The Phillies, who collected only three hits off Larry Dierker in losing the previous night's game, 1-0, were held to just one hit by Dave Roberts and bowed to the Astros again by the same 1-0 score. Bob Boone singled in the sixth inning for the Phillies' lone safety.

The Astros did not decide Roberts' duel with Steve Carlton until the eighth. Larry Milbourne, playing second for the injured Tommy Helms, singled. After the next two batters struck out, Milbourne stole second. Roger Metzger then singled to drive in the lone run. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    24, 1974 (Night game) at Astrodome
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   1  4  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Gross rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .318
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Metzger ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .264
Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .306      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Montanez 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Watson lf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .304
Robinson cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .236      L. May 1b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Brown lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .228      Rader 3b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .261
Anderson rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .259      M. May c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Boone c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Milbourne 2b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .322
Carlton p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .192      Roberts p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .194
  Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .370

Totals               28   0   1   0     0   4             Totals               27   1   4   1     2   5

Time of Game: 1:26   Attendance: 12,215
Left on Base: Phillies 2, Astros 5
DP: Phillies 0, Astros 0
Stolen Bases: Milbourne (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Carlton (5)
Hit by Pitch: L. May (7,by Carlton)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(14-9)         8     4   1   1   2   5   0  30   3.10
Totals                  8     4   1   1   2   5   0  30

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(9-10)         9     1   0   0   0   4   0  29   2.99
Totals                  9     1   0   0   0   4   0  29

Passed Balls: M. May (6)
Hit by Pitch: Carlton (5)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (third to first); Bowa grounded
out (pitcher to first); Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross flied out to left; Metzger grounded out (third
to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Robinson
struck out; Brown struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Anderson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (third to first); L. May lined
to shortstop; Rader singled to center; M. May grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

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

ASTROS 3RD: Milbourne grounded out (first to pitcher); Roberts
grounded out (third to first); Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

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

ASTROS 4TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
grounded out (third to first); Watson walked; L. May forced
Watson (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Brown
grounded out (pitcher to first); Anderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Rader walked; Rader was picked off first (pitcher to
first); M. May struck out; Milbourne flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Boone singled to left; Carlton out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [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: Roberts struck out; Gross grounded out (pitcher to
first); Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt popped to shortstop; Montanez grounded out
(first to pitcher); Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
singled to center; L. May was hit by a pitch [Watson to second];
Rader flied out to center; M. May grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Brown grounded out (third to first); Anderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Milbourne singled to left; Milbourne stole second;
Roberts struck out; Gross struck out; Metzger singled to center
[Milbourne scored]; Cedeno lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: TAYLOR BATTED FOR CARLTON; Taylor grounded out
(second to first); Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Astros 1.