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Scores
Standings
MIL
@BOS		4
9
MIN
@CAL		5
2
MIN
@CAL		15
5
CLE
@DET		1
2
CHW
@KCR		1
2		 
(12)
BAL
@NYY		3
7
TEX
@OAK		6
4		 
(12)
MON
@ATL		1
3
MON
@ATL		6
1
NYM
@CIN		0
2
PHI
@HOU		2
1
LAD
@PIT		2
4
SFG
@STL		2
0		 
(11)
Saturday, May 15, 1976
, Astrodome
Attendance: 20,749, Time of Game: 1:50
Phillies
2
18-8
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
 at Astros
1
15-17
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 4½ GB
W: Jim Lonborg (5-0)
L: Larry Dierker (4-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  6  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  4  1

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Cash 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .727 -0.066 0.69 0.000 -0.066 -0.7 1 3
Larry Bowa SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .301 .729 -0.010 0.52 0.025 -0.035 -0.2 0 7
Mike Schmidt 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .297 1.143 0.070 0.69 0.127 -0.057 0.5 1 2 HR,GDP
Greg Luzinski LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .299 .857 -0.048 0.63 0.007 -0.055 -0.5 0 0
   Jerry Martin LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .536 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Jay Johnstone RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .315 .876 0.010 0.70 0.063 -0.053 -0.1 4 0 SB,CS,HBP
Garry Maddox CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .311 .845 0.005 0.72 0.048 -0.043 0.2 2 0
Bobby Tolan 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .855 0.069 0.95 0.123 -0.054 0.2 14 0 SB,GDP
Bob Boone C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .802 -0.072 0.93 0.000 -0.072 -0.7 4 0
Jim Lonborg P 2 0 0 0 1 2 .250 .681 -0.046 0.79 0.008 -0.053 -0.4 0 1
Team Totals 31 2 6 1 2 4 .194 .555 -0.088 0.73 0.401 -0.488 -1.6 27 13
HR: M Schmidt (14, off L Dierker; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
HBP: J Johnstone (1, by L Dierker).
TB: M Schmidt 5; G Maddox 2; L Bowa; G Luzinski.
GIDP: B Tolan (3); M Schmidt (2).
RBI: M Schmidt (28).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Baserunning
SB: J Johnstone (1, 2nd base off L Dierker/C Johnson); B Tolan (2, 2nd base off L Dierker/C Johnson).
CS: J Johnstone (1, 2nd base by L Dierker/C Johnson).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wilbur Howard LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .195 .489 0.018 0.91 0.065 -0.047 -0.1 2 0 2B
   Ken Forsch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Rob Andrews 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .500 0.029 1.32 0.121 -0.092 0.5 5 2
Bob Watson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .712 -0.135 1.38 0.000 -0.135 -0.5 5 1
Cliff Johnson C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .237 .795 -0.151 1.60 0.000 -0.151 -0.7 4 1
Jose Cruz CF-LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .640 -0.103 1.09 0.000 -0.103 -0.5 5 0
Greg Gross RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .313 .742 0.033 0.60 0.044 -0.010 0.1 4 0
Ken Boswell 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .541 -0.102 1.33 0.000 -0.102 -0.6 0 1
Roger Metzger SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 .238 .645 -0.048 1.02 0.000 -0.048 -0.3 1 0
   Cesar Cedeno PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .330 .958 -0.057 2.40 0.000 -0.057 -0.2 0 0
Larry Dierker P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .059 .118 -0.031 0.67 0.000 -0.031 -0.2 0 0
   Larry Milbourne PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .613 -0.039 1.70 0.000 -0.039 -0.1
   Jerry DaVanon SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Team Totals 31 1 4 1 1 4 .129 .318 -0.586 1.20 0.230 -0.815 -2.6 27 6
2B: W Howard (5, off J Lonborg).
TB: W Howard 3; G Gross; R Andrews.
RBI: R Andrews (1).
2-out RBI: R Andrews.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 2. K Boswell-R Andrews-B Watson; B Watson-J DaVanon.
E: L Dierker (1).

