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Philadelphia Phillies @ Houston Astros
1975-05-20 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 7211 · dome, dry · 2:32
Houston Astros defeated Philadelphia Phillies 4–2. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 8th. Ken Forsch earned the win and Joe Niekro picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| HOU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
W: Ken Forsch L: Tug McGraw SV: Joe Niekro
Umpires — HP: Nick Colosi · 1B: John McSherry · 2B: Chris Pelekoudas · 3B: Paul Pryor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Philadelphia Phillies — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dave Cash | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Larry Bowa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Garry Maddox | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Greg Luzinski | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tom Hutton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Schmidt | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bob Boone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Anderson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Jim Lonborg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Jay Johnstone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greg Gross | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roger Metzger | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cesar Cedeno | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Watson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Cruz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Milt May | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Doug Rader | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Rob Andrews | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 J. R. Richard | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Forsch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cliff Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tommy Helms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Lonborg | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
 Tug McGraw | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. R. Richard | 5.2 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Ken Forsch | 2.1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Niekro | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dave Cash: W
- Larry Bowa: S8.1-2
- Garry Maddox: 9
- Greg Luzinski: W.2-3;1-2
- Tom Hutton: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 1
- Greg Gross: 7
- Roger Metzger: S7
- Cesar Cedeno: S8.1-2#
- Bob Watson: S8.2-H;1-3
- Jose Cruz: K
- Milt May: 43
Top 2
- Mike Schmidt: S7
- Bob Boone: SB2#
- Bob Boone: K
- Mike Anderson: K
- Jim Lonborg: 53
Bot 2
- Doug Rader: 3/P
- Rob Andrews: 63
- J. R. Richard: E6.B-1
- Greg Gross: S8.1-2
- Roger Metzger: 7
Top 3
- Dave Cash: 43
- Larry Bowa: 7/L
- Garry Maddox: 63
Bot 3
- Cesar Cedeno: S8
- Bob Watson: SB2
- Bob Watson: 53.2-3
- Jose Cruz: 7/SF.3-H
- Milt May: 31
Top 4
- Greg Luzinski: S8
- Tom Hutton: S9.1-2
- Mike Schmidt: PB.2-3;1-2#
- Mike Schmidt: K/C
- Bob Boone: 9
- Mike Anderson: K
Bot 4
- Doug Rader: 9/L
- Rob Andrews: 31
- J. R. Richard: D7
- Greg Gross: 63
Top 5
- Jim Lonborg: W
- Dave Cash: 9
- Larry Bowa: 7/L
- Garry Maddox: W.1-2
- Greg Luzinski: 65(2)/FO
Bot 5
- Roger Metzger: 63
- Cesar Cedeno: 63
- Bob Watson: 8
Top 6
- Tom Hutton: W
- Mike Schmidt: WP.1-2#
- Mike Schmidt: PB.2-3#
- Mike Schmidt: K
- Bob Boone: 3/P
- Mike Anderson: S8.3-H
- Jim Lonborg: SB2
- Jim Lonborg: W
- Dave Cash: 4/L
Bot 6
- Jose Cruz: 53
- Milt May: 31
- Doug Rader: K
Top 7
- Larry Bowa: S8
- Garry Maddox: CS2(24)
- Garry Maddox: 6/P
- Greg Luzinski: K
Bot 7
- Rob Andrews: 31
- Ken Forsch: S8
- Greg Gross: 64(1)/FO
- Roger Metzger: 64(1)/FO
Top 8
- Tom Hutton: S6
- Mike Schmidt: S7.1-2
- Bob Boone: 15(2)/FO.1-2
- Jay Johnstone: 3/G.2-3;1-2
- Dick Allen: HP
- Dave Cash: S6.3-H;2-3;1-2;BX2(64)
Bot 8
- Cesar Cedeno: W
- Bob Watson: S8.1-H;B-2(THH)
- Jose Cruz: PB.2-3#
- Jose Cruz: K
- Cliff Johnson: IW
- Doug Rader: S7.3-H;1-2
- Rob Andrews: S7.2-3;1-2
- Tommy Helms: K
- Greg Gross: 13
Top 9
- Larry Bowa: K
- Garry Maddox: 4/P
- Greg Luzinski: HP
- Tom Hutton: 31