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Scores
Standings
MIL
@BOS		11
5
MIN
@CAL		1
5
CLE
@DET		4
0
CHW
@KCR		4
3
BAL
@NYY		7
0
TEX
@OAK		2
3
MON
@ATL		5
4
SDP
@CHC		5
6
NYM
@CIN		7
5
NYM
@CIN		1
8
PHI
@HOU		12
2
LAD
@PIT		6
0
SFG
@STL		3
9
Sunday, May 16, 1976,
, Astrodome
Attendance: 11,553, Time of Game: 2:25
Phillies
12
19-8
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Astros
2
15-18
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
W: Steve Carlton (3-1)
L: Tom Griffin (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  6  0   0  0  0   2  4  0   12 15  1
Astros          0  0  0   0  1  0   1  0  0    2  7  0

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Cash 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 .289 .730 0.066 0.61 0.098 -0.032 0.4 3 5
   Terry Harmon 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .533 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 1 1
Larry Bowa SS 5 2 2 1 1 0 .306 .739 0.086 0.39 0.107 -0.021 1.6 1 4
Mike Schmidt 3B 2 3 2 1 4 0 .311 1.176 0.022 0.24 0.022 0.000 2.0 0 3 IW
Greg Luzinski LF 4 0 3 2 0 0 .319 .883 0.099 0.62 0.105 -0.005 2.0 2 0 GDP
   Jerry Martin PR-LF 2 2 1 1 0 0 .214 .598 0.001 0.01 0.001 0.000 0.6 3 0
Jay Johnstone RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 .299 .828 -0.045 0.51 0.008 -0.054 -1.1 2 0 SF
Garry Maddox CF 5 1 3 3 0 1 .326 .884 0.112 0.27 0.117 -0.005 2.7 1 0 3B
Bobby Tolan 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .299 .813 -0.010 0.36 0.000 -0.010 -0.7 6 0 SF
   Tom Hutton PR-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .496 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 4 0
Tim McCarver C 3 1 2 1 2 0 .353 1.006 0.038 0.18 0.038 0.000 1.8 4 0
Steve Carlton P 3 1 0 0 0 0 .071 .143 0.028 0.25 0.033 -0.005 -0.6 0 1 2·SH
Team Totals 38 12 15 12 7 1 .395 .915 0.397 0.34 0.529 -0.132 8.4 27 14
3B: G Maddox (3, off T Griffin).
SF: J Johnstone (1, off J Niekro); B Tolan (3, off T Griffin).
SH: S Carlton 2 (3, 1 off M Barlow, 1 off T Griffin).
IBB: M Schmidt (2, by T Griffin).
TB: G Maddox 5; G Luzinski 3; D Cash 2; M Schmidt 2; T McCarver 2; L Bowa 2; J Martin.
GIDP: G Luzinski (1).
RBI: G Maddox 3 (15); G Luzinski 2 (21); M Schmidt (29); J Johnstone (7); J Martin (1); L Bowa (12); B Tolan (17); T McCarver (3); D Cash (18).
2-out RBI: T McCarver.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 8 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Cash-L Bowa-B Tolan; L Bowa-D Cash-B Tolan.
E: D Cash (1).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wilbur Howard RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .198 .489 -0.012 0.40 0.018 -0.030 -0.2 4 0
Rob Andrews 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .375 .750 0.035 0.41 0.049 -0.014 0.6 2 8
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .317 .922 -0.094 0.58 0.000 -0.094 -1.9 5 0 2·GDP
   Jose Cruz CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .640 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Cliff Johnson C 2 0 0 0 2 0 .232 .791 0.003 0.20 0.011 -0.008 -0.0 1 0
   Skip Jutze C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .312 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bob Watson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .264 .690 -0.028 0.27 0.000 -0.028 -0.9 13 0
Leon Roberts LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 .294 .957 0.026 0.10 0.029 -0.003 1.8 0 0 HR,3B
Art Howe 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .422 -0.022 0.22 0.000 -0.022 -0.7 0 3
Roger Metzger SS 3 0 2 0 0 1 .250 .664 0.008 0.19 0.014 -0.006 0.3 2 2
Tom Griffin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joe Niekro P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .321 -0.010 0.43 0.000 -0.010 -0.2 0 1
   Ken Boswell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .519 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.1
   Mike Barlow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jerry DaVanon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .933 -0.005 0.21 0.000 -0.005 -0.2
   Larry Hardy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 2 7 1 2 4 .219 .640 -0.102 0.30 0.121 -0.223 -1.6 27 15
3B: L Roberts (1, off S Carlton).
