After pitching eight hitless innings, Jerry Reuss yielded a double by Larry Bowa on his first delivery in the ninth for the only hit off the Astros' lefthander in a 10-0 victory over the Phillies. Bob Watson led the Astros' scoring in support of Reuss, driving in four runs with a pair of doubles, sacrifice fly and bases-loaded walk. Cesar Cedeno also contributed four hits, including a homer and two doubles. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 10, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Sunday, June      18, 1972 (Day game) at Astrodome
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  2
Astros       4  0  0    0  3  0    1  2  x  -  10 14  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harmon 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Metzger ss            5   2   2   0     0   0   .191
Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   1   .243      Cedeno cf             5   3   4   2     0   1   .338
Money 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Wynn rf               3   2   2   0     0   0   .295
Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .286        Alou rf             2   0   0   1     0   0   .300
Freed rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .239      May 1b                4   1   2   2     1   0   .284
Montanez cf           2   0   0   0     1   2   .215      Watson lf             3   1   2   4     1   0   .296
Koegel 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Rader 3b              4   0   2   1     1   2   .237
Ryan c                0   0   0   0     1   0   .196      Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Bateman c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Howard c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Champion p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Reuss p               3   1   0   0     1   3   .071
  Lersch p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Browne ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gamble ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
  Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Selma p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               28   0   1   0     4   9             Totals               37  10  14  10     4   6

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 20,768
Left on Base: Phillies 5, Astros 8
DP: Phillies 0, Astros 0
Errors: Luzinski, Ryan
Doubles: Bowa (4), Cedeno 2 (11), Watson 2 (10), May (11), Rader (12)
Home Runs: Cedeno (7)
Stolen Bases: Metzger (7), Cedeno (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Watson (4)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Champion L(4-5)         0.1   4   4   4   0   0   0   5   4.24
Lersch                  4.2   6   3   3   0   4   1  20   3.02
Reynolds                2     2   1   1   1   1   0   9   3.58
Twitchell               0.2   2   2   2   3   0   0   7   6.28
Selma                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   5.37
Totals                  8    14  10  10   4   6   1  42

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(5-5)            9     1   0   0   4   9   0  32   3.52
Totals                  9     1   0   0   4   9   0  32

Wild Pitches: Champion (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Ed Vargo


PHILLIES 1ST: Harmon made an out to first; Bowa grounded out
(third to first); Money struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger singled; Metzger stole second; Cedeno
doubled [Metzger scored]; Wynn singled [Cedeno to third];
Champion threw a wild pitch [Wynn to second]; May grounded out
(third to first) [Cedeno scored]; Watson doubled [Wynn scored];
LERSCH REPLACED CHAMPION (PITCHING); Rader singled [Watson
scored, Rader to second (error by Ryan)]; Helms flied out to
right; Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 4.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Freed
grounded out (third to first); Montanez walked; Koegel flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 2ND: Reuss struck out; Metzger grounded out (second to
first); Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 4.

PHILLIES 3RD: Ryan walked; Lersch struck out; Harmon forced Ryan
(second to shortstop); Bowa struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 3RD: Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); May singled;
Watson forced May (shortstop to second); Rader struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 4.

PHILLIES 4TH: Money made an out to first; Luzinski grounded out
(shortstop to first); Freed struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 4TH: BATEMAN REPLACED RYAN (PLAYING C ); Helms made an
out to first; Howard grounded out (third to first); Reuss struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Montanez struck out; Koegel flied out to center;
Bateman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno homered; Wynn
singled; May doubled to left [Wynn scored, May to third (error
by Luzinski)]; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to right [May scored];
Rader doubled; Helms grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 7.

PHILLIES 6TH: ALOU REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING RF); BROWNE BATTED FOR
LERSCH; Browne grounded out (second to first); Harmon lined to
left; Bowa flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Astros 7.

ASTROS 6TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED BROWNE (PITCHING); Howard grounded
out (third to first); Reuss struck out; Metzger flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 7.

PHILLIES 7TH: Money made an out to first; Luzinski struck out;
Freed walked; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 7.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno doubled; Cedeno stole third; Alou made an out
to third; May made an out to shortstop; Watson doubled [Cedeno
scored]; Rader walked; Helms grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 8.

PHILLIES 8TH: Koegel lined to third; Bateman grounded out
(shortstop to first); GAMBLE BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Gamble walked;
Harmon made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
0, Astros 8.

ASTROS 8TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); Howard flied
out to center; Reuss walked; Metzger singled [Reuss to second];
Cedeno singled [Reuss to third, Metzger to second]; Alou
grounded out (second to first) [Reuss scored, Metzger to third,
Cedeno to second]; May walked; Watson walked [Metzger scored,
Cedeno to third, May to second]; SELMA REPLACED TWITCHELL
(PITCHING); Rader struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 10.

PHILLIES 9TH: Bowa doubled; Money flied out to right; Luzinski
struck out; Freed struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 10.