The Phillies ended their nine-game losing streak by erupting for three runs in the sixth inning to defeat the Astros, 3-1. Steve Carlton was the winner over Jerry Reuss in a meeting of two former Cardinal lefthanders. In the sixth, after Larry Bowa and Don Money walked, Greg Luzinski drove them in with a double and scored himself on a single by Deron Johnson. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 3, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Wednesday, June      7, 1972 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   3  5  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .190      Bowa ss               3   1   0   0     1   0   .223
Alou rf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .319      Harmon 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .316
Cedeno cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .312      Money 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .227
May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   2   .275      Luzinski lf           3   1   1   2     0   2   .284
Watson lf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .306        Stone pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Rader 3b              4   1   1   0     0   3   .223      Freed rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Howard c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .091        Montanez ph,cf      1   0   1   0     0   0   .214
  Edwards ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Johnson 1b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .190
Stewart 2b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .275        Hutton pr,1b,lf     0   0   0   0     1   0   .252
Reuss p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .095      Browne cf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .235
  Fenwick ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .233        McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .204
  Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Koegel 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Ryan c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .217
                                                          Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .257
                                                            Gamble ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Brandon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     3  13             Totals               28   3   5   3     4   7

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 10,712
Left on Base: Astros 7, Phillies 7
DP: Astros 0, Phillies 1
Errors: Money, Johnson
Doubles: Luzinski (10)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (4), Hutton (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Harmon (1)
GIDP: Metzger (2)
Hit by Pitch: Luzinski (1,by Culver)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(3-5)            6     4   3   3   3   6   0  25   4.45
Culver                  2     1   0   0   1   1   0   9   1.97
Totals                  8     5   3   3   4   7   0  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(6-6)          7     5   1   1   3  11   0  28   2.99
Brandon SV(1)           2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.32
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3  13   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Culver (1)
Wild Pitches: Carlton (1)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Jerry Dale


ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out; Alou singled to third [Alou to
second (error by Money)]; Johnson dropped a foul fly hit by
Cedeno for an error; Cedeno lined to shortstop; May struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa flied out to left; Harmon flied to right in
foul territory; Money flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Rader struck out; Howard grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Watson to second]; Stewart popped to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski was called out on strikes; Freed struck
out; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Reuss struck out; Metzger was called out on strikes;
Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Browne grounded out (shortstop to first); Ryan
flied out to center; Carlton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno struck out; May struck out; Watson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa flied out to center; Harmon walked; Money
singled to right [Harmon to third]; Luzinski struck out; Freed
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Rader struck out; Howard popped to catcher in foul
territory; Stewart singled to left; Reuss struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Browne
singled to second; Ryan flied out to right; Carlton struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger flied out to center; Alou singled to right;
Cedeno walked [Alou to second]; May popped to second; Watson
forced Cedeno (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa walked; Harmon out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Bowa to second]; Bowa stole third; Money walked;
Luzinski doubled to right [Bowa scored, Money scored]; Freed
popped to first; Johnson singled to center [Luzinski scored];
HUTTON RAN FOR JOHNSON; Hutton stole second; Browne was called
out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 7TH: HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Rader singled to
shortstop; Carlton threw a wild pitch [Rader to second]; Howard
walked; Stewart singled to left [Rader scored, Howard to
second]; FENWICK BATTED FOR REUSS; Fenwick struck out; Metzger
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Stewart out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: CULVER REPLACED FENWICK (PITCHING); Ryan grounded
out (shortstop to first); GAMBLE BATTED FOR CARLTON; Gamble
flied out to center; Bowa popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 8TH: BRANDON REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); Alou popped to
second; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); May singled to
left; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Harmon grounded out (shortstop to first); Money
grounded out (shortstop to first); Luzinski was hit by a pitch;
STONE RAN FOR LUZINSKI; MONTANEZ BATTED FOR FREED; Montanez
singled to center [Stone to third]; Hutton walked [Montanez to
second]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR BROWNE; McCarver was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 9TH: STONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MONTANEZ STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HUTTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
KOEGEL REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 1B); Rader struck out; EDWARDS
BATTED FOR HOWARD; Edwards popped to third in foul territory;
Stewart flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Phillies 3.