September 15, 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 3
@BAL 0 CLE 9
@BOS 8 CAL 3
KCR 1 CHW 11
MIN 4 DET 4
MIL 3 OAK 3
TEX 1 CIN 3
ATL 2
(10) HOU 5
LAD 1 MON 5
PHI 4
(10) NYM 5
CHC 1 CHC 7
@NYM 0 SFG 5
@SDP 2 PIT 7
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 6,922

Saturday, September 15, 1973
Time of Game: 1:53

Dodgers

86-63

Lost 1

2nd, 5½ GB

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

W: T Griffin (2-6), L: A Downing (9-9)

Astros

75-75

Won 1

4th, 17 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .695    0    1   0   CS
B Buckner 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .276  .648    0    8   0   HR,SB
W Davis CF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .287  .773    0    1   0   
J Ferguson C                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .265  .839    0   10   0   
W Crawford LF                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .296  .838    0    0   0   
R Cey 3B                      3   0   0   0    1   1  .240  .726    0    0   3   
T Paciorek RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .636    0    3   0   2·GDP
B Russell SS                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .262  .630    0    1   1   
A Downing P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .094  .304    0    0   1   GDP
  J Fairey PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .533    0    0   0   
  G Shanahan P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       29   1   6   1    5   3                    24   6

BATTING

HR: B Buckner (8, off T Griffin; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: B Buckner 5; J Ferguson 2; W Crawford; D Lopes.

GIDP: T Paciorek 2 (6); A Downing (1).

RBI: B Buckner (45).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Buckner (11, 2nd base off T Griffin/S Jutze).

CS: D Lopes (15, 2nd base by T Griffin/S Jutze).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Wynn RF                     4   1   1   1    0   2  .226  .753    0    3   0   HR
G Sutherland 2B               4   1   1   0    0   2  .212  .515    0    3   4   
C Cedeno CF                   4   2   2   2    0   0  .317  .894    0    2   0   HR
B Watson LF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .316  .853    0    3   0   
  B Gallagher LF              1   0   1   1    0   0  .269  .607    0    0   0   2B
D Rader 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .725    0    1   4   
L May 1B                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .264  .785    0    8   1   
S Jutze C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .515    0    3   1   
R Metzger SS                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .255  .631    0    3   2   
T Griffin P                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .095  .422    0    1   0   HR
Totals                       31   5   6   5    1  10                    27  12

BATTING

2B: B Gallagher (3, off G Shanahan).

HR: J Wynn (20, off A Downing; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); C Cedeno (22, off A Downing; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); T Griffin (1, off A Downing; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: C Cedeno 5; T Griffin 4; J Wynn 4; B Gallagher 2; G Sutherland.

RBI: C Cedeno 2 (63); B Gallagher (9); J Wynn (54); T Griffin (1).

2-out RBI: C Cedeno 2; B Gallagher.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Rader-G Sutherland-L May 2; G Sutherland-R Metzger-L May.

E: S Jutze (8).

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
A Downing, L (9-9)             6     4   4   4    1   8   3   3.31   24     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 0· 4     55    -     0.52  -0.18
G Shanahan                     2     2   1   1    0   2   0   1.23    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 2          0-0    0.14  -0.00
Totals                         8     6   5   5    1  10   3          32     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 1· 6           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Griffin, W (2-6)             9     6   1   1    5   3   1   4.39   34     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 6     69    -     0.95   0.32
Totals                         9     6   1   1    5   3   1          34     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: A Downing (7).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 1:53.

Attendance: 6,922.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros                       
1. D Lopes              2B    1. J Wynn               RF 
2. B Buckner            1B    2. G Sutherland         2B 
3. W Davis              CF    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. J Ferguson           C     4. B Watson             LF 
5. W Crawford           LF    5. D Rader              3B 
6. R Cey                3B    6. L May                1B 
7. T Paciorek           RF    7. S Jutze              C  
8. B Russell            SS    8. R Metzger            SS 
9. A Downing            P     9. T Griffin            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-1  1--      18%  84% C Cedeno        A Downing       Home Run (LF-CF); Sutherland Scores
   b 3   1  0-0  ---      13%  66% T Griffin       A Downing       Home Run
   t 5   0  3-0  1--       7%  89% A Downing       T Griffin       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 2   0  0-0  1--      -6%  40% W Crawford      T Griffin       Walk; Ferguson to 2B
   t 2   0  0-0  12-       6%  46% R Cey           T Griffin       Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Lopes         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  B Buckner       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  W Davis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Downing facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  J Wynn          Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  G Sutherland    Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  C Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  J Ferguson      Single to LF
          1--      40%  W Crawford      Walk; Ferguson to 2B
   O      12-      46%  R Cey           Strikeout
   O      12-      51%  T Paciorek      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Crawford to 2B
   O      12-      55%  B Russell       Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Downing facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  B Watson        Flyball: RF
          ---      55%  D Rader         Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Rader to 1B
   O      1--      52%  L May           Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  S Jutze         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Griffin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  A Downing       Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  D Lopes         Single to LF
   O      1--      54%  B Buckner       Lopes Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      53%  " "             Single to CF
          1--      51%  W Davis         Buckner Steals 2B; Buckner to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
          --3      50%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      55%  J Ferguson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Downing facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  R Metzger       Strikeout
   R      ---      66%  T Griffin       Home Run
   O      ---      64%  J Wynn          Strikeout
          ---      65%  G Sutherland    Single to RF
   RR     1--      84%  C Cedeno        Home Run (LF-CF); Sutherland Scores
          ---      84%  B Watson        Walk
   O      1--      83%  D Rader         Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Griffin facing 5-6-7
          ---      79%  W Crawford      Single to LF
   O      1--      83%  R Cey           Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   OO     1--      87%  T Paciorek      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Al Downing facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  L May           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      86%  S Jutze         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      85%  R Metzger       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Griffin facing 8-9-1
          ---      81%  B Russell       Walk
   OO     1--      89%  A Downing       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  D Lopes         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Al Downing facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      89%  T Griffin       Foul Flyball: C
   R      ---      94%  J Wynn          Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---      93%  G Sutherland    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      93%  C Cedeno        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Griffin facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      88%  B Buckner       Home Run
   O      ---      90%  W Davis         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      87%  J Ferguson      Single to LF
   O      1--      90%  W Crawford      Strikeout
   O      1--      92%  R Cey           Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Al Downing facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      91%  B Watson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      91%  D Rader         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      91%  L May           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Tom Griffin facing 7-8-9
                  Bob Gallagher replaces Bob Watson playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      93%  T Paciorek      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      94%  B Russell       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Jim Fairey pinch hits for Al Downing batting 9th
          ---      93%  J Fairey        Walk
   O      1--      95%  D Lopes         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Greg Shanahan facing 7-8-9
                  Greg Shanahan replaces Jim Fairey pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  S Jutze         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      94%  R Metzger       Lineout: SS
   O      ---      94%  T Griffin       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Tom Griffin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  B Buckner       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      97%  W Davis         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      98%  J Ferguson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Greg Shanahan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  J Wynn          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  G Sutherland    Strikeout
          ---      97%  C Cedeno        Single to LF
   R      1--      99%  B Gallagher     Double to RF; Cedeno Scores
   O      -2-      99%  D Rader         Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Tom Griffin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  W Crawford      Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  R Cey           Walk
   OO     1--     100%  T Paciorek      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU197309150

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