RANDY WOLF PITCHES NO HITTER

PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia fans certainly got their money's worth at Veterans Stadium.Randy Wolf (5-1) pitched a rare no-hitter as the Philadelphia Phillies toppled the Houston Astros 2 to 0.

Wolf provided a brilliant, unforgettable performance for the hometown crowd at Veterans Stadium evening.  He walked 2 Houston batters.  The Philadelphia players and coaches started to leave Wolf alone with his thoughts after the game reached the 7th inning.  By the time the 9th inning rolled around, you could hear a pin drop every time he went to his wind-up - and an explosion after every out.  Philadelphia took care of Houston with no trouble in the 9th. 

The loss was charged to Dave Mlicki(0-4).  Wolf was in a jubilant mood after the game.  'If I'd known I was going to throw a no hitter I would have gotten a haircut!' he said, much to the delight of the clubhouse gathering.

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BOXSCORE: 2002 Houston Astros At 2002 Philadelphia Phillies          5/9/2002
  Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Hunter CF         4  0  0  0 .242     J.Rollins SS        4  1  3  0 .348 
  C.Biggio 2B         4  0  0  0 .266     D.Glanville CF      4  0  2  1 .190 
  L.Berkman LF        3  0  0  0 .289     B.Abreu RF          2  1  1  0 .268 
  J.Bagwell 1B        3  0  0  0 .211     P.Burrell LF        4  0  2  0 .244 
  R.Hidalgo RF        2  0  0  0 .261     T.Lee 1B            4  0  3  0 .318 
  J.Vizcaino SS       3  0  0  0 .308     M.Lieberthal C      4  0  1  0 .333 
  G.Blum 3B           3  0  0  0 .347     S.Rolen 3B          4  0  0  0 .174 
  B.Ausmus C          3  0  0  0 .252     M.Anderson 2B       4  0  2  0 .242 
  D.Mlicki P          2  0  0  0 .000     R.Wolf P            2  0  1  0 .214 
  B.Puffer P          0  0  0  0 .000                                         
A-M.Ensberg PH        1  0  0  0 .231                                         
  O.Dotel P           0  0  0  0 ----                                         
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     
         Totals      28  0  0  0                 Totals      32  2 15  1

A-Pinch Hit For Puffer In 8th Inning

Astros.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  0  0
Phillies........ 0 0 0  1 1 0  0 0    -  2 15  2

Astros (12-21)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Mlicki LOSS(0-4)        5 2/3  11   2   2   1   3   0 112   8.90  A1 C6
B.Puffer                  1 1/3   3   0   0   1   1   0  33   1.69  C7 D4
O.Dotel                   1       1   0   0   0   2   0  18   1.88  D5
Totals                    8      15   2   2   2   6   0

Phillies (21-13)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Wolf WIN(5-1)           9       0   0   0   2   5   0 142   1.91  A1
Totals                    9       0   0   0   2   5   0

ATTENDANCE- 18,090 DATE- Thursday, May 9th 2002 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Wally Bell, Brian O'Nora, Dan Iassogna, Mark Hirschbeck
T- 2:25
LEFT ON BASE- Astros: 4  Phillies: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 1  Phillies: 1
ERRORS- J.Rollins-2
DOUBLES- T.Lee(4th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Rollins(12th)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Glanville, B.Abreu, T.Lee
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Wolf
WALKS- L.Berkman, R.Hidalgo, B.Abreu-2
HIT BY PITCH- J.Bagwell
STRIKE OUTS- B.Hunter, C.Biggio, G.Blum-2, B.Ausmus, J.Rollins, P.Burrell,
             S.Rolen-2, M.Anderson, R.Wolf
GIDP- G.Blum, S.Rolen
WILD PITCHES- D.Mlicki