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Standings
NYY
@BAL		3
0
CLE
@BOS		9
8
KCR
@CAL		1
3
MIN
@CHW		4
11
MIL
@DET		3
4
TEX
@OAK		1
3
ATL
@CIN		2
3		 
(10)
LAD
@HOU		1
5
PHI
@MON		4
5		 
(10)
CHC
@NYM		1
5
CHC
@NYM		7
0
SFG
@SDP		5
2
PIT
@STL		7
4
Saturday, September 15, 1973
, Astrodome
Attendance: 6,922, Time of Game: 1:53
Dodgers
1
86-63
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 5½ GB
 at Astros
5
75-75
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 17 GB
W: Tom Griffin (2-6)
L: Al Downing (9-9)
 
                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

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Davey Lopes 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .275 .694 -0.066 0.78 0.028 -0.093 -0.7 1 0 CS
Bill Buckner 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .276 .648 0.048 0.68 0.083 -0.035 0.9 8 0 HR,SB
Willie Davis CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .287 .773 -0.030 0.83 0.013 -0.044 -0.3 1 0
Joe Ferguson C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .265 .839 0.003 0.94 0.064 -0.061 0.1 10 0
Willie Crawford LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .296 .838 0.061 0.97 0.097 -0.035 0.5 0 0
Ron Cey 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .240 .726 -0.101 1.14 0.008 -0.110 -0.9 0 3
Tom Paciorek RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .636 -0.127 1.11 0.000 -0.127 -1.6 3 0 2·GDP
Bill Russell SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .262 .630 -0.019 1.06 0.039 -0.057 -0.2 1 1
Al Downing P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .094 .304 -0.099 1.28 0.000 -0.099 -0.9 0 1 GDP
   Jim Fairey PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .533 0.011 0.29 0.011 0.000 0.1
   Greg Shanahan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 29 1 6 1 5 3 .207 .634 -0.319 0.92 0.343 -0.661 -3.1 24 6
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Wynn RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 .226 .753 0.010 0.44 0.048 -0.038 0.4 3 0 HR
Gary Sutherland 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .212 .515 -0.009 0.30 0.011 -0.020 -0.3 3 4
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 .317 .894 0.171 0.31 0.183 -0.012 1.8 2 0 HR
Bob Watson LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .316 .853 -0.024 0.45 0.006 -0.029 -0.3 3 0
   Bob Gallagher LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 .269 .607 0.016 0.23 0.016 0.000 1.1 0 0 2B
Doug Rader 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 .725 0.009 0.32 0.026 -0.017 -0.4 1 4
Lee May 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .264 .784 -0.041 0.58 0.000 -0.041 -0.6 8 1
Skip Jutze C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .515 -0.035 0.44 0.000 -0.035 -0.6 3 1
Roger Metzger SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .255 .631 -0.032 0.43 0.000 -0.032 -0.5 3 2
Tom Griffin P 3 1 1 1 0 1 .095 .422 0.118 0.37 0.128 -0.011 0.7 1 0 HR
Team Totals 31 5 6 5 1 10 .194 .735 0.183 0.39 0.418 -0.235 1.4 27 12
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).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Al Downing, L (9-9) 6 4 4 4 1 8 3 3.31 24 55 -0.181 0.48 -1.3
Greg Shanahan 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.23 8 0 0 -0.001 0.11 -0.1
Team Totals 8 6 5 5 1 10 3 5.62 32 55 0 0 -0.182 0.92 -1.3

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Griffin, W (2-6) 9 6 1 1 5 3 1 4.39 34 69 0.318 0.92 3.1
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 5 3 1 1.00 34 69 0.318 0.39 3.1
Balks: None.
WP: A Downing (7).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Bruce Froemming.
Time of Game: 1:53.
Attendance: 6,922.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Dodgers         Houston Astros
1 Davey Lopes 2B 1 Jim Wynn RF
2 Bill Buckner 1B 2 Gary Sutherland 2B
3 Willie Davis CF 3 Cesar Cedeno CF
4 Joe Ferguson C 4 Bob Watson LF
5 Willie Crawford LF 5 Doug Rader 3B
6 Ron Cey 3B 6 Lee May 1B
7 Tom Paciorek RF 7 Skip Jutze C
8 Bill Russell SS 8 Roger Metzger SS
9 Al Downing P 9 Tom Griffin P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-0 2 1-- RR HOU C. Cedeno A. Downing 18% 84% Home Run (LF-CF); Sutherland Scores
b3 0-0 1 --- R HOU T. Griffin A. Downing 13% 66% Home Run
t5 0-3 0 1-- OO LAD A. Downing T. Griffin 7% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t2 0-0 0 1-- LAD W. Crawford T. Griffin -6% 40% Walk; Ferguson to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- O LAD R. Cey T. Griffin 6% 46% Strikeout

