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BOS  7
DET  5
 CAL  6
CHW  3
 NYY  9
@CLE  5
 CLE  9
NYY  6
 MIN  8
KCR  0
 OAK  4
TEX  2
 TEX 10
@OAK  2
 LAD  7
@HOU  2
 PHI  2
@NYM  1
(11)		 PHI  5
@NYM  3
 PIT  8
STL  4
 STL  6
@PIT  5
 SDP  6
SFG  5
Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 11,050

 Sunday, April 14, 1974
Time of Game: 2:18
Dodgers
7
7-3
Won 2
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         1  0  0   2  2  1   0  0  1    7 15  0
Astros          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  7  1
W: Tommy John (3-0), L: Dave Roberts (1-2)
 Astros
2
4-5
Lost 2
4th, 2½ GB

Batting Stats

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    5   0   2   1    0   1  .318  .828              1   4   CS
M Mota LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .429  .929              1   0   HBP
  V Joshua PR-LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .487              0   0   
J Wynn CF                     4   3   2   1    1   0  .306 1.169              7   0   HR,3B
R Cey 3B                      4   1   3   1    1   1  .389  .886              1   3   
S Garvey 1B                   4   1   2   1    1   0  .343  .997             13   0   HR
T Paciorek RF                 2   1   1   0    0   0  .385  .923              1   0   
  B Buckner PH-RF             3   0   1   2    0   0  .250  .646              0   0   SB
S Yeager C                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .400 1.000              3   0   2B
B Russell SS                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .286  .733              0   5   
T John P                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .200              0   2   GDP
Totals                       40   7  15   0    3   3                         27  14
Batting Events
2B: S Yeager (1, off J Johnson).
3B: J Wynn (1, off D Roberts).
HR: J Wynn (4, off F Scherman; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); S Garvey (2, off J Johnson; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).
HBP: M Mota (1, by F Scherman).
TB: J Wynn 7; S Garvey 5; R Cey 3; S Yeager 3; D Lopes 2; M Mota; B Russell; T Paciorek; B Buckner.
GIDP: T John (1).
RBI: B Buckner 2 (6); S Garvey (6); R Cey (11); J Wynn (13); B Russell (3); D Lopes (3).
2-out RBI: J Wynn; D Lopes; R Cey.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Baserunning Events
SB: B Buckner (2, 2nd base off M Nagy/M May).
CS: D Lopes (1, 3rd base by F Scherman POCS).
Pickoffs: D Lopes (1st base by D Roberts).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Metzger SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .759              1   4   
T Helms 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .321  .773              4   2   
C Cedeno CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .368  .964              3   0   2B
B Watson LF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .306  .806              2   0   
L May 1B                      3   0   0   1    0   0  .276  .751              8   2   SF
D Rader 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .281  .785              2   3   
O Brown RF                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .250  .500              3   0   
M May C                       3   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .543              3   0   
  C Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
D Roberts P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .429              0   2   
  M Nagy P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  D Campbell PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   
  F Scherman P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   1   
  D Menke PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000              0   0   
  J Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   0    1   3                         27  14
Batting Events
2B: C Cedeno (5, off T John).
SF: L May (1, off T John).
TB: O Brown 2; B Watson 2; C Cedeno 2; D Rader; D Menke.
RBI: O Brown (1); L May (5).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Roberts-D Rader-T Helms.
E: D Roberts (1).

