The Astros ended the Phillies' seven-game winning streak, downing the Phils, 8-1, behind the four-hit hurling of Vern Ruhle. Houston exploded for five runs in the fifth inning on a run-scoring single by Craig Reynolds, two-run single by Terry Puhl and RBI singles by Ray Knight and Jose Cruz. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 8, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Monday, May       17, 1982 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  5  1    1  1  0  -   8 14  0
Phillies     0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl rf               4   0   1   2     1   0   .242      Dernier cf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .299
Scott cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .272        Maddox cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .207
  Loucks ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Rose 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Knight 3b             5   2   3   1     0   0   .319      Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .242
Cruz lf               4   0   2   2     1   1   .261      Matthews lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .282
Heep 1b               5   0   0   0     0   2   .241      Diaz c                3   1   1   0     0   0   .263
Garner 2b             5   3   4   0     0   1   .288      Vukovich rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Ashby c               4   1   2   1     0   2   .265      Trillo 2b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .275
Reynolds ss           4   1   1   2     0   0   .262      De Jesus ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Ruhle p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      R. Reed p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Virgil ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .429
                                                            Altamirano p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
                                                            Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8  14   8     2   8             Totals               29   1   4   1     1   2

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 23,734
Left on Base: Astros 7, Phillies 2
DP: Astros 1, Phillies 1
Errors: Diaz
Doubles: Garner (12), Knight (10), Diaz (9), Virgil (1)
Stolen Bases: Puhl (5), Garner (5), Trillo (1)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (3), Schmidt (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Ruhle 2 (2)
GIDP: Heep (1)
Hit by Pitch: Ruhle (1,by Altamirano)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle W(2-2)            9     4   1   1   1   2   0  30   4.19
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   2   0  30

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Reed L(1-1)          4.2   7   5   5   2   4   0  21   3.38
Monge                   1.1   2   1   0   0   1   0   7   5.40
Altamirano              2     4   2   2   0   1   0  10   3.86
Farmer                  1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   6.23
Totals                  9    14   8   7   2   8   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Altamirano (1)
Wild Pitches: Altamirano (1)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Jerry Dale


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Scott flied out
to center; Knight grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Dernier grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose
grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt walked; Schmidt was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz walked; Cruz was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Heep struck out; Garner doubled to left;
Ashby struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Matthews flied out to right; Diaz doubled to left;
Vukovich flied out to left; Trillo singled to center [Diaz
scored]; Trillo stole second; De Jesus flied out to right; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Ruhle
struck out; Puhl walked; Puhl stole second; Scott grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: R. Reed flied out to right; Dernier struck out
[Dernier out at first (catcher to first)]; Rose grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Knight flied to right in foul territory; Cruz popped
to catcher in foul territory; Heep struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt struck out; Matthews singled to right;
Diaz hit into a double play (left to shortstop to first)
[Matthews out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Phillies 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Garner singled to left; Ashby singled to left
[Garner to third]; Reynolds singled to right [Garner scored,
Ashby to third]; Ruhle out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Reynolds to second]; Puhl singled to first [Ashby
scored, Reynolds scored]; Scott singled to right [Puhl out at
third (catcher to pitcher), Scott to second]; Knight singled to
right [Scott scored]; MONGE REPLACED R. REED (PITCHING); Cruz
singled to right [Knight scored]; Heep grounded out (pitcher to
third to first); 5 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Vukovich grounded out (second to first); Trillo
grounded out (pitcher to first); De Jesus flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Phillies 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Garner singled to left; Garner stole second [Garner
to third (error by Diaz)]; Ashby struck out; Reynolds reached on
a fielder's choice [Garner scored (unearned)]; Ruhle out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Reynolds to second]; Puhl
made an out to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
6, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: VIRGIL BATTED FOR MONGE; Virgil doubled to third;
Dernier grounded out (third to first); Rose grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Virgil to third]; Schmidt made an out to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Phillies 1.

ASTROS 7TH: ALTAMIRANO REPLACED VIRGIL (PITCHING); MADDOX
REPLACED DERNIER (PLAYING CF); Scott flied out to center; Knight
doubled to center; Cruz singled to center [Knight scored]; Heep
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cruz
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Matthews made an out to shortstop; Diaz flied out
to right; Vukovich made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 7, Phillies 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Garner singled to center; Altamirano threw a wild
pitch [Garner to second]; Ashby singled to center [Garner
scored]; Reynolds made an out to shortstop; Ruhle was hit by a
pitch [Ashby to second]; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted)
[Ashby to third, Ruhle to second]; LOUCKS BATTED FOR SCOTT;
Loucks struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 8, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: LOUCKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Trillo
grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus flied out to right;
GROSS BATTED FOR ALTAMIRANO; Gross grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 8, Phillies 1.

ASTROS 9TH: FARMER REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Knight singled to
right; Cruz struck out; Heep flied out to center; Garner struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose
flied out to center; Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 8, Phillies 1.