May 21, 1977 Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 10
MIL 9 CAL 5
MIN 1 DET 3
@CHW 2 CLE 12
@KCR 7
(12) BAL 4
@NYY 3
(12) SEA 7
@OAK 6 TOR 9
@TEX 6 CHC 9
@ATL 3 CIN 8
NYM 7 PHI 7
@HOU 4 SDP 11
@MON 8
(21) LAD 4
@PIT 3 STL 8
SFG 5

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 21,154

Saturday, May 21, 1977
Time of Game: 2:38

Phillies

18-17

Won 1

4th, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  1   1  1  3   0  0  1    7  9  2
Astros          1  1  1   1  0  0   0  0  0    4  6  2

W: R Reed (2-1), L: D Larson (0-2)

Astros

16-22

Lost 1

3rd, 13½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Maddox CF                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .280  .750    0    5   0   
J Johnstone RF                4   1   2   0    1   0  .305  .758    0    2   0   2B,GDP
M Schmidt 3B                  3   0   0   1    2   0  .240  .834    0    0   2   SB
G Luzinski LF                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .309  .917    0    1   0   HR
  J Martin LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .746    0    3   0   
R Hebner 1B                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .299  .798    0    6   0   
  T Hutton 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .466         1   0   
D Johnson 2B                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .361 1.089    0    3   3   2B
  T Harmon PR-2B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .638    0    2   0   
B Boone C                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .289  .710    0    4   0   2B
L Bowa SS                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .240  .656    0    0   4   3B
R Lerch P                     1   0   0   1    0   0  .176  .498    0    0   0   
  T McCarver PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .314  .943    0    0   0   
  W Brusstar P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Tolan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .301    0    0   0   
  R Reed P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       35   7   9   6    7   3                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Boone (5, off D Larson); D Johnson (3, off J Niekro); J Johnstone (6, off J Niekro).

3B: L Bowa (3, off B McLaughlin).

HR: G Luzinski (7, off B McLaughlin; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: G Luzinski 4; J Johnstone 3; L Bowa 3; D Johnson 3; R Hebner 2; B Boone 2.

GIDP: J Johnstone (2).

RBI: B Boone 2 (17); R Lerch (3); R Hebner (9); G Luzinski (22); M Schmidt (17).

2-out RBI: R Hebner.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Bowa-D Johnson-R Hebner.

E: T Harmon (2); M Schmidt (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Schmidt (5, 2nd base off B McLaughlin/J Ferguson).

PO: J Johnstone (1st base by B McLaughlin).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Howard RF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .226  .549    0    5   0   SB,GDP
E Cabell 3B                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .671    0    0   3   SB
C Cedeno CF                   4   0   0   1    0   1  .189  .623    0    1   0   2·SB,SF
C Johnson LF                  4   1   1   1    1   2  .368 1.208    0    0   0   HR
J Ferguson C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .291  .943    0    5   0   
B Watson 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .221  .666    0   10   3   3B
J Gonzalez SS                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .281  .670    0    2   7   
A Howe 2B                     3   1   2   1    0   0  .246  .693    0    3   1   HR
  K Boswell PH-2B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .752    0    0   0   
B McLaughlin P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    0    1   1   SH
  D Larson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Pentz P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Gardner PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .361    0    0   0   
  J Niekro P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  W Crawford PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .269  .704    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   6   3    5   4                    27  15

BATTING

3B: B Watson (3, off R Reed).

HR: A Howe (1, off R Lerch; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); C Johnson (10, off R Lerch; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SF: C Cedeno (3, off R Lerch).

SH: B McLaughlin (1, off R Lerch).

TB: A Howe 5; C Johnson 4; B Watson 3; W Howard; A Gardner.

GIDP: W Howard (1).

RBI: C Johnson (18); A Howe (7); C Cedeno (7).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Watson-J Gonzalez-B Watson.