Pitching Stats

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
T John, W (3-0)                9     7   2   2    1   3   0   0.69   35     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 4· 7     67    -     0.71   0.17
Totals                         9     7   2   2    1   3   0          35     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 4· 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 Roberts, L (1-2)             4     9   5   5    2   1   0   5.50   22     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 9     23    -     1.04  -0.28
M Nagy                         1     1   0   0    1   1   0   1.59    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          2-2    0.76  -0.04
F Scherman                     3     3   1   1    0   0   1   1.42   12     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 3          0-0    0.14  -0.02
J Johnson                      1     2   1   1    0   1   1   1.80    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 2          0-0    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         9    15   7   7    3   3   2          44     -       ·  ·     10·12· 1·15          2-2
D Roberts faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: F Scherman (1; M Mota).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: D Roberts (0; D Lopes, 1st base); F Scherman (1; D Lopes, 3rd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Frank Pulli.
Time of Game: 2:18.
Attendance: 11,050.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Los Angeles Dodgers                       Houston Astros                               
1. Davey Lopes                  2B       1. Roger Metzger                SS
2. Manny Mota                   LF       2. Tommy Helms                  2B
3. Jimmy Wynn                   CF       3. Cesar Cedeno                 CF
4. Ron Cey                      3B       4. Bob Watson                   LF
5. Steve Garvey                 1B       5. Lee May                      1B
6. Tom Paciorek                 RF       6. Doug Rader                   3B
7. Steve Yeager                  C       7. Ollie Brown                  RF
8. Bill Russell                 SS       8. Milt May                      C
9. Tommy John                    P       9. Dave Roberts                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b2 1 12- R -17% 36% 0-1 HOU O. Brown T. John Single to LF; Watson Scores; Rader to 3B; Brown to 2B/Adv on throw
t4 0 1-- 12% 66% 1-1 LAD S. Yeager D. Roberts Single to LF; Paciorek to 3B
t4 2 -2- R 11% 73% 2-1 LAD D. Lopes D. Roberts Single to CF; Russell Scores
t4 0 12- OO -10% 62% 2-1 LAD T. John D. Roberts Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-3B-2B; Russell to 2B
t1 2 --3 R 9% 59% 0-0 LAD R. Cey D. Roberts Single to LF; Wynn Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 LAD D. Lopes D. Roberts Strikeout
t1 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 LAD M. Mota D. Roberts Groundout: P-SS-1B
t1 2 --- 3% 49% 0-0 LAD J. Wynn D. Roberts Triple to RF
t1 2 --3 R 9% 59% 0-0 LAD R. Cey D. Roberts Single to LF; Wynn Scores
t1 2 1-- 2% 60% 1-0 LAD S. Garvey D. Roberts Single to CF; Cey to 2B
t1 2 12- O -4% 57% 1-0 LAD T. Paciorek D. Roberts Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 59% 0-1 HOU R. Metzger T. John Strikeout
b1 1 --- O 2% 60% 0-1 HOU T. Helms T. John Groundout: SS-1B
b1 2 --- O 1% 61% 0-1 HOU C. Cedeno T. John Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 7-8-9
t2 0 --- O -2% 59% 1-0 LAD S. Yeager D. Roberts Flyball: 2B
t2 1 --- O -1% 58% 1-0 LAD B. Russell D. Roberts Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 2 --- O -1% 57% 1-0 LAD T. John D. Roberts Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- -4% 53% 0-1 HOU B. Watson T. John Single to RF
b2 0 1-- O 4% 57% 0-1 HOU L. May T. John Flyball: RF
b2 1 1-- -4% 53% 0-1 HOU D. Rader T. John Walk; Watson to 2B
b2 1 12- R -17% 36% 0-1 HOU O. Brown T. John Single to LF; Watson Scores; Rader to 3B; Brown to 2B/Adv on throw
b2 1 -23 O 8% 44% 1-1 HOU M. May T. John Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 2 -23 O 6% 50% 1-1 HOU D. Roberts T. John Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O -2% 48% 1-1 LAD D. Lopes D. Roberts Flyball: CF
t3 1 --- 3% 50% 1-1 LAD M. Mota D. Roberts Single to 2B
t3 1 1-- O -3% 47% 1-1 LAD J. Wynn D. Roberts Flyball: CF
t3 2 1-- 2% 50% 1-1 LAD R. Cey D. Roberts Walk; Mota to 2B
t3 2 12- O -5% 45% 1-1 LAD S. Garvey D. Roberts Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O 2% 47% 1-1 HOU R. Metzger T. John Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1 --- O 2% 49% 1-1 HOU T. Helms T. John Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2 --- O 1% 50% 1-1 HOU C. Cedeno T. John Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 6-7-8
t4 0 --- 4% 54% 1-1 LAD T. Paciorek D. Roberts Single to 3B
t4 0 1-- 12% 66% 1-1 LAD S. Yeager D. Roberts Single to LF; Paciorek to 3B
t4 0 1-3 R 7% 73% 1-1 LAD B. Russell D. Roberts Single to LF; Paciorek Scores; Yeager to 2B
t4 0 12- OO -10% 62% 2-1 LAD T. John D. Roberts Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-3B-2B; Russell to 2B