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Lonborg, W (5-0) 9 4 1 1 1 4 0 1.91 32 78 0.588 1.20 2.6
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 1 4 0 1.00 32 78 0.588 0.73 2.6

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Dierker, L (4-4) 8 5 2 1 2 4 1 3.73 31 68 0.061 0.75 1.2
Ken Forsch 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.05 3 0 0 0.027 0.53 0.4
Team Totals 9 6 2 1 2 4 1 1.00 34 68 0 0 0.088 1.20 1.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: L Dierker (2; J Johnstone).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Dutch Rennert.
Time of Game: 1:50.
Attendance: 20,749.
Start Time Weather: Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Phillies         Houston Astros
1 Dave Cash 2B 1 Wilbur Howard LF
2 Larry Bowa SS 2 Rob Andrews 2B
3 Mike Schmidt 3B 3 Bob Watson 1B
4 Greg Luzinski LF 4 Cliff Johnson C
5 Jay Johnstone RF 5 Jose Cruz CF
6 Garry Maddox CF 6 Greg Gross RF
7 Bobby Tolan 1B 7 Ken Boswell 3B
8 Bob Boone C 8 Roger Metzger SS
9 Jim Lonborg P 9 Larry Dierker P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 0-2 2 -2- R HOU R. Andrews J. Lonborg -12% 68% Single to CF; Howard Scores
t4 1-0 0 --- R PHI M. Schmidt L. Dierker 12% 76% Home Run
t2 0-0 2 -2- R PHI B. Tolan L. Dierker 11% 60% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Johnstone Scores/No RBI/unER
b9 1-2 0 --- O HOU B. Watson J. Lonborg 8% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1-2 2 1-- O HOU R. Andrews J. Lonborg 6% 86% Flyball: RF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PHI D. Cash L. Dierker -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- PHI L. Bowa L. Dierker 2% 50% Single to LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- OO PHI M. Schmidt L. Dierker -5% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Jim Lonborg facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU W. Howard J. Lonborg 2% 48% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O HOU R. Andrews J. Lonborg 1% 49% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- O HOU B. Watson J. Lonborg 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O PHI G. Luzinski L. Dierker -2% 48% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- PHI J. Johnstone L. Dierker 3% 50% Hit By Pitch
t2 0-0 1 1-- PHI G. Maddox L. Dierker 2% 52% Johnstone Steals 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- O PHI G. Maddox L. Dierker -4% 49% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 -2- R PHI B. Tolan L. Dierker 11% 60% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Johnstone Scores/No RBI/unER
t2 1-0 2 1-- PHI B. Boone L. Dierker 1% 61% Tolan Steals 2B
t2 1-0 2 -2- O PHI B. Boone L. Dierker -3% 58% Flyball: RF
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Phillies' Jim Lonborg facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O HOU C. Johnson J. Lonborg 2% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-1 1 --- O HOU J. Cruz J. Lonborg 2% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- O HOU G. Gross J. Lonborg 1% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- O PHI J. Lonborg L. Dierker -2% 61% Strikeout
t3 1-0 1 --- O PHI D. Cash L. Dierker -1% 60% Flyball: RF
t3 1-0 2 --- O PHI L. Bowa L. Dierker -1% 59% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Phillies' Jim Lonborg facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- O HOU K. Boswell J. Lonborg 3% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- O HOU R. Metzger J. Lonborg 2% 63% Strikeout
b3 0-1 2 --- O HOU L. Dierker J. Lonborg 1% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 3-4-5
t4 1-0 0 --- R PHI M. Schmidt L. Dierker 12% 76% Home Run
t4 2-0 0 --- O PHI G. Luzinski L. Dierker -1% 75% Strikeout
t4 2-0 1 --- PHI J. Johnstone L. Dierker 2% 76% Walk
t4 2-0 1 1-- O PHI G. Maddox L. Dierker -3% 74% Johnstone Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t4 2-0 2 --- O PHI G. Maddox L. Dierker -1% 73% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Jim Lonborg facing 1-2-3
