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Standings
BAL
@CHW		4
12
CAL
@CLE		10
11
OAK
@DET		2
9
BOS
@KCR		6
7		 
(10)
NYY
@MIN		4
1
MIL
@TEX		6
7
SEA
@TOR		5
1
STL
@LAD		3
9
CIN
@NYM		6
12
HOU
@PHI		0
4
PIT
@SDP		3
6
CHC
@SFG		2
7
Tuesday, June 12, 1979
, Veterans Stadium
Attendance: 34,177, Time of Game: 1:57
Astros
0
36-27
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
1st
 at Phillies
4
32-27
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 2½ GB
W: Nino Espinosa (6-5)
L: Rick Williams (2-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  0
Phillies        0  0  0   0  2  0   2  0  X    4  3  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Terry Puhl CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .723 -0.125 1.20 0.000 -0.125 -1.2 1 0
Craig Reynolds SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .302 .671 -0.038 0.82 0.030 -0.068 -0.2 1 1
Cesar Cedeno 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .766 -0.084 0.84 0.000 -0.084 -0.9 8 1
Jose Cruz LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .281 .790 -0.032 0.59 0.017 -0.050 -0.5 3 0
Enos Cabell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .295 .722 -0.070 0.66 0.000 -0.070 -0.7 2 0
Jeffrey Leonard RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .738 -0.081 0.80 0.000 -0.081 -0.7 3 0
Art Howe 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .218 .580 0.000 0.72 0.033 -0.033 0.0 0 4
Alan Ashby C 3 0 2 0 0 0 .229 .579 0.075 1.03 0.088 -0.013 0.7 5 3
Rick Williams P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .690 -0.077 2.12 0.000 -0.077 -0.7 1 1 SH
   Bert Roberge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rafael Landestoy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .163 .437 -0.012 0.47 0.000 -0.012 -0.2
   Tom Dixon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 0 6 0 0 2 .188 .375 -0.444 0.90 0.168 -0.613 -4.4 24 10
SH: R Williams (1, off N Espinosa).
TB: A Ashby 2; C Reynolds 2; A Howe; J Cruz.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Ashby-C Reynolds.

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .353 .907 -0.059 0.49 0.002 -0.061 -0.8 9 1 CS
Larry Bowa SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .311 .761 -0.019 0.42 0.017 -0.035 -0.2 0 5 3B
Garry Maddox CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .775 -0.047 0.45 0.000 -0.047 -0.7 4 0
Greg Luzinski LF 1 1 0 0 1 1 .254 .760 0.038 0.83 0.061 -0.023 0.5 2 0 HBP
   Mike Anderson PR-LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .756 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Mike Schmidt 3B 2 2 1 2 1 0 .264 .967 0.212 1.06 0.228 -0.016 2.1 0 4 HR
Bake McBride RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .236 .665 -0.007 0.49 0.026 -0.034 -0.4 2 0 CS
Bob Boone C 3 0 1 2 0 1 .259 .747 -0.008 0.68 0.027 -0.035 0.8 3 0
Bud Harrelson 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .283 .726 -0.021 0.37 0.004 -0.025 0.1 5 1
Nino Espinosa P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .229 -0.034 0.39 0.000 -0.034 -1.2 1 1
Team Totals 24 4 3 4 5 4 .125 .633 0.055 0.56 0.365 -0.310 0.1 27 12
3B: L Bowa (4, off R Williams).
HR: M Schmidt (18, off R Williams; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).
HBP: G Luzinski (4, by R Williams).
TB: M Schmidt 4; L Bowa 3; B Boone.
RBI: M Schmidt 2 (40); B Boone 2 (24).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Baserunning
CS: P Rose (4, 2nd base by T Dixon/A Ashby); B McBride (3, 3rd base by B Roberge/A Ashby).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Williams, L (2-3) 6 3 4 4 3 4 1 2.32 25 51 -0.074 0.68 -2.1
Bert Roberge 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 2 2 0 0.015 0.20 1.5
Tom Dixon 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.14 3 0 0 0.003 0.04 0.5
Team Totals 8 3 4 4 5 4 1 4.50 30 51 2 0 -0.056 0.90 -0.1
R Williams faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nino Espinosa, W (6-5) 9 6 0 0 0 2 0 2.67 33 77 0.444 0.90 4.4
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 33 77 0.444 0.56 4.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: R Williams (2; G Luzinski).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel.
Time of Game: 1:57.
Attendance: 34,177.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Terry Puhl CF 1 Pete Rose 1B
2 Craig Reynolds SS 2 Larry Bowa SS
3 Cesar Cedeno 1B 3 Garry Maddox CF
4 Jose Cruz LF 4 Greg Luzinski LF
5 Enos Cabell 3B 5 Mike Schmidt 3B
6 Jeffrey Leonard RF 6 Bake McBride RF
7 Art Howe 2B 7 Bob Boone C
8 Alan Ashby C 8 Bud Harrelson 2B
9 Rick Williams P 9 Nino Espinosa P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 0-0 0 1-- RR PHI M. Schmidt R. Williams 21% 82% Home Run; Luzinski Scores
t5 0-0 1 12- O HOU R. Williams N. Espinosa 6% 51% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-0 2 12- O HOU T. Puhl N. Espinosa 6% 57% Flyball: LF
t5 0-0 1 1-- HOU A. Ashby N. Espinosa -5% 45% Single to RF; Howe to 2B
b5 0-0 0 --- PHI G. Luzinski R. Williams 5% 61% Walk

