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Scores
Standings
CHW
@BAL		0
2
KCR
@BOS		8
4
NYY
@CAL		10
4
MIN
@DET		8
2
CLE
@OAK		3
1
STL
@ATL		4
0
LAD
@CHC		14
12
SDP
@MON		6
4
CIN
@NYM		2
0		 
(11)
HOU
@PHI		3
6
SFG
@PIT		1
6
Wednesday, May 5, 1976
, Veterans Stadium
Attendance: 17,944, Time of Game: 2:18
Astros
3
12-13
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 3 GB
 at Phillies
6
13-6
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
1st
W: Ron Reed (2-0)
L: Joe Niekro (1-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          2  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    3  6  1
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  6   0  0  X    6  6  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Larry Milbourne 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .292 .698 0.037 0.88 0.082 -0.046 0.5 3 4 2B
Enos Cabell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .683 -0.059 0.76 0.000 -0.059 -0.9 1 0
Cesar Cedeno CF 2 1 2 1 0 0 .326 .966 0.092 0.95 0.092 0.000 1.0 0 0 2B
   Greg Gross PR-RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .629 -0.053 0.58 0.000 -0.053 -0.8 1 0 CS
Bob Watson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .774 -0.061 0.62 0.000 -0.061 -0.8 6 2
Cliff Johnson C 3 1 2 2 1 1 .214 .707 0.184 0.63 0.191 -0.007 2.0 3 1 HR
Leon Roberts LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .824 -0.055 0.53 0.000 -0.055 -0.8 0 0
Wilbur Howard RF-CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .347 -0.057 0.56 0.000 -0.057 -0.8 5 1
Roger Metzger SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .244 .655 -0.001 0.42 0.018 -0.019 0.0 4 1
Joe Niekro P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .382 -0.023 0.66 0.000 -0.023 -0.4 1 0 SH
   Mike Cosgrove P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .533 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ken Boswell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .600 -0.007 0.29 0.000 -0.007 -0.1
   Mike Barlow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 3 6 3 2 5 .194 .597 -0.003 0.65 0.383 -0.387 -1.1 24 9
2B: C Cedeno (6, off S Carlton); L Milbourne (4, off S Carlton).
HR: C Johnson (3, off S Carlton; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SH: J Niekro (1, off S Carlton).
TB: C Johnson 5; L Milbourne 3; C Cedeno 3.
RBI: C Johnson 2 (11); C Cedeno (21).
2-out RBI: C Johnson.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Howard-R Metzger.
E: B Watson (5).
Outfield Assists: W Howard (M Schmidt at 2nd base).
Baserunning
CS: G Gross (1, 2nd base by S Carlton/B Boone).

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 1 0 .284 .691 -0.040 0.87 0.039 -0.079 -0.7 3 2
Larry Bowa SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .286 .749 0.001 0.99 0.062 -0.060 -0.0 1 5
Mike Schmidt 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .316 1.238 0.024 1.08 0.087 -0.063 -0.0 1 2
Greg Luzinski LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .311 .859 0.096 1.44 0.146 -0.050 0.6 1 0 HBP
   Jerry Martin CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .775 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jay Johnstone RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .349 .953 0.009 1.76 0.115 -0.106 -0.0 2 0
Bobby Tolan CF-LF 4 1 1 4 0 0 .270 .821 0.246 1.81 0.370 -0.123 0.9 2 0 HR
Tom Hutton 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .542 0.083 0.63 0.101 -0.019 0.6 12 0
Bob Boone C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .259 .780 -0.053 0.83 0.002 -0.055 -0.4 5 1 SH
Steve Carlton P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .286 -0.026 1.04 0.000 -0.026 -0.2 0 1
   Tim McCarver PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375 1.125 0.045 1.31 0.045 0.000 0.4
   Ron Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ollie Brown PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 .409 1.182 0.112 1.43 0.112 0.000 1.3 HR
   Gene Garber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.2 0 1 SH
Team Totals 28 6 6 6 6 4 .214 .800 0.495 1.15 1.079 -0.583 2.3 27 12
HR: O Brown (1, off M Cosgrove; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out); B Tolan (3, off J Niekro; 6th inn, 3 on, 0 outs).
SH: B Boone (1, off M Cosgrove); G Garber (2, off M Barlow).
HBP: G Luzinski (3, by J Niekro).
TB: O Brown 4; B Tolan 4; J Johnstone; G Luzinski; M Schmidt; T Hutton.
RBI: B Tolan 4 (8); O Brown 2 (6).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 11.

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Niekro, L (1-5) 5 5 4 4 4 3 1 4.63 24 40 -0.356 1.57 -1.7
Mike Cosgrove 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 3.00 5 0 0 -0.156 0.72 -1.5
Mike Barlow 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.32 8 0 0 0.016 0.12 0.9
Team Totals 8 6 6 5 6 4 2 5.62 37 40 0 0 -0.496 0.65 -2.3
J Niekro faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Carlton 5 6 3 3 1 3 1 7.27 21 45 -0.128 0.73 -0.7
Ron Reed, W (2-0) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.97 3 0 0 0.021 0.29 0.5
Gene Garber, S (3) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.02 10 0 0 0.110 0.55 1.4
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 2 5 1 3.00 34 45 0 0 0.003 1.15 1.1
Balks: S Carlton (1).
