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Standings
OAK
@BOS		7
6		 
(11)
BAL
@CHW		6
2
BAL
@CHW		3
7
MIN
@DET		6
4		 
(12)
KCR
@MIL		7
4
CAL
@NYY		11
8		 
(11)
CLE
@TEX		3
1
CHC
@CIN		3
4
PIT
@LAD		6
1
HOU
@PHI		1
5
NYM
@SDP		1
0
MON
@SFG		3
4
ATL
@STL		0
8
Sunday, August 22, 1976
, Veterans Stadium
Attendance: 43,513, Time of Game: 2:12
Astros
1
60-67
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 21 GB
 at Phillies
5
80-41
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Tom Underwood (9-3)
L: Larry Dierker (12-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  2
Phillies        0  3  1   0  1  0   0  0  X    5 10  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rob Andrews 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 .629 -0.025 0.65 0.036 -0.061 -0.4 2 3 GDP
Jose Cruz RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 .315 .795 0.010 0.70 0.061 -0.051 0.3 6 0 HR
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .813 -0.087 0.67 0.000 -0.087 -1.1 3 0 GDP
Bob Watson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .808 -0.045 0.46 0.000 -0.045 -0.6 6 0
Leon Roberts LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .301 .826 0.020 0.39 0.037 -0.017 0.2 0 0
Jerry DaVanon 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .343 .953 0.009 0.72 0.033 -0.023 -0.0 1 1
Ed Herrmann C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .217 .609 -0.080 1.04 0.000 -0.080 -0.9 5 1
Roger Metzger SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .224 .596 -0.052 0.69 0.000 -0.052 -0.7 0 1
Larry Dierker P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .105 .207 -0.013 0.55 0.000 -0.013 -0.1 0 0
   Bo McLaughlin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Greg Gross PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303 .733 0.025 0.58 0.025 0.000 0.2
   Dan Larson PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .733 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Joe Niekro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .493 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ken Boswell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .632 -0.011 0.45 0.000 -0.011 -0.2
   Gil Rondon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .571 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 30 1 5 1 2 7 .167 .485 -0.249 0.64 0.192 -0.440 -3.1 24 6
HR: J Cruz (2, off T Underwood; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: J Cruz 4; L Roberts 2; R Andrews; J DaVanon.
GIDP: C Cedeno (12); R Andrews (15).
RBI: J Cruz (48).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 1. J DaVanon-B Watson.
E: L Roberts (2); J Cruz (5).

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Cash 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .279 .685 0.005 0.52 0.036 -0.031 -0.4 2 4
Larry Bowa SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .256 .602 -0.058 0.57 0.025 -0.083 -0.6 2 5
Garry Maddox CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .327 .838 0.000 0.39 0.025 -0.025 0.3 3 0 SB
Greg Luzinski LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .306 .874 -0.003 0.51 0.023 -0.025 -0.0 0 0
   Jerry Martin LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .663 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jay Johnstone RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .348 .900 0.139 0.65 0.144 -0.005 1.3 2 0 3B
Bob Boone C 3 1 2 1 0 0 .304 .806 0.043 0.46 0.046 -0.003 0.4 7 0 2B,SF
Bobby Tolan 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .240 .605 0.030 0.38 0.047 -0.017 0.7 11 0 SB
Terry Harmon 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .310 .784 0.105 0.58 0.121 -0.016 0.4 0 2 2B
Tom Underwood P 4 0 1 0 0 1 .118 .284 -0.011 0.27 0.010 -0.022 -0.8 0 1
Team Totals 32 5 10 2 3 4 .312 .799 0.250 0.48 0.477 -0.227 1.3 27 12
2B: B Boone (17, off L Dierker); T Harmon (3, off L Dierker).
3B: J Johnstone (3, off L Dierker).
SF: B Boone (6, off B McLaughlin).
TB: J Johnstone 3; B Boone 3; G Maddox 2; T Harmon 2; B Tolan 2; T Underwood; L Bowa.
RBI: T Harmon (5); B Boone (47).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Cash-L Bowa-B Tolan; D Cash-B Tolan.
