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MIL
@KCR		4
3
NYY
@TEX		2
6
CHC
@LAD		1
2
ATL
@MON		3
2
CIN
@NYM		5
3
HOU
@PHI		2
7
PIT
@SDP		11
2
STL
@SFG		6
4
Thursday, June 8, 1972, 7:38PM
, Veterans Stadium
Attendance: 20,155, Time of Game: 2:36
Astros
2
27-21
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Phillies
7
18-29
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Bill Champion (4-3)
L: Larry Dierker (5-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    2  8  0
Phillies        0  1  0   2  0  1   3  0  X    7 14  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jimmy Stewart 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .645 -0.051 0.41 0.000 -0.051 -1.0 0 3
Norm Miller RF 2 0 0 0 1 2 .194 .626 -0.011 0.69 0.024 -0.036 -0.1 2 0
   Jesus Alou PH-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 .737 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.000 0.1 0 0 HBP
Cesar Cedeno CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .319 .867 0.062 0.64 0.081 -0.019 1.4 3 0 3B
Lee May 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .275 .838 -0.062 0.90 0.039 -0.101 -0.9 5 0 GDP
Bob Watson LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .316 .925 0.091 0.86 0.114 -0.023 1.8 5 0 HR
Johnny Edwards C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .246 .751 -0.014 1.62 0.066 -0.080 -0.1 6 0
   Jim York P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bobby Fenwick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .617 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.2
Doug Rader 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .219 .682 -0.178 1.27 0.000 -0.178 -1.7 0 1 GDP
Roger Metzger SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .191 .512 -0.093 0.93 0.001 -0.094 -0.8 1 1
Larry Dierker P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .179 .385 -0.038 0.79 0.000 -0.038 -0.4 0 0
   Jim Ray P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Stinson C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .432 0.000 0.08 0.002 -0.003 -0.0 2 0
Team Totals 33 2 8 2 3 6 .242 .718 -0.296 0.79 0.328 -0.626 -2.0 24 5
3B: C Cedeno (2, off B Champion).
HR: B Watson (10, off J Hoerner; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
HBP: J Alou (1, by J Hoerner).
TB: B Watson 6; C Cedeno 4; B Stinson; L May; R Metzger.
GIDP: L May (4); D Rader (7).
RBI: L May (27); B Watson (32).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 9.

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Denny Doyle 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .276 .659 -0.051 0.42 0.000 -0.051 -0.5 3 5
Oscar Gamble RF 5 0 2 0 0 2 .231 .538 0.032 0.32 0.050 -0.018 -0.0 2 0 2B
Willie Montanez CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 .215 .645 -0.043 0.44 0.009 -0.053 0.1 2 0 2B
Greg Luzinski LF 3 2 2 1 1 0 .290 .822 0.028 0.63 0.060 -0.032 1.1 0 0
   Ron Stone LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .626 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.4 1 0
Tom Hutton 1B 4 3 3 2 1 0 .270 .768 0.118 0.60 0.133 -0.015 2.9 12 0 HR,2B
Don Money 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 .232 .673 -0.008 0.69 0.073 -0.081 -0.9 1 2 CS
Tim McCarver C 2 0 1 1 1 0 .209 .593 -0.001 0.87 0.035 -0.036 0.6 6 0 SF
Larry Bowa SS 3 0 3 3 0 0 .236 .588 0.181 0.73 0.182 -0.001 1.9 0 6 3B,SF
Bill Champion P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .611 -0.051 0.64 0.000 -0.051 -0.9 0 0
   Joe Hoerner P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.4 0 0
Team Totals 35 7 14 7 5 7 .400 1.081 0.204 0.56 0.542 -0.339 3.5 27 13
2B: T Hutton (5, off L Dierker); W Montanez (12, off J Ray); O Gamble (1, off L Dierker).
3B: L Bowa (4, off L Dierker).
HR: T Hutton (4, off J Ray; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out).
SF: T McCarver (2, off L Dierker); L Bowa (2, off J Ray).
TB: T Hutton 7; L Bowa 5; O Gamble 3; G Luzinski 2; D Money 2; W Montanez 2; T McCarver.
RBI: L Bowa 3 (10); T Hutton 2 (16); G Luzinski (23); T McCarver (11).
2-out RBI: L Bowa.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 4 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 2. L Bowa-D Doyle-T Hutton; D Money-D Doyle-T Hutton.