HR: L Roberts (3, off S Carlton; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: L Roberts 7; R Andrews 2; R Metzger 2; W Howard.
GIDP: C Cedeno 2 (5).
RBI: L Roberts (9).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Howe-R Andrews-B Watson.
PB: C Johnson (6).

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Carlton, W (3-1) 9 7 2 1 2 4 1 4.70 34 69 0.101 0.30 1.6
Team Totals 9 7 2 1 2 4 1 1.00 34 69 0.101 0.34 1.6

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Griffin, L (2-1) 1.1 6 6 6 2 0 0 7.98 13 16 -0.394 1.06 -5.3
Joe Niekro 3.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.35 12 2 1 0.010 0.13 1.3
Mike Barlow 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 4.09 11 0 0 -0.010 0.13 -1.2
Larry Hardy 2 5 4 4 2 0 0 7.06 13 0 0 -0.005 0.01 -3.2
Team Totals 9 15 12 12 7 1 0 12.00 49 16 2 1 -0.399 0.30 -8.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T Griffin (1; M Schmidt).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Vargo.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 11,553.
Start Time Weather: Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Phillies         Houston Astros
1 Dave Cash 2B 1 Wilbur Howard RF
2 Larry Bowa SS 2 Rob Andrews 2B
3 Mike Schmidt 3B 3 Cesar Cedeno CF
4 Greg Luzinski LF 4 Cliff Johnson C
5 Jay Johnstone RF 5 Bob Watson 1B
6 Garry Maddox CF 6 Leon Roberts LF
7 Bobby Tolan 1B 7 Art Howe 3B
8 Tim McCarver C 8 Roger Metzger SS
9 Steve Carlton P 9 Tom Griffin P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 0 --- PHI G. Maddox T. Griffin 11% 61% Triple to RF
t2 2-0 1 12- R PHI L. Bowa T. Griffin 11% 86% Single to LF; Carlton Scores; Cash to 3B; Bowa to 2B/Adv on throw
t2 1-0 1 12- R PHI D. Cash T. Griffin 10% 76% Single to LF; McCarver Scores; Carlton to 2B
t2 3-0 1 123 RR PHI G. Luzinski T. Griffin 7% 94% Single to LF; Cash Scores; Bowa Scores; Schmidt to 3B
b6 1-6 0 12- OO HOU C. Cedeno S. Carlton 6% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Howard to 3B

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' Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PHI D. Cash T. Griffin -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O PHI L. Bowa T. Griffin -1% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- PHI M. Schmidt T. Griffin 1% 48% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- PHI G. Luzinski T. Griffin 3% 50% Single to CF; Schmidt to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 O PHI J. Johnstone T. Griffin -5% 46% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU W. Howard S. Carlton 2% 48% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O HOU R. Andrews S. Carlton 1% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno S. Carlton 1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- PHI G. Maddox T. Griffin 11% 61% Triple to RF
t2 0-0 0 --3 RO PHI B. Tolan T. Griffin -0% 60% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Maddox Scores
t2 1-0 1 --- PHI T. McCarver T. Griffin 2% 62% Single to 1B
t2 1-0 1 1-- PHI S. Carlton T. Griffin 3% 66% Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; McCarver to 2B; Carlton to 1B
t2 1-0 1 12- R PHI D. Cash T. Griffin 10% 76% Single to LF; McCarver Scores; Carlton to 2B
t2 2-0 1 12- R PHI L. Bowa T. Griffin 11% 86% Single to LF; Carlton Scores; Cash to 3B; Bowa to 2B/Adv on throw
t2 3-0 1 -23 PHI M. Schmidt T. Griffin 0% 86% Intentional Walk
