Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Regular Season Game 131
Played on Friday, August 30, 1974 (N) at Veterans Stadium

HOU N    0  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  0
PHI N    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gross rf                      4   0   0   0       0   0       6   0
Metzger ss                    4   1   2   0       0   0       1   1
Cedeno cf                     2   1   1   0       2   1       5   0
Watson lf,1b                  3   0   0   1       0   2       3   0
M. May c                      3   0   1   0       0   1       7   0
C. Johnson 1b                 3   1   0   0       1   3       4   0
  Howard lf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Rader 3b                      3   0   0   0       1   1       0   2
Milbourne 2b                  4   0   1   0       0   1       1   4
Wilson p                      3   0   0   1       0   2       0   0
  Forsch p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   3   5   2       4  11      27   7

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Rader-Milbourne-Watson.

BATTING - 
3B: Metzger (7,off Twitchell).
SH: Wilson (8,off Twitchell).
SF: Watson (5,off Twitchell).
HBP: M. May (1,by Twitchell).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Cedeno 2 (46,2nd base off Twitchell/Boone 2).
CS: Metzger (5,2nd base by Twitchell/Boone).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cash 2b                       4   0   1   0       1   0       1   1
Bowa ss                       5   1   1   0       0   0       2   1
Schmidt 3b                    2   0   0   0       2   1       0   1
Luzinski lf                   4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Garber p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Johnstone rf,lf               3   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Unser cf                      4   1   3   2       0   0       3   0
Boone c                       4   0   0   0       0   1      12   1
Hutton 1b                     4   0   2   0       0   0       5   0
Twitchell p                   2   0   0   0       0   1       1   3
  Harmon ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Anderson rf                 1   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       34   2   8   2       4   5      27   7

FIELDING - 
E: Boone (20).

BATTING - 
2B: Cash (22,off Wilson); Hutton 2 (6,off Wilson 2).
HR: Unser (9,6th inning off Wilson 0 on 2 out).
GDP: Cash (7,off Forsch).
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Bowa (34,2nd base off Wilson/M. May).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wilson W(10-10)               8     8   2   2   4   5   1  36
Forsch SV(6)                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Totals                        9     8   2   2   4   5   1  38

Wilson faced 2 batters in the 9th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Forsch 2-0.
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Philadelphia Phillies        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Twitchell L(6-7)              7     5   3   2   4   7   0  30
Garber                        2     0   0   0   0   4   0   6
Totals                        9     5   3   2   4  11   0  36

HBP: Twitchell (5,M. May).

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Sudol
Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 17106


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Philadelphia Phillies    
1. Gross               rf        Cash                2b
2. Metzger             ss        Bowa                ss
3. Cedeno              cf        Schmidt             3b
4. Watson              lf        Luzinski            lf
5. M. May              c         Johnstone           rf
6. C. Johnson          1b        Unser               cf
7. Rader               3b        Boone               c
8. Milbourne           2b        Hutton              1b
9. Wilson              p         Twitchell           p

ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (third to first); Metzger flied
out to left; Cedeno singled to center; Cedeno stole second;
Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash flied out to right; Bowa singled to left;
Bowa stole second; Schmidt walked; Luzinski grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Bowa to third, Schmidt to second];
Johnstone walked; Unser singled to second [Bowa scored, Schmidt
to third, Johnstone to second]; Boone popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 1.

ASTROS 2ND: M. May singled to center; C. Johnson struck out;
Rader popped to shortstop; Milbourne singled to center [M. May
to second]; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hutton flied out to center; Twitchell struck out;
Cash doubled to center; Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger lined
to pitcher; Cedeno walked; Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt flied out to center; Luzinski flied out to
center; Johnstone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 0, Phillies 1.

ASTROS 4TH: M. May was hit by a pitch; C. Johnson walked [M. May
to second]; Rader walked [M. May to third, C. Johnson to
second]; Milbourne forced M. May (shortstop to catcher) [C.
Johnson to third, Rader to second]; Wilson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [C. Johnson scored, Rader to third,
Milbourne to second]; Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Unser singled to center; Boone flied out to right;
Hutton popped to catcher in foul territory; Twitchell grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies
1.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger tripled to right; Cedeno walked; Cedeno
stole second [Metzger scored (error by Boone), Cedeno to third];
Watson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cedeno scored (unearned)];
M. May flied out to center; C. Johnson struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Cash flied out to right; Bowa flied out to center;
Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Rader struck out; Milbourne lined to shortstop;
Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski popped to shortstop; Johnstone flied out
to left; Unser homered; Boone grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Gross grounded out (second to first); Metzger
singled to right; Metzger was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Hutton doubled to right; HARMON BATTED FOR
TWITCHELL; Harmon struck out; Cash walked; Bowa flied out to
right; Schmidt walked [Hutton to third, Cash to second];
Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 2.

ASTROS 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED HARMON (PLAYING RF); JOHNSTONE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GARBER REPLACED LUZINSKI
(PITCHING); Watson struck out; M. May struck out; C. Johnson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: HOWARD REPLACED C. JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); WATSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Johnstone flied out to right;
Unser flied out to center; Boone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Rader lined to right; Milbourne struck out; Wilson
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: Hutton doubled to right; Anderson singled to right
[Hutton to third]; FORSCH REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Cash
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hutton
stayed at third, Anderson out at second]; Bowa grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           3   5   0    6
 Phillies         2   8   1    9


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