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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 23, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 23, 1974 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Ruthven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 12,175 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Lee Weyer |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Jay Johnstone | Left Fielder |
| Mike Anderson | Right Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Dick Ruthven | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Larry Milbourne | Second Baseman |
| Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 23, 1974
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Dierker
Cash hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Dierker
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Dierker
There goes Bowa. The throw from May and he is out, Milbourne applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Dierker
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Ruthven
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Ruthven
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Ruthven
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Ruthven
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Dierker
Montanez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Dierker
Unser hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnstone vs. Dierker
Johnstone hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Dierker
Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Ruthven
May hits a popup in front of the plate. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Ruthven
May strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Ruthven
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milbourne vs. Ruthven
Milbourne strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Dierker
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruthven vs. Dierker
Ruthven strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Dierker
Cash hits a line drive towards third. Rader reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Ruthven
Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dierker for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Ruthven
Gross hits a line drive towards short. Bowa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Ruthven
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Dierker
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Dierker
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Dierker
Montanez hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Ruthven
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Ruthven
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Ruthven
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Dierker
Unser hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Dierker
Johnstone hits a line drive towards the mound. Dierker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Dierker
Anderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Ruthven
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Ruthven
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Ruthven
Milbourne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dierker vs. Ruthven
Dierker strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Dierker
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruthven vs. Dierker
Ruthven bunts in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to first for the out. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Dierker
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowa vs. Dierker
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Ruthven
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Ruthven
Metzger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnstone. Metzger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Ruthven
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Ruthven
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Ruthven
May hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Dierker
Schmidt hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. May settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on May. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Dierker
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Dierker
Montanez hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Dierker
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Ruthven
May hits a fly ball into left field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Ruthven
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Ruthven
Milbourne strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Dierker
Johnstone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Dierker
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Dierker
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Dierker
Terry Harmon pinch runs for Bob Boone. Bill Robinson pinch hits for Dick Ruthven.
The ball gets by May for a passed ball. Harmon moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Dierker
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Garber
Jim Essian now catching. Gene Garber now pitching.
Dierker strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Garber
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Garber
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Dierker
Cash hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Dierker
Bowa hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Dierker
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1974 -- Philadelphia at Houston (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Cash D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Gross G, rf 3 0 0 0
Bowa L, ss 4 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 4 1 1 0
Schmidt M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cedeno C, cf 3 0 0 0
Montanez W, 1b 2 0 0 0 Watson B, lf 3 0 1 1
Unser D, cf 3 0 0 0 May M, c 3 0 0 0
Johnstone J, lf 3 0 0 0 May L, 1b 3 0 0 0
Anderson M, rf 3 0 0 0 Rader D, 3b 2 0 0 0
Boone B, c 3 0 2 0 Milbourne L, 2b 3 0 1 0
Harmon T, pr 0 0 0 0 Dierker L, p 3 0 0 0
Garber G, p 0 0 0 0
Ruthven D, p 1 0 0 0
Robinson B, ph 1 0 0 0
Essian J, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 0 3 0 27 1 3 1
Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston 000 001 00x -- 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven D (L) 7.0 3 1 1 2 6
Garber G 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker L (W) 9.0 3 0 0 1 5
E -- May M
LOB -- Philadelphia 3, Houston 4
2B -- Metzger R
CS -- Bowa L
SH -- Ruthven D
PB -- May M
T -- 1:45
A -- 12175
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