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Houston Astros @ Philadelphia Phillies
1974-08-30 · Night game · Veterans Stadium · Att: 17106 · 2:46
Houston Astros defeated Philadelphia Phillies 3–2. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 5th. Don Wilson earned the win and Ken Forsch picked up the save. Del Unser 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 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| PHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
W: Don Wilson L: Wayne Twitchell SV: Ken Forsch
Umpires — HP: Lee Weyer · 1B: Bob Engel · 2B: Frank Pulli · 3B: Ed Sudol · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greg Gross | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roger Metzger | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cesar Cedeno | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Bob Watson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Milt May | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cliff Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Doug Rader | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Larry Milbourne | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Don Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Philadelphia Phillies — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dave Cash | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Larry Bowa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Schmidt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Greg Luzinski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jay Johnstone | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Del Unser | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Boone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Hutton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Twitchell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Terry Harmon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Wilson | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
 Ken Forsch | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Twitchell | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
 Gene Garber | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Greg Gross: 53
- Roger Metzger: 7
- Cesar Cedeno: S8
- Bob Watson: SB2
- Bob Watson: K
Bot 1
- Dave Cash: 9
- Larry Bowa: S7
- Mike Schmidt: SB2
- Mike Schmidt: W
- Greg Luzinski: 63.2-3;1-2
- Jay Johnstone: W
- Del Unser: S4/G.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Bob Boone: 2/FL
Top 2
- Milt May: S8
- Cliff Johnson: K
- Doug Rader: 6/P
- Larry Milbourne: S8.1-2
- Don Wilson: K
Bot 2
- Tom Hutton: 8
- Wayne Twitchell: K
- Dave Cash: D8
- Larry Bowa: 43
Top 3
- Greg Gross: 13
- Roger Metzger: 1/L
- Cesar Cedeno: W
- Bob Watson: 9
Bot 3
- Mike Schmidt: 8
- Greg Luzinski: 8
- Jay Johnstone: 9
Top 4
- Milt May: HP
- Cliff Johnson: W.1-2
- Doug Rader: W.2-3;1-2
- Larry Milbourne: 62(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Don Wilson: 13/SH/BG.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Greg Gross: 13
Bot 4
- Del Unser: S8
- Bob Boone: 9
- Tom Hutton: 2/FL
- Wayne Twitchell: 43
Top 5
- Roger Metzger: T9
- Cesar Cedeno: W
- Bob Watson: SB2.3-H(E2/TH)(NR);1-3
- Bob Watson: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
- Milt May: 8
- Cliff Johnson: K
Bot 5
- Dave Cash: 9
- Larry Bowa: 8
- Mike Schmidt: K
Top 6
- Doug Rader: K
- Larry Milbourne: 6/L
- Don Wilson: K
Bot 6
- Greg Luzinski: 6/P
- Jay Johnstone: 7
- Del Unser: HR/9
- Bob Boone: 53
Top 7
- Greg Gross: 43
- Roger Metzger: S9
- Cesar Cedeno: CS2(24)
- Cesar Cedeno: K
Bot 7
- Tom Hutton: D9
- Terry Harmon: K
- Dave Cash: W
- Larry Bowa: 9
- Mike Schmidt: W.2-3;1-2
- Greg Luzinski: K
Top 8
- Bob Watson: K
- Milt May: K
- Cliff Johnson: K
Bot 8
- Jay Johnstone: 9
- Del Unser: 8
- Bob Boone: K
Top 9
- Doug Rader: 9/L
- Larry Milbourne: K
- Don Wilson: 8
Bot 9
- Tom Hutton: D9
- Mike Anderson: S9.2-3
- Dave Cash: 54(1)3/GDP.3-3
- Larry Bowa: 43