b4 0-2 0 --- O HOU W. Howard J. Lonborg 3% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-2 1 --- O HOU R. Andrews J. Lonborg 2% 77% Groundout: P-1B
b4 0-2 2 --- O HOU B. Watson J. Lonborg 1% 78% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 7-8-9
t5 2-0 0 --- O PHI B. Tolan L. Dierker -1% 77% Flyball: CF
t5 2-0 1 --- O PHI B. Boone L. Dierker -1% 76% Flyball: 2B
t5 2-0 2 --- PHI J. Lonborg L. Dierker 1% 77% Walk
t5 2-0 2 1-- O PHI D. Cash L. Dierker -1% 75% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Jim Lonborg facing 4-5-6
b5 0-2 0 --- O HOU C. Johnson J. Lonborg 3% 78% Lineout: 3B
b5 0-2 1 --- O HOU J. Cruz J. Lonborg 2% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-2 2 --- HOU G. Gross J. Lonborg -2% 78% Walk
b5 0-2 2 1-- O HOU K. Boswell J. Lonborg 3% 81% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 2-3-4
t6 2-0 0 --- O PHI L. Bowa L. Dierker -1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2-0 1 --- O PHI M. Schmidt L. Dierker -1% 79% Flyball: CF
t6 2-0 2 --- PHI G. Luzinski L. Dierker 1% 80% Single to RF
t6 2-0 2 1-- O PHI J. Johnstone L. Dierker -1% 78% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Jim Lonborg facing 8-9-1
b6 0-2 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger J. Lonborg 3% 82% Strikeout
b6 0-2 1 --- O HOU L. Dierker J. Lonborg 2% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 0-2 2 --- HOU W. Howard J. Lonborg -3% 80% Double to RF
b6 0-2 2 -2- R HOU R. Andrews J. Lonborg -12% 68% Single to CF; Howard Scores
b6 1-2 2 1-- O HOU B. Watson J. Lonborg 4% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 1.
Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 6-7-8
t7 2-1 0 --- PHI G. Maddox L. Dierker 3% 76% Single to CF
t7 2-1 0 1-- O PHI B. Tolan L. Dierker -1% 75% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Maddox to 2B
t7 2-1 1 -2- O PHI B. Boone L. Dierker -3% 71% Flyball: LF
t7 2-1 2 -2- O PHI J. Lonborg L. Dierker -3% 68% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Phillies' Jim Lonborg facing 4-5-6
b7 1-2 0 --- O HOU C. Johnson J. Lonborg 5% 72% Strikeout
b7 1-2 1 --- O HOU J. Cruz J. Lonborg 3% 76% Lineout: 2B
b7 1-2 2 --- HOU G. Gross J. Lonborg -3% 73% Single to 2B
b7 1-2 2 1-- O HOU K. Boswell J. Lonborg 5% 78% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 1.
Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
t8 2-1 0 --- O PHI D. Cash L. Dierker -2% 76% Flyball: RF
t8 2-1 1 --- O PHI L. Bowa L. Dierker -1% 75% Flyball: LF
t8 2-1 2 --- PHI M. Schmidt L. Dierker 1% 76% Single to LF
t8 2-1 2 1-- O PHI G. Luzinski L. Dierker -2% 74% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Phillies' Jim Lonborg facing 8-9-1
Jerry Martin replaces Greg Luzinski playing LF batting 4th
Cesar Cedeno pinch hits for Roger Metzger (SS) batting 8th
b8 1-2 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno J. Lonborg 6% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
Larry Milbourne pinch hits for Larry Dierker (P) batting 9th
b8 1-2 1 --- O HOU L. Milbourne J. Lonborg 4% 83% Flyball: RF
b8 1-2 2 --- HOU W. Howard J. Lonborg -3% 80% Single to RF
b8 1-2 2 1-- O HOU R. Andrews J. Lonborg 6% 86% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 1.
Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 5-6-7
Ken Forsch replaces Wilbur Howard (LF) pitching and batting 1st
Jerry DaVanon replaces Larry Milbourne (PH) playing SS batting 9th
Jose Cruz moves from CF to LF
Cesar Cedeno moves from PH to CF
t9 2-1 0 --- O PHI J. Johnstone K. Forsch -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2-1 1 --- PHI G. Maddox K. Forsch 1% 86% Single to CF
t9 2-1 1 1-- OO PHI B. Tolan K. Forsch -3% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Phillies' Jim Lonborg facing 3-4-5
b9 1-2 0 --- O HOU B. Watson J. Lonborg 8% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 1-2 1 --- O HOU C. Johnson J. Lonborg 5% 96% Strikeout
b9 1-2 2 --- O HOU J. Cruz J. Lonborg 4% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 1.

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