Supported by homers by Garry Maddox, Richie Hebner and Jerry Martin, Steve Carlton posted his 200th career victory as the Phillies crushed the Expos, 13-2. Maddox hit his round-tripper after a double by Greg Luzinski and a walk to Hebner in the fifth inning, and Hebner hit his circuit clout after walks to Mike Schmidt and Luzinski in the sixth stanza. Martin's blast led off the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 13, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      23, 1978 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
Phillies     1  1  0    4  3  3    0  1  x  -  13 14  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landestoy ss          4   0   2   0     0   0   .288      Martin rf,cf          5   2   2   1     0   1   .293
Puhl cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .295      Bowa ss               4   0   1   1     0   0   .310
Cabell 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Gonzalez rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sexton 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .163      Schmidt 3b            3   2   0   0     2   2   .250
Watson 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .283        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bergman 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Luzinski lf           4   2   3   1     1   1   .260
Howe 2b               3   1   1   1     0   1   .294      Hebner 1b             3   3   2   3     1   0   .264
  Gonzalez 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Foote ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Alou lf               3   0   1   1     0   0   .330      Maddox cf             4   2   2   3     0   0   .306
Cruz rf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .276        Harrelson ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Pujols c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .146      McCarver c,1b         4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Dixon p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .115      Sizemore 2b           4   2   2   1     0   0   .223
  Fischlin ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .127      Carlton p             3   0   1   2     0   0   .294
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .198
  Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .229
  Bannister p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .130

Totals               33   2   8   2     1   4             Totals               36  13  14  12     4   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 30,554
Left on Base: Astros 6, Phillies 4
DP: Astros 1, Phillies 0
Errors: Pujols
Doubles: Alou (4), Howe (30), Puhl (16), Watson (19), Luzinski 2 (17), Sizemore 2 (4)
Home Runs: Maddox (8), Hebner (11), Martin (5)
Stolen Bases: Martin (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Alou (2), Carlton (1)
GIDP: Sizemore (6)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dixon L(5-7)            4     8   6   6   1   3   0  21   3.68
McLaughlin              2     3   6   6   3   1   2  12   5.01
Bannister               2     3   1   1   0   1   1   8   4.38
Totals                  8    14  13  13   4   5   3  41

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(9-9)          8     8   2   2   0   4   0  31   3.19
Eastwick                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.02
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   4   0  35

Wild Pitches: Carlton (3)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy singled to third; Puhl struck out; Cabell
forced Landestoy (shortstop to second); Cabell was picked off
first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Martin popped to first; Bowa grounded out (second
to first); Schmidt walked; Luzinski doubled to right [Schmidt
scored]; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Howe struck
out; Alou doubled to left; Cruz grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Maddox flied out to left; McCarver struck out;
Sizemore doubled to left; Carlton singled to left [Sizemore
scored]; Martin forced Carlton (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Pujols struck out; Dixon flied out to left;
Landestoy singled to center; Puhl forced Landestoy (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Schmidt
popped to catcher in foul territory; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Watson singled
to right; Howe doubled to left [Watson scored, Howe to third (on
throw to home)]; Alou hit a sacrifice fly to right [Howe
scored]; Cruz singled to shortstop; Pujols flied out to center;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Hebner singled to right; Maddox singled to center
[Hebner to second]; McCarver flied out to left; Sizemore doubled
to left [Hebner scored, Maddox to third]; Carlton hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Maddox scored, Sizemore scored (error
by Pujols) (no RBI)]; Martin singled to right; Martin stole
second; Bowa singled to right [Martin scored]; Schmidt was
called out on strikes; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies
6.

ASTROS 5TH: FISCHLIN BATTED FOR DIXON; Fischlin popped to
second; Landestoy grounded out (third to first); Puhl doubled to
left; Carlton threw a wild pitch [Puhl to third]; Cabell flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 5TH: SEXTON REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING 3B); MCLAUGHLIN
REPLACED FISCHLIN (PITCHING); Luzinski doubled to left; Hebner
walked; Maddox homered [Luzinski scored, Hebner scored];
McCarver popped to shortstop; Sizemore grounded out (third to
first); Carlton grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies 9.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson doubled to left; Howe grounded out (third to
first); Alou grounded out (second to first) [Watson to third];
Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Phillies 9.

PHILLIES 6TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING 2B); Martin struck
out; Bowa lined to center; Schmidt walked; Luzinski walked
[Schmidt to second]; Hebner homered [Schmidt scored, Luzinski
scored]; Maddox flied out to center; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Phillies 12.

ASTROS 7TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED BOWA (PLAYING RF); HARRELSON
REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING SS); MARTIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); Pujols grounded out (third to first); HOWARD BATTED FOR
MCLAUGHLIN; Howard struck out; Landestoy grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies 12.

PHILLIES 7TH: BANNISTER REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); McCarver
singled to center; Sizemore grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [McCarver out at second]; Carlton
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Phillies 12.

ASTROS 8TH: Puhl flied out to right; Sexton grounded out (third
to second); Watson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Phillies 12.

PHILLIES 8TH: BERGMAN REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); Martin
homered; Gonzalez grounded out (first to pitcher); Schmidt
struck out; Luzinski singled to right; FOOTE BATTED FOR HEBNER;
Foote forced Luzinski (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies 13.

ASTROS 9TH: FOOTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MCCARVER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); JOHNSON REPLACED CARLTON (PLAYING 3B);
EASTWICK REPLACED SCHMIDT (PITCHING); Gonzalez flied out to
center; Alou grounded out (second to first); Cruz walked; Pujols
made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2,
Phillies 13.