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Astros
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
July 18, 1975
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros, played on July 18, 1975 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 18, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 18, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | J.R. Richard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Lonborg |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 24,072 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Wendelstedt 1B: Dutch Rennert 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Bob Engel |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wilbur Howard | Left Fielder |
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| J.R. Richard | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Jay Johnstone | Right Fielder |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Dick Allen | First Baseman |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Oates | Catcher |
| Jim Lonborg | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
July 18, 1975
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lonborg
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Lonborg
Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Lonborg
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Richard
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Richard
Bowa takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnstone vs. Richard
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnstone for the out. Cash moves to third. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Luzinski vs. Richard
May fires to third and picks off Cash. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Richard
Luzinski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Lonborg
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Lonborg
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnstone throws the ball in to Bowa who tags May trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Watson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boswell vs. Lonborg
Boswell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Watson scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Lonborg
Rader hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Rader reaches second base with a double. Boswell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Metzger vs. Lonborg
Metzger is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Richard vs. Lonborg
Richard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Richard
Allen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Richard
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Richard
Maddox hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gross who is chasing the ball. Maddox reaches third base with a triple. Allen scores. Schmidt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oates vs. Richard
Oates hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lonborg vs. Richard
Lonborg strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cash vs. Richard
Cash hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gross. Cash reaches second base with a double. Maddox scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowa vs. Richard
Bowa is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lonborg
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Lonborg
Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Lonborg
There's a wild pitch. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Lonborg
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Lonborg
Watson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Lonborg
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Richard
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnstone for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Richard
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Richard
Allen is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Lonborg
Boswell hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Lonborg
Rader hits a popup, foul, towards first. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Lonborg
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Richard
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Richard
Maddox is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Richard
Oates hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Lonborg
Richard strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lonborg
Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Lonborg
Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Lonborg
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Lonborg
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howard scores. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Hoerner
Joe Hoerner now pitching.
May hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Richard
Tony Taylor pinch hits for Joe Hoerner.
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Richard
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Richard
Bowa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Hilgendorf
Tom Hilgendorf now pitching.
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boswell for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Hilgendorf
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Hilgendorf
Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richard vs. Hilgendorf
Richard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Richard
Johnstone strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Richard
Luzinski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Richard
Allen is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hilgendorf
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Hilgendorf
Gross hits a line drive towards short. Bowa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Hilgendorf
Cedeno hits a popup towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Richard
Schmidt bunts towards the mound. Richard picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Richard. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Richard
Maddox bunts towards the mound. Richard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schmidt moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oates vs. Richard
Oates hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schmidt scores. Maddox moves to third. Oates moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hilgendorf vs. Richard
Hilgendorf hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maddox scores. Oates moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
Granger fires to first and picks off Hilgendorf. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cash vs. Granger
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bowa vs. Granger
Bowa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oates scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnstone vs. Granger
Johnstone hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Hilgendorf
Mike Anderson now playing right field.
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Hilgendorf
May hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. May reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Hilgendorf
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Ken Boswell.
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Hilgendorf
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Granger
Larry Milbourne now playing second base.
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Granger
Allen hits a line drive towards third. Rader reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Granger
Schmidt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Granger
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Granger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Hilgendorf
Ollie Brown now playing left field. Tom Hutton now playing first base.
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Hilgendorf
Tommy Helms pinch hits for Wayne Granger.
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hilgendorf
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Hilgendorf
Gross takes first base on ball four. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Garber
Gene Garber now pitching.
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/18/1975 -- Houston at Philadelphia (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Howard W, lf 4 1 1 0 Cash D, 2b 4 0 2 1
Gross G, rf 4 1 3 0 Bowa L, ss 3 0 1 1
Cedeno C, cf 5 0 0 0 Johnstone J, rf 4 0 0 0
Watson B, 1b 4 2 3 3 Anderson M, rf 0 0 0 0
May M, c 4 0 2 0 Luzinski G, lf 4 0 0 0
Boswell K, 2b 3 0 1 1 Brown O, lf 0 0 0 0
Johnson C, ph 1 0 0 0 Allen D, 1b 3 1 0 0
Milbourne L, 2b 0 0 0 0 Hutton T, 1b 0 0 0 0
Rader D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Schmidt M, 3b 3 3 2 1
Metzger R, ss 3 0 1 0 Maddox G, cf 4 2 2 2
Richard J, p 3 0 0 0 Oates J, c 3 1 1 1
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0 Lonborg J, p 1 0 0 0
Helms T, ph 1 0 0 0 Hoerner J, p 0 0 0 0
Taylor T, ph 1 0 0 0
Hilgendorf T, p 1 0 1 1
Garber G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 12 4 31 7 9 7
Houston 012 010 000 -- 4
Philadelphia 030 000 31x -- 7
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Richard J (L)* 6.0 7 6 6 3 9
Granger W 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Lonborg J 4.2 10 4 4 1 1
Hoerner J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Hilgendorf T (W) 3.2 2 0 0 2 2
Garber G (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 7th
E -- Richard J
DP -- Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Houston 8, Philadelphia 3
2B -- Rader D, Cash D, May M
3B -- Maddox G
HR -- Watson B, Schmidt M
WP -- Lonborg J
T -- 2:18
A -- 24072
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