Game Played on Saturday, August 31, 1974 (N) at Veterans Stadium
HOU N 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 - 6 12 0
PHI N 0 3 0 7 0 0 0 0 x - 10 16 0
BATTING
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO AGross rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Metzger ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
Cedeno cf 4 2 2 2 0 1 5 0
Watson lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
M. May c 4 1 3 2 0 0 6 1
C. Johnson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 7 0
Rader 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
Milbourne 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 2
Richard p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
de los Santos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edwards ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6 2 5 24 7
FIELDING - DP: 1. Gross-M. May.
BATTING - 2B: Metzger (13,off Lonborg); Cedeno (27,off Lonborg); C. Johnson (3,off Lonborg);
Milbourne (2,off Christenson).
HR: Rader (14,3rd inning off Lonborg 0 on 0 out); M. May (5,4th inning off
Lonborg 1 on 1 out); Cedeno (23,8th inning off Christenson 0 on 1 out).
GDP: C. Johnson (4,off Lonborg); Gross (11,off Lonborg); Metzger (10,off Christenson).
Team LOB: 5.
Starting Lineups:
Houston Astros Philadelphia Phillies
1. Gross rf Cash 2b
2. Metzger ss Bowa ss
3. Cedeno cf Schmidt 3b
4. Watson lf Montanez 1b
5. M. May c Luzinski lf
6. C. Johnson 1b Unser cf
7. Rader 3b Johnstone rf
8. Milbourne 2b Boone c
9. Richard p Lonborg p
ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (second to first); Metzger
grounded out (second to first); Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.
PHILLIES 1ST: Cash flied out to left; Bowa grounded out (third
to first); Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0,
Phillies 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; M. May flied out to center; C.
Johnson grounded into a double play (third to shortstop to
second to first) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Phillies 0.
PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); Luzinski
doubled to left; Unser singled to right [Luzinski to third];
Johnstone homered [Luzinski scored, Unser scored]; On a bunt
Boone singled to third; Richard threw a wild pitch [Boone to
second]; Lonborg popped to first; Cash grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 3.
ASTROS 3RD: Rader hit an inside the park homer to center;
Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first); Richard singled to
right; Gross grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Richard out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1,
Phillies 3.
PHILLIES 3RD: On a bunt Bowa singled to first; Bowa was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Schmidt lined to shortstop;
Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1,
Phillies 3.
ASTROS 4TH: Metzger doubled to right; Cedeno doubled to center
[Metzger scored]; Watson grounded out (second to first); M. May
homered to right [Cedeno scored]; C. Johnson doubled to left;
Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Milbourne grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies
3.
PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski singled to center; Unser singled to right
[Luzinski to second]; Johnstone lined to first; Boone singled to
left [Luzinski scored, Unser to second]; BROWN BATTED FOR
LONBORG; COSGROVE REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Brown doubled
[Unser scored, Boone to third]; Cash was walked intentionally;
Bowa hit a sacrifice fly to center [Boone scored]; Schmidt
walked [Brown to third, Cash to second]; Montanez doubled [Brown
scored, Cash scored, Schmidt scored]; YORK REPLACED COSGROVE
(PITCHING); Luzinski singled to center [Montanez scored]; Unser
doubled to left [Luzinski to third]; Johnstone struck out; 7 R,
7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 10.
ASTROS 5TH: CHRISTENSON REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); ANDERSON
REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING RF); BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
LF); GALLAGHER BATTED FOR YORK; Gallagher struck out; Gross
walked; Metzger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros
4, Phillies 10.
PHILLIES 5TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); Boone
singled to left; Brown struck out; Cash singled to right [Boone
to second]; Bowa hit into a double play to right [Boone out at
home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4,
Phillies 10.
ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson struck out; M. May singled
to left; C. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4,
Phillies 10.
PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt singled to left; Montanez singled to left
[Schmidt to second]; Anderson struck out; Unser flied out to
center; Christenson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4,
Phillies 10.
ASTROS 7TH: Rader flied out to center; Milbourne singled to
shortstop; HOWARD BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; Howard struck out; Gross
lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 10.
PHILLIES 7TH: DE LOS SANTOS REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Boone
popped to second; Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Phillies 10.
ASTROS 8TH: HARMON REPLACED BOWA (PLAYING SS); Metzger grounded
out (second to first); Cedeno homered to center; Watson lined to
first; M. May singled to left; C. Johnson lined to third; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Phillies 10.
PHILLIES 8TH: Harmon flied out to center; Schmidt flied out to
center; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Astros 5, Phillies 10.
ASTROS 9TH: Rader flied out to right; Milbourne doubled to left;
EDWARDS BATTED FOR DE LOS SANTOS; Boone allowed a passed ball
[Milbourne to third]; Edwards singled to center [Milbourne
scored]; Gross forced Edwards (second to shortstop); Metzger
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros
6, Phillies 10.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Astros 6 12 0 5
Phillies 10 16 0 6
