Philadelphia Phillies 3, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 98
Played on Wednesday, July 27, 1983 (N) at Astrodome

PHI N    0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  2
HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  0
Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Dernier cf                    5   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Rose 1b                       4   0   1   0       1   1      17   1
Morgan 2b                     3   0   0   0       1   1       2   9
Schmidt 3b                    2   1   1   0       2   0       0   3
Lefebvre lf                   4   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
Hayes rf                      4   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Hernandez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Diaz c                        4   0   2   1       0   0       6   0
De Jesus ss                   4   0   1   0       0   2       1   6
Denny p                       2   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
  G. Gross rf                 1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   3   8   3       4   6      27  20

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. De Jesus-Morgan-Rose, De Jesus-Morgan-Rose.
E: Morgan (8), De Jesus (11).

BATTING - 
3B: Lefebvre (3,off Niekro).
SH: Denny (7,off Niekro).
IBB: Rose (3,by Niekro).
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Hayes (15,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby).
CS: Diaz (2,2nd base by Niekro/Ashby).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Moreno cf                     3   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
  Bass ph,cf                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Puhl rf                       3   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Thon ss                       4   0   0   0       0   1       0   5
Garner 3b                     4   1   2   0       0   1       1   2
Cruz lf                       4   0   1   1       0   0       1   0
Knight 1b                     3   0   0   0       0   0      10   1
Ashby c                       3   0   0   0       0   0       6   1
Doran 2b                      3   0   0   0       0   1       4   1
Niekro p                      2   0   1   0       0   0       1   1
  T. Scott ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Smith p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   1   4   1       1   5      27  11

FIELDING - 
PB: Ashby (5).

BATTING - 
3B: Garner (2,off Denny).
GDP: Knight 2 (12,off Denny 2).
Team LOB: 4.

PITCHING
Philadelphia Phillies        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Denny W(10-5)                 7     4   1   1   1   3   0  26
Hernandez SV(6)               2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6
Totals                        9     4   1   1   1   5   0  32


Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Niekro L(8-8)                 8     7   3   3   4   5   0  34
Smith                         1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        9     8   3   3   4   6   0  38

IBB: Niekro (3,Rose).

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Steve Rippley, 3B - Satch Davidson
Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 18781


Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia Phillies         Houston Astros           
1. Dernier             cf        Moreno              cf
2. Rose                1b        Puhl                rf
3. Morgan              2b        Thon                ss
4. Schmidt             3b        Garner              3b
5. Lefebvre            lf        Cruz                lf
6. Hayes               rf        Knight              1b
7. Diaz                c         Ashby               c
8. De Jesus            ss        Doran               2b
9. Denny               p         Niekro              p

PHILLIES 1ST: Dernier grounded out (first unassisted); Rose
grounded out (first to pitcher); Morgan lined to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Puhl grounded
out (shortstop to first); Thon grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt walked; Lefebvre tripled to left [Schmidt
scored]; Hayes singled to right [Lefebvre scored]; Hayes stole
second; Diaz singled to left [Hayes scored]; De Jesus struck
out; Denny struck out; Dernier forced Diaz (shortstop to
second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Garner struck out; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to
first); Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan struck
out; Schmidt singled to left; Lefebvre flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Ashby grounded out (second to first); Doran reached
on an error by Morgan [Doran to first]; Niekro singled to third
[Doran to second]; Moreno forced Niekro (second to shortstop)
[Doran to third, Moreno to first]; Puhl walked [Moreno to
second]; Thon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Phillies 3, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Hayes grounded out (pitcher to first); Diaz flied
out to right; De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Phillies 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Garner singled to center; Cruz popped to catcher in
foul territory; Knight grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Garner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Phillies 3, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Denny grounded out (third to first); Dernier
struck out; Rose singled to right; Morgan walked [Rose to
second]; Schmidt forced Rose (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Ashby grounded out (second to first); Doran struck
out; Niekro grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 3, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Lefebvre grounded out (shortstop to first); Hayes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Diaz singled to center; Diaz
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Puhl
grounded out (second to first); Thon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: De Jesus singled to center; Denny out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [De Jesus to second]; Dernier
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose was walked
intentionally; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Phillies 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Garner tripled to center; Cruz singled to right
[Garner scored]; Knight grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Cruz out at second]; Ashby reached on an
error by De Jesus [Ashby to first]; Doran grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: Schmidt walked; Ashby allowed a passed ball
[Schmidt to second]; Lefebvre popped to second; Hayes flied out
to center; Diaz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Phillies 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: T. SCOTT BATTED FOR NIEKRO; HERNANDEZ REPLACED HAYES
(PITCHING); G. GROSS REPLACED DENNY (PLAYING RF); T. Scott
struck out; BASS BATTED FOR MORENO; Bass struck out; Puhl
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
3, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: BASS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); SMITH REPLACED
T. SCOTT (PITCHING); De Jesus grounded out (third to first); G.
Gross singled to center; Dernier forced G. Gross (shortstop to
second) [Dernier to first]; Rose struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Thon grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Astros 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Phillies         3   8   2    8
 Astros           1   4   0    4


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