Mike Schmidt drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double and narrowly missed three more on a freak tape-measure single as the Phillies lambasted the Astros, 12-0. With men on first and second in the opening frame, Schmidt hit a towering drive to center, headed for home-run territory. Instead, it struck a loudspeaker suspended from the Astrodome ceiling and was ruled a single, no run scoring. Bill Robinson followed with a double, scoring a pair, and Mike Anderson drove in another with a sacrifice fly.

In the second, singles by Willie Montanez, Bob Boone and Dave Cash increased the score to 4-0. Jim York, in relief of Claude Osteen, walked Larry Bowa and Schmidt cleared the sacks with a double. Anderson drove in Schmidt with a single. The Phillies added four more runs in the ninth on base hits by Robinson, Anderson, Billy Grabarkewitz and Montanez. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 12, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Monday, June      10, 1974 (Night game) at Astrodome
Phillies     3  5  0    0  0  0    0  0  4  -  12 17  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   2   3   1     1   0   .332      Gross rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .339
  Harmon pr,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Metzger ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .257
Bowa ss               4   2   1   0     1   0   .268      Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Schmidt 3b            4   3   3   3     1   0   .319      Watson lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Robinson cf           5   1   3   2     0   1   .284      L. May 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Anderson rf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .277      M. May c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .244
Grabarkewitz lf       5   1   2   1     0   0   .188      Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Montanez 1b           5   1   2   2     0   0   .248      Helms 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .299
Boone c               5   1   1   0     0   1   .239      Osteen p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Cox c               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        York p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lonborg p             3   0   0   0     1   2   .028        Easler ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .067
                                                            J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Edwards ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .211

Totals               40  12  17  11     4   4             Totals               30   0   5   0     1   1

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  9,487
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Astros 4
DP: Phillies 3, Astros 2
Errors: Metzger
Doubles: Robinson (7), Schmidt (10), Watson (5)
Stolen Bases: Cash (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Lonborg (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Anderson (3)
GIDP: Bowa (3), Metzger (5), Watson (6), Rader (6)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg W(7-5)          9     5   0   0   1   1   0  31   2.28
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   1   0  31

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen L(5-6)           1.1   6   6   6   1   0   0  10   3.86
York                    4.2   6   2   2   2   3   0  22   2.89
J. Johnson              2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.82
Scherman                1     4   4   4   1   0   0   8   4.26
Totals                  9    17  12  12   4   4   0  46

Wild Pitches: Lonborg (2), York (1)
Balks: York (1)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Nick Colosi


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash walked; Bowa singled to left [Cash to
second]; Schmidt singled to center [Cash to third, Bowa to
second]; Mike Schmidt's fly ball hit CF speaker, 117 ft above
field; Robinson doubled to center [Cash scored, Bowa scored,
Schmidt to third]; Anderson sacrifice flied into a double play
to right [Schmidt scored, Robinson out at third (right to
third)]; Grabarkewitz grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled to left; Metzger grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Gross out at second]; Cedeno
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
3, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez singled to right; Boone singled to left
[Montanez to second]; Lonborg out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Montanez to third, Boone to second]; Cash singled to
left [Montanez scored, Boone to third]; YORK REPLACED OSTEEN
(PITCHING); Cash stole second; Bowa walked; Schmidt doubled to
left [Boone scored, Cash scored, Bowa scored]; Robinson struck
out; York balked [Schmidt to third]; Anderson singled to center
[Schmidt scored]; Grabarkewitz singled to left [Anderson to
second]; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Phillies 8, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson popped to first; L. May grounded out (third
to first); M. May struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; Rader forced M. May (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 8, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone struck out; Lonborg struck out; Cash flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 8, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Helms flied out to right; York grounded out (third
to first); Gross flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 8, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa flied out to left; Schmidt popped to first in
foul territory; Robinson singled to second; York threw a wild
pitch [Robinson to second]; Anderson reached on a fielder's
choice [Robinson out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Metzger singled to left; Cedeno flied out to center;
Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Metzger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
8, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Grabarkewitz grounded out (second to first);
Montanez grounded out (second to first); Boone flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 8, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: L. May grounded out (shortstop to first); M. May
walked; Rader grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [M. May out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
8, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Lonborg walked; Cash singled to left [Lonborg to
second]; Bowa lined to right; Schmidt singled to third [Lonborg
to third, Cash to second]; Robinson flied out to center;
Anderson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 8,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Helms grounded out (third to first); EASLER BATTED
FOR YORK; Easler flied out to center; Gross grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 8, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: J. JOHNSON REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING);
Grabarkewitz flied out to right; Montanez grounded out (second
to first); Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 8, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno
popped to shortstop; Watson doubled to center; L. May popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Lonborg struck out; Cash singled to third; HARMON
RAN FOR CASH; Bowa grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Harmon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 8, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: HARMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); M. May lined to
first; Rader grounded out (third to first); Helms grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 8, Astros
0.

PHILLIES 9TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED J. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Schmidt
walked; Robinson singled to right [Schmidt to second]; Anderson
singled to right [Schmidt to third, Robinson to second];
Grabarkewitz singled to shortstop [Schmidt scored, Robinson
scored (error by Metzger) (no RBI), Anderson to third,
Grabarkewitz to second]; Montanez singled to second [Anderson
scored, Grabarkewitz scored]; Boone flied out to center; Lonborg
flied out to right; Harmon flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 12, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: COX REPLACED BOONE (PLAYING C ); EDWARDS BATTED FOR
SCHERMAN; Edwards flied out to right; Gross flied out to left;
Metzger singled to center; Cedeno singled to left [Metzger to
second]; Watson grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Phillies 12, Astros 0.