Baserunning
CS: D Money (3, Home by L Dierker/J Edwards).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Dierker, L (5-3) 5 10 4 4 1 3 0 3.03 25 33 -0.170 0.86 -2.1
Jim Ray 1.2 4 3 3 1 2 1 5.28 10 2 1 -0.036 0.14 -2.2
Jim York 1.1 0 0 0 3 2 0 7.71 7 2 0 0.001 0.01 0.8
Team Totals 8 14 7 7 5 7 1 7.88 42 33 4 1 -0.205 0.79 -3.5
L Dierker faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Champion, W (4-3) 6 4 1 1 3 5 0 3.23 23 62 0.137 0.96 0.7
Joe Hoerner, S (2) 3 4 1 1 0 1 1 2.18 14 2 0 0.159 0.52 1.3
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 3 6 1 2.00 37 62 2 0 0.296 0.56 2.0
B Champion faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Hoerner (1; J Alou).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Shag Crawford.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 20,155.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Jimmy Stewart 2B 1 Denny Doyle 2B
2 Norm Miller RF 2 Oscar Gamble RF
3 Cesar Cedeno CF 3 Willie Montanez CF
4 Lee May 1B 4 Greg Luzinski LF
5 Bob Watson LF 5 Tom Hutton 1B
6 Johnny Edwards C 6 Don Money 3B
7 Doug Rader 3B 7 Tim McCarver C
8 Roger Metzger SS 8 Larry Bowa SS
9 Larry Dierker P 9 Bill Champion P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 2 -2- R PHI L. Bowa L. Dierker 12% 66% Triple to RF; Hutton Scores
t5 0-3 0 12- OO HOU D. Rader B. Champion 12% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Watson to 3B
t1 0-0 1 12- OO HOU L. May B. Champion 9% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t7 1-4 0 1-- HOU B. Watson B. Champion -7% 80% Single to LF; May to 2B
b2 0-0 0 --- PHI T. Hutton L. Dierker 7% 62% Double to RF

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Bill Champion facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Stewart B. Champion 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- HOU N. Miller B. Champion -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- HOU C. Cedeno B. Champion -4% 46% Walk; Miller to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- OO HOU L. May B. Champion 9% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PHI D. Doyle L. Dierker -2% 52% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- PHI O. Gamble L. Dierker 4% 57% Double to LF
b1 0-0 1 -2- O PHI W. Montanez L. Dierker -3% 53% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 -2- O PHI G. Luzinski L. Dierker -3% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Bill Champion facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O HOU B. Watson B. Champion 2% 52% Popfly: 1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O HOU J. Edwards B. Champion 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O HOU D. Rader B. Champion 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- PHI T. Hutton L. Dierker 7% 62% Double to RF
b2 0-0 0 -2- O PHI D. Money L. Dierker -4% 57% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 -2- O PHI T. McCarver L. Dierker -4% 53% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 2 -2- R PHI L. Bowa L. Dierker 12% 66% Triple to RF; Hutton Scores
b2 1-0 2 --3 O PHI B. Champion L. Dierker -3% 62% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 1.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Phillies' Bill Champion facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger B. Champion 3% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- O HOU L. Dierker B. Champion 2% 67% Strikeout
t3 0-1 2 --- O HOU J. Stewart B. Champion 1% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- O PHI D. Doyle L. Dierker -2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- O PHI O. Gamble L. Dierker -1% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- O PHI W. Montanez L. Dierker -1% 64% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 1.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Phillies' Bill Champion facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- O HOU N. Miller B. Champion 3% 66% Strikeout
t4 0-1 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno B. Champion 2% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-1 2 --- O HOU L. May B. Champion 1% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- PHI G. Luzinski L. Dierker 3% 73% Single to LF
b4 1-0 0 1-- PHI T. Hutton L. Dierker 5% 78% Single to SS; Luzinski to 2B
b4 1-0 0 12- PHI D. Money L. Dierker 6% 84% Single to SS; Luzinski to 3B; Hutton to 2B
b4 1-0 0 123 RO PHI T. McCarver L. Dierker 1% 85% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Luzinski Scores; Hutton to 3B
b4 2-0 1 1-3 R PHI L. Bowa L. Dierker 6% 91% Single to RF; Hutton Scores; Money to 3B
b4 3-0 1 1-3 O PHI B. Champion L. Dierker -3% 87% Money Caught Stealing Hm (C); Bowa to 2B
b4 3-0 2 -2- O PHI B. Champion L. Dierker -1% 86% Strikeout