E: B McLaughlin (1); A Howe (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Howard (6, 2nd base off R Lerch/B Boone); E Cabell (14, 2nd base off R Lerch/B Boone); C Cedeno 2 (17, 2nd base off W Brusstar/B Boone, 3rd base off W Brusstar/B Boone).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Lerch                        4     4   4   4    4   2   2   3.46   20     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 1· 4     36    -     0.93  -0.28
W Brusstar                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.38    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.15   0.04
R Reed, W (2-1)                4     2   0   0    1   1   0   2.25   16     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 0· 2          0-0    1.50   0.25
Totals                         9     6   4   4    5   4   2          40     -       ·  ·     13·11· 1· 6           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B McLaughlin                   5     3   3   2    5   1   1   2.59   22     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 3     47    -     1.13  -0.06
D Larson, BS (1), L (0-2)      0     3   3   2    0   0   0   5.74    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          0-0    2.21  -0.42
G Pentz                        1     0   0   0    1   1   0   1.50    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          1-1    1.54  -0.02
J Niekro                       3     3   1   1    1   1   0   4.58   13     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 3          0-0    0.53   0.02
Totals                         9     9   7   5    7   3   1          42     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 0· 9          1-1

D Larson faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: B McLaughlin (1; J Johnstone, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 21,154.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Houston Astros                       
1. G Maddox             CF    1. W Howard             RF 
2. J Johnstone          RF    2. E Cabell             3B 
3. M Schmidt            3B    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. G Luzinski           LF    4. C Johnson            LF 
5. R Hebner             1B    5. J Ferguson           C  
6. D Johnson            2B    6. B Watson             1B 
7. B Boone              C     7. J Gonzalez           SS 
8. L Bowa               SS    8. A Howe               2B 
9. R Lerch              P     9. B McLaughlin         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  4-3  12-      26%  74% B Boone         D Larson        Double to CF; Hebner Scores; Johnson Scores
   t 4   0  3-1  ---      11%  36% G Luzinski      B McLaughlin    Home Run
   b 4   0  2-3  ---     -11%  20% A Howe          R Lerch         Home Run
   b 3   0  1-2  ---     -10%  22% C Johnson       R Lerch         Home Run
   t 3   0  2-0  ---      10%  37% L Bowa          B McLaughlin    Triple to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Bo McLaughlin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  G Maddox        Walk
   OO     1--      46%  J Johnstone     Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
          ---      48%  M Schmidt       Walk
          1--      49%  G Luzinski      Schmidt Steals 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Lerch facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  W Howard        Single to CF
          1--      39%  E Cabell        Howard Steals 2B
   O      -2-      40%  " "             Flyball: RF; Howard to 3B
   RO     --3      38%  C Cedeno        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Howard Scores
          ---      37%  C Johnson       Walk
          1--      35%  J Ferguson      Walk; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-      39%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Bo McLaughlin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      36%  R Hebner        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      35%  D Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      34%  B Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Randy Lerch facing 7-8-9
          ---      31%  J Gonzalez      Walk
          1--      26%  A Howe          Single to CF; Gonzalez to 2B
          12-      19%  B McLaughlin    Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Gonzalez to 3B; Howe to 2B; McLaughlin to 1B
   ROO    123      24%  W Howard        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Gonzalez Scores/No RBI; Howe to 3B
          --3      24%  E Cabell        Walk
          1-3      23%  C Cedeno        Cabell Steals 2B
   O      -23      27%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Bo McLaughlin facing 8-9-1
          ---      37%  L Bowa          Triple to LF
   RO     --3      35%  R Lerch         Groundout: 1B-P; Bowa Scores
   O      ---      33%  G Maddox        Foul Flyball: C
          ---      35%  J Johnstone     Walk
   O      1--      32%  M Schmidt       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Randy Lerch facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      22%  C Johnson       Home Run
   O      ---      23%  J Ferguson      Lineout: CF
   O      ---      24%  B Watson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      25%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-3, Bo McLaughlin facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      36%  G Luzinski      Home Run
   O      ---      34%  R Hebner        Popfly: SS
          ---      37%  D Johnson       Walk
