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Astros
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
August 20, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros, played on August 20, 1976 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dan Larson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wayne Twitchell |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 36,049 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Kibler 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Frank Pulli |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wilbur Howard | Left Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Cliff Johnson | Catcher |
| Jerry DaVanon | Second Baseman |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Dan Larson | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Jay Johnstone | Right Fielder |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Bob Boone | First Baseman |
| Johnny Oates | Catcher |
| Wayne Twitchell | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
August 20, 1976
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Twitchell
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone fields the ball and throws to Twitchell covering. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Twitchell
There goes Howard. The throw from Oates and he is safe. Howard steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Twitchell
Cabell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Twitchell
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnstone. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Howard scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Twitchell
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Watson for the out. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Twitchell
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Larson
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Larson
Bowa hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Larson
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Twitchell
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DaVanon vs. Twitchell
DaVanon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Twitchell
Metzger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Larson
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnstone vs. Larson
Johnstone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Larson
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to third. Johnstone moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boone vs. Larson
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Luzinski tags and scores. Johnstone tags and moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oates vs. Larson
Oates hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Twitchell vs. Larson
Twitchell hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Metzger fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larson vs. Twitchell
Larson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Twitchell
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Twitchell
There goes Howard. The throw from Oates and he is safe. Howard steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Twitchell
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Twitchell
Cedeno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Larson
Cash hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Larson
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Larson
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Twitchell
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone juggles the ball. That's an error on Boone. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Twitchell
Cruz hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Twitchell
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DaVanon vs. Twitchell
DaVanon hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Twitchell
Metzger takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Larson vs. Twitchell
Larson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Larson reaches third base with a triple. Watson scores. Johnson scores. Metzger goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Twitchell
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bowa. Larson scores. Howard moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Twitchell
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Larson
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Larson
Johnstone strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Larson
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maddox for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Twitchell
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Twitchell
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Twitchell
There's a wild pitch. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Twitchell
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Watson trying to get to home. Johnstone throws the ball in to Oates who tags Watson who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Twitchell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Larson
Boone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Boone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oates vs. Larson
Oates hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oates for the out. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tolan vs. Larson
Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell.
Tolan hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boone tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Larson
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DaVanon vs. Schueler
Ron Schueler now pitching.
DaVanon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Schueler
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larson vs. Schueler
Larson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Schueler
Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Larson
Bowa hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Larson
Schmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Larson
Luzinski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnstone vs. Larson
Johnstone hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Schueler
Cabell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Schueler
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Schueler
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Larson
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Larson
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Larson
Oates hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Schueler
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Schueler
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DaVanon vs. Schueler
DaVanon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Schueler
Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. DaVanon moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Larson vs. Schueler
Oates fires to third and picks off DaVanon. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Larson vs. Schueler
Larson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger scores. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Schueler
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Larson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cabell vs. Garber
Gene Garber now pitching.
Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Larson scores. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Garber
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Larson
Ollie Brown pinch hits for Gene Garber.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Larson
Cash hits a line drive towards first. Watson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Larson
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Christenson
Larry Christenson now pitching.
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Christenson
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Christenson
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DaVanon vs. Christenson
DaVanon hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Larson
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Larson
Luzinski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Larson
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Larson covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Larson
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1976 -- Houston at Philadelphia (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Howard W, lf 4 1 3 1 Cash D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Cabell E, 3b 5 0 1 1 Bowa L, ss 4 0 0 0
Cedeno C, cf 5 0 1 1 Schmidt M, 3b 4 0 0 0
Watson B, 1b 5 1 1 0 Luzinski G, lf 3 2 2 1
Cruz J, rf 5 0 1 0 Johnstone J, rf 4 0 1 0
Johnson C, c 4 2 2 0 Maddox G, cf 4 0 1 0
DaVanon J, 2b 5 0 1 0 Boone B, 1b 2 1 1 1
Metzger R, ss 3 2 1 1 Oates J, c 3 0 0 0
Larson D, p 4 2 3 4 Twitchell W, p 1 0 0 0
Tolan B, ph 0 0 0 1
Schueler R, p 0 0 0 0
Garber G, p 0 0 0 0
Brown O, ph 1 0 0 0
Christenson L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 8 14 8 30 3 5 3
Houston 100 400 030 -- 8
Philadelphia 010 010 001 -- 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Larson D (W) 9.0 5 3 3 1 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Twitchell W (L) 5.0 6 5 1 3 6
Schueler R 2.2 6 3 3 0 1
Garber G 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Christenson L 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Boone B, Bowa L
LOB -- Houston 8, Philadelphia 3
2B -- Cedeno C, Boone B
3B -- Larson D
HR -- Luzinski G
SB -- Howard W 2
SF -- Boone B, Tolan B
WP -- Twitchell W
T -- 2:23
A -- 36049
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