Larry Dierker allowed only five hits and did not issue any walks while pitching the Astros to a 4-0 victory over the Phillies. John Mayberry doubled to drive in one of the Astros' two runs in the second inning and then walked and scored on a single by Johnny Edwards and squeeze bunt by Dierker in the sixth. Denis Menke homered for the last run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    12, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2
Astros       0  2  0    0  0  1    0  1  x  -   4  9  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Alou rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .315
Gamble cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Briggs lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Wynn lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .285
Johnson 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Rader 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .251
Stone rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Menke ss              4   2   2   1     0   0   .308
Money 3b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .307      Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Mayberry 1b           3   2   1   1     1   0   .222
Ryan c                3   0   0   0     0   2   .184      Edwards c             4   0   2   1     0   1   .211
G. Jackson p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .086      Dierker p             2   0   1   1     0   1   .149
  Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  Wenz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   5   0     0   3             Totals               32   4   9   4     2   3

Time of Game: 1:51   Attendance: 16,677
Left on Base: Phillies 5, Astros 7
DP: Phillies 0, Astros 0
Errors: Briggs, Money
Doubles: Money (18), Mayberry (2)
Home Runs: Menke (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Dierker (5)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Jackson L(3-11)      7     8   3   3   2   3   0  31   5.05
Wenz                    1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4   4.61
Totals                  8     9   4   4   2   3   1  35

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(11-10)        9     5   0   0   0   3   0  32   3.86
Totals                  9     5   0   0   0   3   0  32

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Bill Williams


PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); Gamble
struck out; Briggs singled to right; Johnson flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Alou grounded out (second to first); Morgan popped
to third; Wynn singled to center; Rader flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Stone singled to center; Money grounded out (third
to first) [Stone to second]; Bowa grounded out (second to first)
[Stone to third]; Ryan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke singled to left; Cedeno singled to left [Menke
to second]; Mayberry doubled to right [Menke scored, Cedeno out
at home (right to second to catcher)]; Edwards singled to left
[Mayberry scored, Edwards to second (error by Briggs)]; Dierker
struck out; Alou grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: G. Jackson grounded out (second to first); Doyle
grounded out (pitcher to first); Gamble grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Wynn popped
to catcher in foul territory; Rader singled to left; Menke
reached on an error by Money [Rader to second, Menke to first];
Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Briggs grounded out (second to first); Johnson
popped to shortstop; Stone grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Edwards
struck out; Dierker singled to center; Alou made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Money singled to center; Bowa forced Money
(pitcher to second); Ryan lined to right; G. Jackson grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros
2.

ASTROS 5TH: Morgan flied to right in foul territory; Wynn flied
out to left; Rader walked; Menke flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Doyle lined to left; Gamble grounded out (second
to first); Briggs popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Mayberry walked; Edwards
singled [Mayberry to third]; Dierker out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Mayberry scored, Edwards to second]; Alou
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Stone
grounded out (first unassisted); Money doubled to left; Bowa
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Wynn struck
out; Rader popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Ryan was called out on strikes; TAYLOR BATTED FOR
G. JACKSON; Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: WENZ REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Menke homered;
Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Mayberry grounded out
(shortstop to first); Edwards flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: Gamble flied out to center; Briggs grounded out
(first to pitcher); Johnson singled to center; Stone grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros
4.