Larry Dierker yielded only three hits and pitched the Astros to a 1-0 victory over the Phillies. The Astros also collected three hits but decided the game in the sixth inning when Roger Metzger doubled off Dick Ruthven and scored on a single by Bob Watson. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Friday, August    23, 1974 (Night game) at Astrodome
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   1  3  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Gross rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .321
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Metzger ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .264
Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .308      Cedeno cf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .288
Montanez 1b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .310      Watson lf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .303
Unser cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .262      M. May c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Johnstone lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .314      L. May 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Anderson rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Rader 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .260
Boone c               3   0   2   0     0   0   .241      Milbourne 2b          3   0   1   0     0   2   .321
  Harmon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Dierker p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .175
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ruthven p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .151
  Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .239
  Essian c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               28   0   3   0     1   5             Totals               27   1   3   1     2   7

Time of Game: 1:45   Attendance: 12,175
Left on Base: Phillies 3, Astros 4
DP: Phillies 0, Astros 0
Errors: M. May
Doubles: Metzger (11)
Caught Stealing: Bowa (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Ruthven (5)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(6-10)         7     3   1   1   2   6   0  26   3.92
Garber                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.53
Totals                  8     3   1   1   2   7   0  29

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(8-8)          9     3   0   0   1   5   0  30   2.82
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   5   0  30

Passed Balls: M. May (5)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash singled to left; Bowa forced Cash (shortstop
to second); Bowa was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross walked; Metzger forced Gross (second to
shortstop); Cedeno flied out to center; Watson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez walked; Unser popped to shortstop;
Johnstone flied out to center; Anderson flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: M. May popped to catcher; L. May struck out; Rader
walked; Milbourne struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone grounded out (third to first); Ruthven
struck out; Cash lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Dierker grounded out (first unassisted); Gross lined
to shortstop; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Schmidt
flied out to center; Montanez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson grounded out (second to
first); M. May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Unser flied out to right; Johnstone lined to
pitcher; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: L. May grounded out (third to first); Rader grounded
out (third to first); Milbourne singled to left; Dierker struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Boone singled to left; Ruthven out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Boone to second]; Cash grounded out
(third to first); Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Gross grounded out (third to first); Metzger doubled
to left; Cedeno struck out; Watson singled to center [Metzger
scored]; M. May flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: M. May dropped a foul fly hit by Schmidt for an
error; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Montanez popped to
shortstop; Unser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: L. May flied out to left; Rader flied out to right;
Milbourne struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros
1.

PHILLIES 8TH: Johnstone popped to second; Anderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Boone singled to left; HARMON RAN FOR
BOONE; ROBINSON BATTED FOR RUTHVEN; M. May allowed a passed ball
[Harmon to second]; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: ESSIAN REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING C ); GARBER
REPLACED HARMON (PITCHING); Dierker struck out; Gross grounded
out (second to first); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Cash popped to second; Bowa flied out to left;
Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.