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O LAD D. Lopes T. Griffin 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O LAD B. Buckner T. Griffin 1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O LAD W. Davis T. Griffin 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Wynn A. Downing -2% 52% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O HOU G. Sutherland A. Downing -1% 51% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno A. Downing -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- LAD J. Ferguson T. Griffin -4% 46% Single to LF
t2 0-0 0 1-- LAD W. Crawford T. Griffin -6% 40% Walk; Ferguson to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- O LAD R. Cey T. Griffin 6% 46% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 12- O LAD T. Paciorek T. Griffin 5% 50% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Crawford to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- O LAD B. Russell T. Griffin 4% 55% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O HOU B. Watson A. Downing -2% 53% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 --- HOU D. Rader A. Downing 3% 55% Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Rader to 1B
b2 0-0 1 1-- O HOU L. May A. Downing -3% 52% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 1-- O HOU S. Jutze A. Downing -2% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O LAD A. Downing T. Griffin 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 1 --- LAD D. Lopes T. Griffin -3% 50% Single to LF
t3 0-0 1 1-- O LAD B. Buckner T. Griffin 4% 54% Lopes Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t3 0-0 2 --- LAD B. Buckner T. Griffin -1% 53% Single to CF
t3 0-0 2 1-- LAD W. Davis T. Griffin -2% 51% Buckner Steals 2B; Buckner to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
t3 0-0 2 --3 LAD W. Davis T. Griffin -1% 50% Walk
t3 0-0 2 1-3 O LAD J. Ferguson T. Griffin 5% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger A. Downing -2% 53% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 --- R HOU T. Griffin A. Downing 13% 66% Home Run
b3 1-0 1 --- O HOU J. Wynn A. Downing -1% 64% Strikeout
b3 1-0 2 --- HOU G. Sutherland A. Downing 1% 65% Single to RF
b3 1-0 2 1-- RR HOU C. Cedeno A. Downing 18% 84% Home Run (LF-CF); Sutherland Scores
b3 3-0 2 --- HOU B. Watson A. Downing 1% 84% Walk
b3 3-0 2 1-- O HOU D. Rader A. Downing -1% 83% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 5-6-7
t4 0-3 0 --- LAD W. Crawford T. Griffin -4% 79% Single to LF
t4 0-3 0 1-- O LAD R. Cey T. Griffin 3% 83% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t4 0-3 1 1-- OO LAD T. Paciorek T. Griffin 5% 87% 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, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 6-7-8
b4 3-0 0 --- O HOU L. May A. Downing -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 3-0 1 --- O HOU S. Jutze A. Downing -1% 86% Groundout: P-1B
b4 3-0 2 --- O HOU R. Metzger A. Downing -0% 85% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 8-9-1
t5 0-3 0 --- LAD B. Russell T. Griffin -4% 81% Walk
t5 0-3 0 1-- OO LAD A. Downing T. Griffin 7% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t5 0-3 2 --- O LAD D. Lopes T. Griffin 1% 90% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 9-1-2
b5 3-0 0 --- O HOU T. Griffin A. Downing -1% 89% Foul Flyball: C
b5 3-0 1 --- R HOU J. Wynn A. Downing 5% 94% Home Run (LF-CF)
b5 4-0 1 --- O HOU G. Sutherland A. Downing -0% 93% Flyball: RF
b5 4-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno A. Downing -0% 93% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 2-3-4
t6 0-4 0 --- R LAD B. Buckner T. Griffin -5% 88% Home Run
t6 1-4 0 --- O LAD W. Davis T. Griffin 2% 90% Groundout: 1B-P
t6 1-4 1 --- LAD J. Ferguson T. Griffin -3% 87% Single to LF
t6 1-4 1 1-- O LAD W. Crawford T. Griffin 3% 90% Strikeout
t6 1-4 2 1-- O LAD R. Cey T. Griffin 2% 92% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 4-5-6
b6 4-1 0 --- O HOU B. Watson A. Downing -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 4-1 1 --- O HOU D. Rader A. Downing -0% 91% Popfly: 1B
b6 4-1 2 --- O HOU L. May A. Downing -0% 91% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 4.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 7-8-9
Bob Gallagher replaces Bob Watson playing LF batting 4th
t7 1-4 0 --- O LAD T. Paciorek T. Griffin 2% 93% Flyball: RF
t7 1-4 1 --- O LAD B. Russell T. Griffin 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
Jim Fairey pinch hits for Al Downing (P) batting 9th
t7 1-4 2 --- LAD J. Fairey T. Griffin -1% 93% Walk
t7 1-4 2 1-- O LAD D. Lopes T. Griffin 2% 95% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dodgers' Greg Shanahan facing 7-8-9
Greg Shanahan replaces Jim Fairey (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-1 0 --- O HOU S. Jutze G. Shanahan -0% 94% Groundout: P-1B
b7 4-1 1 --- O HOU R. Metzger G. Shanahan -0% 94% Lineout: SS
b7 4-1 2 --- O HOU T. Griffin G. Shanahan -0% 94% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 4.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 2-3-4
t8 1-4 0 --- O LAD B. Buckner T. Griffin 2% 96% Popfly: SS
t8 1-4 1 --- O LAD W. Davis T. Griffin 1% 97% Popfly: SS
t8 1-4 2 --- O LAD J. Ferguson T. Griffin 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dodgers' Greg Shanahan facing 1-2-3
b8 4-1 0 --- O HOU J. Wynn G. Shanahan -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 4-1 1 --- O HOU G. Sutherland G. Shanahan -0% 97% Strikeout
b8 4-1 2 --- HOU C. Cedeno G. Shanahan 0% 97% Single to LF
b8 4-1 2 1-- R HOU B. Gallagher G. Shanahan 2% 99% Double to RF; Cedeno Scores
b8 5-1 2 -2- O HOU D. Rader G. Shanahan -0% 99% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 5.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 5-6-7
t9 1-5 0 --- O LAD W. Crawford T. Griffin 1% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 1-5 1 --- LAD R. Cey T. Griffin -1% 99% Walk
t9 1-5 1 1-- OO LAD T. Paciorek T. Griffin 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 5.

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