Houston Astros 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Regular Season Game 124
Played on Friday, August 23, 1974 (N) at Astrodome

PHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   1  3  1
Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cash 2b                       4   0   1   0       0   0       0   5
Bowa ss                       4   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
Schmidt 3b                    4   0   0   0       0   2       0   3
Montanez 1b                   2   0   0   0       1   0      10   0
Unser cf                      3   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Johnstone lf                  3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Anderson rf                   3   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Boone c                       3   0   2   0       0   0       7   0
  Harmon pr                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Garber p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Ruthven p                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Robinson ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Essian c                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       28   0   3   0       1   5      24   9

BATTING - 
SH: Ruthven (5,off Dierker).
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Bowa (7,2nd base by Dierker/M. May).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gross rf                      3   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
Metzger ss                    4   1   1   0       0   0       2   3
Cedeno cf                     3   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Watson lf                     3   0   1   1       0   0       2   0
M. May c                      3   0   0   0       0   0       5   2
L. May 1b                     3   0   0   0       0   1       8   0
Rader 3b                      2   0   0   0       1   0       1   3
Milbourne 2b                  3   0   1   0       0   2       4   1
Dierker p                     3   0   0   0       0   2       1   1
Totals                       27   1   3   1       2   7      27  10

FIELDING - 
E: M. May (2).
PB: M. May (5).

BATTING - 
2B: Metzger (11,off Ruthven).
Team LOB: 4.

PITCHING
Philadelphia Phillies        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ruthven L(6-10)               7     3   1   1   2   6   0  26
Garber                        1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        8     3   1   1   2   7   0  29


Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Dierker W(8-8)                9     3   0   0   1   5   0  30


Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer
Time of Game: 1:45   Attendance: 12175


Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia Phillies         Houston Astros           
1. Cash                2b        Gross               rf
2. Bowa                ss        Metzger             ss
3. Schmidt             3b        Cedeno              cf
4. Montanez            1b        Watson              lf
5. Unser               cf        M. May              c
6. Johnstone           lf        L. May              1b
7. Anderson            rf        Rader               3b
8. Boone               c         Milbourne           2b
9. Ruthven             p         Dierker             p

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash singled to left; Bowa forced Cash (shortstop
to second); Bowa was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross walked; Metzger forced Gross (second to
shortstop); Cedeno flied out to center; Watson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez walked; Unser popped to shortstop;
Johnstone flied out to center; Anderson flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: M. May popped to catcher; L. May struck out; Rader
walked; Milbourne struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone grounded out (third to first); Ruthven
struck out; Cash lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Dierker grounded out (first unassisted); Gross lined
to shortstop; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

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

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson grounded out (second to
first); M. May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Unser flied out to right; Johnstone lined to
pitcher; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: L. May grounded out (third to first); Rader grounded
out (third to first); Milbourne singled to left; Dierker struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Boone singled to left; Ruthven out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Boone to second]; Cash grounded out
(third to first); Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Gross grounded out (third to first); Metzger doubled
to left; Cedeno struck out; Watson singled to center [Metzger
scored]; M. May flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Phillies 0, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: M. May dropped a foul fly hit by Schmidt for an
error; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Montanez popped to
shortstop; Unser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: L. May flied out to left; Rader flied out to right;
Milbourne struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros
1.

PHILLIES 8TH: Johnstone popped to second; Anderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Boone singled to left; HARMON RAN FOR
BOONE; ROBINSON BATTED FOR RUTHVEN; M. May allowed a passed ball
[Harmon to second]; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Phillies 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: ESSIAN REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING C ); GARBER
REPLACED HARMON (PITCHING); Dierker struck out; Gross grounded
out (second to first); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Cash popped to second; Bowa flied out to left;
Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Phillies         0   3   0    3
 Astros           1   3   1    4


Data courtesy of Retrosheet