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Houston Astros @ Philadelphia Phillies
1969-05-08 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 2113 · 76°F, cloudy · Wind 15 mph to CF · 2:33
Houston Astros defeated Philadelphia Phillies 9–7. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 8th. Jack Billingham earned the win and Fred Gladding picked up the save. Dick Allen went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | |
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
W: Jack Billingham L: Gary Wagner SV: Fred Gladding
Umpires — HP: Chris Pelekoudas · 1B: Doug Harvey · 2B: Frank Dezelan · 3B: Shag Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joe Morgan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Norm Miller | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Wynn | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Curt Blefary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Denis Menke | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Doug Rader | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jesus Alou | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Edwards | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Griffin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Julio Gotay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gary Geiger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Billingham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Larry Hisle | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Briggs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Dick Allen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Callison | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Deron Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cookie Rojas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Money | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Ryan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Rick Wise | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Stone | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Griffin | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
 Dooley Womack | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Skip Guinn | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Billingham | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Fred Gladding | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Wise | 7.0 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Wagner | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Joe Morgan: HR/9
- Norm Miller: 8
- Jim Wynn: K/C
- Curt Blefary: S8
- Denis Menke: S8/G.1-2
- Doug Rader: 2/FL
Bot 1
- Larry Hisle: K/C
- John Briggs: K
- Dick Allen: 63
Top 2
- Jesus Alou: 63
- Johnny Edwards: 3/G
- Tom Griffin: 63
Bot 2
- Johnny Callison: 9/FL
- Deron Johnson: K
- Cookie Rojas: 7
Top 3
- Joe Morgan: 8
- Norm Miller: S8
- Jim Wynn: HR/7.1-H
- Curt Blefary: W
- Denis Menke: 9
- Doug Rader: 64(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Don Money: S8
- Mike Ryan: K
- Rick Wise: 8
- Larry Hisle: S8.1-3
- John Briggs: W.1-2
- Dick Allen: HR/9.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Johnny Callison: 63
Top 4
- Jesus Alou: 13
- Johnny Edwards: 8
- Tom Griffin: 8
Bot 4
- Deron Johnson: W
- Cookie Rojas: D9.1-H;B-3(E4)
- Don Money: 43
- Mike Ryan: S7/G.3-H
- Rick Wise: K
- Ron Stone: 63
Top 5
- Joe Morgan: 8
- Norm Miller: 43
- Jim Wynn: E6.B-2
- Curt Blefary: 3/G
Bot 5
- John Briggs: 3/G
- Dick Allen: 4/P
- Johnny Callison: 43
Top 6
- Denis Menke: 53
- Doug Rader: 8
- Jesus Alou: S8
- Johnny Edwards: S7.1-3
- Julio Gotay: 3/P
Bot 6
- Deron Johnson: 2/FL
- Cookie Rojas: 43
- Don Money: 3/G
Top 7
- Joe Morgan: 3/G
- Norm Miller: 5/FL
- Jim Wynn: E5.B-1
- Curt Blefary: 7
Bot 7
- Mike Ryan: 9
- Rick Wise: S7/G
- Ron Stone: S7.1-2
- John Briggs: K
- Dick Allen: S8/G.2-H;1-3
- Johnny Callison: 2/FL
Top 8
- Denis Menke: S7/G
- Doug Rader: S8.1-2
- Jesus Alou: D7.2-H;1-H
- Johnny Edwards: 43.2-3
- Gary Geiger: 7/SF/FL.3-H
- Joe Morgan: E3.B-1
- Norm Miller: CS2(26)
Bot 8
- Deron Johnson: 5/FL
- Cookie Rojas: 63
- Don Money: 53
Top 9
- Norm Miller: S8/G
- Jim Wynn: K/C
- Curt Blefary: W.1-2
- Denis Menke: 9
- Doug Rader: W.2-3;1-2
- Jesus Alou: S6.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Johnny Edwards: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Jack Billingham: 64(1)/FO
Bot 9
- Mike Ryan: 5/FL
- Tony Taylor: S8
- Ron Stone: SB2
- Ron Stone: 7
- John Briggs: 9/L