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Standings
BOS
@BAL		6
5		 
(12)
CHW
@CAL		0
5
MIN
@KCR		3
8
CLE
@MIL		2
6
DET
@NYY		5
3
OAK
@TEX		7
5
MON
@CHC		1
2
LAD
@HOU		7
0
STL
@PHI		6
3
NYM
@PIT		3
4
CIN
@SDP		2
5
ATL
@SFG		4
2
Friday, April 11, 1975
, Astrodome
Attendance: 17,851, Time of Game: 2:37
Dodgers
7
1-3
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 2 GB
 at Astros
0
2-2
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
W: Don Sutton (1-0)
L: Tom Griffin (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  1   0  2  0   0  1  3    7 10  1
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Davey Lopes 2B 3 2 0 0 1 0 .188 .631 -0.002 0.82 0.087 -0.088 0.4 1 2 3·SB,CS,HBP
Bill Buckner LF 5 2 2 2 0 0 .316 1.158 0.199 0.65 0.247 -0.048 1.3 3 0 HR,2B
Jim Wynn CF 4 1 2 2 1 1 .375 1.149 0.057 0.55 0.094 -0.038 1.4 1 0 2·2B
Steve Garvey 1B 3 2 2 0 2 1 .412 1.003 0.050 0.51 0.071 -0.021 1.5 8 0
Willie Crawford RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .111 .496 0.031 1.04 0.074 -0.043 0.3 1 0 SB
   Joe Ferguson PH-RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 .214 .567 0.002 0.04 0.002 0.000 0.7 0 0
Ron Cey 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .541 -0.074 0.79 0.039 -0.114 -2.2 2 1 GDP
Steve Yeager C 4 0 1 1 1 2 .100 .282 -0.083 0.78 0.005 -0.089 0.2 10 0
Bill Russell SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 .063 .283 -0.051 0.74 0.032 -0.083 -0.1 1 2 2B
Don Sutton P 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .286 0.001 0.57 0.036 -0.035 -0.5 0 1
Team Totals 35 7 10 7 8 6 .286 .918 0.130 0.71 0.687 -0.559 3.2 27 6
2B: B Buckner (2, off T Griffin); J Wynn 2 (4, 1 off J York, 1 off T Griffin); B Russell (1, off K Forsch).
HR: B Buckner (2, off T Griffin; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
HBP: D Lopes (1, by J York).
TB: B Buckner 6; J Wynn 4; B Russell 2; S Garvey 2; J Ferguson; R Cey; S Yeager.
GIDP: R Cey (2).
RBI: B Buckner 2 (5); J Wynn 2 (2); S Yeager (1); J Ferguson (2); B Russell (2).
2-out RBI: B Russell; S Yeager; B Buckner.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 8 for 20.
Fielding
E: S Yeager (1).
Baserunning
SB: D Lopes 3 (4, 2nd base off T Griffin/M May 2, 2nd base off J York/M May); W Crawford (1, 2nd base off T Griffin/M May).
CS: D Lopes (1, 3rd base by T Griffin/M May).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Enos Cabell LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .611 -0.067 0.67 0.000 -0.067 -0.7 0 0
Rob Andrews 2B 4 0 1 0 0 3 .313 .790 0.035 0.54 0.073 -0.038 0.3 1 3 3B
Cesar Cedeno CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .400 1.033 0.116 1.09 0.178 -0.062 0.5 5 0 2B,SB
Milt May C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .481 -0.135 1.09 0.000 -0.135 -1.2 7 2
Cliff Johnson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .231 .620 -0.137 1.04 0.000 -0.137 -1.2 8 0
Jose Cruz RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .795 -0.088 1.16 0.000 -0.088 -0.7 4 0
Doug Rader 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .467 1.000 -0.024 0.65 0.013 -0.037 -0.2 2 3
Roger Metzger SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .308 .665 -0.003 0.59 0.027 -0.031 -0.0 0 2
Tom Griffin P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.026 1.09 0.000 -0.026 -0.2 0 0
   Wayne Granger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Easler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.029 1.27 0.000 -0.029 -0.3
   Ken Forsch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ken Boswell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.012 0.49 0.000 -0.012 -0.2
   Jim York P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Fred Scherman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 0 4 0 1 9 .129 .382 -0.370 0.88 0.291 -0.662 -3.8 27 10
2B: C Cedeno (2, off D Sutton).
3B: R Andrews (1, off D Sutton).
TB: R Andrews 3; C Cedeno 2; D Rader; R Metzger.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Rader-M May-C Johnson.
