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Sunday July 18, 1971
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Houston Astros 10, Philadelphia Phillies 7 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, July 18, 1971 (Day game) at Astrodome

Phillies     0  0  0    0  7  0    0  0  0  -   7 11  1
Astros       0  4  1    3  1  1    0  0  x  -  10 14  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harmon 2b             5   1   2   1     0   1   .233      Metzger ss            4   1   3   0     1   0   .224
Bowa ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .239      Morgan 2b             3   1   1   0     2   0   .261
  Browne ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Wynn rf               4   1   1   2     0   0   .220
Montanez cf           4   1   1   2     0   0   .271      Cedeno cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .248
Johnson 1b            4   1   2   3     0   0   .266      Rader 3b              3   1   2   2     1   0   .246
Money lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .213      Menke 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .247
Freed rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Alou lf               4   2   2   2     0   0   .304
  Brandon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Edwards c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .238
  Stone ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Blasingame p          1   1   1   2     1   0   .188
  Wilson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Culver p            1   0   0   1     0   0   .000
Vukovich 3b           3   1   1   0     0   1   .146
  Doyle ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Ryan c                3   1   1   0     0   0   .184
  McCarver ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Bunning p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Champion p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .091
  Lis ph              1   1   0   1     0   0   .216
  Gamble rf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .239

Totals               38   7  11   7     0   4             Totals               32  10  14  10     5   0

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 32,181
Left on Base: Phillies 4, Astros 5
DP: Phillies 3, Astros 1
Errors: Gamble, Alou, Blasingame
Doubles: Vukovich (3), Blasingame (2), Cedeno (22)
Triples: Money (4), Rader (4)
Home Runs: Johnson (22), Wynn (5)
Caught Stealing: Metzger (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Culver (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Wynn (1)
GIDP: Money (4), Wynn 2 (8), Rader (6)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bunning L(5-12)         1     7   4   4   0   0   0   9   5.47
Champion                3     4   4   4   3   0   0  15   4.89
Brandon                 3     3   2   1   1   0   1  11   2.93
Wilson                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.49
Totals                  8    14  10   9   5   0   1  39

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blasingame              4.1   7   6   5   0   2   0  21   4.37
Culver W(4-6)           4.2   4   1   1   0   2   1  17   2.25
Totals                  9    11   7   6   0   4   1  38

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Bruce Froemming


PHILLIES 1ST: Harmon grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
singled to left [Bowa to second (error by Alou)]; Montanez
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bowa to third]; Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: On a bunt Metzger singled to shortstop; Morgan
singled to center [Metzger to second]; Wynn grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Metzger to third, Morgan
out at second]; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Money tripled to center; Freed grounded out
(shortstop to first); Vukovich was called out on strikes; Ryan
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader singled to left; Menke singled to left [Rader
to third]; Alou singled to right [Rader scored, Menke to third];
Edwards singled to center [Menke scored, Alou to third];
Blasingame doubled to left [Alou scored, Edwards scored];
CHAMPION REPLACED BUNNING (PITCHING); Metzger singled to right
[Blasingame to third]; Morgan popped to shortstop; Wynn grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Metzger out
at second]; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 4.

PHILLIES 3RD: Champion struck out; Harmon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bowa popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno doubled to center; Rader walked; Menke
grounded out (third to first) [Cedeno to third, Rader to
second]; Alou grounded out (second to first) [Cedeno scored,
Rader to third]; Edwards popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 5.

PHILLIES 4TH: Montanez lined to center; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Money lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 5.

ASTROS 4TH: Blasingame walked; On a bunt Metzger singled to
pitcher [Blasingame to second]; Morgan walked [Blasingame to
third, Metzger to second]; Wynn hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Blasingame scored]; Cedeno grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Metzger to third, Morgan to second]; Rader tripled to center
[Metzger scored, Morgan scored]; Menke grounded out (shortstop
to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 8.

PHILLIES 5TH: Freed grounded out (third to first); Vukovich
doubled; Ryan singled to left [Vukovich to third]; LIS BATTED
FOR CHAMPION; Lis reached on an error by Blasingame [Vukovich
scored (RBI), Ryan to second, Lis to first]; Harmon singled to
right [Ryan scored (unearned), Lis to second]; Bowa singled to
third [Lis to third, Harmon to second]; Montanez singled to
center [Lis scored, Harmon scored, Bowa to third]; CULVER
REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Johnson homered [Bowa scored,
Montanez scored]; Money popped to shortstop; Freed struck out; 7
R (6 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7, Astros 8.

ASTROS 5TH: GAMBLE REPLACED LIS (PLAYING RF); BRANDON REPLACED
FREED (PITCHING); Alou singled to right [Alou to second (error
by Gamble)]; Edwards grounded out (first unassisted) [Alou to
third]; Culver out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Alou
scored (unearned)]; Metzger walked; Metzger was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 7, Astros 9.

PHILLIES 6TH: Vukovich grounded out (shortstop to first); Ryan
made an out to second; Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7, Astros 9.

ASTROS 6TH: Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn
homered; Cedeno singled to third; Rader grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7, Astros 10.

PHILLIES 7TH: Harmon struck out; Bowa flied out to center;
Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 7, Astros 10.

ASTROS 7TH: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
grounded out (first unassisted); Edwards flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7, Astros 10.

PHILLIES 8TH: Johnson singled to second; Money grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Johnson out at second]; STONE
BATTED FOR BRANDON; Stone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7, Astros 10.

ASTROS 8TH: WILSON REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Culver grounded
out (third to first); Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first);
Morgan walked; Wynn forced Morgan (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 7, Astros 10.

PHILLIES 9TH: DOYLE BATTED FOR VUKOVICH; Doyle grounded out
(first unassisted); MCCARVER BATTED FOR RYAN; McCarver singled
to left; Gamble popped to second; Harmon singled to right
[McCarver to second]; BROWNE BATTED FOR BOWA; Browne flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 7, Astros 10.



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