Philadelphia Phillies 4, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 116
Played on Saturday, August 19, 1972 (N) at Veterans Stadium

HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  3
PHI N    0  0  0    0  2  1    0  1  x  -   4  6  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Metzger ss                    4   0   1   0       0   1       0   2
Cedeno cf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Wynn rf                       4   0   1   0       0   2       2   0
May 1b                        4   0   1   0       0   1       7   2
Miller lf                     3   0   0   0       0   3       1   0
Edwards c                     3   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Rader 3b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
Helms 2b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       3   4
Dierker p                     2   0   1   0       0   0       2   1
  Stewart ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Griffin p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   0   5   0       0   8      24  11

FIELDING - 
E: Rader 2 (12), Helms (14).

BATTING - 
GDP: Rader (16,off Twitchell).
Team LOB: 4.

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Doyle 2b                      4   0   1   1       0   0       1   3
Bowa ss                       4   0   0   0       0   0       0   6
Hutton rf,1b                  3   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
Montanez cf                   3   1   2   0       1   0       4   0
Luzinski lf                   4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Johnson 1b                    4   1   2   1       0   1      11   1
  B. Robinson rf              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Money 3b                      4   1   1   1       0   0       0   2
Bateman c                     4   0   0   0       0   1       8   0
Twitchell p                   2   0   0   1       0   1       1   0
Totals                       32   4   6   4       2   3      27  12

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Bowa-Doyle-Johnson.

BATTING - 
SF: Twitchell (1,off Dierker).
Team LOB: 7.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Dierker L(11-7)               7     4   3   0   1   2   0  29
Griffin                       1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6
Totals                        8     6   4   1   2   3   0  35


Philadelphia Phillies        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Twitchell W(3-4)              9     5   0   0   0   8   0  31


Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor
Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 33525


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Philadelphia Phillies    
1. Metzger             ss        Doyle               2b
2. Cedeno              cf        Bowa                ss
3. Wynn                rf        Hutton              rf
4. May                 1b        Montanez            cf
5. Miller              lf        Luzinski            lf
6. Edwards             c         Johnson             1b
7. Rader               3b        Money               3b
8. Helms               2b        Bateman             c
9. Dierker             p         Twitchell           p

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out; Cedeno flied out to right; Wynn
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first); Bowa made
an out to third; Hutton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May singled; Miller struck out; Edwards singled [May
to third]; Rader grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Edwards out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez walked; Luzinski made an out to second;
Johnson flied out to center; Money grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Helms grounded out (third to first); Dierker singled
to right; Metzger singled to center [Dierker to second]; Cedeno
made an out to first; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bateman struck out; Twitchell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Doyle grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 4TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller struck
out; Edwards grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Hutton flied
out to right; Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Helms flied out
to left; Dierker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski grounded out (third to first); Johnson
singled to third; Money reached on an error by Rader [Johnson to
second]; Bateman reached on a fielder's choice [Johnson to third
(error by Helms), Money to second]; Twitchell hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Johnson scored (unearned)]; Doyle singled [Money
scored (unearned), Bateman to second]; Bowa made an out to
third; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn singled to left; May
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Hutton grounded out (first to pitcher); Montanez
singled to right; Luzinski reached on an error by Rader
[Montanez to second]; Johnson singled to center [Montanez scored
(unearned), Luzinski to second]; Money forced Johnson (third to
second) [Luzinski to third]; Bateman forced Money (shortstop to
second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Miller struck out; Edwards grounded out (second to
first); Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Twitchell struck out; Doyle grounded out (second
to first); Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); STEWART
BATTED FOR DIERKER; Stewart flied out to center; Metzger
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Hutton
walked; Montanez singled to center [Hutton to second]; Luzinski
flied out to left; Johnson struck out; Money singled to center
[Hutton scored, Montanez to second]; Bateman flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 4.

ASTROS 9TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING RF); HUTTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Cedeno struck out; Wynn flied
out to center; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Phillies 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           0   5   3    4
 Phillies         4   6   0    7


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