Baserunning
SB: C Cedeno (4, 2nd base off D Sutton/S Yeager).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Sutton, W (1-0) 9 4 0 0 1 9 0 0.56 32 87 0.370 0.88 3.8
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 1 9 0 0.00 32 87 0.370 0.71 3.8

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Griffin, L (0-1) 4.1 4 3 3 5 4 1 6.23 21 42 -0.161 1.16 -1.5
Wayne Granger 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 3 1 0 0.032 0.89 0.6
Ken Forsch 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3.00 12 0 0 0.010 0.25 0.3
Jim York 0.1 2 3 3 0 0 0 81.00 4 0 0 -0.008 0.05 -1.7
Fred Scherman 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 2 2 -0.002 0.02 -0.9
Team Totals 9 10 7 7 8 6 1 7.00 44 42 3 2 -0.129 0.88 -3.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J York (1; D Lopes).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Shag Crawford.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 17,851.
Start Time Weather: Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Dodgers         Houston Astros
1 Davey Lopes 2B 1 Enos Cabell LF
2 Bill Buckner LF 2 Rob Andrews 2B
3 Jim Wynn CF 3 Cesar Cedeno CF
4 Steve Garvey 1B 4 Milt May C
5 Willie Crawford RF 5 Cliff Johnson 1B
6 Ron Cey 3B 6 Jose Cruz RF
7 Steve Yeager C 7 Doug Rader 3B
8 Bill Russell SS 8 Roger Metzger SS
9 Don Sutton P 9 Tom Griffin P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 0-0 2 --- R LAD B. Buckner T. Griffin 13% 59% Home Run
t5 1-0 1 -2- R LAD B. Buckner T. Griffin 11% 79% Double; Lopes Scores
b4 0-1 0 1-- HOU M. May D. Sutton -8% 46% Cedeno Steals 2B; Cedeno to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b4 0-1 1 --3 O HOU C. Johnson D. Sutton 8% 61% Flyball: 3B
t5 2-0 1 -2- R LAD J. Wynn T. Griffin 8% 87% Double; Buckner Scores

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 --- LAD D. Lopes T. Griffin 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- LAD B. Buckner T. Griffin 3% 56% Lopes Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O LAD B. Buckner T. Griffin -4% 52% Lineout: CF
t1 0-0 1 -2- O LAD J. Wynn T. Griffin -3% 49% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 -2- O LAD S. Garvey T. Griffin -3% 46% Lopes Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU E. Cabell D. Sutton 2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- HOU R. Andrews D. Sutton -7% 40% Triple to CF
b1 0-0 1 --3 O HOU C. Cedeno D. Sutton 6% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --3 O HOU M. May D. Sutton 4% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 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 S. Garvey T. Griffin 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- O LAD W. Crawford T. Griffin -4% 50% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 1-- LAD R. Cey T. Griffin 4% 54% Single to 3B; Garvey to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- O LAD S. Yeager T. Griffin -5% 50% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 12- O LAD B. Russell T. Griffin -4% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O HOU C. Johnson D. Sutton 2% 47% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- O HOU J. Cruz D. Sutton 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 --- HOU D. Rader D. Sutton -1% 48% Single to 3B
b2 0-0 2 1-- O HOU R. Metzger D. Sutton 2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 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 D. Sutton T. Griffin -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O LAD D. Lopes T. Griffin -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- R LAD B. Buckner T. Griffin 13% 59% Home Run
t3 1-0 2 --- LAD J. Wynn T. Griffin 1% 60% Walk
t3 1-0 2 1-- O LAD S. Garvey T. Griffin -2% 58% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- O HOU T. Griffin D. Sutton 3% 61% Strikeout
b3 0-1 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell D. Sutton 2% 63% Flyball: CF
b3 0-1 2 --- O HOU R. Andrews D. Sutton 1% 64% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 --- LAD W. Crawford T. Griffin 4% 68% Walk
t4 1-0 0 1-- LAD R. Cey T. Griffin 3% 70% Crawford Steals 2B
t4 1-0 0 -2- O LAD R. Cey T. Griffin -4% 66% Flyball: CF
t4 1-0 1 -2- O LAD S. Yeager T. Griffin -3% 63% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-0 2 -2- O LAD B. Russell T. Griffin -3% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- HOU C. Cedeno D. Sutton -5% 54% Walk
b4 0-1 0 1-- HOU M. May D. Sutton -8% 46% Cedeno Steals 2B; Cedeno to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b4 0-1 0 --3 O HOU M. May D. Sutton 6% 52% Strikeout
