Although yielding only three hits in six innings on the mound, Steve Carlton was the loser when the Astros defeated the Phillies, 5-3. Control trouble affected Carlton in the fifth inning when the Astros scored twice. Doug Rader walked and crossed the plate on a single by Tommy Helms and double by Larr yHoward. Carlton then passed Jerry Reuss and a second run scored on an infield out by Roger Metzger. A walk to Jim Wynn led to another run on a single by Bob Watson in the sixth.

After Carlton departed, the Astros added what proved to be the winning margin against Billy Wilson on a throwing error by John Bateman in the seventh. Reuss singled and Metzger walked. Cesar Cedeno, after forcing Metzger, stole second and when Bateman threw wildly into center field, both Reuss and Cedeno scored on the error. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    30, 1972 (Night game) at Astrodome
Phillies     0  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   3 12  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  2  1    2  0  x  -   5  5  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harmon 2b,ss,2b       5   1   2   1     0   0   .291      Metzger ss            3   0   0   1     1   1   .218
Bowa ss               2   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Cedeno cf             4   1   0   0     0   1   .341
  Doyle 2b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Wynn rf               2   1   0   0     2   1   .274
  Koegel ph,3b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .175      May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .284
  Hutton ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Watson lf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .310
Money 3b,ss           4   0   0   0     1   0   .226      Rader 3b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .245
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .278      Helms 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .274
Montanez cf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .249      Howard c              3   0   1   1     0   1   .214
Lis 1b                4   0   3   1     0   0   .235      Reuss p               2   1   1   0     1   0   .125
Freed rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .219        Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  Selma p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Bateman c             4   0   3   0     0   0   .228
  Reynolds pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .120
Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .170
  Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .203
  Wilson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gamble rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .230

Totals               38   3  12   2     1   8             Totals               29   5   5   3     5   5

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 10,264
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Astros 5
DP: Phillies 0, Astros 2
Errors: Bateman, Metzger, Cedeno
Doubles: Lis (3), Howard (6)
Home Runs: Harmon (1)
Stolen Bases: Wynn (15), Cedeno (47)
GIDP: Bowa (8), Harmon (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(21-8)         6     3   3   3   4   3   0  25   2.19
Wilson                  1     1   2   0   1   2   0   5   3.05
Selma                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.14
Totals                  8     5   5   3   5   5   0  34

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(9-10)           7.2  10   3   2   1   8   1  33   4.11
Ray SV(8)               1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.59
Totals                  9    12   3   2   1   8   1  39

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Harmon singled to center; Bowa grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Harmon out at second];
Money walked; Luzinski reached on an error by Metzger [Money to
second]; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out; Cedeno struck out; Wynn walked;
May lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Lis flied out to right; Freed struck out; Bateman
singled to left; Carlton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (second to first); Rader made an
out to shortstop; Helms flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Harmon grounded out (third to first); Bowa struck
out; Money lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: HARMON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); DOYLE
REPLACED BOWA (PLAYING 2B); Howard grounded out (shortstop to
first); Reuss flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first);
Montanez singled to right; Lis singled to left [Montanez to
second]; Freed lined to right; Bateman forced Lis (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Wynn flied out to left;
May made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Carlton struck out; Harmon homered; Doyle struck
out; Money lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson flied out to center; Rader walked; Helms
singled to left [Rader to second]; Howard doubled to left [Rader
scored, Helms to third]; Reuss walked; Metzger forced Reuss
(second to shortstop) [Helms scored, Howard to third]; Cedeno
flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski struck out; Montanez flied out to center;
Lis singled to center; Freed grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Wynn walked; Wynn stole second; May struck out;
Watson singled [Wynn scored]; Rader forced Watson (third to
second); Helms grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bateman singled; JOHNSON BATTED FOR CARLTON;
Johnson lined to center; Harmon grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bateman out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: WILSON REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Howard struck
out; Reuss singled; Metzger walked [Reuss to second]; Cedeno
forced Metzger (shortstop to second) [Reuss to third]; Cedeno
stole second [Reuss scored (error by Bateman) (unearned), Cedeno
scored (unearned)]; Wynn struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: KOEGEL BATTED FOR DOYLE; Koegel struck out; Money
grounded out (third to first); Luzinski singled to right;
Montanez singled to right [Luzinski to second]; Lis doubled to
center [Luzinski scored, Montanez scored (error by Cedeno)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; RAY REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Freed
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 3, Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: HARMON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MONEY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); KOEGEL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B);
SELMA REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); GAMBLE REPLACED WILSON (PLAYING
RF); May made an out to first; Watson singled; Rader forced
Watson (third to second); Helms lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Astros 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: Bateman singled; REYNOLDS RAN FOR BATEMAN; Gamble
forced Reynolds (shortstop to second); Harmon flied out to left;
HUTTON BATTED FOR KOEGEL; Hutton singled [Gamble to second];
Money forced Hutton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Phillies 3, Astros 5.