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Houston Astros @ Philadelphia Phillies
1974-08-31 · Night game · Veterans Stadium · Att: 35257 · 2:27
Philadelphia Phillies defeated Houston Astros 10–6. Philadelphia Phillies put up 7 in the 4th. Larry Christenson earned the win. Jay Johnstone went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | |
| PHI | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
W: Larry Christenson L: J.R. Richard SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bob Engel · 1B: Frank Pulli · 2B: Ed Sudol · 3B: Lee Weyer · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greg Gross | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Roger Metzger | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cesar Cedeno | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Watson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Milt May | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Cliff Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Doug Rader | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Milbourne | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 J. R. Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Gallagher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Wilbur Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Edwards | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dave Cash | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Larry Bowa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Schmidt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Willie Montanez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Greg Luzinski | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Del Unser | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jay Johnstone | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Boone | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Lonborg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ollie Brown | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Larry Christenson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Terry Harmon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. R. Richard | 3.1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Cosgrove | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Jim York | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Scherman | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Ramon de los Santos | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Lonborg | 4.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Christenson | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Greg Gross: 43
- Roger Metzger: 43
- Cesar Cedeno: 9
Bot 1
- Dave Cash: 7
- Larry Bowa: 53
- Mike Schmidt: K
Top 2
- Bob Watson: W
- Milt May: 8
- Cliff Johnson: 564(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Willie Montanez: 13
- Greg Luzinski: D7
- Del Unser: S9.2-3
- Jay Johnstone: HR.3-H;1-H
- Bob Boone: S5/BG
- Jim Lonborg: WP.1-2#
- Jim Lonborg: 3/P
- Dave Cash: 43
Top 3
- Doug Rader: HR8/IPHR
- Larry Milbourne: 63
- J. R. Richard: S9
- Greg Gross: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Larry Bowa: S3/BG
- Mike Schmidt: CS2(24)
- Mike Schmidt: 6/L
- Willie Montanez: 8
Top 4
- Roger Metzger: D9
- Cesar Cedeno: D8.2-H
- Bob Watson: 43
- Milt May: HR/9.2-H
- Cliff Johnson: D7
- Doug Rader: 63
- Larry Milbourne: 63
Bot 4
- Greg Luzinski: S8
- Del Unser: S9.1-2
- Jay Johnstone: 3/L
- Bob Boone: S7.2-H;1-2
- Ollie Brown: D.2-H;1-3
- Dave Cash: IW
- Larry Bowa: 8/SF.3-H
- Mike Schmidt: W.2-3;1-2
- Willie Montanez: D.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Greg Luzinski: S8.2-H
- Del Unser: D7.1-3
- Jay Johnstone: K
Top 5
- Bob Gallagher: K
- Greg Gross: W
- Roger Metzger: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Bob Boone: S7
- Ollie Brown: K
- Dave Cash: S9.1-2
- Larry Bowa: 9/DP.2XH(92)
Top 6
- Cesar Cedeno: K
- Bob Watson: K
- Milt May: S7
- Cliff Johnson: K
Bot 6
- Mike Schmidt: S7
- Willie Montanez: S7.1-2
- Mike Anderson: K
- Del Unser: 8
- Larry Christenson: K
Top 7
- Doug Rader: 8
- Larry Milbourne: S6
- Wilbur Howard: K
- Greg Gross: 5/L
Bot 7
- Bob Boone: 4/P
- Ollie Brown: 63
- Dave Cash: 4/P
Top 8
- Roger Metzger: 43
- Cesar Cedeno: HR/8
- Bob Watson: 3/L
- Milt May: S7
- Cliff Johnson: 5/L
Bot 8
- Terry Harmon: 8
- Mike Schmidt: 8
- Willie Montanez: 43
Top 9
- Doug Rader: 9
- Larry Milbourne: D7
- Johnny Edwards: PB.2-3
- Johnny Edwards: S8.3-H
- Greg Gross: 46(1)/FO
- Roger Metzger: 3/G