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Friday July 21, 1978
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Philadelphia Phillies 8, Houston Astros 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Friday, July 21, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2  6  2
Phillies     0  0  1    2  0  1    4  0  x  -   8 12  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl cf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .295      Martin rf,cf          5   1   1   0     0   1   .284
Walling lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Bowa ss               4   0   2   1     0   0   .311
Cabell 3b             3   1   2   1     1   0   .289      Schmidt 3b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .254
Cruz rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .277        Gonzalez rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Howe 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .295      Luzinski lf           4   3   3   1     0   0   .252
Bergman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .214      Hebner 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .264
Bochy c               3   1   1   0     0   1   .444      Maddox cf             4   1   3   1     0   0   .298
Fischlin ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .136        Johnson 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Williams p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Foote c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .188
  Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harrelson 2b          2   1   0   2     1   0   .190
  Watson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Christenson p         3   0   0   0     0   1   .098
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     2   4             Totals               33   8  12   8     2   3

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 35,389
Left on Base: Astros 4, Phillies 6
DP: Astros 1, Phillies 2
Errors: Fischlin, Williams
Doubles: Puhl (15), Bowa (16), Martin (8)
Triples: Bowa (2)
Home Runs: Cabell (5), Luzinski (23)
Stolen Bases: Cabell (23)
Sacrifice Hits: Christenson (2), Harrelson (2), Bowa (8)
GIDP: Bochy (1), Cruz (6), Luzinski (7)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Williams L(1-2)         6.1  10   7   6   2   1   1  31   4.88
Zamora                  0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   7.20
Sambito                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.19
Totals                  8    12   8   7   2   3   1  38

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson W(7-8)      9     6   2   2   2   4   1  33   3.36
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   4   1  33

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to center; Walling flied out to
right; Cabell walked; Cabell stole second; Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies
0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Martin grounded out (second to first); Bowa
tripled; Schmidt walked; Luzinski grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Schmidt out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe walked; Bergman struck out; Bochy grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Howe out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner popped to first; Maddox popped to second;
Foote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Fischlin grounded out (second to first); Williams
struck out; Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Harrelson walked; Christenson out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Harrelson to second]; Martin popped to
shortstop; Bowa doubled to right [Harrelson scored]; Schmidt
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Walling flied out to left; Cabell grounded out
(third to first); Cruz made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski homered; Hebner grounded out (second to
first); Maddox singled to center; Foote reached on an error by
Fischlin [Maddox to second, Foote to first]; Maddox was picked
off second but was safe on an error by Williams [Maddox to
third]; Harrelson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Maddox scored (unearned), Foote to second]; Christenson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Howe flied out to right; Bergman was called out on
strikes; Bochy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Martin flied out to center; Bowa popped to catcher
in foul territory; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Fischlin flied out to left; Williams grounded out
(second to first); Puhl doubled to right; Walling flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski singled to shortstop; Hebner struck out;
Maddox singled to center [Luzinski to second]; Foote singled to
center [Luzinski to third, Maddox to second]; Harrelson grounded
out (first unassisted) [Luzinski scored, Maddox to third, Foote
to second]; Christenson lined to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 0, Phillies 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Cabell singled to right; Cruz grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Cabell out at second]; Howe
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Martin doubled to right; Bowa out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Martin to third]; Schmidt singled to
left [Martin scored]; Luzinski singled to center [Schmidt to
third]; ZAMORA REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Hebner singled to
right [Schmidt scored, Luzinski to second]; Maddox singled to
left [Luzinski scored, Hebner to third]; Foote forced Maddox
(third to second) [Hebner scored]; Harrelson grounded out (first
unassisted); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 8.

ASTROS 8TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED SCHMIDT (PLAYING RF); JOHNSON
REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING 3B); MARTIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); Bergman made an out to shortstop; Bochy singled to center;
Fischlin singled to right [Bochy to second]; WATSON BATTED FOR
ZAMORA; Watson flied out to right; Puhl singled to center [Bochy
scored, Fischlin to second]; Walling flied out to center; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 8.

PHILLIES 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED WATSON (PITCHING); Christenson
struck out; Martin struck out; Bowa flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 8.

ASTROS 9TH: Cabell homered; Cruz lined to left; Howe grounded
out (second to first); Bergman grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies 8.



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