Win: Frank King Loss: Ron Darling
Save: John Brooks
Inning: 1 Philadelphia Ron Darling pitching. Bruce Koslo grounds out to the third baseman. Raymond Romero grounds out to the second baseman. Lenny Stills strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Frank King pitching. Doug Henry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Eric Anthony grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Gumbert flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Al Young singles to right field. Al Young steals second. Steve Abadie walks. Bert Rowan flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bubba Mackenzie flies out to the right fielder. Bert Wells walks. Frank King pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Reggie Geddes grounds out to the second baseman. Robert Wilson strikes out. Tom Sunkel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Bruce Koslo flies out to the right fielder. Raymond Romero strikes out. Lenny Stills hits a home run. Al Young singles to left field. Al Young steals second. Steve Abadie singles to right field. Al Young scores. Bert Rowan lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston John Elberfeld singles to center field. Mike Esmond grounds into a force play to the pitcher. John Elberfeld is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ron Darling lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Bubba Mackenzie singles to left field. Bert Wells grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bubba Mackenzie is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Frank King lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bruce Koslo pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Doug Henry grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Anthony flies out to the left fielder. Billy Gumbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Raymond Romero singles to left field. Lenny Stills grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Al Young hits a home run. Dorsey Judson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Abadie walks. Bert Rowan reached on a fielding error by Reggie Geddes. Bubba Mackenzie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Reggie Geddes flies out to the left fielder. Robert Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Tom Sunkel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Bert Wells grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank King grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Koslo singles to center field. Raymond Romero singles to center field. Bruce Koslo advances to third on the hit. Lenny Stills grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Paul Miller is pinch hitting for John Elberfeld. Paul Miller flies out to the left fielder. Mike Esmond strikes out. Frank Greengrass is pinch hitting for Dorsey Judson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Frank Greengrass strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Dave Bearse pitching. Vern Vaughan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Paul Miller at C. Al Young flies out to the center fielder. Steve Abadie singles to center field. Steve Abadie is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bert Rowan walks. Bubba Mackenzie grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Doug Henry singles to left field. Eric Anthony flies out to the left fielder. Doug Henry steals second. Billy Gumbert grounds out to the pitcher. Reggie Geddes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Bert Wells walks. Frank King fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Frank King strikes out. Bruce Koslo flies out to the center fielder. Raymond Romero grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bert Wells is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Luis Welch enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bert Wells at SS. Robert Wilson pops out to the first baseman. Tom Sunkel strikes out. Vern Vaughan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Lenny Stills strikes out. Al Young flies out to the center fielder. Steve Abadie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston John Brooks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Esmond flies out to the left fielder. Yujiro Suzuki is pinch hitting for Dave Bearse. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Yujiro Suzuki grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Henry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 11 Houston total runners LOB: 1