August 17, 1979 Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 7
@BAL 1 CHW 4
@BOS 1 TOR 6
@CAL 5 MIL 5
TEX 1 MIN 5
@NYY 2 OAK 5
CLE 3 DET 9
@SEA 2 CHC 9
SDP 6 CIN 4
NYM 3 PHI 5
@HOU 2 MON 1
ATL 0 LAD 7
@PIT 6 STL 3
SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 33,782

Friday, August 17, 1979
Time of Game: 2:18

Phillies

62-59

Won 2

4th, 8½ GB

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

W: R Lerch (7-11), L: F LaCorte (1-1)

Astros

70-52

Lost 2

1st

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McBride RF                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .268  .730    0    3   0   
P Rose 1B                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .312  .824    0    7   1   
M Schmidt 3B                  4   1   1   2    1   1  .266 1.017    0    0   1   3B
G Luzinski LF                 3   0   0   1    0   1  .259  .806    0    1   0   HBP,SF
  M Anderson LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .685         0   0   
B Boone C                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .300  .841    0    4   0   2B
G Maddox CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .283  .729    0    7   0   2B
L Bowa SS                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .255  .657    0    0   7   SB
M Trillo 2B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .251  .638    0    4   2   2B
R Lerch P                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .115  .322    0    1   1   CS,SH
Totals                       32   5   8   5    4   7                    27  12

BATTING

2B: B Boone (21, off R Williams); M Trillo (15, off F LaCorte); G Maddox (24, off G Throop).

3B: M Schmidt (4, off F LaCorte).

SF: G Luzinski (4, off F LaCorte).

SH: R Lerch (2, off F LaCorte).

HBP: G Luzinski (9, by G Throop).

TB: G Maddox 3; M Schmidt 3; B Boone 2; M Trillo 2; L Bowa 2; B McBride.

RBI: M Schmidt 2 (90); R Lerch (3); B McBride (44); G Luzinski (66).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

PB: B Boone (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Bowa (15, 2nd base off G Throop/B Bochy).

CS: R Lerch (1, 2nd base by G Throop/B Bochy).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Cedeno 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .759    0    7   0   2B
J Gonzalez SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .247  .566    0    5   0   
T Puhl CF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .291  .740    0    3   0   
J Leonard RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .303  .739    0    1   0   
E Cabell 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .266  .649    0    3   3   HR
J Cruz LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .803    0    0   0   
A Howe 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .688    0    0   6   
B Bochy C                     3   0   2   0    0   1  .223  .564    0    8   2   
F LaCorte P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Williams P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .625    0    0   1   
  J Alou PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .604    0    0   0   
  G Throop P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Sexton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .426    0    0   0   
  P Ladd P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   2   7   2    0   3                    27  12

BATTING

2B: C Cedeno (21, off R Lerch).

HR: E Cabell (6, off R Lerch; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: E Cabell 4; C Cedeno 2; B Bochy 2; T Puhl; J Leonard; J Gonzalez.

RBI: E Cabell (52); T Puhl (39).

2-out RBI: E Cabell.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: B Bochy (5).

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, W (7-11)              9     7   2   1    0   3   1   4.20   34     -       ·  ·     12·11· 1· 7     70    -     1.01   0.29
Totals                         9     7   2   1    0   3   1          34     -       ·  ·     12·11· 1· 7           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F LaCorte, L (1-1)             1.1   4   4   4    2   2   0   6.65   10     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 4     30    -     0.87  -0.34
R Williams                     3.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.13   14     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 4· 1          1-0    0.71   0.11
G Throop                       3     3   1   1    0   4   0   3.91   12     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.71   0.01
P Ladd                         1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.14   0.01
Totals                         9     8   5   5    4   7   0          40     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 5· 8          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: G Throop (1; G Luzinski).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Eric Gregg.

