April 12, 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 6
DET 3 CAL 15
CHW 1 CLE 9
NYY 1 BAL 5
@MIL 3 CIN 14
@ATL 2 HOU 5
LAD 3 STL 7
@PIT 6
(11) SDP 3
SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 26,422

Friday, April 12, 1974
Time of Game: 2:30

Dodgers

5-3

Lost 2

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: C Osteen (1-1), L: A Downing (0-2), S: K Forsch (1)

Astros

4-3

Won 4

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Lacy 2B                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .389  .833    0    2   2   
  B Buckner PH-LF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .601    0    0   0   
T Paciorek LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .364  .909    0    1   0   
  V Joshua PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .361    0    0   0   
  M Marshall P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Wynn CF                     4   1   0   0    1   0  .321 1.155    0    2   0   
J Ferguson C                  3   0   0   0    2   0  .185  .590    0    4   1   
W Crawford RF                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .656    0    2   0   
R Cey 3B                      4   0   2   1    0   0  .357  .841    0    0   4   
S Garvey 1B                   4   2   3   0    0   0  .286  .812    0   12   0   2·2B
B Russell SS                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .845    0    1   4   IW
  M Mota PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .667 1.267    0    0   0   
  R Auerbach PR-SS            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Downing P                   2   0   0   0    1   2  .333  .833    0    0   1   
  J Brewer P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K McMullen PH               1   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Lopes PR-2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .801         0   0   
Totals                       36   3   9   3    5   5                    24  12

BATTING

2B: S Garvey 2 (4, 2 off C Osteen).

IBB: B Russell (3, by C Osteen).

TB: S Garvey 5; L Lacy 2; R Cey 2; M Mota; T Paciorek.

RBI: K McMullen (1); L Lacy (2); R Cey (10).

2-out RBI: L Lacy; R Cey.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Downing-B Russell-S Garvey; L Lacy-S Garvey.

E: R Cey (2).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Metzger SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .296  .794    0    3   4   3B
T Helms 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .400  .979    0    2   0   
  L Milbourne PR-2B           1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    0   0   
C Cedeno CF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .367  .987    0    2   0   2·SB
B Watson LF-1B                3   2   2   0    1   0  .321  .891    0    1   1   3B
  D Menke 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         2   0   
L May 1B                      3   1   1   3    0   0  .273  .816    0    9   0   HR,GDP
  G Gross LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .550 1.100    0    0   0   
D Rader 3B                    2   0   1   1    2   0  .280  .819    0    1   5   SB
O Brown RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    2   1   GDP
  B Gallagher PH-RF           1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    0   0   
M May C                       3   0   1   0    0   1  .318  .712    0    5   0   
C Osteen P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   2   SH
  K Forsch P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   5   8   5    3   4                    27  13

BATTING

3B: B Watson (1, off M Marshall); R Metzger (1, off A Downing).

HR: L May (1, off A Downing; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: C Osteen (1, off J Brewer).

TB: L May 4; B Watson 4; R Metzger 3; D Rader; M May; C Cedeno; T Helms.

GIDP: O Brown (1); L May (2).

RBI: L May 3 (4); D Rader (6); C Cedeno (10).

2-out RBI: L May 3; D Rader.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Cedeno 2 (3, 2nd base off A Downing/J Ferguson 2); D Rader (1, 2nd base off M Marshall/J Ferguson).

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 (0-2)             5.2   5   4   4    3   3   1   6.23   24     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0· 5     43    -     1.07  -0.35
J Brewer                       1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          1-0    0.58   0.03
M Marshall                     1     2   1   1    0   0   0   3.12    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.62  -0.06
Totals                         8     8   5   5    3   4   1          34     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0· 8          1-0

