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Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 25, 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 25, 1974 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | August 25, 1974 |
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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 25, 1974 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wayne Twitchell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Wilson |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 11,405 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Frank Pulli |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Wayne Twitchell | Pitcher |
Danny Ozark | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Don Wilson | Pitcher |
Preston Gomez | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Phillies
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 25, 1974
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Wilson
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Wilson
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Wilson
Schmidt is hit by the pitch. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montanez vs. Wilson
Montanez hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Unser vs. Wilson
Unser hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Twitchell
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Twitchell
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 -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Twitchell
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa 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: ---
Johnstone vs. Wilson
Johnstone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Wilson
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnstone moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Wilson
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Twitchell vs. Wilson
Twitchell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Twitchell
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Twitchell
May hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Twitchell
May hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Twitchell
Rader strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Wilson
Cash 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: ---
Bowa vs. Wilson
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Wilson
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Twitchell
Milbourne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Twitchell
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Twitchell
Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Twitchell
Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Twitchell
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gross scores. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Twitchell
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Twitchell
May hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Wilson
Montanez hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Wilson
Unser strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Wilson
Johnstone 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 4
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Twitchell
May strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Twitchell
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rader for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Twitchell
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Wilson
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Wilson
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hutton vs. Wilson
Tom Hutton pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell.
Hutton takes first base on ball four. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Wilson
There's a wild pitch. Anderson moves to third. Hutton moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cash vs. Wilson
Cash hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bowa vs. Wilson
Bowa 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 5
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Schueler
Ron Schueler now pitching.
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnstone. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Schueler
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Schueler
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and has Wilson trapped. There's the throw to Bowa who tags Wilson for the out. Gross moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Schueler
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Schueler
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Wilson
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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Wilson
Montanez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gross. Montanez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Unser vs. Wilson
Unser hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnstone vs. Wilson
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnstone for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Schueler
May 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Schueler
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Schueler
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Wilson
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Wilson
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Wilson
Tony Taylor pinch hits for Ron Schueler.
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Wilson
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Garber
Gene Garber now pitching.
Milbourne hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Garber
Wilson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Garber
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards second. Cash picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Cash. Garber throws it away. That's an error on Garber. Wilson goes all the way around to score. Gross moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Garber
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Garber
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Wilson
Bowa strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Wilson
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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Wilson
Montanez hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Garber
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Garber
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Garber covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Garber
May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnstone. May reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Garber
Wilbur Howard pinch runs for Lee May.
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milbourne vs. Garber
Milbourne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howard scores. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Garber
Wilson 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, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Cosgrove
Mike Cosgrove now pitching. Wilbur Howard now playing left field. Bob Watson now playing first base.
Unser hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Cosgrove
Johnstone hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Cosgrove
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Cosgrove
Boone hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/25/1974 -- Philadelphia at Houston (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Cash D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Gross G, rf 3 1 2 0 Bowa L, ss 4 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 4 0 1 1 Schmidt M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 1 1 Montanez W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Watson B, lf-1b 4 0 0 0 Unser D, cf 4 0 0 0 May M, c 4 0 0 0 Johnstone J, lf 4 0 1 0 May L, 1b 4 1 2 1 Anderson M, rf 4 0 2 0 Howard W, pr-lf 0 1 0 0 Boone B, c 4 0 1 0 Rader D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Twitchell W, p 1 0 0 0 Milbourne L, 2b 3 0 1 1 Hutton T, ph 0 0 0 0 Wilson D, p 3 2 1 0 Schueler R, p 0 0 0 0 Cosgrove M, p 0 0 0 0 Taylor T, ph 1 0 0 0 Garber G, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 0 6 0 32 5 8 4 Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0 Houston 012 000 11x -- 5 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Twitchell W (L) 4.0 4 3 3 1 4 Schueler R 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 Garber G 2.0 3 2 1 1 1 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Wilson D (W) 8.0 5 0 0 1 4 Cosgrove M 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Garber G, Cash D LOB -- Philadelphia 8, Houston 7 2B -- Wilson D, Montanez W, May L HR -- May L HBP -- by Wilson D (Schmidt M), by Garber G (Wilson D) WP -- Wilson D T -- 2:14 A -- 11405
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