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' Nino Espinosa facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU T. Puhl N. Espinosa 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- HOU C. Reynolds N. Espinosa -2% 50% Single to RF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O HOU C. Cedeno N. Espinosa 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O HOU J. Cruz N. Espinosa 2% 55% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Rick Williams facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PHI P. Rose R. Williams -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O PHI L. Bowa R. Williams -2% 51% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- O PHI G. Maddox R. Williams -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O HOU E. Cabell N. Espinosa 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O HOU J. Leonard N. Espinosa 2% 54% Flyball: 1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O HOU A. Howe N. Espinosa 1% 55% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Rick Williams facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O PHI G. Luzinski R. Williams -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 1 --- O PHI M. Schmidt R. Williams -2% 51% Foul Flyball: 3B
b2 0-0 2 --- O PHI B. McBride R. Williams -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- HOU A. Ashby N. Espinosa -4% 46% Single to RF
t3 0-0 0 1-- O HOU R. Williams N. Espinosa 2% 48% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ashby to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- O HOU T. Puhl N. Espinosa 4% 52% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 2 -2- O HOU C. Reynolds N. Espinosa 4% 55% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Rick Williams facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O PHI B. Boone R. Williams -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 1 --- O PHI B. Harrelson R. Williams -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O PHI N. Espinosa R. Williams -1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno N. Espinosa 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 1 --- O HOU J. Cruz N. Espinosa 2% 55% Flyball: RF
t4 0-0 2 --- O HOU E. Cabell N. Espinosa 1% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Rick Williams facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- O PHI P. Rose R. Williams -3% 53% Flyball: LF
b4 0-0 1 --- O PHI L. Bowa R. Williams -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-0 2 --- O PHI G. Maddox R. Williams -1% 50% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Leonard N. Espinosa 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- HOU A. Howe N. Espinosa -3% 50% Single to LF
t5 0-0 1 1-- HOU A. Ashby N. Espinosa -5% 45% Single to RF; Howe to 2B
t5 0-0 1 12- O HOU R. Williams N. Espinosa 6% 51% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-0 2 12- O HOU T. Puhl N. Espinosa 6% 57% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Rick Williams facing 4-5-6
b5 0-0 0 --- PHI G. Luzinski R. Williams 5% 61% Walk
b5 0-0 0 1-- RR PHI M. Schmidt R. Williams 21% 82% Home Run; Luzinski Scores
b5 2-0 0 --- O PHI B. McBride R. Williams -1% 80% Flyball: LF
b5 2-0 1 --- O PHI B. Boone R. Williams -1% 79% Flyball: RF
b5 2-0 2 --- O PHI B. Harrelson R. Williams -1% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 2.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 2-3-4
t6 0-2 0 --- O HOU C. Reynolds N. Espinosa 3% 82% Flyball: RF
t6 0-2 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno N. Espinosa 2% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-2 2 --- HOU J. Cruz N. Espinosa -2% 82% Single to CF
t6 0-2 2 1-- O HOU E. Cabell N. Espinosa 3% 85% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Rick Williams facing 9-1-2
b6 2-0 0 --- O PHI N. Espinosa R. Williams -1% 84% Strikeout
b6 2-0 1 --- O PHI P. Rose R. Williams -1% 83% Groundout: 1B-P
b6 2-0 2 --- PHI L. Bowa R. Williams 2% 85% Triple to RF
b6 2-0 2 --3 O PHI G. Maddox R. Williams -2% 82% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 2.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 6-7-8
t7 0-2 0 --- O HOU J. Leonard N. Espinosa 3% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-2 1 --- O HOU A. Howe N. Espinosa 2% 88% Flyball: 2B
t7 0-2 2 --- O HOU A. Ashby N. Espinosa 1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Rick Williams facing 4-5-6
b7 2-0 0 --- PHI G. Luzinski R. Williams 1% 91% Hit By Pitch
Mike Anderson pinch runs for Greg Luzinski (LF) batting 4th
b7 2-0 0 1-- PHI M. Schmidt R. Williams 2% 93% Walk; Anderson to 2B
b7 2-0 0 12- PHI B. McBride R. Williams 3% 95% Walk; Anderson to 3B; Schmidt to 2B
b7 2-0 0 123 RR PHI B. Boone R. Williams 3% 98% Single to CF; Anderson Scores; Schmidt Scores; McBride to 2B
Bert Roberge replaces Rick Williams pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-0 0 12- O PHI B. Harrelson B. Roberge -1% 97% McBride Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b7 4-0 1 1-- PHI B. Harrelson B. Roberge 0% 98% Walk; Boone to 2B
b7 4-0 1 12- OO PHI N. Espinosa B. Roberge -1% 97% Double Play: Flyball: C-SS
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 4.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 9-1-2
Mike Anderson moves from PR to LF
Rafael Landestoy pinch hits for Bert Roberge (P) batting 9th
t8 0-4 0 --- O HOU R. Landestoy N. Espinosa 1% 98% Groundout: 1B-P
t8 0-4 1 --- O HOU T. Puhl N. Espinosa 1% 99% Flyball: LF
t8 0-4 2 --- HOU C. Reynolds N. Espinosa -1% 98% Single to CF
t8 0-4 2 1-- O HOU C. Cedeno N. Espinosa 1% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' Tom Dixon facing 1-2-3
Tom Dixon replaces Rafael Landestoy (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-0 0 --- PHI P. Rose T. Dixon 0% 99% Walk
b8 4-0 0 1-- O PHI L. Bowa T. Dixon -0% 99% Rose Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
b8 4-0 1 --- O PHI L. Bowa T. Dixon -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 4-0 2 --- O PHI G. Maddox T. Dixon -0% 99% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 4.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 4-5-6
t9 0-4 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz N. Espinosa 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-4 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell N. Espinosa 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 0-4 2 --- O HOU J. Leonard N. Espinosa 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 4.

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