Houston Astros 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Regular Season Game 126
Played on Thursday, August 31, 1972 (N) at Astrodome
PHI N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1 HOU N 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 x - 5 8 0
Philadelphia Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Harmon ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 Doyle 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 Hutton rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Montanez cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 B. Robinson cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Luzinski lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Lis 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 Money 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bateman c 3 0 1 0 0 0 10 1 Twitchell p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Gamble ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Terlecki p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 1 7 1 1 4 24 7 FIELDING - E: Harmon (5). BATTING - 2B: Gamble (4,off Dierker). GDP: Luzinski (12,off Dierker). Team LOB: 5.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 5 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 0 Wynn rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 May 1b 4 1 1 1 0 3 9 0 Watson lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 Edwards c 3 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 Rader 3b 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 5 Dierker p 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Totals 32 5 8 5 4 9 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Metzger-Helms-May, Helms-May. BATTING - 2B: Rader (21,off Twitchell); Cedeno (32,off Twitchell). IBB: Helms (7,by Twitchell). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Metzger (18,2nd base off Twitchell/Bateman). CS: Cedeno (16,3rd base by Twitchell/Bateman).
PITCHING
Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Twitchell L(3-7) 7 8 5 5 4 8 0 33 Terlecki 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 8 8 5 5 4 9 0 36 IBB: Twitchell (6,Helms).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker W(14-7) 9 7 1 1 1 4 0 33 Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 7197 Starting Lineups: Philadelphia Phillies Houston Astros 1. Harmon ss Metzger ss 2. Doyle 2b Cedeno cf 3. Hutton rf Wynn rf 4. Montanez cf May 1b 5. Luzinski lf Watson lf 6. Lis 1b Edwards c 7. Money 3b Rader 3b 8. Bateman c Helms 2b 9. Twitchell p Dierker p PHILLIES 1ST: Harmon was called out on strikes; Doyle flied out to left; Hutton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied out to left; Cedeno was called out on strikes; Wynn made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez walked; Luzinski grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Montanez out at second]; Lis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: May struck out; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards singled; Rader walked [Edwards to second]; Helms struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Money grounded out (second to first); Bateman singled to third; Twitchell struck out; Harmon forced Bateman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Dierker grounded out (second to first); Metzger singled to left; Cedeno singled to center [Metzger to second]; Wynn forced Cedeno (shortstop to second) [Metzger to third]; May singled [Metzger scored, Wynn to second]; Watson singled [Wynn scored, May to second]; Edwards walked [May to third, Watson to second]; Rader doubled [May scored, Watson scored, Edwards to third]; Helms was walked intentionally; Dierker struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 4. PHILLIES 4TH: Doyle singled to center; Hutton grounded out (second to first) [Doyle to second]; Montanez flied out to center; Luzinski singled to center [Doyle scored]; Lis grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 4TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED MONTANEZ (PLAYING CF); Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 4. PHILLIES 5TH: Money grounded out (shortstop to first); Bateman flied out to center; Twitchell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 5TH: May struck out; Watson struck out; Edwards singled; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 4. PHILLIES 6TH: Harmon flied out to right; Doyle flied out to center; Hutton singled to first; B. Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: Helms flied out to right; Dierker struck out; Metzger walked; Metzger stole second; Cedeno doubled [Metzger scored]; Cedeno was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 5. PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski grounded out (third to first); Lis singled to third; Money flied out to center; Bateman forced Lis (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: Wynn made an out to second; May struck out; Watson reached on an error by Harmon; Edwards made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 5. PHILLIES 8TH: GAMBLE BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Gamble doubled; Harmon lined to shortstop; Doyle singled [Gamble to third]; Hutton lined into a double play (second to first) [Doyle out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: TERLECKI REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); Rader was called out on strikes; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Dierker popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 5. PHILLIES 9TH: B. Robinson flied out to left; Luzinski struck out; Lis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Phillies 1 7 1 5 Astros 5 8 0 7
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