t4 2 -2- R 11% 73% 2-1 LAD D. Lopes D. Roberts Single to CF; Russell Scores
t4 2 1-- 1% 74% 3-1 LAD M. Mota D. Roberts Lopes Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Lopes to 2B
t4 2 -2- O -3% 72% 3-1 LAD M. Mota D. Roberts Flyball: LF
2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- -5% 67% 1-3 HOU B. Watson T. John Single to RF
b4 0 1-- O 4% 71% 1-3 HOU L. May T. John Flyball: CF
b4 1 1-- O 3% 75% 1-3 HOU D. Rader T. John Flyball: CF
b4 2 1-- O 3% 77% 1-3 HOU O. Brown T. John Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 3-4-5
t5 0 --- 3% 80% 3-1 LAD J. Wynn D. Roberts Walk
t5 0 1-- 7% 86% 3-1 LAD R. Cey D. Roberts Single to LF; Wynn to 3B
Mike Nagy replaces Dave Roberts pitching and batting 9th
t5 0 1-3 2% 88% 3-1 LAD S. Garvey M. Nagy Walk; Cey to 2B
Bill Buckner pinch hits for Tom Paciorek (RF) batting 6th
t5 0 123 RR 7% 95% 3-1 LAD B. Buckner M. Nagy Single to LF; Wynn Scores; Cey Scores; Garvey to 3B
t5 0 1-3 0% 95% 5-1 LAD S. Yeager M. Nagy Buckner Steals 2B
t5 0 -23 O -1% 94% 5-1 LAD S. Yeager M. Nagy Flyball: 2B
t5 1 -23 O -2% 92% 5-1 LAD B. Russell M. Nagy Flyball: SS
t5 2 -23 O -2% 90% 5-1 LAD T. John M. Nagy Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 8-9-1
Bill Buckner moves from PH to RF
b5 0 --- O 2% 92% 1-5 HOU M. May T. John Groundout: 2B-1B
Dave Campbell pinch hits for Mike Nagy (P) batting 9th
b5 1 --- O 1% 93% 1-5 HOU D. Campbell T. John Strikeout
b5 2 --- O 1% 93% 1-5 HOU R. Metzger T. John Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Astros' Fred Scherman facing 1-2-3
Fred Scherman replaces Dave Campbell (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 0 --- O -0% 93% 5-1 LAD D. Lopes F. Scherman Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1 --- O -0% 92% 5-1 LAD M. Mota F. Scherman Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2 --- R 3% 96% 5-1 LAD J. Wynn F. Scherman Home Run
t6 2 --- 0% 96% 6-1 LAD R. Cey F. Scherman Single to CF
t6 2 1-- O -0% 96% 6-1 LAD S. Garvey F. Scherman Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O 1% 97% 1-6 HOU T. Helms T. John Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1 --- O 1% 97% 1-6 HOU C. Cedeno T. John Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b6 2 --- O 0% 97% 1-6 HOU B. Watson T. John Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 1.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Astros' Fred Scherman facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- O -0% 97% 6-1 LAD B. Buckner F. Scherman Groundout: 1B-P
t7 1 --- O -0% 97% 6-1 LAD S. Yeager F. Scherman Flyball: RF
t7 2 --- O -0% 97% 6-1 LAD B. Russell F. Scherman Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- O 1% 98% 1-6 HOU L. May T. John Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1 --- O 0% 98% 1-6 HOU D. Rader T. John Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 2 --- O 0% 99% 1-6 HOU O. Brown T. John Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 1.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Astros' Fred Scherman facing 9-1-2
t8 0 --- O -0% 99% 6-1 LAD T. John F. Scherman Flyball: RF
t8 1 --- 0% 99% 6-1 LAD D. Lopes F. Scherman Single to CF
t8 1 1-- 0% 99% 6-1 LAD M. Mota F. Scherman Hit By Pitch; Lopes to 2B
Von Joshua pinch runs for Manny Mota (LF) batting 2nd
t8 1 12- O -0% 99% 6-1 LAD J. Wynn F. Scherman Lopes Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-1B-3B)
t8 2 1-- O -0% 98% 6-1 LAD J. Wynn F. Scherman Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 8-9-1
Von Joshua moves from PR to LF
b8 0 --- O 1% 99% 1-6 HOU M. May T. John Groundout: P-1B
Denis Menke pinch hits for Fred Scherman (P) batting 9th
b8 1 --- -1% 98% 1-6 HOU D. Menke T. John Single to 3B
b8 1 1-- O 1% 99% 1-6 HOU R. Metzger T. John Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b8 2 1-- O 0% 100% 1-6 HOU T. Helms T. John Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 1.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Astros' Jerry Johnson facing 4-5-6
Jerry Johnson replaces Denis Menke (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 6-1 LAD R. Cey J. Johnson Strikeout
t9 1 --- R 0% 100% 6-1 LAD S. Garvey J. Johnson Home Run (CF-RF)
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 7-1 LAD B. Buckner J. Johnson Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2 --- 0% 100% 7-1 LAD S. Yeager J. Johnson Double to LF
t9 2 -2- O 0% 100% 7-1 LAD B. Russell J. Johnson Lineout: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 7, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 3-4-5
b9 0 --- -0% 99% 1-7 HOU C. Cedeno T. John Double (CF-RF)
b9 0 -2- O 0% 100% 1-7 HOU B. Watson T. John Groundout: 2B-1B; Cedeno to 3B
b9 1 --3 RO 0% 100% 1-7 HOU L. May T. John Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cedeno Scores
b9 2 --- -0% 100% 2-7 HOU D. Rader T. John Single to CF
b9 2 1-- -0% 100% 2-7 HOU O. Brown T. John Single to CF; Rader to 2B
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Milt May (C) batting 8th
b9 2 12- O 0% 100% 2-7 HOU C. Johnson T. John Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 7, Astros 2.

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