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Standings
MIN
@BAL		9
5
OAK
@BOS		4
1
CLE
@CHW		0
3
TEX
@DET		6
4		 
(10)
KCR
@MIL		4
0
CAL
@NYY		1
3
NYM
@ATL		3
4		 
(10)
PHI
@HOU		0
1
STL
@LAD		0
3
CIN
@MON		6
4
CHC
@SFG		2
1
Saturday, August 24, 1974,
, Astrodome
Attendance: 12,215, Time of Game: 1:26
Phillies
0
63-63
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Astros
1
65-60
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Dave Roberts (9-10)
L: Steve Carlton (14-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  1  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  X    1  4  0

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Cash 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .301 .740 -0.132 1.31 0.000 -0.132 -0.8 1 1
Larry Bowa SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .639 -0.125 1.23 0.000 -0.125 -0.7 2 2
Mike Schmidt 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .306 1.014 -0.065 0.89 0.000 -0.065 -0.4 0 6
Willie Montanez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .772 -0.061 0.84 0.000 -0.061 -0.4 11 1
Bill Robinson CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .236 .616 -0.063 0.86 0.000 -0.063 -0.4 2 0
Ollie Brown LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .228 .681 -0.052 1.03 0.013 -0.064 -0.2 2 0
Mike Anderson RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .691 -0.068 0.91 0.000 -0.068 -0.4 0 0
Bob Boone C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .242 .629 0.006 1.09 0.054 -0.047 0.1 5 0
Steve Carlton P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .416 -0.037 1.47 0.000 -0.037 -0.3 1 3 SH
   Tony Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .370 .977 -0.068 2.77 0.000 -0.068 -0.2
Team Totals 28 0 1 0 0 4 .036 .071 -0.665 1.13 0.067 -0.730 -3.9 24 13
SH: S Carlton (5, off D Roberts).
TB: B Boone.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 2.

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Greg Gross RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .318 .766 -0.126 1.22 0.000 -0.126 -0.8 1 0
Roger Metzger SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .264 .621 0.231 1.30 0.287 -0.057 0.5 1 4
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .837 -0.077 0.78 0.000 -0.077 -0.6 1 0
Bob Watson LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .304 .798 0.032 0.85 0.055 -0.023 0.1 3 0
Lee May 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .755 0.014 1.22 0.056 -0.043 0.0 15 1 HBP
Doug Rader 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .261 .754 -0.086 1.69 0.060 -0.146 -0.5 1 5
Milt May C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .282 .727 -0.115 1.54 0.000 -0.115 -0.7 3 0
Larry Milbourne 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .322 .721 0.100 1.52 0.138 -0.038 0.3 1 4 SB
Dave Roberts P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .194 .494 -0.138 1.39 0.000 -0.138 -0.8 1 3
Team Totals 27 1 4 1 2 5 .148 .381 -0.165 1.28 0.596 -0.763 -2.5 27 17
HBP: L May (7, by S Carlton).
TB: L Milbourne; B Watson; D Rader; R Metzger.
RBI: R Metzger (23).
2-out RBI: R Metzger.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
PB: M May (6).
Baserunning
SB: L Milbourne (3, 2nd base off S Carlton/B Boone).
Pickoffs: D Rader (1st base by S Carlton).

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Carlton, L (14-9) 8 4 1 1 2 5 0 3.09 30 73 0.165 1.28 2.5
Team Totals 8 4 1 1 2 5 0 1.12 30 73 0.165 1.13 2.5

