July 12, 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 3
MIN 0 KCR 8
@CHW 3 CLE 7
BOS 1 DET 2
TOR 1 NYY 5
@MIL 2 OAK 3
SEA 2
(10) TEX 4
BAL 3
(10) ATL 4
@CIN 3 LAD 8
@HOU 0 PIT 5
@MON 4
(12) NYM 4
CHC 2 PHI 5
STL 4 SDP 7
SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 17,874

Tuesday, July 12, 1977
Time of Game: 2:22

Dodgers

57-30

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         1  0  1   5  1  0   0  0  0    8 13  1
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  2

W: D Rau (10-1), L: J Sambito (4-3)

Astros

39-49

Lost 1

4th, 18½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Martinez 2B                 5   3   3   1    0   0  .299  .709    0    2   2   
B Russell SS                  5   1   3   2    0   1  .292  .708    0    1   4   2B
S Garvey 1B                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .296  .877    0    8   0   GDP
R Cey 3B                      4   0   1   2    0   1  .281  .919    0    1   4   SF
D Baker RF-LF                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .295  .878    0    5   0   
M Mota LF                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .429 1.100    0    1   0   
  J Hale PH-RF                2   1   1   1    1   0  .250  .723    0    1   0   HR
G Burke CF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .208  .484    0    2   0   
S Yeager C                    3   1   1   0    1   2  .296  .896    0    6   0   
D Rau P                       3   1   0   0    0   0  .156  .344    0    0   0   SH,GDP
Totals                       38   8  13   7    3   5                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Russell (17, off J Sambito).

HR: J Hale (2, off J Niekro; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: R Cey (4, off J Niekro).

SH: D Rau (2, off J Niekro).

TB: J Hale 4; B Russell 4; T Martinez 3; M Mota; D Baker; S Garvey; G Burke; R Cey; S Yeager.

GIDP: D Rau (2); S Garvey (13).

RBI: B Russell 2 (33); R Cey 2 (74); T Martinez (8); S Garvey (80); J Hale (9).

2-out RBI: R Cey.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Russell-S Garvey; R Cey-T Martinez-S Garvey.

E: R Cey (12).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gonzalez 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .256  .627    0    2   2   
E Cabell 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .277  .738    0    0   2   
C Cedeno CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .213  .625    0    4   0   GDP
B Watson 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .284  .833    0   10   1   
J Ferguson C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .823    0    5   0   GDP
J Cruz RF                     3   0   2   0    1   1  .287  .821    0    4   0   2B
J Fuller LF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .161  .510    0    1   0   
  T Puhl LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Metzger SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .180  .521    0    0   2   
J Sambito P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    0   2   
  J Niekro P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .364    0    0   1   
  R Sperring PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .157  .384    0    0   0   
  B McLaughlin P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125         1   0   
Totals                       29   0   4   0    4   6                    27  10

BATTING

2B: J Cruz (17, off D Rau).

TB: J Cruz 3; B Watson; E Cabell.

GIDP: C Cedeno (7); J Ferguson (10).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Gonzalez-B Watson; E Cabell-J Gonzalez-B Watson.

E: J Gonzalez (21); J Sambito (1).

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 Rau, W (10-1)                9     4   0   0    4   6   0   3.87   33     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1· 4     81    -     0.33   0.18
Totals                         9     4   0   0    4   6   0          33     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1· 4           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Sambito, L (4-3)             3.1  10   7   3    1   2   0   2.37   20     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0·10     21    -     1.19  -0.27
J Niekro                       3.2   2   1   1    1   3   1   2.78   15     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 2          3-3    0.12  -0.05
B McLaughlin                   2     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.17    8     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13   8   4    3   5   1          43     -       ·  ·     12·10· 0·13          3-3

Balks: None.