Houston Astros                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 (1-1)              7.1   9   3   3    5   4   0   6.30   36     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0· 9     47    -     1.46  -0.15
K Forsch, S (1)                1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          2-0    2.34   0.27
Totals                         9     9   3   3    5   5   0          41     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 0· 9          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Osteen (1; B Russell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 26,422.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros                       
1. L Lacy               2B    1. R Metzger            SS 
2. T Paciorek           LF    2. T Helms              2B 
3. J Wynn               CF    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. J Ferguson           C     4. B Watson             LF 
5. W Crawford           RF    5. L May                1B 
6. R Cey                3B    6. D Rader              3B 
7. S Garvey             1B    7. O Brown              RF 
8. B Russell            SS    8. M May                C  
9. A Downing            P     9. C Osteen             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  2-1  12-      48%  84% L May           A Downing       Home Run; Cedeno Scores; Watson Scores
   t 6   2  1-1  -2-     -17%  35% R Cey           C Osteen        Single to CF; Wynn Scores
   t 5   2  1-0  12-     -15%  51% L Lacy          C Osteen        Single to RF; Garvey Scores; Downing to 2B
   t 8   1  4-2  1-3     -11%  67% K McMullen      C Osteen        Fielder's Choice ; Garvey Scores; Auerbach to 2B
   t 8   1  4-3  12-      11%  78% B Buckner       K Forsch        Foul Flyball: 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Claude Osteen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Lacy          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  T Paciorek      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Wynn          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  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
          ---      64%  R Metzger       Triple to RF
   O      --3      60%  T Helms         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      --3      66%  C Cedeno        Single to SS; Metzger Scores
          1--      67%  B Watson        Cedeno Steals 2B
   O      -2-      64%  " "             Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      61%  L May           Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Claude Osteen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      64%  J Ferguson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      65%  W Crawford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      66%  R Cey           Single to LF; Cey out at 2B/LF-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Al Downing facing 6-7-8
          ---      70%  D Rader         Walk
   OO     1--      63%  O Brown         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---      64%  M May           Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      62%  C Osteen        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Claude Osteen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      65%  S Garvey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  B Russell       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      68%  A Downing       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Al Downing facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  R Metzger       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  T Helms         Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Claude Osteen facing 1-2-3
          ---      59%  L Lacy          Single to LF
   O      1--      63%  T Paciorek      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      66%  J Wynn          Groundout: 3B-1B; Lacy to 2B
          -2-      64%  J Ferguson      Walk
   O      12-      70%  W Crawford      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Al Downing facing 4-5-6
          ---      73%  B Watson        Single to 3B
   OO     1--      66%  L May           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  D Rader         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Claude Osteen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      68%  R Cey           Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      65%  S Garvey        Single to LF
   O      1--      69%  B Russell       Flyball: 2B
          1--      66%  A Downing       Walk; Garvey to 2B
   R      12-      51%  L Lacy          Single to RF; Garvey Scores; Downing to 2B
   O      12-      56%  T Paciorek      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Al Downing facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  O Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  M May           Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  C Osteen        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Claude Osteen facing 3-4-5
          ---      45%  J Wynn          Walk
   O      1--      47%  J Ferguson      Groundout: P-1B; Wynn to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  W Crawford      Strikeout
   R      -2-      35%  R Cey           Single to CF; Wynn Scores
          1--      31%  S Garvey        Double to LF; Cey to 3B
          -23      30%  B Russell       Intentional Walk
   O      123      37%  A Downing       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Al Downing facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      33%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      38%  T Helms         Single to SS
                  Larry Milbourne pinch runs for Tommy Helms batting 2nd
   O      1--      33%  C Cedeno        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      35%  B Watson        Cedeno Steals 2B
          -2-      37%  " "             Walk
   RRR    12-      84%  L May           Home Run; Cedeno Scores; Watson Scores
                  Jim Brewer replaces Al Downing pitching and batting 9th
          ---      85%  D Rader         Walk
   O      1--      84%  O Brown         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-4, Claude Osteen facing 1-2-3
                  Larry Milbourne moves to 2B
   O      ---      87%  L Lacy          Flyball: SS
          ---      83%  T Paciorek      Single to LF
   O      1--      87%  J Wynn          Flyball: LF
          1--      84%  J Ferguson      Walk; Paciorek to 2B
   O      12-      90%  W Crawford      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jim Brewer facing 8-9-1
          ---      91%  M May           Single
   O      1--      91%  C Osteen        Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; May to 2B
   O      -2-      89%  R Metzger       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      88%  L Milbourne     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-4, Claude Osteen facing 6-7-8
                  Bob Watson moves to 1B; Greg Gross replaces Lee May playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      91%  R Cey           Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
          ---      85%  S Garvey        Double to RF
                  Manny Mota pinch hits for Bill Russell batting 8th
          -2-      78%  M Mota          Single to RF; Garvey to 3B
                  Ken McMullen pinch hits for Jim Brewer batting 9th; Rick Auerbach pinch runs for Manny Mota batting 8th
   R      1-3      67%  K McMullen      Fielder's Choice ; Garvey Scores; Auerbach to 2B
                  Ken Forsch replaces Claude Osteen pitching and batting 9th; Bill Buckner pinch hits for Lee Lacy batting 1st; Davey Lopes pinch runs for Ken McMullen batting 9th
   O      12-      78%  B Buckner       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  Von Joshua pinch hits for Tom Paciorek batting 2nd
   O      12-      88%  V Joshua        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mike Marshall facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Marshall replaces Von Joshua pitching and batting 2nd; Davey Lopes moves to 2B; Rick Auerbach moves to SS; Bill Buckner moves to LF
   O      ---      87%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      91%  B Watson        Triple to RF
   O      --3      87%  G Gross         Flyball: CF
   R      --3      94%  D Rader         Single to CF; Watson Scores
                  Bob Gallagher pinch hits for Ollie Brown batting 7th
          1--      94%  B Gallagher     Rader Steals 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-5, Ken Forsch facing 3-4-5
                  Denis Menke replaces Bob Watson playing 1B batting 4th; Bob Gallagher moves to RF
   O      ---      97%  J Wynn          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Ferguson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  W Crawford      Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU197404120

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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