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Roberts, W (9-10) 9 1 0 0 0 4 0 2.99 29 89 0.665 1.13 3.9
Team Totals 9 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 29 89 0.665 1.28 3.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: S Carlton (5; L May).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: S Carlton (3; D Rader, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bob Engel.
Time of Game: 1:26.
Attendance: 12,215.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Phillies         Houston Astros
1 Dave Cash 2B 1 Greg Gross RF
2 Larry Bowa SS 2 Roger Metzger SS
3 Mike Schmidt 3B 3 Cesar Cedeno CF
4 Willie Montanez 1B 4 Bob Watson LF
5 Bill Robinson CF 5 Lee May 1B
6 Ollie Brown LF 6 Doug Rader 3B
7 Mike Anderson RF 7 Milt May C
8 Bob Boone C 8 Larry Milbourne 2B
9 Steve Carlton P 9 Dave Roberts P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 0-0 2 -2- R HOU R. Metzger S. Carlton 29% 86% Single to CF; Milbourne Scores
b8 0-0 0 -2- O HOU D. Roberts S. Carlton -9% 65% Strikeout
b5 0-0 0 1-- O HOU M. May S. Carlton -8% 53% Rader Picked off 1B (P-1B)
b8 0-0 0 1-- HOU D. Roberts S. Carlton 7% 74% Milbourne Steals 2B
b7 0-0 2 12- O HOU M. May S. Carlton -7% 50% Groundout: P-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PHI D. Cash D. Roberts 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O PHI L. Bowa D. Roberts 1% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O PHI M. Schmidt D. Roberts 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU G. Gross S. Carlton -2% 52% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- O HOU R. Metzger S. Carlton -1% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno S. Carlton -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O PHI W. Montanez D. Roberts 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O PHI B. Robinson D. Roberts 2% 54% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- PHI O. Brown D. Roberts -1% 53% Strikeout, Passed Ball; Brown to 1B
t2 0-0 2 1-- O PHI M. Anderson D. Roberts 2% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O HOU B. Watson S. Carlton -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O HOU L. May S. Carlton -2% 51% Lineout: SS
b2 0-0 2 --- HOU D. Rader S. Carlton 1% 52% Single to CF
b2 0-0 2 1-- O HOU M. May S. Carlton -2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O PHI B. Boone D. Roberts 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 1 --- O PHI S. Carlton D. Roberts 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O PHI D. Cash D. Roberts 1% 55% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O HOU L. Milbourne S. Carlton -2% 53% Groundout: 1B-P
b3 0-0 1 --- O HOU D. Roberts S. Carlton -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O HOU G. Gross S. Carlton -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O PHI L. Bowa D. Roberts 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t4 0-0 1 --- O PHI M. Schmidt D. Roberts 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- O PHI W. Montanez D. Roberts 1% 56% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger S. Carlton -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-0 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno S. Carlton -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-0 2 --- HOU B. Watson S. Carlton 1% 53% Walk
b4 0-0 2 1-- O HOU L. May S. Carlton -3% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 5-6-7
t5 0-0 0 --- O PHI B. Robinson D. Roberts 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- O PHI O. Brown D. Roberts 2% 55% Groundout: P-1B
t5 0-0 2 --- O PHI M. Anderson D. Roberts 1% 56% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
b5 0-0 0 --- HOU D. Rader S. Carlton 5% 61% Walk
b5 0-0 0 1-- O HOU M. May S. Carlton -8% 53% Rader Picked off 1B (P-1B)
b5 0-0 1 --- O HOU M. May S. Carlton -2% 51% Strikeout
b5 0-0 2 --- O HOU L. Milbourne S. Carlton -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 8-9-1
t6 0-0 0 --- PHI B. Boone D. Roberts -5% 45% Single to LF
t6 0-0 0 1-- O PHI S. Carlton D. Roberts 2% 47% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Boone to 2B
t6 0-0 1 -2- O PHI D. Cash D. Roberts 5% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-0 2 -2- O PHI L. Bowa D. Roberts 5% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 9-1-2
b6 0-0 0 --- O HOU D. Roberts S. Carlton -3% 54% Strikeout
b6 0-0 1 --- O HOU G. Gross S. Carlton -2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
b6 0-0 2 --- O HOU R. Metzger S. Carlton -2% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 3-4-5
t7 0-0 0 --- O PHI M. Schmidt D. Roberts 4% 54% Popfly: SS
t7 0-0 1 --- O PHI W. Montanez D. Roberts 3% 56% Groundout: 1B-P
t7 0-0 2 --- O PHI B. Robinson D. Roberts 2% 58% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 3-4-5
b7 0-0 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno S. Carlton -4% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 0-0 1 --- HOU B. Watson S. Carlton 4% 59% Single to CF
b7 0-0 1 1-- HOU L. May S. Carlton 6% 64% Hit By Pitch; Watson to 2B
b7 0-0 1 12- O HOU D. Rader S. Carlton -7% 57% Flyball: CF
b7 0-0 2 12- O HOU M. May S. Carlton -7% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 6-7-8
t8 0-0 0 --- O PHI O. Brown D. Roberts 4% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 0-0 1 --- O PHI M. Anderson D. Roberts 3% 58% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 0-0 2 --- O PHI B. Boone D. Roberts 2% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
b8 0-0 0 --- HOU L. Milbourne S. Carlton 7% 66% Single to LF
b8 0-0 0 1-- HOU D. Roberts S. Carlton 7% 74% Milbourne Steals 2B
b8 0-0 0 -2- O HOU D. Roberts S. Carlton -9% 65% Strikeout
b8 0-0 1 -2- O HOU G. Gross S. Carlton -7% 58% Strikeout
b8 0-0 2 -2- R HOU R. Metzger S. Carlton 29% 86% Single to CF; Milbourne Scores
b8 1-0 2 1-- O HOU C. Cedeno S. Carlton -1% 85% Lineout: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 9-1-2
Tony Taylor pinch hits for Steve Carlton (P) batting 9th
t9 0-1 0 --- O PHI T. Taylor D. Roberts 7% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 0-1 1 --- O PHI D. Cash D. Roberts 5% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-1 2 --- O PHI L. Bowa D. Roberts 3% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1.

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