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 33,782.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Houston Astros                       
1. B McBride            RF    1. C Cedeno             1B 
2. P Rose               1B    2. J Gonzalez           SS 
3. M Schmidt            3B    3. T Puhl               CF 
4. G Luzinski           LF    4. J Leonard            RF 
5. B Boone              C     5. E Cabell             3B 
6. G Maddox             CF    6. J Cruz               LF 
7. L Bowa               SS    7. A Howe               2B 
8. M Trillo             2B    8. B Bochy              C  
9. R Lerch              P     9. F LaCorte            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  12-      18%  78% M Schmidt       F LaCorte       Triple to RF; McBride Scores; Rose Scores
   b 4   2  4-1  ---      -9%  76% E Cabell        R Lerch         Home Run
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       6%  59% P Rose          F LaCorte       Walk; McBride to 2B
   b 1   0  3-0  ---      -6%  70% C Cedeno        R Lerch         Double to CF (LF-CF)
   t 2   0  1-3  ---       5%  76% M Trillo        F LaCorte       Double to CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank LaCorte facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  B McBride       Walk
          1--      59%  P Rose          Walk; McBride to 2B
   RR     12-      78%  M Schmidt       Triple to RF; McBride Scores; Rose Scores
   RO     --3      77%  G Luzinski      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Schmidt Scores
   O      ---      76%  B Boone         Strikeout
          ---      77%  G Maddox        Single to CF
   O      1--      76%  L Bowa          Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Randy Lerch facing 1-2-3
          ---      70%  C Cedeno        Double to CF (LF-CF)
          -2-      68%  J Gonzalez      Passed Ball; Cedeno to 3B
   O      --3      72%  " "             Lineout: CF
   RO     --3      71%  T Puhl          Groundout: SS-1B; Cedeno Scores/unER
   O      ---      72%  J Leonard       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-1, Frank LaCorte facing 8-9-1
          ---      76%  M Trillo        Double to CF
   O      -2-      76%  R Lerch         Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Trillo to 3B
   R      --3      80%  B McBride       Single to RF; Trillo Scores
                  Rick Williams replaces Frank LaCorte pitching and batting 9th
          1--      82%  P Rose          Reached on Interference on C; McBride to 2B; Rose to 1B
   O      12-      80%  M Schmidt       Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Rose to 2B
   O      12-      77%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Randy Lerch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      79%  E Cabell        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      81%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      82%  A Howe          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rick Williams facing 5-6-7
          ---      85%  B Boone         Double to RF
   O      -2-      83%  G Maddox        Lineout: SS
   O      -2-      81%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B; Boone to 3B
          --3      82%  M Trillo        Walk
   O      1-3      79%  R Lerch         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Randy Lerch facing 8-9-1
          ---      75%  B Bochy         Single to LF
   O      1--      79%  R Williams      Strikeout
   O      1--      81%  C Cedeno        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      83%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rick Williams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  B McBride       Lineout: RF
   O      ---      82%  P Rose          Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      81%  M Schmidt       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Randy Lerch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      83%  T Puhl          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      85%  J Leonard       Flyball: RF
   R      ---      76%  E Cabell        Home Run
   O      ---      77%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-2, Rick Williams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      76%  G Luzinski      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      75%  B Boone         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      74%  G Maddox        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Randy Lerch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      77%  A Howe          Flyball: CF
          ---      73%  B Bochy         Single to RF
                  Jesus Alou pinch hits for Rick Williams batting 9th
   O      1--      77%  J Alou          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      80%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-2, George Throop facing 7-8-9
                  George Throop replaces Jesus Alou pitching and batting 9th
          ---      82%  L Bowa          Single to LF
   O      1--      82%  M Trillo        Groundout: 3B-1B; Bowa to 2B
   O      -2-      79%  R Lerch         Groundout: 2B-1B; Bowa to 3B
   O      --3      77%  B McBride       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Randy Lerch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      80%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
          ---      76%  T Puhl          Single to CF
   O      1--      80%  J Leonard       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      84%  E Cabell        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-2, George Throop facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      82%  P Rose          Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  M Schmidt       Strikeout
          ---      82%  G Luzinski      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      81%  B Boone         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Randy Lerch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      84%  J Cruz          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      87%  A Howe          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  B Bochy         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-2, George Throop facing 6-7-8
          ---      91%  G Maddox        Double to LF
          -2-      94%  L Bowa          Single to C; Maddox to 3B
          1-3      95%  M Trillo        Bowa Steals 2B
   O      -23      92%  " "             Fielder's Choice 3B; Maddox out at Hm/3B-C; Bowa to 3B; Trillo to 1B
   RO     1-3      93%  R Lerch         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bowa Scores
   O      1--      93%  B McBride       Lerch Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Randy Lerch facing 9-1-2
                  Jimmy Sexton pinch hits for George Throop batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  J Sexton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  C Cedeno        Flyball: LF
          ---      95%  J Gonzalez      Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  T Puhl          Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-2, Pete Ladd facing 1-2-3
                  Pete Ladd replaces Jimmy Sexton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  B McBride       Lineout: CF
   O      ---      97%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      97%  M Schmidt       Walk
   O      1--      97%  G Luzinski      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Randy Lerch facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Anderson replaces Greg Luzinski playing LF batting 4th
          ---      92%  J Leonard       Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  A Howe          Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU197908170

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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