The use of Cesar Geronimo as a defensive replacement in the eighth inning produced unexpected dividends for the Astros when the outfielder tripled in the 10th to score Jim Wynn and beat the Phillies, 4-3. The Phillies tied the game in the ninth on doubles by Roger Freed and Ron Stone. Wynn walked before Geronimo hit his triple. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game Played on Wednesday, April     28, 1971 (Night game) at Astrodome
Phillies     1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  -   3 10  1
Astros       1  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    1  -   4 11  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Doyle 2b              5   1   2   1     0   0   .311      Metzger ss            5   0   0   0     0   1   .205
Taylor 3b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .222      Morgan 2b             4   2   2   0     1   0   .190
Montanez cf,1b        4   0   1   1     1   1   .327      Wynn cf               4   1   1   1     1   2   .250
Johnson 1b            2   0   1   0     2   1   .271      Watson lf             4   0   3   1     0   0   .296
  Hisle pr,cf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .286        Geronimo pr,lf      1   0   1   1     0   0   .250
McCarver c            5   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Menke 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Freed rf              4   0   1   0     0   3   .230      Rader 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .195
  Harmon pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Cedeno rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .192
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Edwards c             3   0   2   0     0   0   .204
  Pfeil ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Hiatt ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   1   .444
  Brandon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Wilson p              3   0   0   1     0   0   .083
Stone lf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .263        Lemaster p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bowa ss               2   1   0   0     0   0   .222        Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lersch p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alou ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .310
  Money ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Selma p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Browne ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .091

Totals               36   3  10   3     3   7             Totals               37   4  11   4     2   6

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance:  8,576
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Astros 8
DP: Phillies 0, Astros 0
Errors: Doyle
Doubles: Doyle (4), Freed (1), Stone (1), Morgan (4)
Triples: Taylor (1), Geronimo (1)
Stolen Bases: Wynn (1), Morgan (4)
Caught Stealing: Montanez (2), Alou (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Lersch (2), Bowa (1), Menke (1)
Hit by Pitch: Bowa (1,by Wilson)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lersch                  6     8   3   3   0   5   0  26   5.84
Fryman                  1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.00
Selma                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.40
Hoerner                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.93
Brandon L(1-1)          0.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   3   0.90
Totals                  9.1  11   4   4   2   6   0  40

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson                  8     7   3   3   3   5   0  33   4.17
Lemaster                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Culver                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.64
Ray W(1-1)              1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.08
Totals                 10    10   3   3   3   7   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Wilson (2)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle doubled to left; Taylor grounded out (first
unassisted) [Doyle to third]; Montanez singled to right [Doyle
scored]; Johnson struck out; Montanez was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger lined to center; Morgan doubled; Wynn
singled to center [Morgan scored]; Watson grounded out (second
to first) [Wynn to second]; Wynn stole third; Menke flied to
left in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Astros 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: McCarver grounded out (second to first); Freed
struck out; Stone grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader singled to center; Cedeno flied out to center;
Edwards singled to center [Rader to third]; Wilson forced
Edwards (shortstop to second) [Rader scored]; Metzger struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa was hit by a pitch; Lersch out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Bowa to second]; Doyle singled to right
[Bowa scored]; Taylor grounded out (third to first) [Doyle to
second]; Montanez walked; Johnson walked [Doyle to third,
Montanez to second]; McCarver grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Wynn was
called out on strikes; Watson singled to third; Menke struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Freed struck out; Stone popped to shortstop; Bowa
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Rader struck out; On a bunt Cedeno made an out to
catcher; Edwards singled to second; Wilson flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Lersch grounded out (pitcher to first); Doyle
flied out to right; Taylor tripled to right; Montanez popped to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan
singled to left; Morgan stole second [Morgan to third (error by
Doyle)]; Wynn struck out; Watson singled to center [Morgan
scored]; Menke grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Johnson walked; McCarver grounded out (second to
first) [Johnson to second]; Freed struck out; Stone singled to
right [Johnson out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Rader flied out to right; Cedeno flied out to
center; Edwards flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa flied out to center; MONEY BATTED FOR LERSCH;
Money lined to shortstop; Doyle grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: FRYMAN REPLACED MONEY (PITCHING); Wilson lined to
right; Metzger grounded out (second to first); Morgan walked;
Wynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Astros 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Taylor flied out to right; Montanez struck out;
Johnson singled to center; HISLE RAN FOR JOHNSON; McCarver
popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: HISLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MONTANEZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Watson singled to right; GERONIMO RAN
FOR WATSON; Menke out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Geronimo to second]; SELMA REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Rader
grounded out (third to first); Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Freed
doubled to center; HARMON RAN FOR FREED; LEMASTER REPLACED
WILSON (PITCHING); Stone doubled [Harmon scored]; Bowa out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to shortstop to second to first) [Stone to
third]; BROWNE BATTED FOR SELMA; CULVER REPLACED LEMASTER
(PITCHING); Browne was called out on strikes; Doyle grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: HOERNER REPLACED HARMON (PITCHING); BROWNE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); HIATT BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Hiatt was called
out on strikes; ALOU BATTED FOR CULVER; Alou singled to left;
Metzger flied out to right; Alou was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Astros 3.

PHILLIES 10TH: HIATT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); RAY REPLACED
ALOU (PITCHING); Taylor singled to center; Montanez flied out to
center; Hisle singled to right [Taylor to second]; McCarver
flied out to left; PFEIL BATTED FOR HOERNER; Pfeil struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 10TH: BRANDON REPLACED PFEIL (PITCHING); Morgan grounded
out (second to pitcher); Wynn walked; Geronimo tripled to right
[Wynn scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Astros 4.