April 11, 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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WSA 4
@BAL 0 CAL 5
MIN 3 BOS 2
@CLE 1
(16) NYY 9
@DET 4 OAK 5
KCR 0 SEP 7
CHW 0 ATL 6
CIN 4 CHC 1
MON 0
(12) LAD 9
@HOU 3 STL 6
@NYM 5 PIT 7
PHI 1 SFG 8
@SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 17,010

Friday, April 11, 1969
Time of Game: 2:41

Dodgers

2-1

Won 1

3rd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   1  5  1   0  1  1    9 12  2
Astros          2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    3  5  1

W: C Osteen (1-0), L: D Lemaster (0-1)

Astros

0-4

Lost 4

6th, 4 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Crawford CF                 5   1   0   0    0   1  .214  .428    0    6   0   
B Russell RF                  5   1   3   2    0   0  .667 2.334    0    0   0   HR,3B
W Parker 1B                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0   14   1   
A Kosco LF                    5   1   2   0    0   2  .231  .462    0    1   0   
B Sudakis 3B                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .077  .220    0    0   2   
J Lefebvre 2B                 3   3   1   1    2   0  .250  .875    0    0   6   CS
T Haller C                    3   1   1   0    2   1  .444 1.027    0    4   0   
T Sizemore SS                 5   1   3   4    0   0  .300 1.017    0    1   1   3B,2B,SB
C Osteen P                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250    0    1   3   SH
Totals                       38   9  12   7    6   7                    27  13

BATTING

2B: T Sizemore (1, off D Lemaster).

3B: T Sizemore (1, off D Lemaster); B Russell (1, off D Lemaster).

HR: B Russell (1, off J Ray; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: C Osteen (1, off D Schneider).

TB: B Russell 8; T Sizemore 6; W Parker 2; A Kosco 2; T Haller; J Lefebvre.

RBI: T Sizemore 4 (4); B Russell 2 (2); J Lefebvre (2).

2-out RBI: T Sizemore 4; J Lefebvre; B Russell.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Lefebvre-T Sizemore-W Parker.

E: W Parker (1); T Sizemore (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Sizemore (1, Home off D Lemaster/J Edwards).

CS: J Lefebvre (1, 2nd base by J Ray/J Edwards).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Alou RF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .313  .857    0    1   0   2B,SF
J Morgan 2B                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .200  .494    0    4   3   
J Wynn CF                     3   1   0   0    1   2  .091  .258    0    2   0   
D Rader 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .321    0    0   3   
N Miller LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .222    0    2   0   HBP
D Menke SS                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .091  .466    0    3   0   
C Blefary 1B                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .214  .553    0    7   0   2B,GDP
J Edwards C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .154    0    7   1   
D Lemaster P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  J Ray P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L McFadden PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Schneider P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  S Guinn P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  B Watson PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .083    0    0   0   HBP
Totals                       32   3   5   3    3   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: C Blefary (1, off C Osteen); J Alou (2, off C Osteen).

SF: J Alou (1, off C Osteen).

HBP: B Watson (1, by C Osteen); N Miller (2, by C Osteen).

TB: J Morgan 2; C Blefary 2; J Alou 2; D Menke.

GIDP: C Blefary (1).

RBI: J Alou (1); D Menke (1); C Blefary (1).

2-out RBI: C Blefary; D Menke.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

E: D Menke (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
C Osteen, W (1-0)              9     5   3   3    3   3   0   3.00   38     -       ·  ·     14·11· 0· 5     65    -     0.71   0.01
Totals                         9     5   3   3    3   3   0          38     -       ·  ·     14·11· 0· 5           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Lemaster, L (0-1)            5     9   6   5    3   5   0   9.00   27     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 1· 9     29    -     1.31  -0.46
J Ray                          2     1   1   1    1   1   1   4.50    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.16  -0.02
D Schneider                    1     1   1   0    0   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.09  -0.01
S Guinn                        1     1   1   1    2   1   0   9.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         9    12   9   7    6   7   1          45     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 2·12           -

Balks: D Lemaster (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: C Osteen 2 (2; N Miller, B Watson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 17,010.

Weather: 72° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros                       
1. W Crawford           CF    1. J Alou               RF 
2. B Russell            RF    2. J Morgan             2B 
3. W Parker             1B    3. J Wynn               CF 
4. A Kosco              LF    4. D Rader              3B 
5. B Sudakis            3B    5. N Miller             LF 
6. J Lefebvre           2B    6. D Menke              SS 
7. T Haller             C     7. C Blefary            1B 
8. T Sizemore           SS    8. J Edwards            C  
9. C Osteen             P     9. D Lemaster           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  2-2  123      32%  85% T Sizemore      D Lemaster      Triple to RF; Kosco Scores; Lefebvre Scores; Haller Scores
   t 5   2  2-1  1-3      14%  49% J Lefebvre      D Lemaster      Single to LF; Parker Scores; Kosco to 2B
   b 1   2  0-0  123     -10%  33% D Menke         C Osteen        Walk; Morgan Scores; Wynn to 3B; Miller to 2B
   t 5   1  2-1  1-3     -10%  35% B Sudakis       D Lemaster      Strikeout Looking
   t 5   1  2-1  1--      10%  45% A Kosco         D Lemaster      Single to RF; Parker to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Lemaster facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Crawford      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  B Russell       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      48%  W Parker        Single to CF
          1--      50%  A Kosco         Single to CF; Parker to 3B
   O      1-3      45%  B Sudakis       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Claude Osteen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  J Alou          Flyball: CF
          ---      45%  J Morgan        Single to CF
          1--      42%  J Wynn          Walk; Morgan to 2B
   O      12-      45%  D Rader         Flyball: LF; Morgan to 3B
          1-3      43%  N Miller        Hit By Pitch; Wynn to 2B
   R      123      33%  D Menke         Walk; Morgan Scores; Wynn to 3B; Miller to 2B
   R      123      24%  C Blefary       Walk; Wynn Scores; Miller to 3B; Menke to 2B
   O      123      29%  J Edwards       Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Denny Lemaster facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      26%  J Lefebvre      Flyball: CF
          ---      29%  T Haller        Single to RF
   O      1--      26%  T Sizemore      Lineout: SS
   O      1--      24%  C Osteen        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Claude Osteen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      25%  D Lemaster      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      22%  J Alou          Double to RF
          -2-      19%  J Morgan        Single to RF; Alou to 3B
   O      1-3      24%  J Wynn          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1-3      27%  D Rader         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Denny Lemaster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      25%  W Crawford      Flyball: LF
          ---      32%  B Russell       Triple to LF
   O      --3      26%  W Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3      22%  A Kosco         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Claude Osteen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      23%  N Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      22%  D Menke         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Menke to 1B
   OO     1--      25%  C Blefary       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Denny Lemaster facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      23%  B Sudakis       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      26%  J Lefebvre      Walk
   O      1--      22%  T Haller        Strikeout Looking
          1--      27%  T Sizemore      Double to LF; Lefebvre to 3B
   R      -23      35%  C Osteen        Balk; Lefebvre Scores/unER; Sizemore to 3B
          --3      37%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      30%  W Crawford      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Claude Osteen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      32%  J Edwards       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      34%  D Lemaster      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      35%  J Alou          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Denny Lemaster facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      32%  B Russell       Flyball: RF
          ---      35%  W Parker        Single to RF
          1--      45%  A Kosco         Single to RF; Parker to 3B
   O      1-3      35%  B Sudakis       Strikeout Looking
   R      1-3      49%  J Lefebvre      Single to LF; Parker Scores; Kosco to 2B
          12-      53%  T Haller        Walk; Kosco to 3B; Lefebvre to 2B
   RRR    123      85%  T Sizemore      Triple to RF; Kosco Scores; Lefebvre Scores; Haller Scores
   R      --3      90%  C Osteen        Sizemore Steals Hm; Sizemore Scores
   O      ---      90%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-6, Claude Osteen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      92%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  J Wynn          Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  D Rader         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jim Ray facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Ray replaces Denny Lemaster pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  W Crawford      Flyball: LF
   R      ---      96%  B Russell       Home Run
   O      ---      96%  W Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  A Kosco         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 7, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-7, Claude Osteen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  N Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  D Menke         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  C Blefary       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 7, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Jim Ray facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  B Sudakis       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      98%  J Lefebvre      Walk
   O      1--      97%  T Haller        Lefebvre Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      97%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 7, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-7, Claude Osteen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  J Edwards       Groundout: 1B-P
                  Leon McFadden pinch hits for Jim Ray batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  L McFadden      Popfly: C
   O      ---      99%  J Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 7, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Dan Schneider facing 8-9-1
                  Dan Schneider replaces Leon McFadden pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  T Sizemore      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Sizemore to 1B
   O      1--      99%  C Osteen        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Sizemore to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  W Crawford      Fielder's Choice P; Sizemore out at 3B/P-3B-2B; Crawford to 2B
   R      -2-      99%  B Russell       Single to CF; Crawford Scores/unER
   O      1--      99%  W Parker        Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-8, Claude Osteen facing 2-3-4
          ---      99%  J Morgan        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Morgan to 1B
   O      1--      99%  J Wynn          Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  D Rader         Groundout: P-1B; Morgan to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  N Miller        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Skip Guinn facing 4-5-6
                  Skip Guinn replaces Dan Schneider pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  A Kosco         Strikeout
          ---     100%  B Sudakis       Walk
   O      1--     100%  J Lefebvre      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--     100%  T Haller        Walk; Lefebvre to 2B
   R      12-     100%  T Sizemore      Single to LF; Lefebvre Scores; Haller to 2B
   O      12-     100%  C Osteen        Lineout: P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 9, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-9, Claude Osteen facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  D Menke         Single to RF
          1--      99%  C Blefary       Double to LF; Menke to 3B
   O      -23     100%  J Edwards       Groundout: P-1B
                  Bob Watson pinch hits for Skip Guinn batting 9th
          -23     100%  B Watson        Hit By Pitch
   RO     123     100%  J Alou          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Menke Scores
   O      12-     100%  J Morgan        Flyball: 1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 9, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU196904110

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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