Homers by Cesar Cedeno and Lee May carried the Astros to a 2-1 victory over the Phillies. Cedeno rapped his round-tripper off Darrell Brandon in the sixth inning. Oscar Gamble, batting for Brandon, drove in the tying run with a single in the seventh.

After Billy Wilson pitched two innings of relief, Mac Scarce took the mound for the Phillies in the ninth and was the loser when May, the first batter to face him, smashed a drive over the fence that the Astros built in left-center field to boost homer production. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    29, 1972 (Night game) at Astrodome
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  8  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  5  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Doyle 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .219
Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     1   0   .234      Cedeno cf             2   1   1   1     2   0   .344
Hutton rf,1b          3   0   2   0     1   0   .254      Wynn rf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .275
Montanez cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .246      May 1b                4   1   1   1     0   0   .286
Luzinski lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .279      Edwards c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .254
Lis 1b                2   0   0   0     1   1   .208      Rader 3b              2   0   1   0     1   1   .246
  B. Robinson pr,rf   1   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Alou lf               2   0   0   0     1   0   .325
Money 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .228      Helms 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Bateman c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .219      Wilson p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .091
  Reynolds pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .120        Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  Ryan c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .193        Miller ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Brandon p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .083        Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gamble ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .232
  Wilson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .204
  Champion pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   8   1     5   3             Totals               25   2   5   2     5   5

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  8,704
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Astros 5
DP: Phillies 2, Astros 3
Doubles: Miller (4)
Triples: Rader (5)
Home Runs: Cedeno (21), May (27)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (46)
Caught Stealing: Luzinski (2), Edwards (4)
GIDP: Brandon (1), Doyle (8), Alou (3), Helms (7)
Hit by Pitch: Helms (3,by Brandon)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brandon                 6     2   1   1   3   3   1  22   3.42
Wilson                  2     2   0   0   2   2   0   8   3.20
Scarce L(1-2)           0     1   1   1   0   0   1   1   3.74
Totals                  8     5   2   2   5   5   2  31

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson                  7.2   8   1   1   4   3   0  32   2.87
Ray                     0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.65
Gladding W(5-5)         1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.25
Totals                  9     8   1   1   5   3   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Brandon (5)
Wild Pitches: Brandon (2), Wilson (7)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Jerry Dale


PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle singled to left; Wilson threw a wild pitch
[Doyle to second]; Bowa made an out to third; Hutton walked;
Montanez struck out; Luzinski flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
grounded out (third to first); Wynn singled to left; May popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Lis grounded out (third to first); Money grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bateman grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Edwards walked; Edwards was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Rader walked; Alou grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Brandon was called out on strikes; Doyle grounded
out (second to first); Bowa walked; Hutton flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Helms grounded out (second to first); Wilson flied
out to right; Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Montanez flied out to right; Luzinski singled to
second; Lis was called out on strikes while Luzinski was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Wynn grounded
out (shortstop to first); May popped to first in foul territory;
Brandon threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to third]; Edwards flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Money flied out to center; Bateman singled to
left; Brandon grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Bateman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Rader struck out; Alou made an out to shortstop;
Helms was hit by a pitch; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Bowa lined
to first; Hutton singled to second; Montanez singled to right
[Hutton to second]; Luzinski flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno homered; Wynn
struck out; May flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Lis walked; B. ROBINSON RAN FOR LIS; Money singled
to center [B. Robinson to second]; Bateman forced B. Robinson
(pitcher to third) [Money to second]; REYNOLDS RAN FOR BATEMAN;
GAMBLE BATTED FOR BRANDON; Gamble singled [Money scored,
Reynolds to second]; Doyle grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Gamble out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: WILSON REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); RYAN REPLACED
REYNOLDS (PLAYING C ); B. ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
HUTTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Edwards grounded out
(second to first); Rader tripled; Alou was walked intentionally;
Helms grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Alou out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros
1.

PHILLIES 8TH: Bowa made an out to second; Hutton singled to
second; Montanez flied out to center; Luzinski walked [Hutton to
second]; RAY REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); B. Robinson forced
Luzinski (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: MILLER BATTED FOR RAY; Miller doubled to third;
Metzger struck out; Cedeno was walked intentionally; Miller was
out trying to advance to third (catcher to third); Wynn struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: GLADDING REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Money flied
out to right; Ryan grounded out (second to first); JOHNSON
BATTED FOR WILSON; Johnson walked; CHAMPION RAN FOR JOHNSON;
Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: SCARCE REPLACED CHAMPION (PITCHING); May homered; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 2.