to center
[Howe scored]; Pujols doubled to right [Bergman scored]; Richard
grounded out (first unassisted) [Pujols to third]; Landestoy
singled to right [Pujols scored]; Puhl struck out; Cabell struck
out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 9.

PHILLIES 8TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BERGMAN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); GONZALEZ BATTED FOR LERCH;
Gonzalez walked; Maddox singled to right [Gonzalez to second];
Bowa popped to third in foul territory; Cardenal forced Maddox
(third to second) [Gonzalez to third]; Luzinski struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 9.

ASTROS 8TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); EASTWICK
REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); MARTIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); Cruz reached on an error by Cardenal [Cruz to first];
Howard singled to third [Cruz to second]; FISCHLIN BATTED FOR
HOWE; Fischlin struck out; Bergman flied out to center [Cruz to
third]; Pujols forced Howard (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 9.

PHILLIES 9TH: FISCHLIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LANDESTOY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Hebner struck out; Martin
grounded out (third to first); Boone walked; Sizemore forced
Boone (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Astros 9.