Baserunning
SB: G Maddox (20, 2nd base off J Niekro/E Herrmann); B Tolan (7, 2nd base off G Rondon/E Herrmann).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Dierker, L (12-12) 2.1 5 4 3 3 1 0 3.77 14 31 -0.259 0.85 -3.1
Bo McLaughlin 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.09 6 3 1 0.026 0.53 1.0
Joe Niekro 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.61 11 0 0 -0.020 0.18 0.4
Gil Rondon 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.81 5 0 0 0.002 0.07 0.5
Team Totals 8 10 5 4 3 4 0 4.50 36 31 3 1 -0.251 0.64 -1.3

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Underwood, W (9-3) 9 5 1 1 2 7 1 3.28 32 78 0.250 0.64 3.1
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 2 7 1 1.00 32 78 0.250 0.48 3.1
Balks: L Dierker (2).
WP: L Dierker (11).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Terry Tata.
Time of Game: 2:12.
Attendance: 43,513.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Rob Andrews 2B 1 Dave Cash 2B
2 Jose Cruz RF 2 Larry Bowa SS
3 Cesar Cedeno CF 3 Garry Maddox CF
4 Bob Watson 1B 4 Greg Luzinski LF
5 Leon Roberts LF 5 Jay Johnstone RF
6 Jerry DaVanon 3B 6 Bob Boone C
7 Ed Herrmann C 7 Bobby Tolan 1B
8 Roger Metzger SS 8 Terry Harmon 3B
9 Larry Dierker P 9 Tom Underwood P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 1-0 1 1-3 RR PHI T. Harmon L. Dierker 12% 84% Double to LF; Boone Scores; Tolan Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI/unER
b2 0-0 1 --- PHI J. Johnstone L. Dierker 8% 60% Triple to CF
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO PHI L. Bowa L. Dierker -7% 51% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
t4 0-4 0 --- R HOU J. Cruz T. Underwood -6% 83% Home Run
t1 0-0 1 1-- OO HOU C. Cedeno T. Underwood 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B

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, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Tom Underwood facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- HOU R. Andrews T. Underwood -4% 46% Single to RF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O HOU J. Cruz T. Underwood 3% 50% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 1-- OO HOU C. Cedeno T. Underwood 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- PHI D. Cash L. Dierker 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO PHI L. Bowa L. Dierker -7% 51% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O PHI G. Maddox L. Dierker -1% 50% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Tom Underwood facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O HOU B. Watson T. Underwood 2% 52% Popfly: 2B
t2 0-0 1 --- O HOU L. Roberts T. Underwood 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- HOU J. DaVanon T. Underwood -1% 53% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- O HOU E. Herrmann T. Underwood 2% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O PHI G. Luzinski L. Dierker -2% 53% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 --- PHI J. Johnstone L. Dierker 8% 60% Triple to CF
b2 0-0 1 --3 R PHI B. Boone L. Dierker 4% 64% Wild Pitch; Johnstone Scores
b2 1-0 1 --- PHI B. Boone L. Dierker 4% 68% Double to LF
b2 1-0 1 -2- PHI B. Tolan L. Dierker 4% 72% Single to RF; Boone to 3B
b2 1-0 1 1-3 RR PHI T. Harmon L. Dierker 12% 84% Double to LF; Boone Scores; Tolan Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI/unER
b2 3-0 1 -2- O PHI T. Underwood L. Dierker -2% 83% Strikeout
b2 3-0 2 -2- O PHI D. Cash L. Dierker -2% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 3.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Phillies' Tom Underwood facing 8-9-1
t3 0-3 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger T. Underwood 2% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-3 1 --- O HOU L. Dierker T. Underwood 1% 84% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-3 2 --- O HOU R. Andrews T. Underwood 1% 85% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 2-3-4
b3 3-0 0 --- PHI L. Bowa L. Dierker 2% 87% Single to SS
b3 3-0 0 1-- O PHI G. Maddox L. Dierker -2% 85% Flyball: CF
b3 3-0 1 1-- PHI G. Luzinski L. Dierker 1% 86% Balk; Bowa to 2B
b3 3-0 1 -2- PHI G. Luzinski L. Dierker 1% 87% Walk
b3 3-0 1 12- PHI J. Johnstone L. Dierker 3% 90% Walk; Bowa to 3B; Luzinski to 2B
Bo McLaughlin replaces Larry Dierker pitching and batting 9th
b3 3-0 1 123 RO PHI B. Boone B. McLaughlin 1% 90% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bowa Scores
b3 4-0 2 12- O PHI B. Tolan B. McLaughlin -1% 89% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 4.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Phillies' Tom Underwood facing 2-3-4
t4 0-4 0 --- R HOU J. Cruz T. Underwood -6% 83% Home Run