WP: None.
HBP: J Niekro (1; G Luzinski).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Doug Harvey.
Time of Game: 2:18.
Attendance: 17,944.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Larry Milbourne 2B 1 Dave Cash 2B
2 Enos Cabell 3B 2 Larry Bowa SS
3 Cesar Cedeno CF 3 Mike Schmidt 3B
4 Bob Watson 1B 4 Greg Luzinski LF
5 Cliff Johnson C 5 Jay Johnstone RF
6 Leon Roberts LF 6 Bobby Tolan CF
7 Wilbur Howard RF 7 Tom Hutton 1B
8 Roger Metzger SS 8 Bob Boone C
9 Joe Niekro P 9 Steve Carlton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 0-3 0 123 RRRR PHI B. Tolan J. Niekro 37% 75% Home Run; Schmidt Scores; Luzinski Scores; Johnstone Scores
b6 0-3 0 12- PHI J. Johnstone J. Niekro 11% 38% Single to P; Schmidt to 3B; Luzinski to 2B
b6 4-3 1 --3 RR PHI O. Brown M. Cosgrove 11% 91% Home Run; Hutton Scores/unER
b4 0-3 1 12- OO PHI B. Tolan J. Niekro -9% 15% Double Play: Flyball: CF-SS
t4 2-0 0 --- R HOU C. Johnson S. Carlton -9% 17% Home Run

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- HOU L. Milbourne S. Carlton -4% 46% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- HOU E. Cabell S. Carlton -3% 44% Balk; Milbourne to 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O HOU E. Cabell S. Carlton 1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B; Milbourne to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 R HOU C. Cedeno S. Carlton -7% 38% Double to RF; Milbourne Scores
t1 1-0 1 -2- O HOU B. Watson S. Carlton 3% 41% Flyball: CF; Cedeno to 3B
t1 1-0 2 --3 R HOU C. Johnson S. Carlton -9% 32% Single to LF; Cedeno Scores
t1 2-0 2 1-- O HOU L. Roberts S. Carlton 2% 34% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- PHI D. Cash J. Niekro 4% 38% Walk
b1 0-2 0 1-- PHI L. Bowa J. Niekro 6% 44% Walk; Cash to 2B
b1 0-2 0 12- O PHI M. Schmidt J. Niekro -6% 38% Strikeout
b1 0-2 1 12- O PHI G. Luzinski J. Niekro -5% 33% Popfly: 2B
b1 0-2 2 12- O PHI J. Johnstone J. Niekro -4% 29% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Phillies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- O HOU W. Howard S. Carlton 2% 31% Flyball: LF
t2 2-0 1 --- HOU R. Metzger S. Carlton -2% 29% Walk
t2 2-0 1 1-- O HOU J. Niekro S. Carlton 1% 30% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Metzger to 2B
t2 2-0 2 -2- O HOU L. Milbourne S. Carlton 3% 32% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
b2 0-2 0 --- O PHI B. Tolan J. Niekro -2% 30% Flyball: RF
b2 0-2 1 --- O PHI T. Hutton J. Niekro -2% 28% Groundout: 1B-P
b2 0-2 2 --- O PHI B. Boone J. Niekro -1% 27% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Phillies 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 2-3-4
t3 2-0 0 --- O HOU E. Cabell S. Carlton 2% 29% Strikeout Looking
t3 2-0 1 --- HOU C. Cedeno S. Carlton -2% 27% Single to RF
Greg Gross pinch runs for Cesar Cedeno (CF) batting 3rd
t3 2-0 1 1-- O HOU B. Watson S. Carlton 3% 30% Gross Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t3 2-0 2 --- O HOU B. Watson S. Carlton 1% 31% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 9-1-2
Wilbur Howard moves from RF to CF
Greg Gross moves from PR to RF
b3 0-2 0 --- O PHI S. Carlton J. Niekro -3% 28% Strikeout (C-1B)
b3 0-2 1 --- O PHI D. Cash J. Niekro -2% 27% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-2 2 --- O PHI L. Bowa J. Niekro -1% 26% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Phillies 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
t4 2-0 0 --- R HOU C. Johnson S. Carlton -9% 17% Home Run
t4 3-0 0 --- O HOU L. Roberts S. Carlton 1% 18% Popfly: 2B
t4 3-0 1 --- O HOU W. Howard S. Carlton 1% 19% Flyball: RF
t4 3-0 2 --- O HOU R. Metzger S. Carlton 1% 20% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 3-4-5
b4 0-3 0 --- PHI M. Schmidt J. Niekro 4% 24% Single to CF
b4 0-3 0 1-- PHI G. Luzinski J. Niekro 7% 31% Single to RF; Schmidt to 2B
b4 0-3 0 12- O PHI J. Johnstone J. Niekro -6% 24% Flyball: CF
b4 0-3 1 12- OO PHI B. Tolan J. Niekro -9% 15% Double Play: Flyball: CF-SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 9-1-2
t5 3-0 0 --- O HOU J. Niekro S. Carlton 1% 16% Strikeout
t5 3-0 1 --- HOU L. Milbourne S. Carlton -2% 14% Double to LF
