Backed by an 18-hit attack, J.R. Richard breezed to his ninth win of the season as the Astros routed the Phillies, 9-1. Richard struck out 10, raising his major league-leading total to 177 in pitching his 10th complete game in 21 starts. Jose Cruz drove in two runs with singles in the first and fourth innings and Art Howe drove in a pair with a single in the third and triple in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 9, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Game Played on Tuesday, July 18, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome

Phillies 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 2 Astros 1 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 x - 9 18 2 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Maddox cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .290 Landestoy ss,2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .229 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Puhl cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .298 Bowa ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Cabell 3b 4 2 2 0 1 1 .293 Cardenal 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .292 Cruz rf 5 1 3 2 0 0 .283 Luzinski lf 4 0 2 0 0 2 .241 Watson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .261 Howard pr,lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .257 Martin rf,cf 2 1 0 0 2 1 .299 Howe 2b 3 2 3 2 1 0 .292 Boone c 2 0 0 0 2 1 .251 Fischlin ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Bergman lf,1b 5 1 3 1 0 0 .197 Lonborg p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Pujols c 4 1 1 1 1 0 .152 Johnson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Richard p 4 0 2 1 0 0 .148 Lerch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Gonzalez ph,rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Totals 29 1 3 0 6 10 Totals 41 9 18 8 3 3 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 15,478 Left on Base: Phillies 7, Astros 11 DP: Phillies 2, Astros 1 Errors: Cardenal, Luzinski, Pujols, Richard Doubles: Cruz (17), Pujols (4) Triples: Howe (2) Stolen Bases: Martin (4), Cabell (21), Cruz (16) GIDP: Sizemore (4), Puhl (6), Pujols (4) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lonborg L(7-7) 4 10 5 5 2 0 0 23 4.20 Lerch 3 7 4 4 1 2 0 16 4.92 Eastwick 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.12 Totals 8 18 9 9 3 3 0 44 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(9-9) 9 3 1 0 6 10 0 35 3.11 Totals 9 3 1 0 6 10 0 35 Wild Pitches: Lonborg (3) Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Ed Montague PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox struck out; Bowa grounded out (second to first); Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy popped to second; Puhl flied out to left; Cabell walked; Cabell stole second; Cruz singled to center [Cabell scored]; Cruz stole second; Watson popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1. PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski struck out; Hebner flied out to right; Martin walked; Martin stole second [Martin to third (error by Pujols)]; Boone walked; Boone was picked off first but was safe on an error by Richard [Martin scored (unearned), Boone to third]; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Howe singled to center; Bergman singled to shortstop [Howe to second]; Pujols walked [Howe to third, Bergman to second]; Richard singled to right [Howe scored, Bergman to third, Pujols to second]; Landestoy forced Bergman (third to catcher) [Pujols to third, Richard to second]; Puhl grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Landestoy out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 2. PHILLIES 3RD: Lonborg struck out; Maddox flied out to center; Bowa grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Cabell flied out to right; Cruz doubled to left; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe singled to left [Cruz scored]; Bergman singled to first [Howe to second]; Pujols flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 3. PHILLIES 4TH: Cardenal struck out; Luzinski singled to right; Hebner struck out; Martin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Richard popped to first; Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl singled to third; Cabell singled to left [Puhl to third]; Lonborg threw a wild pitch [Puhl scored, Cabell to second]; Cruz singled to left [Cabell scored, Cruz to second (error by Luzinski)]; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 5. PHILLIES 5TH: Boone struck out; Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); JOHNSON BATTED FOR LONBORG; Johnson walked; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 5. ASTROS 5TH: LERCH REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Howe walked; Bergman forced Howe (shortstop to second); Pujols grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bergman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 5. PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); Cardenal grounded out (second to first); Luzinski singled to second; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 5. ASTROS 6TH: Richard singled to center; Landestoy flied out to center; Puhl popped to second; Cabell singled to right [Richard to second]; Cruz forced Cabell (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 5. PHILLIES 7TH: Martin walked; Boone forced Martin (shortstop to second); Sizemore grounded into a double play (second to first to shortstop) [Boone out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: Watson singled to first; HOWARD RAN FOR WATSON; Howe tripled to center [Howard scored]; Bergman singled to center [Howe scored]; Pujols doubled to right [Bergman scored]; Richard grounded out (first unassisted) [Pujols to third]; Landestoy singled to right [Pujols scored]; Puhl struck out; Cabell struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 9. PHILLIES 8TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BERGMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); GONZALEZ BATTED FOR LERCH; Gonzalez walked; Maddox singled to right [Gonzalez to second]; Bowa popped to third in foul territory; Cardenal forced Maddox (third to second) [Gonzalez to third]; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 9. ASTROS 8TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); EASTWICK REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); MARTIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Cruz reached on an error by Cardenal [Cruz to first]; Howard singled to third [Cruz to second]; FISCHLIN BATTED FOR HOWE; Fischlin struck out; Bergman flied out to center [Cruz to third]; Pujols forced Howard (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 9. PHILLIES 9TH: FISCHLIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LANDESTOY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Hebner struck out; Martin grounded out (third to first); Boone walked; Sizemore forced Boone (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 9.

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