t4 1-4 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno T. Underwood 2% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-4 1 --- O HOU B. Watson T. Underwood 1% 86% Flyball: RF
t4 1-4 2 --- HOU L. Roberts T. Underwood -1% 85% Single to SS
t4 1-4 2 1-- HOU J. DaVanon T. Underwood -2% 83% Single to CF; Roberts to 2B
t4 1-4 2 12- O HOU E. Herrmann T. Underwood 4% 87% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' Bo McLaughlin facing 8-9-1
b4 4-1 0 --- O PHI T. Harmon B. McLaughlin -1% 86% Strikeout Looking
b4 4-1 1 --- PHI T. Underwood B. McLaughlin 1% 87% Single to CF
b4 4-1 1 1-- O PHI D. Cash B. McLaughlin -1% 86% Flyball: RF
b4 4-1 2 1-- O PHI L. Bowa B. McLaughlin -1% 85% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 4.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Phillies' Tom Underwood facing 8-9-1
t5 1-4 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger T. Underwood 2% 87% Strikeout
Greg Gross pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin (P) batting 9th
t5 1-4 1 --- HOU G. Gross T. Underwood -3% 85% Walk
Dan Larson pinch runs for Greg Gross (PH) batting 9th
t5 1-4 1 1-- OO HOU R. Andrews T. Underwood 5% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 3-4-5
Joe Niekro replaces Dan Larson (PR) pitching and batting 9th
b5 4-1 0 --- PHI G. Maddox J. Niekro 1% 91% Single to CF
b5 4-1 0 1-- PHI G. Luzinski J. Niekro 1% 92% Maddox Steals 2B
b5 4-1 0 -2- RO PHI G. Luzinski J. Niekro 2% 94% Flyball: RF; Maddox Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI
b5 5-1 1 --- O PHI J. Johnstone J. Niekro -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 5-1 2 --- O PHI B. Boone J. Niekro -0% 93% Groundout: C-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 5.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Phillies' Tom Underwood facing 2-3-4
t6 1-5 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz T. Underwood 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-5 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno T. Underwood 1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-5 2 --- O HOU B. Watson T. Underwood 0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-1, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 7-8-9
b6 5-1 0 --- O PHI B. Tolan J. Niekro -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 5-1 1 --- O PHI T. Harmon J. Niekro -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 5-1 2 --- O PHI T. Underwood J. Niekro -0% 95% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 5.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Phillies' Tom Underwood facing 5-6-7
t7 1-5 0 --- HOU L. Roberts T. Underwood -3% 92% Single to SS
t7 1-5 0 1-- O HOU J. DaVanon T. Underwood 2% 95% Flyball: CF
t7 1-5 1 1-- O HOU E. Herrmann T. Underwood 2% 96% Flyball: SS
t7 1-5 2 1-- O HOU R. Metzger T. Underwood 1% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-1, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
b7 5-1 0 --- O PHI D. Cash J. Niekro -0% 97% Strikeout
b7 5-1 1 --- O PHI L. Bowa J. Niekro -0% 97% Flyball: RF
b7 5-1 2 --- PHI G. Maddox J. Niekro 0% 97% Single to LF
b7 5-1 2 1-- O PHI G. Luzinski J. Niekro -0% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 5.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Phillies' Tom Underwood facing 9-1-2
Jerry Martin replaces Greg Luzinski playing LF batting 4th
Ken Boswell pinch hits for Joe Niekro (P) batting 9th
t8 1-5 0 --- O HOU K. Boswell T. Underwood 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1-5 1 --- O HOU R. Andrews T. Underwood 1% 99% Flyball: CF
t8 1-5 2 --- O HOU J. Cruz T. Underwood 0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 5-1, Astros' Gil Rondon facing 5-6-7
Gil Rondon replaces Ken Boswell (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-1 0 --- O PHI J. Johnstone G. Rondon -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b8 5-1 1 --- PHI B. Boone G. Rondon 0% 99% Single to LF
b8 5-1 1 1-- PHI B. Tolan G. Rondon 0% 99% Single to CF; Boone to 3B
b8 5-1 1 1-3 PHI T. Harmon G. Rondon 0% 99% Tolan Steals 2B
b8 5-1 1 -23 O PHI T. Harmon G. Rondon -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b8 5-1 2 -23 O PHI T. Underwood G. Rondon -0% 99% Popfly: P
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 5.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Phillies' Tom Underwood facing 3-4-5
t9 1-5 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno T. Underwood 1% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 1-5 1 --- O HOU B. Watson T. Underwood 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 1-5 2 --- O HOU L. Roberts T. Underwood 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 5.

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