Defensive letdowns by loser Steve Carlton and shortstop Larry Bowa led to the end of the Phillies' seven-game winning streak as the Astros scored three unearned runs and came out on top, 4-2. Carlton's wild pickoff attempt at first base in the first inning allowed the Astros' Greg Gross to score from third with the first run of the game.

Houston got two more in the fourth on one hit, a wild pitch and two throwing errors by Bowa. Bob Watson's eighth homer of the year accounted for the final Houston run in the sixth. Astros' outfielders Gross and Enos Cabell threw out Phillie runners at the plate to help preserve starter Tom Griffin's second victory. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Monday, May       19, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  9  4
Astros       1  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  x  -   4  4  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .353      Gross lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .236
Bowa ss               4   0   3   0     1   0   .345      Metzger ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .292
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .196      Cedeno cf             4   1   0   0     0   1   .263
Luzinski lf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .299      Watson 1b             3   1   2   2     0   0   .357
Allen 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .211      Rader 3b              2   1   0   0     1   2   .241
Schmidt 3b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .186      Cabell rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Boone c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .336      Jutze c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .105
Anderson rf           4   0   1   2     0   3   .278      Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Carlton p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .133      Griffin p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnstone ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .333        Granger p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Oates ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .280

Totals               34   2   9   2     5   6             Totals               29   4   4   2     1   6

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  7,049
Left on Base: Phillies 10, Astros 2
DP: Phillies 0, Astros 0
Errors: Bowa 2, Schmidt, Carlton
Doubles: Boone (7), Watson (9)
Triples: Anderson (3)
Home Runs: Watson (8)
Stolen Bases: Bowa 2 (9), Cedeno (19)
Caught Stealing: Andrews (2)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(2-5)          5     3   3   0   1   1   0  20   4.00
Garber                  3     1   1   1   0   5   1  10   2.45
Totals                  8     4   4   1   1   6   1  30

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin W(2-5)          5.2   8   2   2   4   5   0  27   5.36
Granger SV(4)           3.1   1   0   0   1   1   0  12   0.93
Totals                  9     9   2   2   5   6   0  39

Wild Pitches: Carlton (1), Griffin 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Bowa singled to third; Bowa stole second; Maddox walked; Griffin
threw a wild pitch [Bowa to third, Maddox to second]; Luzinski
struck out; Allen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled to center; Metzger singled to right
[Gross to third]; Cedeno flied out to center; Metzger was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Carlton [Gross scored
(unearned)]; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Metzger
to second]; Rader struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt popped to third; Boone doubled to left;
Anderson struck out; Carlton grounded out (catcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell popped to shortstop; Jutze grounded out
(second to first); Andrews grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Cash flied out to center; Bowa singled to right;
Bowa stole second; Maddox popped to third; Luzinski singled to
right [Bowa out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Griffin flied out to right; Gross grounded out
(shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt
struck out; Boone popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno reached on an error by Bowa [Cedeno to
first]; Cedeno stole second; Watson doubled [Cedeno scored
(unearned)]; Carlton threw a wild pitch [Watson to third]; Rader
walked; Cabell reached on a fielder's choice [Watson out at home
(shortstop to catcher), Rader to second]; Jutze forced Cabell
(shortstop unassisted) [Rader scored (error by Bowa) (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Andrews forced Jutze (shortstop to second); 2 R (0
ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Anderson struck out; Carlton singled to right;
Griffin threw a wild pitch [Carlton to second]; Cash reached on
a fielder's choice [Carlton out at third (shortstop to third)];
Bowa walked [Cash to second]; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Griffin lined to third; Gross grounded out
(shortstop to first); Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski struck out; Allen walked; Schmidt singled
to left [Allen to second]; Boone singled to left [Allen out at
home (left to catcher), Schmidt to second]; Anderson tripled to
right [Schmidt scored, Boone scored]; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR
CARLTON; Johnstone walked; GRANGER REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING);
Cash grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: GARBER REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Cedeno
grounded out (third to first); Watson homered; Rader was called
out on strikes; Cabell struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Astros 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa flied out to center; Maddox grounded out
(pitcher to first); Luzinski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Jutze flied out to left; Andrews reached on an error
by Schmidt [Andrews to first]; Granger struck out; Andrews was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: Allen grounded out (second to first); Schmidt
grounded out (pitcher to first); Boone flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Gross lined to third; Metzger struck out; Cedeno
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: Anderson struck out; OATES BATTED FOR GARBER;
Oates walked; Cash grounded out (third to first) [Oates to
second]; Bowa singled to right [Oates to third]; Maddox flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 4.