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. Houston Astros 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1Game Played on Tuesday, August 29, 1972 (Night game) at AstrodomePhillies 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. |
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