Dick Ruthven not only pitched a three-hitter, but also collected three hits himself as the Phillies defeated the Astros, 8-1. Del Unser rapped three hits for the third straight game and Mike Schmidt smashed a homer as the other highlights in the Phillies' attack. Ruthven batted in one run and scored one. Dave Cash accounted for three RBIs with a grounder, and the Astros' run off Ruthven counted without benefit of a hit in the eighth inning on two walks, an infield out and sacrifice fly by Milt May. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 8, Houston Astros 1

Game Played on Sunday, September 1, 1974 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  3  1
Phillies     0  1  0    3  0  1    1  2  x  -   8 13  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Cash 2b               5   0   1   3     0   0   .298
Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Bowa ss               5   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Cedeno cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .285      Schmidt 3b            4   1   1   1     0   2   .296
Watson lf             1   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .308
  Howard lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Luzinski lf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .271
C. Johnson 1b         2   0   0   0     2   0   .223        Anderson rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Edwards c             3   1   0   0     1   0   .211      Unser cf              4   3   3   0     0   0   .280
Rader 3b              1   0   0   0     2   0   .255      Johnstone rf,lf       3   1   1   1     1   1   .320
Milbourne 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Boone c               4   1   2   2     0   1   .251
Griffin p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Ruthven p             4   1   3   1     0   1   .186
  Gallagher ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .184
  York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  M. May ph           0   0   0   1     0   0   .285
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               26   1   3   1     6   3             Totals               36   8  13   8     2   5

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 18,232
Left on Base: Astros 5, Phillies 6
DP: Astros 1, Phillies 2
Errors: Griffin
Doubles: Watson (17), Johnstone (7), Unser (18), Ruthven (1), Cash (23)
Home Runs: Schmidt (33)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (35), Unser (5)
Sacrifice Flies: M. May (4)
GIDP: Metzger (11), Edwards (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin L(12-8)         5     6   4   4   2   4   0  23   3.46
York                    2     4   2   2   0   0   1  10   3.64
Scherman                1     3   2   2   0   1   0   5   4.25
Totals                  8    13   8   8   2   5   1  38

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven W(7-11)         9     3   1   1   6   3   0  33   3.64
Totals                  9     3   1   1   6   3   0  33

Balks: Ruthven (3)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled to center; Metzger grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gross out at
second]; Cedeno walked; Cedeno was picked off first (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash flied out to center; Bowa singled to left;
Bowa stole second; Schmidt struck out; Montanez flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson doubled to center; C. Johnson reached on a
fielder's choice [Watson out at third (pitcher to second)];
Edwards grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [C. Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: HOWARD REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Luzinski
popped to third in foul territory; Unser singled to center;
Unser stole second; Johnstone walked; Boone singled to left
[Unser scored, Johnstone to second]; On a bunt Ruthven struck
out; Cash flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0,
Phillies 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Rader flied out to right; On a bunt Milbourne
grounded out (third to first); Griffin grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa flied out to center; Schmidt struck out;
Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Phillies 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Gross grounded out (third to first); Metzger flied
out to right; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski walked; Unser singled to left [Luzinski
to second]; Johnstone doubled to right [Luzinski scored, Unser
to third]; Boone struck out; Ruthven singled to left [Unser
scored, Johnstone to third]; Cash forced Ruthven (shortstop to
second) [Johnstone scored]; Cash was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Griffin [Cash to third]; Bowa flied out to
right; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Howard grounded out (second to first); C. Johnson
walked; Edwards flied out to center; Ruthven balked [C. Johnson
to second]; Rader walked; Milbourne forced Rader (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt flied out to left; Montanez grounded out
(second to first); Luzinski popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 4.

ASTROS 6TH: GALLAGHER BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Gallagher was called
out on strikes; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: YORK REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); Unser doubled
to left; Johnstone grounded out (second to first) [Unser to
third]; Boone grounded out (shortstop to first) [Unser scored];
Ruthven singled to right; Cash forced Ruthven (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard
grounded out (second to first); C. Johnson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt
homered; Montanez singled to second; Luzinski popped to
shortstop; Unser popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 6.

ASTROS 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING RF); JOHNSTONE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Edwards walked; Rader walked
[Edwards to second]; Milbourne grounded out (second to first)
[Edwards to third, Rader to second]; M. MAY BATTED FOR YORK; M.
May hit a sacrifice fly to center [Edwards scored]; Gross
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 8TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED M. MAY (PITCHING); Johnstone
struck out; Boone singled to center; Ruthven doubled to right
[Boone to third]; Cash doubled to left [Boone scored, Ruthven
scored]; Bowa hit into a double play (center to second) [Cash
out at third]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 8.

ASTROS 9TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno
grounded out (third to first); Howard singled to shortstop; C.
Johnson walked [Howard to second]; Edwards forced C. Johnson
(first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies
8.

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