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@BOS		3
4
SEA
@CLE		4
5
CAL
@DET		7
5
TEX
@MIL		7
1
MIN
@NYY		1
3
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@TOR		0
4
MON
@ATL		2
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6
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@CIN		6
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@LAD		1
3
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@PHI		5
1
CHC
@SDP		8
5
PIT
@SFG		2
3
Tuesday, May 9, 1978
, Veterans Stadium
Attendance: 18,144, Time of Game: 2:15
Astros
5
11-15
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 5½ GB
 at Phillies
1
14-9
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  0   4  0  0    5  6  1
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  4  1

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Terry Puhl LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 .270 .655 0.103 0.86 0.135 -0.031 1.6 3 0
Enos Cabell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .255 .628 -0.086 0.84 0.000 -0.086 -1.1 1 1
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 .286 .823 0.272 0.66 0.290 -0.018 1.6 1 0 HR,3B
Jose Cruz RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .695 -0.100 0.64 0.000 -0.100 -0.8 1 0
Bob Watson 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .290 .862 0.065 1.14 0.109 -0.044 0.1 7 1
Art Howe 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .293 .822 0.004 0.62 0.035 -0.031 -0.1 2 3
Joe Ferguson C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .213 .747 0.110 0.70 0.132 -0.021 0.9 11 1
Roger Metzger SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .206 .552 -0.032 0.76 0.013 -0.044 -0.1 0 1 IW
J.R. Richard P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .067 .133 -0.075 0.93 0.000 -0.075 -1.1 1 1
Team Totals 34 5 6 5 1 5 .176 .524 0.261 0.79 0.714 -0.450 0.9 27 8
3B: C Cedeno (1, off L Christenson).
HR: C Cedeno (4, off L Christenson; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
IBB: R Metzger (3, by L Christenson).
TB: C Cedeno 7; A Howe; J Ferguson; B Watson; T Puhl.
RBI: T Puhl 2 (6); B Watson (19); C Cedeno (12); J Ferguson (13).
2-out RBI: T Puhl 2; C Cedeno.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
E: R Metzger (2).

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bake McBride RF 4 1 2 1 0 2 .282 .724 0.182 0.71 0.217 -0.035 0.9 3 0 HR
Larry Bowa SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .317 .747 -0.025 1.08 0.079 -0.105 -0.2 1 2 CS
Mike Schmidt 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .312 .941 -0.082 0.96 0.034 -0.116 -0.8 1 4 CS
Greg Luzinski LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .300 1.023 -0.041 0.69 0.017 -0.058 -0.6 2 0
Richie Hebner 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .274 .835 -0.042 0.66 0.018 -0.060 -0.3 11 0
Garry Maddox CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 .294 .738 -0.015 0.73 0.035 -0.050 0.2 4 0 2B
Bob Boone C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .928 -0.064 0.81 0.000 -0.064 -0.8 5 0
Jim Morrison 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .280 .760 -0.042 0.85 0.000 -0.042 -0.3 0 2
   Jay Johnstone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .154 -0.038 1.28 0.000 -0.038 -0.6
   Bud Harrelson 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 1.200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Larry Christenson P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .273 .930 -0.057 1.17 0.000 -0.057 -0.4 0 0
   Warren Brusstar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Tim McCarver PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .294 .908 -0.013 0.52 0.000 -0.013 -0.2
   Ron Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 1 4 1 4 11 .133 .502 -0.237 0.85 0.400 -0.638 -3.1 27 10
2B: G Maddox (6, off J Richard).
HR: B McBride (1, off J Richard; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: B McBride 5; G Maddox 2; L Bowa.
RBI: B McBride (9).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
E: L Christenson (1).
Baserunning
CS: M Schmidt (3, 2nd base by J Richard/J Ferguson); L Bowa (2, 2nd base by J Richard POCS).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
J.R. Richard, W (2-3) 9 4 1 1 4 11 1 4.82 34 82 0.238 0.85 3.1
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 4 11 1 1.00 34 82 0.238 0.79 3.1

