Astros @ Phillies
August 31, 1974

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 6 12 0
Phillies 10 16 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 6 12 0
Phillies 10 16 0

Roger Metzger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .265
OBP .250 .302
At Bats 4 461
Hits 1 122
• Singles 0 102
• Doubles 1 13
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 0 25

Larry Christenson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Veterans Stadium - August 31, 1974
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Out
Larry Christenson
Bob Boone
Willie Montanez
Dave Cash
Mike Schmidt
Terry Harmon
Ollie Brown
Del Unser
Mike Anderson
Roger Metzger
Greg Gross

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 6 12 0 5
Philadelphia Phillies 10 16 0 6
Winning Pitcher Larry Christenson
Losing Pitcher J.R. Richard
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ollie Brown
Attendance 35,257
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Milbourne scores.
Top 9 Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Ramon de los Santos. The ball gets by Boone for a passed ball. Milbourne moves to third.
Top 9 Milbourne hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Milbourne reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Harmon hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Johnson hits a line drive towards third. Schmidt reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Watson hits a line drive towards first. Montanez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cedeno hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Terry Harmon now playing shortstop. 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.
Bottom 7 Cash hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ramon de los Santos now pitching. Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gross hits a line drive towards third. Schmidt reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Fred Scherman. Howard strikes out.
Top 7 Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Christenson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Unser hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Anderson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Montanez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schmidt moves to second.
Bottom 6 Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Johnson strikes out.
Top 6 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Watson strikes out.
Top 6 Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bowa hits a fly ball for a double play.
Bottom 5 Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boone moves to second.
Bottom 5 Brown strikes out.
Bottom 5 Fred Scherman now pitching. Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Gross takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Larry Christenson now pitching. Mike Anderson now playing right field. Ollie Brown now playing left field. Bob Gallagher pinch hits for Jim York. Gallagher strikes out.
Bottom 4 Johnstone strikes out.
Bottom 4 Unser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Unser reaches second base with a double. Luzinski moves to third.
Bottom 4 Jim York now pitching. Luzinski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Montanez scores.
Bottom 4 Montanez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Montanez reaches second base with a double. Brown scores. Cash scores. Schmidt goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Schmidt takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to third. Cash moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boone tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Cash is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Ollie Brown pinch hits for Jim Lonborg. Mike Cosgrove now pitching. Brown hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Brown reaches second base with a double. Unser scores. Boone moves to third.
Bottom 4 Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Luzinski scores. Unser moves to second.
Bottom 4 Johnstone hits a line drive towards first. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Unser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to second.
Bottom 4 Luzinski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 May hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Unser. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Metzger scores.
Top 4 Metzger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnstone. Metzger reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Schmidt hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Bowa. The throw from May and he is out, Milbourne applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Bowa bunts towards first. Johnson fields the ball and throws to Richard covering. Safe.
Top 3 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Richard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rader hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Unser is chasing the ball. Rader rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run.
Bottom 2 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lonborg hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Boone moves to second.
Bottom 2 Boone bunts towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Johnstone hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 2 Unser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to third.
Bottom 2 Luzinski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Luzinski reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Top 2 May hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Schmidt strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 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.