A sacrifice fly by Doug Rader decided Larry Dierker's duel with Jim Bunning and gave the Astros a 1-0 victory over the Phillies. Denis Menke singled in the eighth, took second on a sacrifice by Norm Miller and then made a surprise steal of third to get into position to score on Rader's fly. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     27, 1971 (Night game) at Astrodome
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   1  4  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Money 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .175
Montanez cf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .333      Wynn cf               3   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Freed rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .228      Watson lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .273
  Hisle pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Cedeno rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Johnson 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .265      Menke 1b              3   1   2   0     0   0   .275
  Harmon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Miller rf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .207
McCarver c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .208        Geronimo lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Browne lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .100      Rader 3b              2   0   1   1     0   0   .192
  Stone ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Edwards c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Doyle 2b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .300      Dierker p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .077
Bunning p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .167

Totals               31   0   6   0     3   7             Totals               24   1   4   1     0   3

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance:  8,152
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Astros 1
DP: Phillies 2, Astros 1
Errors: Doyle, Metzger
Doubles: Montanez (4), Doyle (3), Rader (4)
Stolen Bases: Menke (1)
Caught Stealing: Bowa (1), Wynn (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Miller (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Rader (1)
GIDP: Miller (1), Watson (3)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bunning L(1-3)          8     4   1   1   0   3   0  26   4.98
Totals                  8     4   1   1   0   3   0  26

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(3-0)          9     6   0   0   3   7   0  34   1.47
Totals                  9     6   0   0   3   7   0  34

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Bill Williams


PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa popped to shortstop; Money grounded out
(third to first); Montanez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Morgan
popped to third in foul territory; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Freed struck out; Johnson popped to shortstop;
McCarver singled to right; Browne grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out; Menke popped to first in foul
territory; Miller popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Doyle lined to second; Bunning grounded out
(second to first); Bowa flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Rader doubled to left; Edwards grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Rader to third]; Dierker struck out; Metzger popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Money was called out on strikes; Montanez doubled
to right; Freed struck out; Johnson was credited with a single
when a runner was hit by the batted ball to shortstop [Montanez
out at third (shortstop unassisted)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Morgan flied out to left; Wynn singled to left; Wynn
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Watson flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: McCarver grounded out (shortstop to first); Browne
grounded out (third to first); Doyle walked; Bunning struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: On a bunt Menke singled to third; Miller grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Menke out at second];
Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa singled to right; Money popped to second;
Montanez struck out while Bowa was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Edwards grounded out (first to pitcher); Dierker
grounded out (second to first); Metzger flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Freed grounded out (third to first); Johnson
grounded out (third to first); McCarver flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Morgan popped to third; Wynn reached on an error by
Doyle; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Browne struck out; Doyle doubled to right; Bunning
flied out to center; Bowa popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Menke singled to center; Miller out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Menke to second]; Menke stole third;
Rader hit a sacrifice fly to center [Menke scored]; Edwards
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: CEDENO REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING RF); GERONIMO
REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING LF); Money lined to center; Montanez
struck out; Freed walked; HISLE RAN FOR FREED; Johnson singled
to shortstop [Hisle to third (error by Metzger)]; HARMON RAN FOR
JOHNSON; McCarver walked [Harmon to second]; STONE BATTED FOR
BROWNE; Stone flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 1.