Deron Johnson hit homer and a single, driving in three runs, and Rick Wise, Joe Hoerner and Dick Selma combined to pitch the Phillies to a 4-0 victory over the Astros. Hoerner replaced Wise with the bases loaded and two out in the seventh inning and retired pinch-hitter Larry Howard on a pop fly. Selma set down the side in the ninth after the Astros put two men on base against Hoerner. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 4, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Sunday, August    23, 1970 (Day game) at Connie Mack Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  1
Phillies     0  0  0    2  0  0    0  2  x  -   4  9  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou rf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .322      Bowa ss               4   1   3   0     0   0   .248
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .260      Taylor 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .285
Wynn lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .277      Money 3b              3   1   1   1     0   1   .294
Mayberry 1b           2   0   1   0     1   0   .241      Johnson 1b            4   1   2   3     0   0   .255
  Howard ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .357      Browne rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .255
Menke ss,3b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .316      Briggs lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Rader 3b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Hisle cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Martinez ph,ss      2   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Compton c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .158
Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .274      Wise p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .183
Edwards c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .213        Hoerner p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Torres ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .224        Selma p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Blasingame p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Geronimo ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .400
  Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Miller ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .250

Totals               33   0   8   0     5   3             Totals               31   4   9   4     0   5

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  3,485
Left on Base: Astros 11, Phillies 4
DP: Astros 2, Phillies 1
Errors: Menke
Doubles: Alou (25)
Home Runs: Johnson (24)
Caught Stealing: Wynn (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Money (5)
GIDP: Alou (12), Johnson (10), Briggs (11)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blasingame L(1-1)       6     6   2   2   0   3   1  22   3.12
Culver                  2     3   2   1   0   2   0  10   3.95
Totals                  8     9   4   3   0   5   1  32

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(11-11)           6.2   7   0   0   4   2   0  30   3.70
Hoerner                 1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.96
Selma SV(17)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.83
Totals                  9     8   0   0   5   3   0  38

Passed Balls: Edwards (5), Compton (5)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Alou lined to center; Morgan grounded out (shortstop
to first); Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa singled to third; Taylor singled to left
[Bowa to second]; Money forced Taylor (shortstop to second)
[Bowa to third]; Johnson grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Money out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Mayberry popped to shortstop; Menke singled to
center; Rader forced Menke (second to shortstop); Cedeno popped
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Browne grounded out (shortstop to first); Briggs
was called out on strikes; Hisle made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Edwards walked; Compton allowed a passed ball
[Edwards to second]; Blasingame struck out; Alou lined to right;
Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Compton grounded out (shortstop to first); Wise
struck out; Bowa singled to right; Taylor lined to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn singled to left; Wynn was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Mayberry walked; Menke lined to
left; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Money singled to left; Johnson homered [Money
scored]; Browne singled to left; Briggs grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Browne out at second]; Hisle grounded
out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies
2.

ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno singled to left; Edwards popped to second;
Blasingame popped to catcher in foul territory; Alou doubled to
right [Cedeno to third]; Morgan lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Compton grounded out (third to first); Wise flied
out to center; Bowa flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Phillies 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Wynn popped to shortstop; Mayberry singled to
center; Menke singled to left [Mayberry to third]; MARTINEZ
BATTED FOR RADER; Martinez popped to shortstop; Cedeno forced
Menke (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MENKE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Taylor grounded out (shortstop
to first); Money struck out; Johnson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Edwards grounded out (second to first); GERONIMO
BATTED FOR BLASINGAME; Geronimo singled to right; Alou grounded
out (third to first) [Geronimo to second]; Morgan walked; Wynn
walked [Geronimo to third, Morgan to second]; HOERNER REPLACED
WISE (PITCHING); HOWARD BATTED FOR MAYBERRY; Howard popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CULVER
REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); Browne struck out; Briggs grounded
out (second to first); Hisle reached on an error by Menke [Hisle
to first]; Compton forced Hisle (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Menke flied out to center; Martinez popped to
shortstop; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Hoerner struck out; On a bunt Bowa singled to
first; Taylor singled to left [Bowa to third]; Money hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Bowa scored]; Edwards allowed a passed
ball [Taylor to second]; Johnson singled to center [Taylor
scored (unearned)]; Browne popped to catcher; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 4.

ASTROS 9TH: TORRES BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Torres singled to left;
MILLER BATTED FOR CULVER; Miller walked [Torres to second];
SELMA REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); Alou grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Torres to third, Miller out
at second]; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Phillies 4.