A three-run pinch-homer by Denny Walling in the seventh inning highlighted the Astros' come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Phillies. The Astros trailed, 3-0, in the seventh when Jose Cruz and Art Howe opened with consecutive singles. Ron Reed relieved starter Randy Lerch for the Phillies and struck out pinch-hitter Bob Watson, but Walling, batting for Astro starter J.R. Richard, hit a 2-and-2 pitch over the right field wall. Houston Astros 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3Game Played on Wednesday, June 6, 1979 (Night game) at AstrodomePhillies 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 x - 4 8 1 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McBride rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .235 Puhl cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .266 Harrelson 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Gonzalez ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .276 Rose 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .349 Cedeno 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .259 Luzinski lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .262 Leonard rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .308 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .269 Cruz lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .298 Maddox cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .296 Howe 2b 3 1 3 0 1 0 .216 Boone c 4 1 2 2 0 1 .262 Landestoy pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Meoli ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .186 Bochy c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Cardenal ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Watson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Unser ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Ashby c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .221 Lerch p 3 1 1 0 0 0 .129 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .097 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Walling ph 1 1 1 3 0 0 .333 Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Roberge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 7 3 3 5 Totals 30 4 8 4 4 3 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 28,955 Left on Base: Phillies 5, Astros 7 DP: Phillies 1, Astros 1 Errors: Bochy Doubles: Lerch (1), Howe (5) Home Runs: Boone (4), Walling (1) Stolen Bases: Harrelson (2), Maddox (13), McBride 2 (11), Cedeno (13), Cruz (13) Caught Stealing: Maddox (5) Sacrifice Hits: Gonzalez (2) GIDP: Unser (2), Leonard (2) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lerch 6 5 2 2 3 0 0 25 3.53 Reed L(5-2) 1.2 3 2 2 1 2 1 9 4.06 McGraw 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.66 Totals 8 8 4 4 4 3 1 35 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard 7 5 3 3 2 5 1 27 3.41 Sambito W(3-2) 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 1.67 Roberge SV(2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Totals 9 7 3 3 3 5 1 35 Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert PHILLIES 1ST: McBride flied out to left; Harrelson walked; Harrelson stole second [Harrelson to third (error by Bochy)]; Rose struck out; Luzinski lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl walked; Gonzalez out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Puhl to second]; Cedeno walked; Leonard grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt was called out on strikes; Maddox singled to right; Maddox stole second; Boone homered [Maddox scored]; Meoli grounded out (shortstop to first); Lerch doubled to right; McBride singled to center [Lerch scored]; McBride stole second; Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); Howe singled to center; Bochy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Rose lined to left; Luzinski walked; Schmidt struck out; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Richard lined to second; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Boone struck out; Meoli struck out; Lerch flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Leonard flied out to center; Cabell lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0. PHILLIES 5TH: McBride flied out to left; Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Howe doubled to left; Bochy grounded out (shortstop to first); Richard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0. PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski made an out to second; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Maddox singled to left; Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl singled to right; Gonzalez walked [Puhl to second]; Cedeno flied out to right [Puhl to third]; Leonard lined to second; Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0. PHILLIES 7TH: Boone flied out to left; Meoli grounded out (second to first); Lerch grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz singled to left; Howe singled to left [Cruz to second]; WATSON BATTED FOR BOCHY; REED REPLACED LERCH (PITCHING); Watson was called out on strikes; WALLING BATTED FOR RICHARD; Walling homered [Cruz scored, Howe scored]; Puhl grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 3. PHILLIES 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); ASHBY REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING C ); McBride singled to left; McBride stole second; Harrelson made an out to first; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Luzinski made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second; Leonard struck out; Cabell singled to second [Cedeno to third]; Cruz forced Cabell (shortstop to second) [Cedeno scored]; Cruz stole second; Howe walked; LANDESTOY RAN FOR HOWE; ANDERSON REPLACED REED (PLAYING LF); MCGRAW REPLACED LUZINSKI (PITCHING); Ashby struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 4. PHILLIES 9TH: LANDESTOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Schmidt lined to shortstop; Maddox walked; Boone singled to left [Maddox to second]; CARDENAL BATTED FOR MEOLI; ROBERGE REPLACED SAMBITO (PITCHING); UNSER BATTED FOR CARDENAL; Unser grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Boone out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 4. |
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