Posting his third shutout of the season, Nino Espinosa pitched the Phillies to a 4-0 victory over the Astros. Greg Luzinski drew a leadoff walk in the fifth inning and Mike Schmidt followed with a homer and the first hit off loser Rick Williams. A hit batsman and two walks loaded the bases in the seventh and Bob Boone plated two tallies with a single. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 4, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Tuesday, June      12, 1979 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  2  0    2  0  x  -   4  3  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Rose 1b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .353
Reynolds ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .302      Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .311
Cedeno 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Cruz lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Luzinski lf           1   1   0   0     1   1   .254
Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .295        Anderson pr,lf      0   1   0   0     0   0   .286
Leonard rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Schmidt 3b            2   2   1   2     1   0   .264
Howe 2b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .218      McBride rf            2   0   0   0     1   1   .236
Ashby c               3   0   2   0     0   0   .229      Boone c               3   0   1   2     0   1   .259
Williams p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Harrelson 2b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .283
  Roberge p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Espinosa p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .100
  Landestoy ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .163
  Dixon p             0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               32   0   6   0     0   2             Totals               24   4   3   4     5   4

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 34,177
Left on Base: Astros 6, Phillies 2
DP: Astros 1, Phillies 0
Triples: Bowa (4)
Home Runs: Schmidt (18)
Caught Stealing: McBride (3), Rose (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Williams (1)
Hit by Pitch: Luzinski (4,by Williams)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Williams L(2-3)         6     3   4   4   3   4   1  25   2.32
Roberge                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   2   0.00
Dixon                   1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   5.14
Totals                  8     3   4   4   5   4   1  30

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa W(6-5)         9     6   0   0   0   2   0  33   2.67
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   2   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Williams (2)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to left; Reynolds singled to right;
Cedeno flied out to center; Cruz forced Reynolds (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Bowa flied
out to left; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Leonard made
an out to first; Howe made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski was called out on strikes; Schmidt popped
to third in foul territory; McBride was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Ashby singled to right; Williams out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Ashby to second]; Puhl flied out to
center; Reynolds popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone was called out on strikes; Harrelson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Espinosa grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Cruz flied out to right;
Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Rose flied out to left; Bowa grounded out (second
to first); Maddox lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe
singled to left; Ashby singled to right [Howe to second];
Williams was called out on strikes; Puhl flied out to left; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski walked; Schmidt homered [Luzinski
scored]; McBride flied out to left; Boone flied out to right;
Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Phillies 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Reynolds flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out
(third to first); Cruz singled to center; Cabell forced Cruz
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies
2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Espinosa struck out; Rose grounded out (first to
pitcher); Bowa tripled to right; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe made
an out to second; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski was hit by a pitch; ANDERSON RAN FOR
LUZINSKI; Schmidt walked [Anderson to second]; McBride walked
[Anderson to third, Schmidt to second]; Boone singled to center
[Anderson scored, Schmidt scored, McBride to second]; ROBERGE
REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); McBride was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); Harrelson walked [Boone to second]; Espinosa
hit into a double play (catcher to shortstop) [Boone out at
third]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 4.

ASTROS 8TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LANDESTOY
BATTED FOR ROBERGE; Landestoy grounded out (first to pitcher);
Puhl flied out to left; Reynolds singled to center; Cedeno flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: DIXON REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Rose walked;
Rose was caught stealing second (catcher to second to first);
Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); Maddox lined to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
struck out; Leonard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 4.