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Philadelphia Phillies @ Houston Astros

1969-07-26 Β· Night game Β· Astrodome Β· Att: 26962 Β· 72Β°F, dome, dry Β· 2:40

Houston Astros defeated Philadelphia Phillies 4–2. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 5th. Tom Griffin earned the win and Fred Gladding picked up the save. Deron Johnson went 3-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
PHI01000000124
HOU0110200046

W: Tom Griffin   L: Lowell Palmer   SV: Fred Gladding

Umpires β€” HP: Stan Landes Β· 1B: Bill Williams Β· 2B: Nick Colosi Β· 3B: Tom Gorman Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Tony Taylor200020
Larry Hisle300011
Dick Allen300011
Johnny Callison400001
Deron Johnson323110
Rick Joseph400001
Don Money400001
Dave Watkins301111
Lowell Palmer100001
Terry Harmon100000
Ron Stone100000

Houston Astros β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Sandy Valdespino400010
Joe Morgan310010
Denis Menke400000
Norm Miller311101
Curt Blefary311010
Doug Rader401101
Johnny Edwards211020
Jesus Alou301110
Tom Griffin301101
Gary Geiger100000

Philadelphia Phillies β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Lowell Palmer4.2562
John Boozer0.1001
Turk Farrell2.0000
Al Raffo1.0100

Houston Astros β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Tom Griffin7.2267
Wade Blasingame0.1000
Fred Gladding1.0200

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Tony Taylor: W
  • Larry Hisle: PO1(13)
  • Larry Hisle: K
  • Dick Allen: 8

Bot 1

  • Sandy Valdespino: W
  • Joe Morgan: W.1-2
  • Denis Menke: 7/L
  • Norm Miller: K/C
  • Curt Blefary: 6/P

Top 2

  • Johnny Callison: K
  • Deron Johnson: HR/7
  • Rick Joseph: 63
  • Don Money: K

Bot 2

  • Doug Rader: K
  • Johnny Edwards: W
  • Jesus Alou: SB2.1-2
  • Jesus Alou: 43.2-3
  • Tom Griffin: S7.3-H
  • Sandy Valdespino: 53

Top 3

  • Dave Watkins: W
  • Lowell Palmer: K/BF
  • Tony Taylor: 16(1)/FO
  • Larry Hisle: CS2(24)

Bot 3

  • Joe Morgan: E4/G.B-1
  • Denis Menke: SB2
  • Denis Menke: 9.2-3
  • Norm Miller: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
  • Curt Blefary: W
  • Doug Rader: 2/FL

Top 4

  • Larry Hisle: W
  • Dick Allen: CS2(24)#
  • Dick Allen: K/C
  • Johnny Callison: 2/FL

Bot 4

  • Johnny Edwards: S9/G
  • Jesus Alou: 9
  • Tom Griffin: 26(1)/FO/BG
  • Sandy Valdespino: 43

Top 5

  • Deron Johnson: S8
  • Rick Joseph: K
  • Don Money: 64(1)/FO
  • Dave Watkins: K/C

Bot 5

  • Joe Morgan: 9
  • Denis Menke: 7
  • Norm Miller: S7
  • Curt Blefary: S9.1-2
  • Doug Rader: DGR/9.2-H;1-3
  • Johnny Edwards: IW
  • Jesus Alou: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Tom Griffin: K/C

Top 6

  • Terry Harmon: E6/TH1.B-1
  • Tony Taylor: 3/G.1-2
  • Larry Hisle: 4/P9S
  • Dick Allen: 63

Bot 6

  • Sandy Valdespino: 63
  • Joe Morgan: 9
  • Denis Menke: 7

Top 7

  • Johnny Callison: 43
  • Deron Johnson: W
  • Rick Joseph: 7
  • Don Money: 53

Bot 7

  • Norm Miller: 43
  • Curt Blefary: 9/L
  • Doug Rader: 3/P

Top 8

  • Dave Watkins: 2/FL
  • Ron Stone: HP
  • Tony Taylor: W.1-2
  • Larry Hisle: 9/L
  • Dick Allen: W.2-3;1-2
  • Johnny Callison: 31

Bot 8

  • Johnny Edwards: 63
  • Jesus Alou: S8/G
  • Gary Geiger: 7/L
  • Sandy Valdespino: 13

Top 9

  • Deron Johnson: S9
  • Rick Joseph: 13.1-2
  • Don Money: 43.2-3
  • Dave Watkins: S6.3-H
  • Ron Stone: 7