The Astros used the flying feet of Cesar Cedeno to snap a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning and beat the Phillies, 4-2. Cedeno scored the go-ahead run from first on a single to right by Bob Watson. Doug Rader's RBI single later produced an insurance run. The Phillies had tied the score in the top of the eighth on a bases-loaded infield single by Dave Cash.

Houston's second run, in the third, was the product of Cedeno's daring baserunning. The Astro outfielder singled, stole second, took third when Phillie third baseman Mike Schmidt threw out Watson and scored on Jose Cruz' fly to medium left. Mike Anderson plated the Phillies' first run with a single in the sixth. Houston took a 1-0 lead in the first on successive singles by Roger Metzger, Cedeno and Watson. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       20, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  9  1
Astros       1  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   4 10  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   1   1     1   0   .351      Gross lf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Bowa ss               5   0   2   0     0   1   .346      Metzger ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .291
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .189      Cedeno cf             3   2   2   0     1   0   .270
Luzinski lf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .299      Watson 1b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .361
Hutton 1b             4   1   2   0     1   0   .185        Cabell pr,1b        0   1   0   0     0   0   .286
Schmidt 3b            4   1   2   0     0   2   .195      Cruz rf               3   0   0   1     0   2   .248
Boone c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .325      May c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Harmon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .263
  Cox c               0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Jutze pr,c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .105
Anderson rf           3   0   1   1     0   2   .279      Rader 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .241
  Johnstone ph,rf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .324      Andrews 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .190
Lonborg p             1   0   0   0     2   0   .000      Richard p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .304
  Allen ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Forsch p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Helms ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .238
                                                            Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               33   2   9   2     6   7             Totals               34   4  10   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  7,211
Left on Base: Phillies 12, Astros 9
DP: Phillies 0, Astros 1
Errors: Bowa
Doubles: Richard (4)
Stolen Bases: Schmidt (3), Anderson (1), Cedeno (20)
Caught Stealing: Bowa (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (2)
GIDP: Hutton (1)
Hit by Pitch: Allen (1,by Forsch), Luzinski (2,by Niekro)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg                 7     7   2   2   0   2   0  29   1.89
McGraw L(2-1)           1     3   2   2   2   2   0   8   1.53
Totals                  8    10   4   4   2   4   0  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard                 5.2   5   1   1   6   5   0  27   4.91
Forsch W(2-2)           2.1   4   1   1   0   1   0  10   3.12
Niekro SV(2)            1     0   0   0   0   1   0   4   5.59
Totals                  9     9   2   2   6   7   0  41

Passed Balls: Cox (1), May 2 (7)
Hit by Pitch: Forsch (1), Niekro (1)
Wild Pitches: Richard (2)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash walked; Bowa singled to center [Cash to
second]; Maddox flied out to right; Luzinski walked [Cash to
third, Bowa to second]; Hutton grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Luzinski out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross flied out to left; Metzger singled to left;
Cedeno singled to center [Metzger to second]; Watson singled to
center [Metzger scored, Cedeno to third]; Cruz struck out; May
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
0, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt singled to left; Schmidt stole second;
Boone struck out; Anderson struck out; Lonborg grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader popped to first; Andrews grounded out
(shortstop to first); Richard reached on an error by Bowa
[Richard to first]; Gross singled to center [Richard to second];
Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Astros 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Cash grounded out (second to first); Bowa lined to
left; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno singled to center; Cedeno stole second;
Watson grounded out (third to first) [Cedeno to third]; Cruz hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Cedeno scored]; May grounded out (first
to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski singled to center; Hutton singled to
right [Luzinski to second]; May allowed a passed ball [Luzinski
to third, Hutton to second]; Schmidt was called out on strikes;
Boone flied out to right; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Rader lined to right; Andrews grounded out (first to
pitcher); Richard doubled to left; Gross grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Lonborg walked; Cash flied out to right; Bowa
lined to left; Maddox walked [Lonborg to second]; Luzinski
forced Lonborg (shortstop to third); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Hutton walked; Richard threw a wild pitch [Hutton
to second]; May allowed a passed ball [Hutton to third]; Schmidt
struck out; Boone popped to first; Anderson singled to center
[Hutton scored]; Anderson stole second; Lonborg walked; FORSCH
REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Cash lined to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (third to first); May grounded out
(first to pitcher); Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa singled to center; Bowa was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Maddox popped to shortstop; Luzinski
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Andrews grounded out (first to pitcher); Forsch
singled to center; Gross forced Forsch (shortstop to second);
Metzger forced Gross (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 1, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Hutton singled to shortstop; Schmidt singled to
left [Hutton to second]; Boone forced Hutton (pitcher to third)
[Schmidt to second]; HARMON RAN FOR BOONE; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR
ANDERSON; Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted) [Schmidt to
third, Harmon to second]; ALLEN BATTED FOR LONBORG; Allen was
hit by a pitch; Cash singled to shortstop [Schmidt scored,
Harmon to third, Allen to second, Cash out at second (shortstop
to second)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: JOHNSTONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); COX REPLACED
HARMON (PLAYING C ); MCGRAW REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Cedeno
walked; Watson singled to center [Cedeno scored, Watson to
second (on throw to home)]; CABELL RAN FOR WATSON; Cox allowed a
passed ball [Cabell to third]; Cruz struck out; JOHNSON BATTED
FOR MAY; Johnson was walked intentionally; JUTZE RAN FOR
JOHNSON; Rader singled to left [Cabell scored, Jutze to second];
Andrews singled to left [Jutze to third, Rader to second]; HELMS
BATTED FOR FORSCH; Helms struck out; Gross grounded out (pitcher
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: JUTZE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); CABELL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); NIEKRO REPLACED HELMS (PITCHING); Bowa
struck out; Maddox popped to second; Luzinski was hit by a
pitch; Hutton grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 2, Astros 4.