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Astros
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
July 19, 1975
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros, played on July 19, 1975 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 19, 1975 |
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Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 19, 1975 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Christenson |
Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 30,983 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dutch Rennert 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wilbur Howard | Left Fielder |
Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
Bob Watson | First Baseman |
Milt May | Catcher |
Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
Preston Gomez | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
Jay Johnstone | Right Fielder |
Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
Dick Allen | First Baseman |
Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
Johnny Oates | Catcher |
Larry Christenson | Pitcher |
Danny Ozark | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
July 19, 1975
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Christenson
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Christenson
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 -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Christenson
Cedeno 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
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Dierker
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Dierker
Bowa bunts towards the mound. Dierker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 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 -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Dierker
Luzinski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bowa moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Allen vs. Dierker
Allen strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Christenson
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Christenson
May hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Christenson
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa misplays the ball. That's an error on Bowa. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Christenson
Rader is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Dierker
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Dierker
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Dierker
Oates hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christenson vs. Dierker
Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Christenson
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Christenson
Dierker strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Christenson
Howard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Dierker
Cash hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Dierker
Bowa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnstone vs. Dierker
There's a wild pitch. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnstone vs. Dierker
Johnstone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luzinski vs. Dierker
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allen vs. Dierker
Allen is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Christenson
Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Christenson
Cedeno 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 -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Christenson
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Oates and he is out, Bowa applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Christenson
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Dierker
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Dierker
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schmidt moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oates vs. Dierker
Oates hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schmidt tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christenson vs. Dierker
Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Dierker
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Christenson
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Christenson
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boswell for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Christenson
Rader strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Dierker
Bowa hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Dierker
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Dierker
There goes Johnstone. The throw from Dierker to Boswell and they have Johnstone trapped. The throw over to Watson, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Dierker
Luzinski hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Christenson
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 -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Christenson
Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Christenson
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Christenson
There goes Howard. The throw from Oates and he is safe. Howard steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Christenson
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
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Dierker
Allen hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Dierker
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Dierker
Maddox strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Christenson
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Christenson
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Christenson
May hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boswell vs. Christenson
Boswell hits a popup towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Dierker
Oates hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christenson vs. Dierker
Christenson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Dierker
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. Oates moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowa vs. Dierker
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Christenson
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Christenson
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Christenson
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Larry Dierker.
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Christenson
Larry Milbourne pinch runs for Cliff Johnson.
Howard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Niekro
Joe Niekro now pitching.
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Niekro
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Niekro
Allen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Niekro
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Christenson
Ollie Brown now playing left field. Mike Anderson now playing right field. Tom Hutton now playing first base.
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 -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Christenson
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Christenson
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Christenson
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/19/1975 -- Houston at Philadelphia (N) Houston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Howard W, lf 3 0 0 0 Cash D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gross G, rf 4 0 1 0 Bowa L, ss 3 0 1 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 2 0 Johnstone J, rf 3 0 1 0 Watson B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Brown O, lf 0 0 0 0 May M, c 4 0 0 0 Luzinski G, lf 4 0 1 0 Boswell K, 2b 3 0 0 0 Anderson M, rf 0 0 0 0 Rader D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Allen D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Metzger R, ss 3 0 0 0 Hutton T, 1b 0 0 0 0 Dierker L, p 2 0 0 0 Schmidt M, 3b 3 1 0 0 Johnson C, ph 0 0 0 0 Maddox G, cf 3 0 1 0 Milbourne L, pr 0 0 0 0 Oates J, c 2 0 2 1 Niekro J, p 0 0 0 0 Christenson L, p 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 0 4 0 29 1 7 1 Houston 000 000 000 -- 0 Philadelphia 000 100 00x -- 1 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Dierker L (L) 7.0 6 1 1 3 7 Niekro J 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Christenson L (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 7 E -- Bowa L DP -- Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Houston 5, Philadelphia 8 2B -- Cedeno C SB -- Howard W CS -- Cedeno C, Johnstone J SF -- Oates J WP -- Dierker L T -- 2:19 A -- 30983
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