April 18, 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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LAD 6
@HOU 3 PIT 4
CIN 3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 25,182

Monday, April 18, 1966
Time of Game: 2:33

Dodgers

5-2

Won 4

3rd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         2  0  0   1  2  0   0  0  1    6 13  2
Astros          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    3  9  1

W: D Sutton (1-1), L: R Roberts (0-2), S: P Regan (1)

Astros

2-5

Lost 4

7th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    5   0   2   1    0   2  .269  .636    0    1   5   CS
W Parker 1B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .292  .872    0    8   0   SB
R Fairly RF                   3   2   3   0    2   0  .381  .912    0    1   0   
J Lefebvre 3B                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .444 1.353    0    0   1   SH
  P Regan P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
L Johnson LF                  5   1   3   2    0   0  .400 1.004    0    3   0   2B
J Roseboro C                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .150  .527    0    5   0   SH
W Davis CF                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .292  .667    0    8   0   2B
N Oliver 2B                   3   1   1   0    2   2  .190  .510    0    1   2   IW
D Sutton P                    3   0   1   0    0   2  .500 1.000    0    0   1   SH
  J Kennedy 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   6  13   5    5   8                    27   9

BATTING

2B: L Johnson (1, off D Lee); W Davis (2, off M Cuellar).

SH: J Lefebvre (1, off G Kroll); D Sutton (1, off R Roberts); J Roseboro (1, off D Lee).

IBB: N Oliver (1, by M Cuellar).

TB: L Johnson 4; R Fairly 3; W Davis 2; M Wills 2; J Lefebvre; D Sutton; W Parker; N Oliver.

RBI: L Johnson 2 (6); W Davis (1); M Wills (1); J Roseboro (3).

2-out RBI: M Wills; L Johnson.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Sutton-M Wills-W Parker.

E: N Oliver (2); J Lefebvre (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Parker (2, 2nd base off G Kroll/J Bateman).

CS: M Wills (3, 2nd base by R Roberts/J Bateman).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Maye LF                     5   0   2   0    0   0  .143  .281    0    4   0   GDP
S Jackson SS                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .214  .455    0    1   0   
J Wynn CF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .192  .560    0    2   0   
J Morgan 2B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .907    0    0   2   
R Staub RF                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .167  .707    0    2   0   2B
C Harrison 1B                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .308  .718    0    6   1   2B
B Aspromonte 3B               4   0   1   0    0   0  .192  .442    0    1   0   
J Bateman C                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .667    0   10   1   2B
R Roberts P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Cuellar P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Sims PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Kroll P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Heath PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  N Colbert PR                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Lee P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  J Gentile PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .823    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   3   9   3    1   5                    27   6

BATTING

2B: R Staub (1, off D Sutton); J Bateman (2, off D Sutton); C Harrison (1, off D Sutton).

TB: J Bateman 2; J Morgan 2; L Maye 2; C Harrison 2; R Staub 2; S Jackson; B Aspromonte.

GIDP: L Maye (1).

RBI: R Staub 2 (5); J Bateman (1).

2-out RBI: J Bateman.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: R Staub (1).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Sutton, W (1-1)              8     8   3   3    1   5   0   3.00   34     -       ·  ·     11·10· 0· 7     58    -     1.07   0.15
P Regan, S (1)                 1     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.17    4     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.59   0.03
Totals                         9     9   3   3    1   5   0          38     -       ·  ·     11·13· 0· 8           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Roberts, L (0-2)             4    10   5   5    2   0   0   4.91   23     -       ·  ·      4· 6· 1·10     20    -     0.94  -0.33
M Cuellar                      1     1   0   0    1   2   0   1.80    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 1          2-1    0.85   0.02
G Kroll                        2     0   0   0    2   3   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.37   0.02
D Lee                          2     2   1   1    0   3   0   1.80    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.19  -0.03
Totals                         9    13   6   6    5   8   0          44     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 2·13          2-1

R Roberts faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Cuellar (1; N Oliver).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 25,182.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros                       
1. M Wills              SS    1. L Maye               LF 
2. W Parker             1B    2. S Jackson            SS 
3. R Fairly             RF    3. J Wynn               CF 
4. J Lefebvre           3B    4. J Morgan             2B 
5. L Johnson            LF    5. R Staub              RF 
6. J Roseboro           C     6. C Harrison           1B 
7. W Davis              CF    7. B Aspromonte         3B 
8. N Oliver             2B    8. J Bateman            C  
9. D Sutton             P     9. R Roberts            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  1--      12%  63% R Fairly        R Roberts       Single to RF; Parker Scores/Adv on E9; Fairly to 2B
   t 4   2  1-2  12-      12%  75% M Wills         R Roberts       Single to CF; Oliver Scores; Sutton to 2B
   b 2   2  2-0  -2-     -11%  59% J Bateman       D Sutton        Double to RF; Harrison Scores
   b 8   1  5-1  1-3     -10%  83% R Staub         D Sutton        Double to RF; Jackson Scores; Morgan Scores
   t 1   2  0-1  --3       9%  69% L Johnson       R Roberts       Single to LF; Fairly Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Robin Roberts facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  M Wills         Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  W Parker        Wills Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      50%  " "             Single to 2B
   R      1--      63%  R Fairly        Single to RF; Parker Scores/Adv on E9; Fairly to 2B
   O      -2-      60%  J Lefebvre      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Fairly to 3B
   R      --3      69%  L Johnson       Single to LF; Fairly Scores
   O      1--      68%  J Roseboro      Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  L Maye          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      71%  S Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      70%  J Wynn          Walk
   O      1--      72%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Robin Roberts facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      71%  W Davis         Flyball: LF
          ---      72%  N Oliver        Single to LF
   O      1--      71%  D Sutton        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Oliver to 2B
   O      -2-      69%  M Wills         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      71%  R Staub         Popfly: 2B
          ---      67%  C Harrison      Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      70%  B Aspromonte    Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      59%  J Bateman       Double to RF; Harrison Scores
   O      -2-      63%  R Roberts       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Robin Roberts facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      61%  W Parker        Flyball: LF
          ---      63%  R Fairly        Walk
   O      1--      62%  J Lefebvre      Groundout: 2B-1B; Fairly to 2B
   O      -2-      58%  L Johnson       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      61%  L Maye          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      63%  S Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      64%  J Wynn          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Robin Roberts facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      62%  J Roseboro      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      61%  W Davis         Flyball: CF
          ---      62%  N Oliver        Walk
          1--      64%  D Sutton        Single to CF; Oliver to 2B
   R      12-      75%  M Wills         Single to CF; Oliver Scores; Sutton to 2B
   O      12-      72%  W Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
          ---      67%  J Morgan        Single to RF
   O      1--      72%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      75%  C Harrison      Strikeout
          1--      73%  B Aspromonte    Single to LF; Morgan to 2B
   O      12-      78%  J Bateman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Robin Roberts facing 3-4-5
          ---      80%  R Fairly        Single to CF
          1--      87%  J Lefebvre      Single to RF; Fairly to 3B
   R      1-3      92%  L Johnson       Single to CF; Fairly Scores; Lefebvre to 3B
                  Mike Cuellar replaces Robin Roberts pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      90%  J Roseboro      Lineout: RF
   R      1-3      94%  W Davis         Double to CF; Lefebvre Scores; Johnson to 3B
          -23      94%  N Oliver        Intentional Walk
   O      123      92%  D Sutton        Strikeout
   O      123      91%  M Wills         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
                  Greg Sims pinch hits for Mike Cuellar batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  G Sims          Strikeout
          ---      90%  L Maye          Single to CF
          1--      87%  S Jackson       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Maye to 2B
   O      12-      91%  J Wynn          Flyball: RF
   O      12-      94%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Gary Kroll facing 2-3-4
                  Gary Kroll replaces Greg Sims pitching and batting 9th
          ---      94%  W Parker        Walk
          1--      95%  R Fairly        Parker Steals 2B
          -2-      96%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      96%  J Lefebvre      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Parker to 3B; Fairly to 2B
   O      -23      94%  L Johnson       Foul Flyball: C
   O      -23      93%  J Roseboro      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      94%  R Staub         Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  C Harrison      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  B Aspromonte    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Gary Kroll facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  W Davis         Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  N Oliver        Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  D Sutton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Don Sutton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  J Bateman       Flyball: CF
                  Bill Heath pinch hits for Gary Kroll batting 9th
          ---      94%  B Heath         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
                  Nate Colbert pinch runs for Bill Heath batting 9th
   OO     1--      97%  L Maye          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 1.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Don Lee facing 1-2-3
                  Don Lee replaces Nate Colbert pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  M Wills         Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  W Parker        Flyball: RF
          ---      97%  R Fairly        Single to RF
   O      1--      97%  J Lefebvre      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
          ---      94%  S Jackson       Single to P/Bunt
   O      1--      97%  J Wynn          Flyball: LF
          1--      93%  J Morgan        Single to CF; Jackson to 3B
   RR     1-3      83%  R Staub         Double to RF; Jackson Scores; Morgan Scores
   O      -2-      89%  C Harrison      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      94%  B Aspromonte    Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Don Lee facing 5-6-7
          ---      96%  L Johnson       Double to LF
   RO     -2-      97%  J Roseboro      Bunt Groundout: 1B-P/Sacrifice; Johnson Scores
   O      ---      97%  W Davis         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  N Oliver        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Phil Regan facing 8-9-1
                  Phil Regan replaces Jim Lefebvre pitching and batting 4th; John Kennedy replaces Don Sutton playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  J Bateman       Flyball: LF
                  Jim Gentile pinch hits for Don Lee batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Gentile       Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  L Maye          Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  S Jackson       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU196604180

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