Sunday September 1, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
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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