April 13, 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 8
DET 1 CHW 5
@CAL 4 CLE 8
NYY 5 MIL 3
BAL 2 KCR 6
@MIN 5
(10) TEX 10
@OAK 3 ATL 10
CIN 3 CHC 7
MON 4 MON 13
@CHC 3 LAD 6
@HOU 3 STL 6
@PIT 4 SFG 3
@SDP 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 18,352

Saturday, April 13, 1974
Time of Game: 3:08

Dodgers

6-3

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: D Sutton (3-0), L: D Wilson (0-1)

Astros

4-4

Lost 1

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    3   1   1   2    1   0  .294  .831    0    4   4   HBP
B Buckner RF                  4   0   1   2    1   0  .241  .643    0    3   0   2B,GDP
J Wynn CF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .281 1.022    0    2   0   
R Cey 3B                      4   1   1   0    0   0  .344  .801    0    0   2   
J Ferguson C                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .194  .584    0    3   0   
S Garvey 1B                   3   1   2   1    1   1  .323  .881    0   10   3   
V Joshua LF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .167  .487    0    1   0   2B
  T Paciorek LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .364  .909         0   0   
B Russell SS                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .300  .784    0    2   2   
D Sutton P                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    2   1   
Totals                       33   6   7   6    4   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: B Buckner (2, off D Wilson); V Joshua (2, off M Nagy).

HBP: D Lopes (1, by D Konieczny).

TB: V Joshua 2; B Buckner 2; S Garvey 2; J Ferguson; D Lopes; R Cey.

GIDP: B Buckner (3).

RBI: B Buckner 2 (4); D Lopes 2 (2); V Joshua (2); S Garvey (5).

2-out RBI: D Lopes 2; B Buckner 2; V Joshua.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Garvey-D Lopes.

E: B Russell (5).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Gross RF                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .478  .978    0    3   0   
  J Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Metzger SS                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .323  .852    0    2   5   2B
C Cedeno CF                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .382  .988    0    7   0   SB
B Watson LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .783    0    1   0   
M May C                       4   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .604    0    5   0   
L May 1B                      4   0   2   0    0   0  .308  .842    0    7   1   
D Rader 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .276  .778    0    1   0   
T Helms 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .375  .900    0    0   2   
D Wilson P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  M Nagy P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Campbell PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Konieczny P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Gallagher PH-RF           2   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200    0    1   1   
Totals                       35   3   8   3    1   3                    27  10

BATTING

2B: R Metzger (2, off D Sutton).

TB: R Metzger 3; L May 2; C Cedeno 2; D Rader; T Helms.

RBI: C Cedeno 2 (12); D Rader (7).

