Philadelphia Phillies 8, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 133
Played on Sunday, September 1, 1974 (N) at Veterans Stadium

HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  3  1
PHI N    0  1  0    3  0  1    1  2  x  -   8 13  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gross rf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Metzger ss                    4   0   0   0       0   1       1   4
Cedeno cf                     3   0   0   0       1   1       5   1
Watson lf                     1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Howard lf                   3   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
C. Johnson 1b                 2   0   0   0       2   0       5   0
Edwards c                     3   1   0   0       1   0       5   0
Rader 3b                      1   0   0   0       2   0       2   0
Milbourne 2b                  3   0   0   0       0   0       3   2
Griffin p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gallagher ph                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  York p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  M. May ph                   0   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
  Scherman p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       26   1   3   1       6   3      24   7

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Cedeno-Milbourne.
E: Griffin (7).

BATTING - 
2B: Watson (17,off Ruthven).
SF: M. May (4,off Ruthven).
GDP: Metzger (11,off Ruthven); Edwards (1,off Ruthven).
Team LOB: 5.

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cash 2b                       5   0   1   3       0   0       2   7
Bowa ss                       5   0   1   0       0   0       3   6
Schmidt 3b                    4   1   1   1       0   2       0   4
Montanez 1b                   4   0   1   0       0   0      15   1
Luzinski lf                   3   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Anderson rf                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Unser cf                      4   3   3   0       0   0       2   0
Johnstone rf,lf               3   1   1   1       1   1       2   0
Boone c                       4   1   2   2       0   1       3   0
Ruthven p                     4   1   3   1       0   1       0   2
Totals                       36   8  13   8       2   5      27  20

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Cash-Bowa-Montanez, Cash-Bowa-Montanez.

BATTING - 
2B: Johnstone (7,off Griffin); Unser (18,off York); Ruthven (1,off Scherman);
Cash (23,off Scherman).
HR: Schmidt (33,7th inning off York 0 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Bowa (35,2nd base off Griffin/Edwards); Unser (5,2nd base off Griffin/Edwards).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Griffin L(12-8)               5     6   4   4   2   4   0  23
York                          2     4   2   2   0   0   1  10
Scherman                      1     3   2   2   0   1   0   5
Totals                        8    13   8   8   2   5   1  38


Philadelphia Phillies        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ruthven W(7-11)               9     3   1   1   6   3   0  33

BK: Ruthven (3).

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bob Engel
Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 18232


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. C. Johnson          1b        Luzinski            lf
6. Edwards             c         Unser               cf
7. Rader               3b        Johnstone           rf
8. Milbourne           2b        Boone               c
9. Griffin             p         Ruthven             p

ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled to center; Metzger grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gross out at
second]; Cedeno walked; Cedeno was picked off first (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash flied out to center; Bowa singled to left;
Bowa stole second; Schmidt struck out; Montanez flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson doubled to center; C. Johnson reached on a
fielder's choice [Watson out at third (pitcher to second)];
Edwards grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [C. Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: HOWARD REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Luzinski
popped to third in foul territory; Unser singled to center;
Unser stole second; Johnstone walked; Boone singled to left
[Unser scored, Johnstone to second]; On a bunt Ruthven struck
out; Cash flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0,
Phillies 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Rader flied out to right; On a bunt Milbourne
grounded out (third to first); Griffin grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt struck out;
Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Phillies 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Gross grounded out (third to first); Metzger flied
out to right; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski walked; Unser singled to left [Luzinski
to second]; Johnstone doubled to right [Luzinski scored, Unser
to third]; Boone struck out; Ruthven singled to left [Unser
scored, Johnstone to third]; Cash forced Ruthven (shortstop to
second) [Johnstone scored]; Cash was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Griffin [Cash to third]; Bowa flied out to
right; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Howard grounded out (second to first); C. Johnson
walked; Edwards flied out to center; Ruthven balked [C. Johnson
to second]; Rader walked; Milbourne forced Rader (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt flied out to left; Montanez grounded out
(second to first); Luzinski popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 4.

ASTROS 6TH: GALLAGHER BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Gallagher was called
out on strikes; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: YORK REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); Unser doubled
to left; Johnstone grounded out (second to first) [Unser to
third]; Boone grounded out (shortstop to first) [Unser scored];
Ruthven singled to right; Cash forced Ruthven (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard
grounded out (second to first); C. Johnson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt
homered; Montanez singled to second; Luzinski popped to
shortstop; Unser popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 6.

ASTROS 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING RF); JOHNSTONE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Edwards walked; Rader walked
[Edwards to second]; Milbourne grounded out (second to first)
[Edwards to third, Rader to second]; M. MAY BATTED FOR YORK; M.
May hit a sacrifice fly to center [Edwards scored]; Gross
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 8TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED M. MAY (PITCHING); Johnstone
struck out; Boone singled to center; Ruthven doubled to right
[Boone to third]; Cash doubled to left [Boone scored, Ruthven
scored]; Bowa hit into a double play (center to second) [Cash
out at third]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 8.

ASTROS 9TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno
grounded out (third to first); Howard singled to shortstop; C.
Johnson walked [Howard to second]; Edwards forced C. Johnson
(first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies
8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           1   3   1    5
 Phillies         8  13   0    6


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