t5 3-0 1 -2- O HOU E. Cabell S. Carlton 2% 16% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 3-0 2 -2- O HOU G. Gross S. Carlton 2% 17% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 7-8-9
b5 0-3 0 --- PHI T. Hutton J. Niekro 4% 22% Single to RF
b5 0-3 0 1-- O PHI B. Boone J. Niekro -4% 18% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Steve Carlton (P) batting 9th
b5 0-3 1 1-- PHI T. McCarver J. Niekro 5% 22% Walk; Boone to 2B
b5 0-3 1 12- O PHI D. Cash J. Niekro -5% 17% Flyball: CF
b5 0-3 2 12- O PHI L. Bowa J. Niekro -5% 12% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Phillies' Ron Reed facing 4-5-6
Ron Reed replaces Tim McCarver (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-0 0 --- O HOU B. Watson R. Reed 1% 13% Strikeout
t6 3-0 1 --- O HOU C. Johnson R. Reed 1% 14% Strikeout
t6 3-0 2 --- O HOU L. Roberts R. Reed 0% 14% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 3-4-5
b6 0-3 0 --- PHI M. Schmidt J. Niekro 5% 19% Walk
b6 0-3 0 1-- PHI G. Luzinski J. Niekro 8% 27% Hit By Pitch; Schmidt to 2B
b6 0-3 0 12- PHI J. Johnstone J. Niekro 11% 38% Single to P; Schmidt to 3B; Luzinski to 2B
b6 0-3 0 123 RRRR PHI B. Tolan J. Niekro 37% 75% Home Run; Schmidt Scores; Luzinski Scores; Johnstone Scores
Mike Cosgrove replaces Joe Niekro pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-3 0 --- PHI T. Hutton M. Cosgrove 6% 81% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Hutton to 2B
b6 4-3 0 -2- O PHI B. Boone M. Cosgrove -1% 80% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Hutton to 3B
Ollie Brown pinch hits for Ron Reed (P) batting 9th
b6 4-3 1 --3 RR PHI O. Brown M. Cosgrove 11% 91% Home Run; Hutton Scores/unER
b6 6-3 1 --- O PHI D. Cash M. Cosgrove -0% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 6-3 2 --- O PHI L. Bowa M. Cosgrove -0% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
6 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 6.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Phillies' Gene Garber facing 7-8-9
Gene Garber replaces Ollie Brown (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-6 0 --- O HOU W. Howard G. Garber 2% 93% Groundout: P-1B
t7 3-6 1 --- O HOU R. Metzger G. Garber 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
Ken Boswell pinch hits for Mike Cosgrove (P) batting 9th
t7 3-6 2 --- O HOU K. Boswell G. Garber 1% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-3, Astros' Mike Barlow facing 3-4-5
Mike Barlow replaces Ken Boswell (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-3 0 --- O PHI M. Schmidt M. Barlow -0% 94% Popfly: SS
b7 6-3 1 --- O PHI G. Luzinski M. Barlow -0% 94% Strikeout
b7 6-3 2 --- PHI J. Johnstone M. Barlow 0% 94% Walk
b7 6-3 2 1-- O PHI B. Tolan M. Barlow -1% 94% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 6.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Phillies' Gene Garber facing 1-2-3
Bobby Tolan moves from CF to LF
Jerry Martin replaces Greg Luzinski (LF) playing CF batting 4th
t8 3-6 0 --- O HOU L. Milbourne G. Garber 2% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 3-6 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell G. Garber 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 3-6 2 --- O HOU G. Gross G. Garber 1% 98% Foul Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 6-3, Astros' Mike Barlow facing 7-8-9
b8 6-3 0 --- O PHI T. Hutton M. Barlow -0% 97% Popfly: 3B
b8 6-3 1 --- PHI B. Boone M. Barlow 0% 98% Walk
b8 6-3 1 1-- O PHI G. Garber M. Barlow -0% 97% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Boone to 2B
b8 6-3 2 -2- O PHI D. Cash M. Barlow -0% 97% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 6.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Phillies' Gene Garber facing 4-5-6
t9 3-6 0 --- O HOU B. Watson G. Garber 2% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 3-6 1 --- HOU C. Johnson G. Garber -2% 97% Walk
t9 3-6 1 1-- O HOU L. Roberts G. Garber 2% 99% Lineout: 3B
t9 3-6 2 1-- O HOU W. Howard G. Garber 1% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 6.

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