   O      1--      33%  B Boone         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      30%  L Bowa          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Randy Lerch facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      20%  A Howe          Home Run
   O      ---      21%  B McLaughlin    Strikeout
   O      ---      22%  W Howard        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      23%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Astros 4.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-4, Bo McLaughlin facing 9-1-2
                  Tim McCarver pinch hits for Randy Lerch batting 9th
          ---      28%  T McCarver      Walk
   O      1--      23%  G Maddox        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      28%  J Johnstone     Single to RF; Maddox to 2B
          12-      35%  M Schmidt       Johnstone Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Maddox to 3B; Johnstone to 2B
   RO     -23      33%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Maddox Scores/unER
   O      -2-      28%  G Luzinski      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Warren Brusstar facing 3-4-5
                  Warren Brusstar replaces Tim McCarver pitching and batting 9th
          ---      25%  C Cedeno        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Cedeno to 1B
          1--      22%  C Johnson       Cedeno Steals 2B
          -2-      19%  " "             Cedeno Steals 3B
   O      --3      23%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      29%  J Ferguson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3      32%  B Watson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-4, Dan Larson facing 5-6-7
                  Dan Larson replaces Bo McLaughlin pitching and batting 9th
          ---      38%  R Hebner        Single to CF
          1--      48%  D Johnson       Single to RF; Hebner to 2B
   RR     12-      74%  B Boone         Double to CF; Hebner Scores; Johnson Scores
                  Gene Pentz replaces Dan Larson pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      77%  L Bowa          Walk
                  Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Warren Brusstar batting 9th
   O      12-      71%  B Tolan         Strikeout
   RO     12-      79%  G Maddox        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Boone Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI/unER; Maddox to 2B
   O      -2-      77%  J Johnstone     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Ron Reed facing 7-8-9
                  Ron Reed replaces Bobby Tolan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      80%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      82%  A Howe          Flyball: LF
                  Art Gardner pinch hits for Gene Pentz batting 9th
          ---      80%  A Gardner       Single to CF
   O      1--      83%  W Howard        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-4, Joe Niekro facing 3-4-5
                  Joe Niekro replaces Art Gardner pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  M Schmidt       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      81%  G Luzinski      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  R Hebner        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Ron Reed facing 2-3-4
                  Jerry Martin replaces Greg Luzinski playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      84%  E Cabell        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      86%  C Cedeno        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      88%  C Johnson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-4, Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
          ---      91%  D Johnson       Double to LF
                  Terry Harmon pinch runs for Davey Johnson batting 6th
   O      -2-      91%  B Boone         Groundout: SS-1B; Harmon to 3B
   O      --3      87%  L Bowa          Fielder's Choice 1B; Harmon out at Hm/1B-C; Bowa to 1B
   O      1--      86%  R Reed          Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Ron Reed facing 5-6-7
                  Terry Harmon moves to 2B
   O      ---      90%  J Ferguson      Flyball: CF
          ---      80%  B Watson        Triple to RF
   O      --3      88%  J Gonzalez      Popfly: 2B
                  Ken Boswell pinch hits for Art Howe batting 8th
   O      --3      94%  K Boswell       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 6, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-4, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
                  Ken Boswell moves to 2B
   O      ---      93%  G Maddox        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      94%  J Johnstone     Double to RF
          -2-      95%  M Schmidt       Walk
   O      12-      93%  J Martin        Flyball: RF
   R      12-      97%  R Hebner        Single to LF; Johnstone Scores; Schmidt to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  T Harmon        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 7, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-7, Ron Reed facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Hutton replaces Richie Hebner playing 1B batting 5th; Willie Crawford pinch hits for Joe Niekro batting 9th
          ---      92%  W Crawford      Walk
   O      1--      96%  W Howard        Groundout: P-1B; Crawford to 2B
          -2-      90%  E Cabell        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Crawford to 3B; Cabell to 1B
   O      1-3      96%  C Cedeno        Flyball: RF
   O      1-3     100%  C Johnson       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 7, Astros 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation