September 16, 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 10
CLE 0 CHW 2
@CAL 0 DET 2
@MIL 1 MIN 11
KCR 1 BAL 7
@NYY 3 OAK 4
TEX 0 SFG 8
@ATL 5 ATL 5
SFG 2 CHC 18
NYM 5 CIN 6
SDP 3 LAD 10
@HOU 0 PHI 3
MON 1 STL 4
PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 14,245

Saturday, September 16, 1972
Time of Game: 2:49

Dodgers

75-65

Won 2

3rd, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  4   0  1  0   4  1  0   10 19  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  0

W: D Sutton (16-9), L: K Forsch (5-6)

Astros

78-62

Lost 2

2nd, 8 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Grabarkewitz 2B             4   2   1   1    2   0  .180  .576    0    2   2   
M Mota LF                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .328  .819    0    1   0   
  M Wills 3B                  3   0   2   2    0   1  .130  .354    0    0   0   2B
W Davis CF                    6   1   4   3    0   1  .290  .748    0    8   0   HR,SB
W Parker 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .277  .721    0    5   0   2B,2·GDP
  T McDermott PH-1B           1   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    1   0   
W Crawford RF                 5   1   2   0    0   2  .251  .760    0    1   0   
B Valentine 3B-LF             4   1   3   2    1   1  .268  .645    0    2   0   3B
B Russell SS                  5   1   2   1    0   2  .266  .687    0    1   4   2B
S Yeager C                    5   0   2   0    0   2  .221  .604    0    6   0   
D Sutton P                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .165  .360    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       42  10  19   9    5   9                    27   7

BATTING

2B: M Wills (3, off J York); W Parker (14, off K Forsch); B Russell (18, off J Richard).

3B: B Valentine (2, off K Forsch).

HR: W Davis (16, off K Forsch; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF).

SH: D Sutton (11, off K Forsch).

TB: W Davis 7; B Valentine 5; B Russell 3; M Wills 3; W Parker 2; S Yeager 2; W Crawford 2; T McDermott; M Mota; B Grabarkewitz.

GIDP: W Parker 2 (11).

RBI: W Davis 3 (70); M Wills 2 (4); B Valentine 2 (29); B Grabarkewitz (14); B Russell (31).

2-out RBI: M Wills 2; B Grabarkewitz; B Russell; B Valentine.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 7 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Russell-B Grabarkewitz-T McDermott; B Russell-B Grabarkewitz-W Parker.

BASERUNNING

SB: W Davis (20, 2nd base off K Forsch/J Edwards).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Metzger SS                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .226  .556    0    3   3   
J Wynn RF                     3   0   1   0    1   2  .275  .860    0    1   0   2B
C Cedeno CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .327  .938    0    3   1   
L May 1B                      4   0   0   0    0   2  .285  .840    0    8   1   GDP
B Watson LF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .310  .831    0    0   0   2B
J Edwards C                   1   0   0   0    1   1  .263  .728    0    5   0   
  B Stinson C                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .172  .401    0    5   0   
D Rader 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .736    0    1   1   
T Helms 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .656    0    1   4   
K Forsch P                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .310    0    0   1   
  D Roberts P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .597         0   1   
  J Stewart PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .544    0    0   0   GDP
  J Richard P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J York P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  N Miller PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .774    0    0   0   
  F Gladding P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   0   7   0    3   6                    27  13

BATTING

2B: B Watson (23, off D Sutton); J Wynn (27, off D Sutton).

TB: B Watson 3; R Metzger 2; J Wynn 2; K Forsch; T Helms.

GIDP: L May (12); J Stewart (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Richard-R Metzger-L May; T Helms-R Metzger-L May.

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 (16-9)             9     7   0   0    3   6   0   2.22   35     -       ·  ·      5·11· 3· 7     76    -     0.50   0.20
Totals                         9     7   0   0    3   6   0          35     -       ·  ·      5·11· 3· 7           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Forsch, L (5-6)              4     7   4   4    2   3   1   4.08   21     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 1· 7     33    -     0.80  -0.27
D Roberts                      1     4   1   1    0   0   0   4.38    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 4          1-0    0.47  -0.02
J Richard                      1.2   3   4   4    3   3   0  12.71   10     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.19  -0.01
J York                         1.1   4   1   1    0   3   0   4.41    7     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 4          2-2    0.01  -0.00
F Gladding                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.91    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    19  10  10    5   9   1          48     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 2·19          3-2

K Forsch faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Sutton (8); J Richard (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bob Engel.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 14,245.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros                       
1. B Grabarkewitz       2B    1. R Metzger            SS 
2. M Mota               LF    2. J Wynn               RF 
3. W Davis              CF    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. W Parker             1B    4. L May                1B 
5. W Crawford           RF    5. B Watson             LF 
6. B Valentine          3B    6. J Edwards            C  
7. B Russell            SS    7. D Rader              3B 
8. S Yeager             C     8. T Helms              2B 
9. D Sutton             P     9. K Forsch             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-0  1-3      23%  81% W Davis         K Forsch        Home Run; Grabarkewitz Scores; Mota Scores
   t 3   1  0-0  1--       8%  58% M Mota          K Forsch        Single to RF; Grabarkewitz to 3B
   t 3   2  0-3  --3       6%  88% B Valentine     K Forsch        Triple to RF; Parker Scores
   b 4   2  4-0  123       6%  92% D Rader         D Sutton        Flyball: LF
   t 1   2  0-0  12-      -4%  46% W Crawford      K Forsch        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Grabarkewitz  Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  M Mota          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      48%  W Davis         Single to LF
          1--      49%  W Parker        Davis Steals 2B
          -2-      50%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      46%  W Crawford      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  R Metzger       Lineout: CF
   O      ---      49%  J Wynn          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  C Cedeno        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Forsch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  B Valentine     Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  B Russell       Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  S Yeager        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  L May           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  B Watson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  J Edwards       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Forsch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  D Sutton        Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  B Grabarkewitz  Walk
          1--      58%  M Mota          Single to RF; Grabarkewitz to 3B
   RRR    1-3      81%  W Davis         Home Run; Grabarkewitz Scores; Mota Scores
          ---      83%  W Parker        Double to LF
   O      -2-      82%  W Crawford      Groundout: P-1B; Parker to 3B
   R      --3      88%  B Valentine     Triple to RF; Parker Scores
   O      --3      87%  B Russell       Foul Flyball: C
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      88%  D Rader         Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  T Helms         Flyball: CF
          ---      89%  K Forsch        Single to RF
   O      1--      90%  R Metzger       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ken Forsch facing 8-9-1
          ---      91%  S Yeager        Single to LF
   O      1--      91%  D Sutton        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Yeager to 2B
   O      -2-      90%  B Grabarkewitz  Groundout: 2B-1B; Yeager to 3B
   O      --3      89%  M Mota          Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
          ---      85%  J Wynn          Walk
   O      1--      88%  C Cedeno        Lineout: CF
   O      1--      90%  L May           Strikeout
          1--      87%  B Watson        Double to CF; Wynn to 3B
          -23      86%  J Edwards       Walk
   O      123      92%  D Rader         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ken Forsch facing 3-4-5
          ---      93%  W Davis         Single to RF
                  Dave Roberts replaces Ken Forsch pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--      91%  W Parker        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      91%  W Crawford      Single to RF
          1--      92%  B Valentine     Single to CF; Crawford to 2B
   R      12-      95%  B Russell       Single to LF; Crawford Scores; Valentine to 2B
          12-      96%  S Yeager        Single to SS; Valentine to 3B; Russell to 2B
   O      123      95%  D Sutton        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Don Sutton facing 8-9-1
                  Maury Wills replaces Manny Mota playing 3B batting 2nd; Bobby Valentine moves to LF
          ---      92%  T Helms         Single to LF
                  Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Dave Roberts batting 9th
   OO     1--      96%  J Stewart       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      96%  R Metzger       Single to RF
   O      1--      97%  J Wynn          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-0, J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
                  J.R. Richard replaces Jimmy Stewart pitching and batting 9th
          ---      97%  B Grabarkewitz  Walk
   O      1--      97%  M Wills         Strikeout
          1--      97%  W Davis         Single to RF; Grabarkewitz to 2B
   OO     12-      96%  W Parker        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Don Sutton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  C Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  L May           Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-0, J.R. Richard facing 5-6-7
                  Bob Stinson replaces Johnny Edwards playing C batting 6th
   O      ---      97%  W Crawford      Strikeout
          ---      98%  B Valentine     Walk
          1--      99%  B Russell       Double to CF; Valentine to 3B
   R      -23      99%  S Yeager        Wild Pitch; Valentine Scores; Russell to 3B
   O      --3      99%  " "             Strikeout
          --3      99%  D Sutton        Walk
   R      1-3      99%  B Grabarkewitz  Single to CF; Russell Scores; Sutton to 2B
                  Jim York replaces J.R. Richard pitching and batting 9th
   RRO    12-     100%  M Wills         Double to CF; Sutton Scores; Grabarkewitz Scores; Wills out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 9, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-9, Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  B Stinson       Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  D Rader         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  T Helms         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 9, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 9-0, Jim York facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  W Davis         Strikeout
                  Terry McDermott pinch hits for Wes Parker batting 4th
          ---     100%  T McDermott     Single to RF
          1--     100%  W Crawford      Single to CF; McDermott to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  B Valentine     Single to CF; McDermott Scores; Crawford to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Russell       Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  S Yeager        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 10, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-10, Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
                  Terry McDermott moves to 1B; Norm Miller pinch hits for Jim York batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  N Miller        Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  R Metzger       Single to CF
          1--     100%  J Wynn          Double to LF; Metzger to 3B
          -23     100%  C Cedeno        Walk
   OO     123     100%  L May           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 10, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 10-0, Fred Gladding facing 9-1-2
                  Fred Gladding replaces Norm Miller pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Sutton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Grabarkewitz  Lineout: CF
          ---     100%  M Wills         Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  W Davis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 10, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-10, Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
          ---     100%  B Watson        Single to CF
          1--     100%  B Stinson       Wild Pitch; Watson to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-     100%  D Rader         Lineout: LF
   O      -2-     100%  T Helms         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 10, Astros 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU197209160

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