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Christenson, L (2-3) 6.2 6 5 5 1 4 1 4.79 28 45 -0.279 0.97 -2.3
Warren Brusstar 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.53 4 2 0 0.014 0.14 0.9
Ron Reed 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.88 3 0 0 0.003 0.04 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 5 5 1 5 1 5.00 35 45 2 0 -0.262 0.85 -0.9
Balks: J Richard (3).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: L Christenson (3; R Metzger).
Pickoffs: J Richard (2; L Bowa, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 18,144.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Terry Puhl LF 1 Bake McBride RF
2 Enos Cabell 3B 2 Larry Bowa SS
3 Cesar Cedeno CF 3 Mike Schmidt 3B
4 Jose Cruz RF 4 Greg Luzinski LF
5 Bob Watson 1B 5 Richie Hebner 1B
6 Art Howe 2B 6 Garry Maddox CF
7 Joe Ferguson C 7 Bob Boone C
8 Roger Metzger SS 8 Jim Morrison 2B
9 J.R. Richard P 9 Larry Christenson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 0-1 1 --- R PHI B. McBride J. Richard -20% 46% Home Run
t7 1-1 0 --- HOU C. Cedeno L. Christenson 18% 68% Triple to CF
t7 2-1 1 12- R HOU J. Ferguson L. Christenson 13% 88% Single to RF; Watson Scores; Howe to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --- R HOU C. Cedeno L. Christenson 11% 57% Home Run
t7 1-1 1 --3 R HOU B. Watson L. Christenson 11% 71% Single to 3B; Cedeno Scores