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 3.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Phillies' Bill Champion facing 5-6-7
t5 0-3 0 --- HOU B. Watson B. Champion -4% 82% Single to CF
t5 0-3 0 1-- HOU J. Edwards B. Champion -7% 75% Walk; Watson to 2B
t5 0-3 0 12- OO HOU D. Rader B. Champion 12% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Watson to 3B
t5 0-3 2 --3 O HOU R. Metzger B. Champion 3% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
b5 3-0 0 --- O PHI D. Doyle L. Dierker -1% 89% Flyball: LF
b5 3-0 1 --- PHI O. Gamble L. Dierker 1% 90% Single (2B-1B)
b5 3-0 1 1-- O PHI W. Montanez L. Dierker -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b5 3-0 2 1-- PHI G. Luzinski L. Dierker 1% 90% Walk; Montanez to 2B
b5 3-0 2 12- O PHI T. Hutton L. Dierker -2% 88% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 3.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Phillies' Bill Champion facing 9-1-2
t6 0-3 0 --- O HOU L. Dierker B. Champion 2% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-3 1 --- O HOU J. Stewart B. Champion 1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-3 2 --- O HOU N. Miller B. Champion 1% 92% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 6-7-8
b6 3-0 0 --- PHI D. Money L. Dierker 1% 93% Single to LF
b6 3-0 0 1-- PHI T. McCarver L. Dierker 3% 96% Single to CF; Money to 3B
Jim Ray replaces Larry Dierker pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-0 0 1-3 RO PHI L. Bowa J. Ray -0% 96% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Money Scores
b6 4-0 1 1-- O PHI B. Champion J. Ray -0% 96% Bunt Popfly: 1B
b6 4-0 2 1-- O PHI D. Doyle J. Ray -0% 95% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 4.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Phillies' Bill Champion facing 3-4-5
t7 0-4 0 --- HOU C. Cedeno B. Champion -4% 91% Triple to LF
t7 0-4 0 --3 R HOU L. May B. Champion -4% 87% Single to LF; Cedeno Scores
t7 1-4 0 1-- HOU B. Watson B. Champion -7% 80% Single to LF; May to 2B
Joe Hoerner replaces Bill Champion pitching and batting 9th
t7 1-4 0 12- O HOU J. Edwards J. Hoerner 6% 86% Foul Flyball: 3B
t7 1-4 1 12- O HOU D. Rader J. Hoerner 5% 91% Flyball: RF
t7 1-4 2 12- O HOU R. Metzger J. Hoerner 4% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' Jim Ray facing 2-3-4
b7 4-1 0 --- O PHI O. Gamble J. Ray -0% 95% Strikeout
b7 4-1 1 --- PHI W. Montanez J. Ray 1% 96% Double to CF
b7 4-1 1 -2- R PHI G. Luzinski J. Ray 2% 98% Single to CF; Montanez Scores
b7 5-1 1 1-- RR PHI T. Hutton J. Ray 2% 99% Home Run; Luzinski Scores
b7 7-1 1 --- O PHI D. Money J. Ray -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b7 7-1 2 --- PHI T. McCarver J. Ray 0% 99% Walk
b7 7-1 2 1-- PHI L. Bowa J. Ray 0% 99% Single to CF; McCarver to 2B
Jim York replaces Johnny Edwards (C) pitching and batting 6th
Bob Stinson replaces Jim Ray (P) playing C batting 9th
b7 7-1 2 12- O PHI J. Hoerner J. York -0% 99% Strikeout
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 7.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Phillies' Joe Hoerner facing 9-1-2
Ron Stone replaces Greg Luzinski playing LF batting 4th
t8 1-7 0 --- O HOU B. Stinson J. Hoerner 0% 100% Lineout: 2B
t8 1-7 1 --- O HOU J. Stewart J. Hoerner 0% 100% Flyball: CF
Jesus Alou pinch hits for Norm Miller (RF) batting 2nd
t8 1-7 2 --- HOU J. Alou J. Hoerner -0% 100% Hit By Pitch
t8 1-7 2 1-- HOU C. Cedeno J. Hoerner -0% 99% Single to RF; Alou to 3B
t8 1-7 2 1-3 O HOU L. May J. Hoerner 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 7-1, Astros' Jim York facing 1-2-3
Jesus Alou moves from PH to RF
b8 7-1 0 --- PHI D. Doyle J. York 0% 100% Walk
b8 7-1 0 1-- O PHI O. Gamble J. York -0% 100% Strikeout
b8 7-1 1 1-- PHI W. Montanez J. York 0% 100% Walk; Doyle to 2B
b8 7-1 1 12- O PHI R. Stone J. York -0% 100% Flyball: LF
b8 7-1 2 12- PHI T. Hutton J. York 0% 100% Walk; Doyle to 3B; Montanez to 2B
b8 7-1 2 123 O PHI D. Money J. York -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 7.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Phillies' Joe Hoerner facing 5-6-7
t9 1-7 0 --- R HOU B. Watson J. Hoerner -0% 100% Home Run
Bobby Fenwick pinch hits for Jim York (P) batting 6th
t9 2-7 0 --- O HOU B. Fenwick J. Hoerner 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 2-7 1 --- O HOU D. Rader J. Hoerner 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 2-7 2 --- HOU R. Metzger J. Hoerner -0% 100% Single to CF
t9 2-7 2 1-- HOU B. Stinson J. Hoerner -0% 100% Single to P; Metzger to 2B
t9 2-7 2 12- O HOU J. Stewart J. Hoerner 0% 100% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Phillies 7.

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