Alert running by Larry Bowa, who raced home from first base on a sacrifice bunt and wild throw in the 11th inning, brought the Phillies a 6-5 victory over the Astros. Bowa led off the stanza with a single. Jay Johnstone bunted to Doug Rader, who threw to Larry Milbourne covering first, as Bowa advanced. Noting that third base was temporarily unguarded, Bowa kept running and when Milbourne threw wildly, Bowa came home with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, Houston Astros 5
Game Played on Thursday, July      17, 1975 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Astros       0  0  4    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  -   5  9  3
Phillies     0  1  2    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   6 13  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Howard lf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .362      Cash 2b               6   2   1   0     0   0   .322
Gross rf              5   0   1   0     0   2   .288      Bowa ss               5   1   2   1     0   0   .323
Cedeno cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .255      Johnstone rf          4   1   2   1     1   0   .358
Watson 1b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .327      Luzinski lf           4   0   2   1     1   1   .314
Johnson c             2   2   1   0     3   0   .293      Allen 1b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .239
Rader 3b              4   0   1   2     1   1   .241      Schmidt 3b            4   1   2   1     1   0   .229
Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     1   1   .241      Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .233
Andrews 2b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .198      McCarver c            2   1   1   1     2   0   .414
  Helms ph,2b         2   0   2   1     0   0   .167        Boone c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
  Milbourne pr,2b     1   0   0   0     0   1   .136      Carlton p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .157
Konieczny p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .175        Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .368
  Niekro p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .207
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Cabell ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .063

Totals               38   5   9   4     7   9             Totals               40   6  13   5     6   3

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 18,026
Left on Base: Astros 7, Phillies 11
DP: Astros 1, Phillies 3
Errors: Cedeno, Johnson, Milbourne, Bowa
Doubles: Howard (7), Helms (2), Cash (22), Johnstone (11)
Home Runs: Schmidt (17), McCarver (1)
Stolen Bases: Cash (7), Schmidt (11)
Caught Stealing: Metzger (4), Rader (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Johnstone (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Bowa (2)
GIDP: Watson (6), Cedeno (5), Allen (9)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Konieczny               3     7   4   4   3   0   2  17   4.48
Niekro                  5     4   1   1   3   2   0  22   4.68
Granger                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.19
Forsch L(3-7)           0.1   1   1   0   0   0   0   2   3.36
Totals                 10.1  13   6   5   6   3   2  48

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton                 7     7   5   4   6   8   0  30   3.63
Schueler                3     2   0   0   1   0   0  12   5.26
McGraw W(6-4)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.62
Totals                 11     9   5   4   7   9   0  45

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Doug Harvey


ASTROS 1ST: Howard struck out; Gross struck out; Cedeno singled
to shortstop; Watson singled to right [Cedeno to second];
Johnson walked [Cedeno to third, Watson to second]; Rader struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash popped to shortstop; Bowa singled to left;
Bowa was picked off first (pitcher to second); Johnstone flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Metzger walked; Andrews struck out while Metzger was
caught stealing second (catcher to second to first); Konieczny
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski walked; Allen grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Luzinski out at second]; Schmidt
homered; Maddox walked; McCarver grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Howard doubled to right; Gross was called out on
strikes; Cedeno walked; Watson singled to pitcher [Howard
scored, Cedeno to second]; Johnson walked [Cedeno to third,
Watson to second]; Rader singled to left [Cedeno scored, Watson
scored, Johnson scored (error by Bowa) (unearned) (no RBI),
Rader to third]; Rader was caught stealing home (catcher to
third to pitcher); Metzger struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Carlton grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash
doubled to third; Bowa grounded out (first unassisted) [Cash to
third]; Johnstone doubled to right [Cash scored]; Luzinski
singled to right [Johnstone scored]; Allen singled to center
[Luzinski to second]; Schmidt walked [Luzinski to third, Allen
to second]; Maddox lined to pitcher; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Astros 4, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Andrews flied out to center; Konieczny struck out;
Howard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 4, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: McCarver homered; NIEKRO REPLACED KONIECZNY
(PITCHING); Carlton singled to center; Cash forced Carlton
(shortstop to second); Cash stole second [Cash to third (error
by Johnson)]; Bowa hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cash scored];
Johnstone singled to center; Luzinski flied out to center; 2 R,
3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Phillies 5.

ASTROS 5TH: Gross singled to center; Cedeno popped to shortstop;
Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4,
Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 5TH: Allen singled to center; Schmidt popped to first;
Maddox flied out to center [Allen to second (error by Cedeno)];
McCarver was walked intentionally; Carlton struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Phillies 5.

ASTROS 6TH: Johnson walked; Rader flied out to right; Metzger
grounded out (first unassisted) [Johnson to second]; HELMS
BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Helms singled to center [Johnson scored];
Niekro flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5,
Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: HELMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Cash popped to
second; Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnstone
walked; Luzinski singled to left [Johnstone to second]; Allen
popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Phillies 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Howard walked; Gross forced Howard (third to
shortstop); Cedeno grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 5, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt grounded out (second to first); Maddox was
called out on strikes; McCarver walked; BROWN BATTED FOR
CARLTON; Brown flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
5, Phillies 5.

ASTROS 8TH: SCHUELER REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); BOONE REPLACED
MCCARVER (PLAYING C ); Watson flied out to center; Johnson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rader walked; Metzger flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Bowa popped
to third in foul territory; Johnstone grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Phillies 5.

ASTROS 9TH: Helms doubled to left; MILBOURNE RAN FOR HELMS;
BOSWELL BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Boswell grounded out (second to
first) [Milbourne to third]; Howard popped to shortstop; Gross
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5,
Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GRANGER
REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Luzinski struck out; Allen flied
out to left; Schmidt singled to left; Schmidt stole second;
Maddox popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5,
Phillies 5.

ASTROS 10TH: Cedeno made an out to first; Watson grounded out
(third to first); Johnson singled to left; Rader forced Johnson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Phillies
5.

PHILLIES 10TH: Boone grounded out (third to first); HUTTON
BATTED FOR SCHUELER; Hutton grounded out (second to first); Cash
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5,
Phillies 5.

ASTROS 11TH: MCGRAW REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Metzger popped
to first in foul territory; Milbourne struck out; CABELL BATTED
FOR GRANGER; Cabell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 5, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 11TH: FORSCH REPLACED CABELL (PITCHING); Bowa singled
to center; Johnstone out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Bowa scored (error by Milbourne) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Larry
Bowa saw 3B not covered on sacrifice; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 5, Phillies 6.