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' Larry Christenson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU T. Puhl L. Christenson -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell L. Christenson -1% 46% Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 2 --- R HOU C. Cedeno L. Christenson 11% 57% Home Run
t1 1-0 2 --- O HOU J. Cruz L. Christenson -1% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O PHI B. McBride J. Richard 2% 59% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-1 1 --- PHI L. Bowa J. Richard -3% 56% Single to SS
b1 0-1 1 1-- PHI M. Schmidt J. Richard -2% 54% Balk; Bowa to 2B
b1 0-1 1 -2- O PHI M. Schmidt J. Richard 4% 58% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-1 2 -2- O PHI G. Luzinski J. Richard 3% 61% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Larry Christenson facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- O HOU B. Watson L. Christenson -2% 59% Strikeout
t2 1-0 1 --- O HOU A. Howe L. Christenson -1% 58% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1-0 2 --- O HOU J. Ferguson L. Christenson -1% 57% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- O PHI R. Hebner J. Richard 2% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-1 1 --- O PHI G. Maddox J. Richard 2% 61% Strikeout
b2 0-1 2 --- O PHI B. Boone J. Richard 1% 62% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Larry Christenson facing 8-9-1
t3 1-0 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger L. Christenson -2% 60% Flyball: CF
t3 1-0 1 --- O HOU J. Richard L. Christenson -1% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-0 2 --- O HOU T. Puhl L. Christenson -1% 58% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- O PHI J. Morrison J. Richard 3% 60% Strikeout
b3 0-1 1 --- O PHI L. Christenson J. Richard 2% 62% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-1 2 --- O PHI B. McBride J. Richard 1% 63% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Larry Christenson facing 2-3-4
t4 1-0 0 --- O HOU E. Cabell L. Christenson -2% 61% Strikeout
t4 1-0 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno L. Christenson -2% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1-0 2 --- O HOU J. Cruz L. Christenson -1% 59% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- O PHI L. Bowa J. Richard 3% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-1 1 --- PHI M. Schmidt J. Richard -3% 58% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Schmidt to 1B
b4 0-1 1 1-- O PHI G. Luzinski J. Richard 5% 64% Schmidt Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b4 0-1 2 --- PHI G. Luzinski J. Richard -2% 62% Walk
b4 0-1 2 1-- O PHI R. Hebner J. Richard 3% 65% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Larry Christenson facing 5-6-7
t5 1-0 0 --- O HOU B. Watson L. Christenson -2% 63% Flyball: RF
t5 1-0 1 --- O HOU A. Howe L. Christenson -2% 61% Lineout: SS
t5 1-0 2 --- O HOU J. Ferguson L. Christenson -1% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 6-7-8
b5 0-1 0 --- O PHI G. Maddox J. Richard 3% 64% Strikeout
b5 0-1 1 --- O PHI B. Boone J. Richard 2% 66% Flyball: RF
b5 0-1 2 --- O PHI J. Morrison J. Richard 2% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phillies' Larry Christenson facing 8-9-1
t6 1-0 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger L. Christenson -2% 65% Lineout: 3B
t6 1-0 1 --- O HOU J. Richard L. Christenson -2% 64% Strikeout
t6 1-0 2 --- HOU T. Puhl L. Christenson 3% 67% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Puhl to 3B
t6 1-0 2 --3 O HOU E. Cabell L. Christenson -4% 62% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 9-1-2
b6 0-1 0 --- O PHI L. Christenson J. Richard 4% 66% Strikeout
b6 0-1 1 --- R PHI B. McBride J. Richard -20% 46% Home Run
b6 1-1 1 --- PHI L. Bowa J. Richard -4% 42% Walk
b6 1-1 1 1-- O PHI M. Schmidt J. Richard 6% 48% Bowa Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
b6 1-1 2 --- O PHI M. Schmidt J. Richard 2% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 1.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Phillies' Larry Christenson facing 3-4-5
t7 1-1 0 --- HOU C. Cedeno L. Christenson 18% 68% Triple to CF
t7 1-1 0 --3 O HOU J. Cruz L. Christenson -8% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1-1 1 --3 R HOU B. Watson L. Christenson 11% 71% Single to 3B; Cedeno Scores
t7 2-1 1 1-- HOU A. Howe L. Christenson 4% 75% Single to 2B; Watson to 2B
t7 2-1 1 12- R HOU J. Ferguson L. Christenson 13% 88% Single to RF; Watson Scores; Howe to 3B
t7 3-1 1 1-3 HOU R. Metzger L. Christenson 1% 89% Intentional Walk; Ferguson to 2B
t7 3-1 1 123 O HOU J. Richard L. Christenson -4% 85% Lineout: RF
t7 3-1 2 123 RR HOU T. Puhl L. Christenson 10% 95% Single to CF; Howe Scores; Ferguson Scores; Metzger to 2B
Warren Brusstar replaces Larry Christenson pitching and batting 9th
t7 5-1 2 12- O HOU E. Cabell W. Brusstar -1% 94% Groundout: P-1B
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Phillies 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 4-5-6
b7 1-5 0 --- O PHI G. Luzinski J. Richard 2% 96% Flyball: CF
b7 1-5 1 --- PHI R. Hebner J. Richard -2% 94% Walk
b7 1-5 1 1-- PHI G. Maddox J. Richard -3% 91% Walk; Hebner to 2B
b7 1-5 1 12- O PHI B. Boone J. Richard 3% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B; Hebner to 3B; Maddox to 2B
Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Jim Morrison (2B) batting 8th
b7 1-5 2 -23 O PHI J. Johnstone J. Richard 4% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Phillies 1.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Phillies' Warren Brusstar facing 3-4-5
Bud Harrelson replaces Jay Johnstone (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
t8 5-1 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno W. Brusstar -0% 97% Flyball: CF
t8 5-1 1 --- O HOU J. Cruz W. Brusstar -0% 97% Strikeout
t8 5-1 2 --- O HOU B. Watson W. Brusstar -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Phillies 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 9-1-2
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Warren Brusstar (P) batting 9th
b8 1-5 0 --- O PHI T. McCarver J. Richard 1% 98% Strikeout
b8 1-5 1 --- PHI B. McBride J. Richard -1% 96% Single to 2B
b8 1-5 1 1-- O PHI L. Bowa J. Richard 2% 98% Foul Flyball: 3B
b8 1-5 2 1-- O PHI M. Schmidt J. Richard 1% 99% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Phillies 1.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Phillies' Ron Reed facing 6-7-8
Ron Reed replaces Tim McCarver (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 5-1 0 --- O HOU A. Howe R. Reed -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 5-1 1 --- O HOU J. Ferguson R. Reed -0% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 5-1 2 --- O HOU R. Metzger R. Reed -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Phillies 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 4-5-6
b9 1-5 0 --- O PHI G. Luzinski J. Richard 1% 99% Foul Flyball: 1B
b9 1-5 1 --- O PHI R. Hebner J. Richard 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b9 1-5 2 --- PHI G. Maddox J. Richard -0% 100% Double to CF
b9 1-5 2 -2- O PHI B. Boone J. Richard 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Phillies 1.

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