Steve Carlton helped himself by driving in two runs with a single and double while pitching the Phillies to a 5-3 victory over the Astros. Bake McBride opened the first inning with a single and was apparently out trying to stretch his hit, but the umpires called obstruction on Astro first baseman Cesar Cedeno.

Awarded second, with an error charged to Cedeno, McBride moved to third on a bunt by Larry Bowa and scored on a sacrifice fly by Pete Rose. Mike Schmidt then walked and counted the Philies' second run on a double by Greg Luzinski. Carlton batted in a run with a single in the second and added another with a double in the fourth, both times driving in Tim McCarver. The Astros' principal hits were triples by Enos Cabell and Craig Reynolds. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 5, Houston Astros 3

Game Played on Friday, August 24, 1979 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Astros       0  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  4
Phillies     2  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  6  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gonzalez 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      McBride rf            3   1   1   1     0   0   .265
Reynolds ss           4   1   1   1     0   2   .272      Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Puhl cf               4   0   2   1     0   1   .293      Rose 1b               3   0   0   1     0   0   .306
Cedeno 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .260      Schmidt 3b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .266
Cabell 3b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .266      Luzinski lf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .260
Leonard rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .299        Anderson lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Cruz lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .293      Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Bochy c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .223      McCarver c            2   2   1   0     1   0   .255
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Trillo 2b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .248
Andujar p             1   0   1   0     0   0   .077      Carlton p             3   0   2   2     0   1   .227
  Sexton ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .185
  Ladd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Landestoy ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .215
  Niemann p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .133

Totals               33   3   7   3     2   9             Totals               28   5   6   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 32,124
Left on Base: Astros 5, Phillies 4
DP: Astros 0, Phillies 1
Errors: Cedeno 3, Leonard
Doubles: Andujar (1), Luzinski (19), Carlton (3)
Triples: Cabell (4), Reynolds (8)
Stolen Bases: McCarver (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Bowa (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Rose (5), McBride (4)
GIDP: Leonard (10)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar L(12-10)        4     6   5   3   2   0   0  20   2.93
Ladd                    2     0   0   0   0   1   0   7   0.00
Niemann                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.72
Totals                  8     6   5   3   2   2   0  33

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(13-10)        9     7   3   3   2   9   0  35   3.61
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   9   0  35

Wild Pitches: Carlton (9)

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Joe West


ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez flied out to right; Reynolds grounded out
(second to first); Puhl singled to third; Cedeno struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride singled to right; McBride was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Cedeno [McBride to second];
Bowa out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [McBride to
third]; Rose hit a sacrifice fly to left [McBride scored
(unearned)]; Schmidt walked; Luzinski doubled to right [Schmidt
scored (unearned), Luzinski to third (error by Leonard)]; Maddox
flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Phillies 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell singled to center; Leonard grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Cabell out at second];
Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 2ND: McCarver singled to center; McCarver stole second;
Trillo flied out to right; Carlton singled to right [McCarver
scored]; McBride flied out to center; Bowa lined to second; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Bochy struck out; Andujar doubled to left; Gonzalez
struck out; Reynolds struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Rose grounded out (second to first); Schmidt
grounded out (third to first); Luzinski flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Puhl made an out to third; Cedeno singled to third;
Cabell tripled to center [Cedeno scored]; Leonard walked; Cruz
struck out; Bochy flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox made an out to shortstop; McCarver walked;
Trillo singled to left [McCarver to third]; Carlton doubled to
left [McCarver scored, Trillo to third]; McBride hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Trillo scored]; Bowa grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 5.

ASTROS 5TH: SEXTON BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Sexton walked; Carlton
threw a wild pitch [Sexton to second]; Gonzalez flied out to
center [Sexton to third]; Reynolds tripled to right [Sexton
scored]; Puhl singled to center [Reynolds scored]; Cedeno forced
Puhl (second to shortstop); Cabell flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 5TH: LADD REPLACED SEXTON (PITCHING); Rose grounded out
(first to pitcher); Schmidt popped to third in foul territory;
Luzinski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Phillies 5.

ASTROS 6TH: Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
grounded out (first unassisted); Bochy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox reached on an error by Cedeno [Maddox to
second (error by Cedeno)]; McCarver popped to third in foul
territory; Trillo lined to pitcher; Carlton struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 5.

ASTROS 7TH: LANDESTOY BATTED FOR LADD; Landestoy grounded out
(third to first); Gonzalez flied out to center; Reynolds struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: NIEMANN REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); McBride
flied out to right; Bowa grounded out (third to first); Rose
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Phillies 5.

ASTROS 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Puhl struck
out; Cedeno flied out to center; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: Schmidt flied out to left; Anderson struck out;
Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Phillies 5.

ASTROS 9TH: Leonard flied out to right; Cruz was called out on
strikes; ALOU BATTED FOR BOCHY; Alou lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 5.

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