2-out RBI: D Rader.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Helms-R Metzger-L May.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Cedeno (4, 2nd base off D Sutton/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
D Sutton, W (3-0)              9     8   3   3    1   3   0   1.44   36     -       ·  ·     13·11· 1· 7     61    -     0.85   0.09
Totals                         9     8   3   3    1   3   0          36     -       ·  ·     13·11· 1· 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
D Wilson, L (0-1)              3.2   5   5   5    4   2   0   8.44   20     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 1· 5     29    -     1.37  -0.44
M Nagy                         1.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   1.93    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 2          1-0    0.49  -0.03
D Konieczny                    2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.31   0.03
J Johnson                      2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.02
Totals                         9     7   6   6    4   5   0          38     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1· 7          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Sutton (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: D Konieczny (1; D Lopes).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 18,352.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros                       
1. D Lopes              2B    1. G Gross              RF 
2. B Buckner            RF    2. R Metzger            SS 
3. J Wynn               CF    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. R Cey                3B    4. B Watson             LF 
5. J Ferguson           C     5. M May                C  
6. S Garvey             1B    6. L May                1B 
7. V Joshua             LF    7. D Rader              3B 
8. B Russell            SS    8. T Helms              2B 
9. D Sutton             P     9. D Wilson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  2-1  123      25%  65% D Lopes         D Wilson        Single to CF; Ferguson Scores; Joshua Scores; Russell to 3B; Lopes to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 4   2  2-3  -23      18%  83% B Buckner       D Wilson        Double to RF; Russell Scores; Lopes Scores
   t 4   0  2-0  12-      17%  54% S Garvey        D Wilson        Single to LF; Cey Scores; Ferguson to 3B
   t 4   1  2-1  123     -10%  40% D Sutton        D Wilson        Strikeout
   b 1   0  0-0  -23      -8%  23% C Cedeno        D Sutton        Single to LF; Gross Scores; Metzger Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Wilson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Lopes         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      46%  B Buckner       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  J Wynn          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  G Gross         Walk
          1--      36%  R Metzger       Single to RF; Gross to 2B
          12-      31%  C Cedeno        Wild Pitch; Gross to 3B; Metzger to 2B
   RR     -23      23%  " "             Single to LF; Gross Scores; Metzger Scores
          1--      21%  B Watson        Cedeno Steals 2B
   O      -2-      22%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P; Cedeno to 3B
   O      --3      26%  M May           Flyball: SS
   O      --3      28%  L May           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Don Wilson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      26%  R Cey           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      25%  J Ferguson      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      26%  S Garvey        Walk
   O      1--      24%  V Joshua        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      25%  D Rader         Flyball: SS
          ---      24%  T Helms         Single to CF
   OO     1--      27%  D Wilson        Line Drive Double Play: 1B-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Don Wilson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      25%  B Russell       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      23%  D Sutton        Flyball: RF
          ---      24%  D Lopes         Walk
          1--      27%  B Buckner       Walk; Lopes to 2B
   O      12-      22%  J Wynn          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      23%  G Gross         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      24%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      25%  C Cedeno        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Don Wilson facing 4-5-6
          ---      30%  R Cey           Single to LF
          1--      37%  J Ferguson      Single to LF; Cey to 2B
   R      12-      54%  S Garvey        Single to LF; Cey Scores; Ferguson to 3B
   O      1-3      45%  V Joshua        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1-3      50%  B Russell       Walk; Joshua to 2B
   O      123      40%  D Sutton        Strikeout
   RR     123      65%  D Lopes         Single to CF; Ferguson Scores; Joshua Scores; Russell to 3B; Lopes to 2B/Adv on throw
   RR     -23      83%  B Buckner       Double to RF; Russell Scores; Lopes Scores
                  Mike Nagy replaces Don Wilson pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      81%  J Wynn          Groundout: SS-1B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  B Watson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  M May           Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      84%  L May           Single to CF
   O      1--      86%  D Rader         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mike Nagy facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      85%  R Cey           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      84%  J Ferguson      Flyball: CF
          ---      85%  S Garvey        Single to RF
   R      1--      91%  V Joshua        Double to LF; Garvey Scores
   O      -2-      90%  B Russell       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-6, Don Sutton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      92%  T Helms         Flyball: 2B
                  Dave Campbell pinch hits for Mike Nagy batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  D Campbell      Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---      92%  G Gross         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      93%  R Metzger       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Doug Konieczny facing 9-1-2
                  Doug Konieczny replaces Dave Campbell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  D Sutton        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      93%  D Lopes         Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--      92%  B Buckner       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-6, Don Sutton facing 3-4-5
          ---      89%  C Cedeno        Single to CF
   O      1--      92%  B Watson        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      94%  M May           Flyball: 2B
          1--      92%  L May           Single to 3B/Bunt; Cedeno to 2B
   R      12-      86%  D Rader         Single to LF; Cedeno Scores; May to 2B
   O      12-      91%  T Helms         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Doug Konieczny facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  J Wynn          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      90%  R Cey           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      89%  J Ferguson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Gallagher pinch hits for Doug Konieczny batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  B Gallagher     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  G Gross         Strikeout Looking
          ---      91%  R Metzger       Double to LF
   O      -2-      94%  C Cedeno        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Jerry Johnson facing 6-7-8
                  Jerry Johnson replaces Greg Gross pitching and batting 1st; Bob Gallagher moves to RF
   O      ---      94%  S Garvey        Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  V Joshua        Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  B Russell       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      95%  B Watson        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  M May           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  L May           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Jerry Johnson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      97%  D Sutton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  D Lopes         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Buckner       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
                  Tom Paciorek replaces Von Joshua playing LF batting 7th
   O      ---      99%  D Rader         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  T Helms         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  B Gallagher     Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation