Reliever Tom Hilgendorf, getting his first hit since 1972, drove in the tie-breaking tally in the seventh inning when the Phillies scored three times to defeat the Astros, 7-4. The Phillies had an earlier three-run inning in the second, scoring on walks to Dick Allen and Mike Schmidt, a triple by Garry Maddox and double by Dave Cash, but Bob Watson drove in three runs with a homer and single to help the Astros take a 4-3 lead.

The Phillies opened the seventh with successive safe bunts by Schmidt and Maddox. Johnny Oates then singled to tie the score. Hilgendorf followed with his single to send the Phillies ahead. Larry Bowa added another run with a single before the inning ended. Schmidt capped the Phillies' scoring with a homer in the eighth. Hilgendorf did not bat during two years with the Indians because of the A. L.'s designated-hitter rule and was hitless in three previous trips for the Phillies this season. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 7, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Friday, July      18, 1975 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Astros       0  1  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 12  1
Phillies     0  3  0    0  0  0    3  1  x  -   7  9  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Howard lf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .358      Cash 2b               4   0   2   1     0   1   .324
Gross rf              4   1   3   0     1   0   .294      Bowa ss               3   0   1   1     1   1   .323
Cedeno cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Johnstone rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .350
Watson 1b             4   2   3   3     0   1   .332        Anderson rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .262
May c                 4   0   2   0     0   0   .249      Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Boswell 2b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .241        Brown lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .368
  Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Allen 1b              3   1   0   0     1   2   .235
  Milbourne 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .136        Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Rader 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Schmidt 3b            3   3   2   1     1   1   .233
Metzger ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .242      Maddox cf             4   2   2   2     0   1   .239
Richard p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Oates c               3   1   1   1     0   0   .277
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lonborg p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .025
  Helms ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .164        Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .226
                                                            Hilgendorf p        1   0   1   1     0   0   .250
                                                            Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               36   4  12   4     3   3             Totals               31   7   9   7     3   9

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 24,072
Left on Base: Astros 8, Phillies 3
DP: Astros 0, Phillies 2
Errors: Richard
Doubles: Rader (18), May (9), Cash (23)
Triples: Maddox (4)
Home Runs: Watson (14), Schmidt (18)
GIDP: Cedeno (6), Richard (2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard L(6-5)          6     7   6   6   3   9   0  27   5.16
Granger                 2     2   1   1   0   0   1   7   2.28
Totals                  8     9   7   7   3   9   1  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg                 4.2  10   4   4   1   1   1  22   3.41
Hoerner                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.45
Hilgendorf W(2-0)       3.2   2   0   0   2   2   0  15   1.64
Garber SV(6)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.09
Totals                  9    12   4   4   3   3   1  39

Wild Pitches: Lonborg (3)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Bob Engel


ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross
singled to left; Cedeno grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash singled to center; Bowa walked [Cash to
second]; Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted) [Bowa to
second, Cash to third]; Cash was picked off third (catcher to
third); Luzinski popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to center; May singled to right
[Watson to third, May out at second (right to shortstop)];
Boswell singled to left [Watson scored]; Rader doubled to center
[Boswell to third]; Metzger was walked intentionally; Richard
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Metzger out at second]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Allen walked; Schmidt walked [Allen to second];
Maddox tripled to right [Schmidt scored, Allen scored]; Oates
flied out to center; Lonborg struck out; Cash doubled to right
[Maddox scored]; Bowa was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Howard grounded out (third to first); Gross singled
to left; Lonborg threw a wild pitch [Gross to second]; Cedeno
grounded out (third to first); Watson homered [Gross scored];
May grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted);
Luzinski grounded out (third to first); Allen was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Boswell flied out to left; Rader popped to first in
foul territory; Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt struck out; Maddox was called out on
strikes; Oates flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
3, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Richard struck out; Howard singled to right; Gross
singled to left [Howard to second]; Cedeno flied out to right;
Watson singled to center [Howard scored, Gross to second];
HOERNER REPLACED LONBORG (PITCHING); May flied out to right; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: TAYLOR BATTED FOR HOERNER; Taylor struck out; Cash
struck out; Bowa popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
4, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 6TH: HILGENDORF REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Boswell
grounded out (first unassisted); Rader flied out to right;
Metzger singled to right; Richard forced Metzger (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Johnstone struck out; Luzinski popped to first in
foul territory; Allen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 4, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Howard struck out; Gross lined to shortstop; Cedeno
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: On a bunt Schmidt singled to pitcher [Schmidt to
second (error by Richard)]; On a bunt Maddox singled to pitcher
[Schmidt to third]; Oates singled to right [Schmidt scored,
Maddox to third, Oates to second (on throw to 3b)]; Hilgendorf
singled to right [Maddox scored, Oates to third]; GRANGER
REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Hilgendorf was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Cash grounded out (second to first); Bowa
singled to center [Oates scored]; Johnstone flied out to right;
3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Phillies 6.

ASTROS 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING RF); Watson
struck out; May doubled to center; JOHNSON BATTED FOR BOSWELL;
Johnson flied out to center; Rader grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 8TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); Luzinski
grounded out (third to first); Allen lined to third; Schmidt
homered; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 4, Phillies 7.

ASTROS 9TH: BROWN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); HUTTON
REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); Metzger flied out to left; HELMS
BATTED FOR GRANGER; Helms flied out to center; Howard walked;
Gross walked [Howard to second]; GARBER REPLACED HILGENDORF
(PITCHING); Cedeno forced Gross (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Phillies 7.