While Steve Carlton pitched a four-hitter, the Phillies went on a batting rampage with 18 hits, including Greg Luzinski's 25th homer of the season, to trample the Astros, 14-2. Bob Watson homered in the first inning to produce the Astros' pair, but that lead quickly vanished in the second when the Phillies exploded for seven runs on seven hits and three walks. In addition to his homer, Luzinski had a single and double, giving him seven consecutive hits, plus two walks, in two games with the Astros before the slugger struck out with the bases loaded in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 14, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      12, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome
Phillies     0  7  0    3  2  1    1  0  0  -  14 18  1
Astros       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   1   0   0     1   0   .323      Howard lf             4   1   1   0     0   3   .354
  Harmon 2b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Gross rf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .287
Bowa ss               7   1   2   2     0   0   .316      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Johnstone rf          6   1   3   3     0   0   .357      Watson 1b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .323
Luzinski lf           4   3   3   2     2   1   .313      Johnson c             3   0   1   0     1   1   .278
  Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Allen 1b              3   2   1   1     2   2   .238        Milbourne ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .138
  Brown lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .379      Metzger ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Schmidt 3b            3   3   2   0     2   0   .222        Cosgrove p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Taylor ph,3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .199
Maddox cf             4   1   4   3     1   0   .242      Richard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .270
  Anderson cf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .262        Niekro p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
McCarver c            3   2   1   2     3   0   .407        Stanton p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Carlton p             5   0   1   1     1   1   .146        Cabell 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .279

Totals               44  14  18  14    12   5             Totals               30   2   4   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 14,520
Left on Base: Phillies 15, Astros 4
DP: Phillies 1, Astros 1
Errors: Bowa
Doubles: Schmidt 2 (19), Luzinski (20)
Home Runs: Luzinski (25), Watson (13)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Gross (7)
GIDP: Harmon (3), Cedeno (4)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(8-7)          9     4   2   2   2   7   1  33   3.55
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2   7   1  33

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard L(6-4)          1.2   7   7   7   2   2   0  14   4.93
Niekro                  1.1   4   3   3   3   0   1  11   5.06
Stanton                 4     6   4   4   6   3   0  24   8.31
Cosgrove                2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.37
Totals                  9    18  14  14  12   5   1  56

Wild Pitches: Stanton (1)
Balks: Carlton (4), Stanton (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Terry Tata


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash flied out to right; Bowa grounded out (first
unassisted); Johnstone singled to right; Luzinski walked
[Johnstone to second]; Allen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Howard singled to center; Carlton balked [Howard to
second]; Gross out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Howard to third]; Cedeno popped to second; Watson homered
[Howard scored]; Johnson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt doubled to left; Maddox singled to left
[Schmidt to third]; Maddox stole second; McCarver walked;
Carlton struck out; Cash flied out to right; Bowa singled to
second [Schmidt scored, Maddox to third, McCarver to second];
Johnstone singled to right [Maddox scored, McCarver scored, Bowa
to third]; Luzinski singled to second [Bowa scored, Johnstone to
second]; Allen singled to left [Johnstone scored, Luzinski to
second]; NIEKRO REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Schmidt walked
[Luzinski to third, Allen to second]; Maddox singled to left
[Luzinski scored, Allen scored, Schmidt to third, Maddox to
second (on throw)]; McCarver walked; Carlton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 7 R, 7 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 7, Astros
2.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader flied out to left; Metzger singled to center;
Andrews flied out to center; Niekro popped to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 7, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Cash grounded out (third to first); Bowa made an
out to shortstop; Johnstone popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 7, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Howard struck out; Gross walked; Cedeno grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Gross out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski homered; Allen walked; Schmidt doubled to
center [Allen to third]; Maddox singled to center [Allen scored,
Schmidt to third]; STANTON REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); McCarver
popped to shortstop; Carlton singled to center [Schmidt scored,
Maddox to second]; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first) [Maddox
to third, Carlton to second]; Bowa grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 10, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Johnson
walked; Rader flied out to right; Metzger made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 10, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Johnstone flied out to center; Luzinski doubled to
right; Allen struck out; Schmidt walked; Maddox walked [Luzinski
to third, Schmidt to second]; McCarver singled to center
[Luzinski scored, Schmidt scored, Maddox to second]; Carlton
forced McCarver (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 12, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Andrews grounded out (third to first); Stanton
struck out; Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
12, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Cash walked; Stanton balked [Cash to second];
Stanton threw a wild pitch [Cash to third]; Bowa popped to
catcher in foul territory; Johnstone grounded out (second to
first) [Cash scored]; Luzinski walked; Allen walked [Luzinski to
second]; Schmidt flied out to right; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 13, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: HARMON REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); Gross grounded
out (third to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to first);
Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 13, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Maddox singled to left; McCarver walked [Maddox to
second]; Carlton forced Maddox (pitcher to third) [McCarver to
second]; Harmon was called out on strikes; Bowa singled to right
[McCarver scored, Carlton to second]; Johnstone singled to right
[Carlton to third, Bowa to second]; Luzinski struck out; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 14, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: HUTTON REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING 1B); BROWN
REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING LF); ANDERSON REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING
CF); Johnson flied out to left; Rader struck out; Metzger
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
14, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: COSGROVE REPLACED METZGER (PITCHING); CABELL
REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING 3B); MILBOURNE REPLACED RADER (PLAYING
SS); Brown flied out to center; TAYLOR BATTED FOR SCHMIDT;
Taylor grounded out (third to first); Anderson singled to left;
McCarver forced Anderson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 14, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Andrews flied
out to right; Cabell made an out to first; Howard struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 14, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: Carlton walked; Harmon grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Carlton out at second]; Bowa
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
14, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Gross reached on an error by Bowa [Gross to first];
Cedeno forced Gross (shortstop to second); Watson grounded out
(third to first) [Cedeno to second]; Johnson singled to third
[Cedeno to third]; Milbourne lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 14, Astros 2.