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Houston Astros @ Philadelphia Phillies
1972-06-08 · Night game · Veterans Stadium · Att: 20155 · 2:36
Philadelphia Phillies defeated Houston Astros 7–2. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 7th. Bill Champion earned the win and Joe Hoerner picked up the save. Tom Hutton went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| PHI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
W: Bill Champion L: Larry Dierker SV: Joe Hoerner
Umpires — HP: Chris Pelekoudas · 1B: Mel Steiner · 2B: Jerry Dale · 3B: Shag Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jimmy Stewart | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Norm Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Cesar Cedeno | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lee May | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Watson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Doug Rader | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Roger Metzger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Dierker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Stinson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jesus Alou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Fenwick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denny Doyle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Oscar Gamble | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Willie Montanez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Greg Luzinski | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Tom Hutton | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Don Money | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tim McCarver | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Larry Bowa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Champion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Hoerner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Stone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Dierker | 5.0 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Ray | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim York | 1.1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Philadelphia Phillies — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Champion | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Joe Hoerner | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jimmy Stewart: K/C
- Norm Miller: W
- Cesar Cedeno: W.1-2
- Lee May: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 1
- Denny Doyle: 8
- Oscar Gamble: D7
- Willie Montanez: K
- Greg Luzinski: 63
Top 2
- Bob Watson: 3/P
- Johnny Edwards: 63
- Doug Rader: K
Bot 2
- Tom Hutton: D9
- Don Money: 8
- Tim McCarver: 7
- Larry Bowa: T9.2-H
- Bill Champion: 9
Top 3
- Roger Metzger: 43
- Larry Dierker: K
- Jimmy Stewart: 63
Bot 3
- Denny Doyle: 43
- Oscar Gamble: 43
- Willie Montanez: K
Top 4
- Norm Miller: K
- Cesar Cedeno: 63
- Lee May: 53
Bot 4
- Greg Luzinski: S7
- Tom Hutton: S6.1-2
- Don Money: S6.2-3;1-2
- Tim McCarver: 8/SF.3-H;2-3#
- Larry Bowa: S9.3-H;1-3
- Bill Champion: CSH(2).1-2#
- Bill Champion: K
Top 5
- Bob Watson: S8
- Johnny Edwards: W.1-2
- Doug Rader: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3#
- Roger Metzger: 43
Bot 5
- Denny Doyle: 7
- Oscar Gamble: S/34
- Willie Montanez: 46(1)/FO
- Greg Luzinski: W.1-2
- Tom Hutton: 7
Top 6
- Larry Dierker: 63
- Jimmy Stewart: 63
- Norm Miller: K
Bot 6
- Don Money: S7
- Tim McCarver: S8.1-3
- Larry Bowa: 9/SF.3-H
- Bill Champion: 3/BP
- Denny Doyle: 7
Top 7
- Cesar Cedeno: T7
- Lee May: S7.3-H
- Bob Watson: S7.1-2
- Johnny Edwards: 5/FL
- Doug Rader: 9
- Roger Metzger: 43
Bot 7
- Oscar Gamble: K
- Willie Montanez: D8
- Greg Luzinski: S8.2-H
- Tom Hutton: HR.1-H
- Don Money: K/C
- Tim McCarver: W
- Larry Bowa: S8.1-2
- Joe Hoerner: K
Top 8
- Bob Stinson: 4/L
- Jimmy Stewart: 8
- Jesus Alou: HP
- Cesar Cedeno: S9.1-3#
- Lee May: K
Bot 8
- Denny Doyle: W
- Oscar Gamble: K
- Willie Montanez: W.1-2
- Ron Stone: 7
- Tom Hutton: W.2-3;1-2
- Don Money: 53
Top 9
- Bob Watson: HR
- Bobby Fenwick: 9
- Doug Rader: 7
- Roger Metzger: S8
- Bob Stinson: S1.1-2
- Jimmy Stewart: 8