Philadelphia Phillies 7, Houston Astros 5
Regular Season Game 65
Played on Monday, June 17, 1974 (N) at Veterans Stadium

HOU N    2  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   5  9  2
PHI N    0  2  1    1  1  0    0  2  x  -   7 10  1
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gross rf                      5   1   2   1       0   0       3   0
Metzger ss                    5   1   1   0       0   1       2   5
Cedeno cf                     3   2   0   0       2   0       0   0
Watson lf                     4   0   2   1       1   0       1   0
L. May 1b                     4   0   3   2       0   0       9   0
C. Johnson c                  2   0   0   0       2   1       5   0
Rader 3b                      3   0   0   0       1   2       1   2
Helms 2b                      3   1   0   0       1   0       3   2
Wilson p                      2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Brown ph                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Osteen p                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
Totals                       33   5   9   4       7   6      24  11

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Metzger-L. May, Rader-L. May.
E: Rader (8), Wilson (3).

BATTING - 
2B: L. May (11,off Carlton).
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Gross (6,2nd base off Carlton/Boone); Helms (3,2nd base off Carlton/Boone).
CS: Gross (5,2nd base by Carlton/Boone).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cash 2b                       4   1   1   0       1   0       1   2
Bowa ss                       3   0   0   0       0   0       1   5
Schmidt 3b                    3   1   1   1       1   1       3   1
Montanez 1b                   3   0   1   1       0   0       9   1
Unser cf                      2   1   0   0       2   1       2   0
Robinson lf                   4   0   0   0       0   2       1   1
Anderson rf                   4   2   3   0       0   0       3   1
Boone c                       4   1   2   2       0   1       7   2
Carlton p                     2   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Twitchell p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Taylor ph                   1   1   1   2       0   0       0   0
  Hernaiz p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   7  10   7       4   5      27  13

FIELDING - 
E: Boone (10).

BATTING - 
2B: Anderson 2 (12,off Wilson 2); Carlton (3,off Wilson).
HR: Schmidt (17,5th inning off Wilson 0 on 0 out); Taylor (1,8th inning off
Osteen 1 on 2 out).
SH: Bowa (9,off Wilson); Carlton (3,off Osteen).
SF: Montanez (4,off Wilson).
GDP: Carlton (1,off Wilson); Unser (4,off Osteen).
Team LOB: 6.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wilson                        5     6   5   4   3   5   1  24
Osteen L(5-7)                 3     4   2   2   1   0   1  13
Totals                        8    10   7   6   4   5   2  37


Philadelphia Phillies        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Carlton                       6.1   8   5   5   7   4   0  31
Twitchell W(1-1)              1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   6
Hernaiz                       1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     9   5   5   7   6   0  40

Inherited Runners - Scored: Twitchell 3-2.
.

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Paul Pryor
Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 18289


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. L. May              1b        Unser               cf
6. C. Johnson          c         Robinson            lf
7. Rader               3b        Anderson            rf
8. Helms               2b        Boone               c
9. Wilson              p         Carlton             p

ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled to left; Gross stole second; Metzger
struck out; Cedeno walked; Watson singled to right [Gross scored
(RBI), Cedeno scored (no RBI), Watson out at second (right to
first to shortstop to first to second)]; L. May doubled to
center; C. Johnson popped to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash singled to pitcher; Bowa grounded out (second
to first) [Cash to second]; Schmidt popped to second; Montanez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
2, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader was called out on strikes; Helms walked; Helms
stole second; Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); Helms was
picked off second but was safe on an error by Boone [Helms to
third]; Gross singled to left [Helms scored]; Gross was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Unser walked; Robinson struck out; Anderson
doubled to shortstop [Unser to third]; Boone singled to left
[Unser scored, Anderson scored]; Carlton grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Boone out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno flied
out to right; Watson singled to center; L. May singled to center
[Watson to second]; C. Johnson walked [Watson to third, L. May
to second]; Rader was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Cash walked; Bowa reached on an error by Rader on
a sacrifice bunt [Cash to second]; Schmidt struck out; Bowa was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Wilson [Cash to
third, Bowa to second]; Montanez hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Cash scored (unearned)]; Unser walked; Robinson forced Unser
(shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3,
Phillies 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Helms flied out to right; Wilson struck out; Gross
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Anderson doubled to right; Boone struck out;
Carlton doubled to left [Anderson scored]; Cash flied out to
right; Bowa grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
popped to third; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt homered; Montanez popped to shortstop;
Unser struck out; Robinson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 3, Phillies 5.

ASTROS 6TH: L. May flied out to center; C. Johnson walked; Rader
walked [C. Johnson to second]; Helms flied out to center; BROWN
BATTED FOR WILSON; Brown singled to left [Rader to second, C.
Johnson out at home (left to catcher to second to catcher)]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: OSTEEN REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Anderson singled
to left; Boone flied out to right; Carlton out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Anderson to second]; Cash grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
singled to center; Cedeno walked [Metzger to second]; TWITCHELL
REPLACED CARLTON (PITCHING); Watson walked (walk was charged to
Carlton) [Metzger to third, Cedeno to second]; L. May singled to
center [Metzger scored, Cedeno scored, Watson to second]; C.
Johnson struck out; Rader forced Watson (third unassisted); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt
walked; Montanez singled to center [Schmidt to second]; Unser
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Schmidt out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Phillies 5.

ASTROS 8TH: Helms popped to first in foul territory; Osteen
struck out; Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 5, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Anderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone singled to left; TAYLOR
BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Taylor homered [Boone scored]; Cash flied
out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Phillies 7.

ASTROS 9TH: HERNAIZ REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Metzger popped
to third in foul territory; Cedeno flied out to right; Watson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5,
Phillies 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           5   9   2    8
 Phillies         7  10   1    6


Data courtesy of Retrosheet