b4 0-1 1 --3 O HOU C. Johnson D. Sutton 8% 61% Flyball: 3B
b4 0-1 2 --3 O HOU J. Cruz D. Sutton 5% 66% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 9-1-2
t5 1-0 0 --- LAD D. Sutton T. Griffin 4% 69% Walk
t5 1-0 0 1-- O LAD D. Lopes T. Griffin -3% 66% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t5 1-0 1 1-- LAD B. Buckner T. Griffin 2% 68% Lopes Steals 2B
t5 1-0 1 -2- R LAD B. Buckner T. Griffin 11% 79% Double; Lopes Scores
t5 2-0 1 -2- R LAD J. Wynn T. Griffin 8% 87% Double; Buckner Scores
Wayne Granger replaces Tom Griffin pitching and batting 9th
t5 3-0 1 -2- LAD S. Garvey W. Granger 2% 90% Single; Wynn to 3B
t5 3-0 1 1-3 LAD W. Crawford W. Granger 1% 91% Walk; Garvey to 2B
t5 3-0 1 123 OO LAD R. Cey W. Granger -6% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
b5 0-3 0 --- O HOU D. Rader D. Sutton 2% 86% Groundout: P-1B
b5 0-3 1 --- HOU R. Metzger D. Sutton -3% 84% Single to SS
Mike Easler pinch hits for Wayne Granger (P) batting 9th
b5 0-3 1 1-- O HOU M. Easler D. Sutton 3% 86% Flyball: 3B
b5 0-3 2 1-- O HOU E. Cabell D. Sutton 2% 89% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 7-8-9
Ken Forsch replaces Mike Easler (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-0 0 --- O LAD S. Yeager K. Forsch -1% 88% Flyball: RF
t6 3-0 1 --- O LAD B. Russell K. Forsch -1% 87% Strikeout
t6 3-0 2 --- O LAD D. Sutton K. Forsch -0% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
b6 0-3 0 --- O HOU R. Andrews D. Sutton 2% 89% Strikeout
b6 0-3 1 --- HOU C. Cedeno D. Sutton -4% 85% Double to RF
b6 0-3 1 -2- O HOU M. May D. Sutton 3% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cedeno to 3B
b6 0-3 2 --3 O HOU C. Johnson D. Sutton 3% 91% Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
t7 3-0 0 --- O LAD D. Lopes K. Forsch -1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 3-0 1 --- O LAD B. Buckner K. Forsch -0% 90% Flyball: 3B
t7 3-0 2 --- O LAD J. Wynn K. Forsch -0% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
b7 0-3 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz D. Sutton 2% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 0-3 1 --- O HOU D. Rader D. Sutton 1% 94% Strikeout Looking
b7 0-3 2 --- O HOU R. Metzger D. Sutton 1% 94% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 0.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 4-5-6
t8 3-0 0 --- LAD S. Garvey K. Forsch 1% 95% Walk
t8 3-0 0 1-- O LAD W. Crawford K. Forsch -1% 94% Flyball: CF
t8 3-0 1 1-- O LAD R. Cey K. Forsch -1% 94% Flyball: 1B
t8 3-0 2 1-- LAD S. Yeager K. Forsch 0% 94% Walk; Garvey to 2B
t8 3-0 2 12- R LAD B. Russell K. Forsch 3% 97% Double to LF; Garvey Scores; Yeager to 3B
t8 4-0 2 -23 O LAD D. Sutton K. Forsch -1% 97% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
Ken Boswell pinch hits for Ken Forsch (P) batting 9th
b8 0-4 0 --- O HOU K. Boswell D. Sutton 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 0-4 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell D. Sutton 1% 99% Flyball: LF
b8 0-4 2 --- O HOU R. Andrews D. Sutton 0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 0.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' Jim York facing 1-2-3
Jim York replaces Ken Boswell (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-0 0 --- LAD D. Lopes J. York 0% 99% Hit By Pitch
t9 4-0 0 1-- LAD B. Buckner J. York 0% 99% Lopes Steals 2B
t9 4-0 0 -2- O LAD B. Buckner J. York -0% 99% Flyball: RF; Lopes to 3B
t9 4-0 1 --3 R LAD J. Wynn J. York 0% 100% Double to LF; Lopes Scores
t9 5-0 1 -2- LAD S. Garvey J. York 0% 100% Single to 3B; Wynn to 3B
Fred Scherman replaces Jim York pitching and batting 9th
Joe Ferguson pinch hits for Willie Crawford (RF) batting 5th
t9 5-0 1 1-3 R LAD J. Ferguson F. Scherman 0% 100% Single to 3B; Wynn Scores; Garvey to 2B
t9 6-0 1 12- O LAD R. Cey F. Scherman -0% 100% Flyball: CF; Garvey to 3B
t9 6-0 2 1-3 R LAD S. Yeager F. Scherman 0% 100% Single to CF; Garvey Scores; Ferguson to 2B
t9 7-0 2 12- O LAD B. Russell F. Scherman -0% 100% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 7, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 3-4-5
Joe Ferguson moves from PH to RF
b9 0-7 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno D. Sutton 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 0-7 1 --- O HOU M. May D. Sutton 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 0-7 2 --- O HOU C. Johnson D. Sutton 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 7, Astros 0.

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