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Friday August 21, 1970
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Houston Astros 9, Philadelphia Phillies 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Friday, August 21, 1970 (Night game) at Connie Mack Stadium

Astros       1  0  0    4  1  0    2  0  1  -   9 14  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  3  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou rf               5   1   3   1     0   1   .319      Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Geronimo rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .385      Taylor 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Cedeno cf             4   0   2   1     1   1   .280      Stone rf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .275
Wynn lf               5   1   1   1     0   3   .279      Johnson 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Rader 3b              5   3   3   0     0   0   .252      Briggs lf             3   1   1   0     0   1   .255
Menke 2b              2   2   0   0     3   0   .314      Money 3b              2   0   1   1     0   0   .296
Howard c              5   1   3   2     0   2   .435      Hisle cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .190
Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   2     0   1   .225      Edwards c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .273
Martinez ss           5   1   1   2     0   1   .241      G. Jackson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Wilson p              4   0   0   0     0   3   .133        Champion p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gamble ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .263
                                                            Wenz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wilson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Doyle ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .227

Totals               39   9  14   9     4  12             Totals               26   1   3   1     1   6

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  8,113
Left on Base: Astros 8, Phillies 1
DP: Astros 1, Phillies 1
Doubles: Alou (24), Howard (2), Rader (19), Martinez (3)
Triples: Briggs (4)
Home Runs: Wynn (20)
Caught Stealing: Stone (6), Money (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Mayberry (2), Money (4)
GIDP: Rader (19)
Hit by Pitch: G. Jackson (1,by Wilson)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson W(6-5)           9     3   1   1   1   6   0  29   3.74
Totals                  9     3   1   1   1   6   0  29

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Jackson L(3-13)      3.1   6   5   5   2   5   0  17   5.58
Champion                2.2   3   1   1   1   3   1  12   8.68
Wenz                    1.2   3   2   2   1   3   0   9   5.40
Wilson                  1.1   2   1   1   0   1   0   6   4.78
Totals                  9    14   9   9   4  12   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Wilson (6)
Wild Pitches: Wilson (7)

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Dezelan, 3B - Shag Crawford


ASTROS 1ST: Alou doubled; Cedeno singled to center [Alou
scored]; Wynn struck out; Rader grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Taylor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stone walked; Stone was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke grounded out (third to first); Howard doubled
to left; Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher) [Howard to
third]; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnson flied out to left; Briggs was called out
on strikes; Money singled to shortstop; Money was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Wilson struck out; Alou flied out to right; Cedeno
walked; Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Hisle popped to second; Edwards singled to center;
G. Jackson was hit by a pitch [Edwards to second]; Bowa hit into
a double play (left to second) [Edwards out at third]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Rader doubled to center; Menke walked; Howard
singled to center [Rader scored, Menke to second]; Mayberry
struck out; Martinez doubled to left [Menke scored, Howard
scored]; CHAMPION REPLACED G. JACKSON (PITCHING); Wilson
grounded out (first unassisted) [Martinez to third]; Alou
singled to center [Martinez scored]; Cedeno popped to third in
foul territory; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Taylor flied out to center; Stone grounded out
(second to first); Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 5, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Wynn homered; Rader grounded out (third to first);
Menke walked; Howard struck out; Mayberry grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Briggs flied to right in foul territory; Money
popped to third in foul territory; Hisle popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson
struck out; Alou singled to second; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Edwards struck out; GAMBLE BATTED FOR CHAMPION;
Gamble struck out; Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 7TH: WENZ REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); Wynn struck out;
Rader singled to left; Menke walked [Rader to second]; Howard
singled to center [Rader scored, Menke to third]; Mayberry lined
out on a sacrifice fly to center [Menke scored]; Martinez forced
Howard (second to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Taylor popped to shortstop; Stone grounded out
(second to first); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 8, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Wilson struck out; Alou struck out; Cedeno singled
to center; WILSON REPLACED WENZ (PITCHING); Wynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Phillies
0.

PHILLIES 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING RF); Briggs
tripled to right; Money lined out on a sacrifice fly to left
[Briggs scored]; Hisle struck out (catcher to first); Edwards
popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 8, Phillies 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Rader singled to right; Menke popped to second;
Wilson threw a wild pitch [Rader to second]; Howard struck out;
Mayberry singled to right [Rader scored]; Martinez flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: DOYLE BATTED FOR WILSON; Doyle was called out on
strikes; Bowa flied out to left; Taylor grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 9, Phillies 1.



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