t2 3-0 1 123 RR PHI G. Luzinski T. Griffin 7% 94% Single to LF; Cash Scores; Bowa Scores; Schmidt to 3B
Joe Niekro replaces Tom Griffin pitching and batting 9th
t2 5-0 1 1-3 RO PHI J. Johnstone J. Niekro 1% 95% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Schmidt Scores
t2 6-0 2 1-- O PHI G. Maddox J. Niekro -0% 94% Strikeout
6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
b2 0-6 0 --- O HOU C. Johnson S. Carlton 1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-6 1 --- O HOU B. Watson S. Carlton 0% 96% Strikeout
b2 0-6 2 --- O HOU L. Roberts S. Carlton 0% 96% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 7-8-9
t3 6-0 0 --- O PHI B. Tolan J. Niekro -0% 96% Flyball: CF
t3 6-0 1 --- PHI T. McCarver J. Niekro 0% 96% Walk
t3 6-0 1 1-- O PHI S. Carlton J. Niekro -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 6-0 2 1-- O PHI D. Cash J. Niekro -0% 95% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
b3 0-6 0 --- O HOU A. Howe S. Carlton 1% 96% Flyball: LF
b3 0-6 1 --- HOU R. Metzger S. Carlton -1% 95% Single to 3B
b3 0-6 1 1-- O HOU J. Niekro S. Carlton 1% 96% Foul Flyball: RF
b3 0-6 2 1-- O HOU W. Howard S. Carlton 1% 97% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 2-3-4
t4 6-0 0 --- O PHI L. Bowa J. Niekro -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 6-0 1 --- PHI M. Schmidt J. Niekro 0% 97% Single to SS
t4 6-0 1 1-- OO PHI G. Luzinski J. Niekro -1% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 2-3-4
b4 0-6 0 --- HOU R. Andrews S. Carlton -1% 95% Single to LF
b4 0-6 0 1-- OO HOU C. Cedeno S. Carlton 3% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b4 0-6 2 --- HOU C. Johnson S. Carlton -0% 97% Walk
b4 0-6 2 1-- O HOU B. Watson S. Carlton 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 5-6-7
t5 6-0 0 --- O PHI J. Johnstone J. Niekro -0% 97% Groundout: P-SS-1B
t5 6-0 1 --- O PHI G. Maddox J. Niekro -0% 97% Flyball: RF
t5 6-0 2 --- O PHI B. Tolan J. Niekro -0% 97% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
b5 0-6 0 --- R HOU L. Roberts S. Carlton -2% 95% Triple to RF; Roberts Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI/unER
b5 1-6 0 --- O HOU A. Howe S. Carlton 1% 96% Strikeout
b5 1-6 1 --- O HOU R. Metzger S. Carlton 1% 96% Strikeout
Ken Boswell pinch hits for Joe Niekro (P) batting 9th
b5 1-6 2 --- O HOU K. Boswell S. Carlton 0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-1, Astros' Mike Barlow facing 8-9-1
Mike Barlow replaces Ken Boswell (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-1 0 --- PHI T. McCarver M. Barlow 0% 97% Walk
t6 6-1 0 1-- PHI S. Carlton M. Barlow 0% 98% Passed Ball; McCarver to 2B
t6 6-1 0 -2- O PHI S. Carlton M. Barlow -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; McCarver to 3B
t6 6-1 1 --3 O PHI D. Cash M. Barlow -1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 6-1 2 --3 O PHI L. Bowa M. Barlow -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
b6 1-6 0 --- HOU W. Howard S. Carlton -2% 94% Single to LF
b6 1-6 0 1-- HOU R. Andrews S. Carlton -3% 91% Single to RF; Howard to 2B
b6 1-6 0 12- OO HOU C. Cedeno S. Carlton 6% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Howard to 3B
b6 1-6 2 --3 HOU C. Johnson S. Carlton -1% 96% Walk
b6 1-6 2 1-3 O HOU B. Watson S. Carlton 2% 98% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 6, Astros 1.
Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-1, Astros' Mike Barlow facing 3-4-5
t7 6-1 0 --- PHI M. Schmidt M. Barlow 0% 98% Walk
t7 6-1 0 1-- PHI G. Luzinski M. Barlow 0% 99% Single to LF; Schmidt to 2B
Jerry Martin pinch runs for Greg Luzinski (LF) batting 4th
t7 6-1 0 12- O PHI J. Johnstone M. Barlow -0% 98% Lineout: 1B
t7 6-1 1 12- R PHI G. Maddox M. Barlow 1% 99% Single to LF; Schmidt Scores; Martin to 2B
t7 7-1 1 12- O PHI B. Tolan M. Barlow -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Martin to 3B
Tom Hutton pinch runs for Bobby Tolan (1B) batting 7th
t7 7-1 2 1-3 R PHI T. McCarver M. Barlow 1% 99% Single to CF; Martin Scores; Hutton to 2B
t7 8-1 2 12- O PHI S. Carlton M. Barlow -0% 99% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 8, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-8, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
Tom Hutton moves from PR to 1B
Jerry Martin moves from PR to LF
b7 1-8 0 --- R HOU L. Roberts S. Carlton -1% 99% Home Run
b7 2-8 0 --- O HOU A. Howe S. Carlton 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2-8 1 --- HOU R. Metzger S. Carlton -0% 99% Single to 2B
Jerry DaVanon pinch hits for Mike Barlow (P) batting 9th
b7 2-8 1 1-- O HOU J. DaVanon S. Carlton 1% 99% Flyball: LF
b7 2-8 2 1-- O HOU W. Howard S. Carlton 0% 99% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 8, Astros 2.
Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 8-2, Astros' Larry Hardy facing 1-2-3
Larry Hardy replaces Jerry DaVanon (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 8-2 0 --- PHI D. Cash L. Hardy 0% 100% Single to RF
t8 8-2 0 1-- PHI L. Bowa L. Hardy 0% 100% Single to 2B; Cash to 2B
t8 8-2 0 12- R PHI M. Schmidt L. Hardy 0% 100% Single to LF; Cash Scores; Bowa to 2B
t8 9-2 0 12- R PHI J. Martin L. Hardy 0% 100% Single to CF; Bowa Scores; Schmidt to 2B
t8 10-2 0 12- O PHI J. Johnstone L. Hardy 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Schmidt to 3B; Martin to 2B
t8 10-2 1 -23 RR PHI G. Maddox L. Hardy 0% 100% Single to CF; Schmidt Scores; Martin Scores
t8 12-2 1 1-- O PHI T. Hutton L. Hardy 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t8 12-2 2 1-- O PHI T. McCarver L. Hardy 0% 100% Lineout: 1B
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 12, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-12, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 2-3-4
Terry Harmon replaces Dave Cash playing 2B batting 1st
b8 2-12 0 --- O HOU R. Andrews S. Carlton 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2-12 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno S. Carlton 0% 100% Flyball: 2B
b8 2-12 2 --- O HOU C. Johnson S. Carlton 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 12, Astros 2.
Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 12-2, Astros' Larry Hardy facing 9-1-2
Skip Jutze replaces Cliff Johnson playing C batting 4th
Jose Cruz replaces Cesar Cedeno playing CF batting 3rd
t9 12-2 0 --- O PHI S. Carlton L. Hardy 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 12-2 1 --- O PHI T. Harmon L. Hardy 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 12-2 2 --- PHI L. Bowa L. Hardy 0% 100% Walk
t9 12-2 2 1-- PHI M. Schmidt L. Hardy 0% 100% Walk; Bowa to 2B
t9 12-2 2 12- O PHI J. Martin L. Hardy 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 12, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-12, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
b9 2-12 0 --- O HOU B. Watson S. Carlton 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 2-12 1 --- O HOU L. Roberts S. Carlton 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 2-12 2 --- O HOU A. Howe S. Carlton 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 12, Astros 2.

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