WP: J Niekro (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Andy Olsen.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 17,874.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros                       
1. T Martinez           2B    1. J Gonzalez           2B 
2. B Russell            SS    2. E Cabell             3B 
3. S Garvey             1B    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. R Cey                3B    4. B Watson             1B 
5. D Baker              RF    5. J Ferguson           C  
6. M Mota               LF    6. J Cruz               RF 
7. G Burke              CF    7. J Fuller             LF 
8. S Yeager             C     8. R Metzger            SS 
9. D Rau                P     9. J Sambito            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  0-1  1--      15%  81% B Russell       J Sambito       Double to LF; Martinez Scores; Russell to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 1   0  0-0  12-     -10%  49% S Garvey        J Sambito       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Martinez to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  --3       9%  59% R Cey           J Sambito       Single to RF; Martinez Scores
   t 2   1  0-1  12-      -8%  57% D Rau           J Sambito       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   t 4   1  0-2  123       6%  88% T Martinez      J Sambito       Single to RF; Burke Scores/unER; Yeager to 3B; Rau to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Sambito facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  T Martinez      Single to RF
          1--      59%  B Russell       Single to RF; Martinez to 2B
   OO     12-      49%  S Garvey        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Martinez to 3B
   R      --3      59%  R Cey           Single to RF; Martinez Scores
   O      1--      56%  D Baker         Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Rau facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      60%  E Cabell        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      61%  C Cedeno        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Sambito facing 6-7-8
          ---      65%  M Mota          Single to LF
          1--      70%  G Burke         Single to CF; Mota to 2B
   O      12-      65%  S Yeager        Strikeout
   OO     12-      57%  D Rau           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Rau facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  B Watson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      61%  J Ferguson      Flyball: RF
          ---      60%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--      62%  J Fuller        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Cruz out at 3B/SS-3B; Fuller to 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Sambito facing 1-2-3
          ---      66%  T Martinez      Single to CF
   R      1--      81%  B Russell       Double to LF; Martinez Scores; Russell to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      --3      77%  S Garvey        Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3      72%  R Cey           Flyball: CF
   O      --3      70%  D Baker         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Doug Rau facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      72%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      74%  J Sambito       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      75%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Sambito facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      73%  M Mota          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      75%  G Burke         Walk
          1--      78%  S Yeager        Single to LF; Burke to 2B
          12-      82%  D Rau           Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Burke to 3B; Yeager to 2B; Rau to 1B
   R      123      88%  T Martinez      Single to RF; Burke Scores/unER; Yeager to 3B; Rau to 2B
   R      123      93%  B Russell       Single to CF; Yeager Scores; Rau to 3B; Martinez to 2B
                  Joe Niekro replaces Joe Sambito pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123      97%  S Garvey        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Rau Scores/unER; Martinez Scores/No RBI/unER; Russell to 3B; Garvey to 1B
   RO     1-3      98%  R Cey           Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Russell Scores/unER
   O      1--      97%  D Baker         Flyball: RF
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Doug Rau facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  E Cabell        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  C Cedeno        Walk
          1--      96%  B Watson        Single to CF; Cedeno to 2B
   OO     12-      98%  J Ferguson      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
                  John Hale pinch hits for Manny Mota batting 6th
   R      ---      99%  J Hale          Home Run
   O      ---      99%  G Burke         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      99%  S Yeager        Walk
   O      1--      99%  D Rau           Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Yeager to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  T Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-8, Doug Rau facing 6-7-8
                  Dusty Baker moves to LF; John Hale moves to RF
          ---      98%  J Cruz          Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  J Fuller        Strikeout
   O      -2-      99%  R Metzger       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-     100%  J Niekro        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-0, Joe Niekro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  B Russell       Strikeout
          ---     100%  S Garvey        Single to CF
          1--     100%  R Cey           Wild Pitch; Garvey to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      99%  D Baker         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-8, Doug Rau facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: 1B
          ---      99%  E Cabell        Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  C Cedeno        Flyball: LF
          1--      99%  B Watson        Walk; Cabell to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Ferguson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 8, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-0, Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  J Hale          Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  G Burke         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  S Yeager        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-8, Doug Rau facing 6-7-8
          ---      99%  J Cruz          Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  J Fuller        Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  R Metzger       Flyball: LF
                  Rob Sperring pinch hits for Joe Niekro batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  R Sperring      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-0, Bo McLaughlin facing 9-1-2
                  Bo McLaughlin replaces Rob Sperring pitching and batting 9th; Terry Puhl replaces Jim Fuller playing LF batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  D Rau           Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  T Martinez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  B Russell       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-8, Doug Rau facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout
          ---     100%  E Cabell        Walk
   OO     1--     100%  C Cedeno        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-0, Bo McLaughlin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  S Garvey        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Cey           Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  D Baker         Single to LF
          1--     100%  J Hale          Walk; Baker to 2B
   O      12-     100%  G Burke         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 8, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-8, Doug Rau facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  B Watson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Ferguson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  J Cruz          Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8, Astros 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU197707120

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation