September 4, 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 10
@CAL 7 CLE 5
DET 3 MIN 5
KCR 1 NYY 3
BOS 2 TEX 5
@SEA 2 ATL 7
CIN 6 STL 6
@CHC 4 HOU 9
LAD 4 MON 5
NYM 1 SFG 3
@SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 14,404

Tuesday, September 4, 1979
Time of Game: 3:01

Dodgers

65-73

Lost 1

3rd, 13 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         1  0  0   0  0  2   1  0  0    4  9  1
Astros          1  0  4   1  0  2   1  0  X    9 16  2

W: R Williams (4-5), L: J Beckwith (1-1), S: J Andujar (4)

Astros

78-60

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .266  .862    0    5   3   GDP
B Russell SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .629    0    0   1   SH,GDP
  T Martinez SS               1   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .686    0    0   1   
S Garvey 1B                   2   1   1   2    1   1  .311  .836    0    7   2   SF
R Cey 3B                      4   0   0   0    0   2  .275  .869    0    2   1   
D Baker LF                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .285  .814    0    1   0   HR
J Ferguson RF                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .252  .828    0    1   0   
D Thomas CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .249  .675    0    3   0   
J Oates C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .237    0    4   2   
B Hooton P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .147  .345         0   0   
  J Beckwith P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  G Thomasson PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .758    0    0   0   
  D Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  V Joshua PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .289  .735    0    0   0   
  L LaGrow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Hatcher PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .320  .884    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   9   4    2   6                    24  12

BATTING

HR: D Baker (21, off R Williams; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: S Garvey (5, off J Andujar).

SH: B Russell (11, off R Williams).

TB: D Baker 4; J Ferguson 2; D Lopes 2; V Joshua; D Thomas; S Garvey; T Martinez.

GIDP: D Lopes (7); B Russell (16).

RBI: D Baker 2 (83); S Garvey 2 (90).

2-out RBI: D Baker 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Garvey-J Oates; R Cey-D Lopes-S Garvey.

PB: J Oates (3).

E: J Oates (1).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Cedeno 1B                   3   1   1   0    2   0  .266  .748    0    9   0   3B
C Reynolds SS                 3   1   0   1    1   0  .263  .619    0    3   4   SF
T Puhl CF                     4   1   1   0    1   0  .284  .727    0    2   0   SB
J Cruz LF                     2   1   2   1    0   0  .292  .799    0    1   0   SB
  D Walling LF                3   1   2   1    0   0  .308  .865    0    0   0   2B,SB,CS
E Cabell 3B                   5   1   2   2    0   0  .269  .660    0    1   3   2B
J Leonard RF                  3   2   2   1    2   0  .302  .738    0    2   0   SB,IW
L Pujols C                    5   1   2   2    0   1  .250  .875    0    6   0   3B,2B,GDP
R Landestoy 2B                3   0   3   1    2   0  .212  .563    0    3   4   3B,IW
R Williams P                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .609    0    0   0   SH
  P Ladd P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Andujar P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .088  .328    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   9  16   9    8   2                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Walling (5, off D Patterson); E Cabell (22, off J Beckwith); L Pujols (1, off D Patterson).

3B: R Landestoy (4, off D Patterson); C Cedeno (4, off L LaGrow); L Pujols (1, off J Beckwith).

SF: C Reynolds (4, off L LaGrow).

SH: R Williams (2, off J Beckwith).

IBB: R Landestoy (2, by D Patterson); J Leonard (4, by D Patterson).

TB: L Pujols 5; R Landestoy 5; E Cabell 3; D Walling 3; C Cedeno 3; J Cruz 2; J Leonard 2; T Puhl; R Williams.

GIDP: L Pujols (1).

RBI: E Cabell 2 (58); L Pujols 2 (2); C Reynolds (37); R Landestoy (17); J Cruz (65); J Leonard (42); D Walling (27).

2-out RBI: L Pujols.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 8 for 21.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Landestoy-C Reynolds-C Cedeno 2.

E: C Cedeno (14); C Reynolds (20).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Walling (1, 2nd base off J Beckwith/J Oates); J Leonard (16, 2nd base off L LaGrow/J Oates); T Puhl (27, 2nd base off D Patterson/J Oates); J Cruz (31, 2nd base off J Beckwith/J Oates).

CS: D Walling (2, Home by D Patterson/J Oates).

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
B Hooton                       0.1   0   1   1    1   0   0   2.97    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0     46    -     0.79  -0.00
J Beckwith, L (1-1)            3.2  11   5   5    2   1   0   6.17   23     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0·11          1-1    1.03  -0.38
D Patterson                    2     4   2   2    3   1   0   5.15   11     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.28  -0.05
L LaGrow                       2     1   1   1    2   0   0   6.31    9     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.05  -0.01
Totals                         8    16   9   9    8   2   0          45     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0·16          1-1

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Williams, W (4-5)            5.2   7   3   3    1   4   1   3.15   24     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 1· 7     46    -     0.87   0.02
P Ladd, H (1)                  0.2   2   1   1    1   0   0   1.93    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          1-0    0.62  -0.02
J Andujar, S (4)               2.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   3.09    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 0          3-1    0.45   0.06
Totals                         9     9   4   4    2   6   1          37     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 2· 9          4-1

Balks: R Williams (1).

WP: None.

IBB: D Patterson 2 (6; J Leonard, R Landestoy).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Ed Vargo.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 14,404.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros                       
1. D Lopes              2B    1. C Cedeno             1B 
2. B Russell            SS    2. C Reynolds           SS 
3. S Garvey             1B    3. T Puhl               CF 
4. R Cey                3B    4. J Cruz               LF 
5. D Baker              LF    5. E Cabell             3B 
6. J Ferguson           RF    6. J Leonard            RF 
7. D Thomas             CF    7. L Pujols             C  
8. J Oates              C     8. R Landestoy          2B 
9. B Hooton             P     9. R Williams           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  1-1  -2-      14%  77% E Cabell        J Beckwith      Single to RF; Cruz Scores; Cabell to 3B/Adv on E2
   b 1   1  1-0  12-      11%  58% J Cruz          J Beckwith      Single to LF; Reynolds Scores; Puhl to 2B
   b 3   0  1-3  1--      10%  90% L Pujols        J Beckwith      Triple to RF; Leonard Scores
   t 3   0  1-1  1--       8%  54% B Russell       R Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 2   1  1-1  123      -8%  58% C Reynolds      J Beckwith      Flyball: 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Williams facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  D Lopes         Single to LF
          1--      44%  B Russell       Balk; Lopes to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Lopes to 3B
   R      --3      39%  S Garvey        Single to RF; Lopes Scores
   O      1--      41%  R Cey           Lineout: LF
   O      1--      43%  D Baker         Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Burt Hooton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  C Cedeno        Flyball: CF
          ---      44%  C Reynolds      Walk
                  Joe Beckwith replaces Burt Hooton pitching and batting 9th
          1--      48%  T Puhl          Walk; Reynolds to 2B
   R      12-      58%  J Cruz          Single to LF; Reynolds Scores; Puhl to 2B
   O      12-      55%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Puhl to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  J Leonard       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Rick Williams facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  J Ferguson      Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  D Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B; Ferguson to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  J Oates         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      55%  J Beckwith      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Beckwith facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  L Pujols        Strikeout Looking
          ---      55%  R Landestoy     Single to 2B
          1--      59%  R Williams      Single to 1B; Landestoy to 2B
          12-      65%  C Cedeno        Walk; Landestoy to 3B; Williams to 2B
   O      123      58%  C Reynolds      Flyball: 2B
   O      123      50%  T Puhl          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Rick Williams facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  D Lopes         Single to LF
   OO     1--      54%  B Russell       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  S Garvey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Beckwith facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  J Cruz          Single to LF
          1--      62%  E Cabell        Cruz Steals 2B
   R      -2-      77%  " "             Single to RF; Cruz Scores; Cabell to 3B/Adv on E2
   R      --3      80%  J Leonard       Single to LF; Cabell Scores
   R      1--      90%  L Pujols        Triple to RF; Leonard Scores
   R      --3      92%  R Landestoy     Single to 2B; Pujols Scores
   O      1--      92%  R Williams      Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Landestoy to 2B
   O      -2-      91%  C Cedeno        Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-      90%  C Reynolds      Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Rick Williams facing 4-5-6
                  Denny Walling replaces Jose Cruz playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      91%  R Cey           Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  D Baker         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  J Ferguson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Joe Beckwith facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  T Puhl          Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      93%  D Walling       Single to CF
          1--      93%  E Cabell        Walling Steals 2B
          -2-      94%  " "             Passed Ball; Walling to 3B
   R      --3      96%  " "             Double to LF; Walling Scores
          -2-      97%  J Leonard       Single to SS; Cabell to 3B
   OO     1-3      95%  L Pujols        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-6, Rick Williams facing 7-8-9
          ---      93%  D Thomas        Single to RF
          1--      90%  J Oates         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Thomas to 2B
                  Gary Thomasson pinch hits for Joe Beckwith batting 9th
   O      12-      92%  G Thomasson     Flyball: RF; Thomas to 3B
   OO     1-3      97%  D Lopes         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dave Patterson facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Patterson replaces Gary Thomasson pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  R Landestoy     Triple to RF
   O      --3      98%  R Williams      Strikeout
          --3      98%  C Cedeno        Walk
   OO     1-3      96%  C Reynolds      Double Play: Flyball: 1B-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-6, Rick Williams facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  B Russell       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      96%  S Garvey        Walk
   O      1--      97%  R Cey           Strikeout
   RR     1--      92%  D Baker         Home Run; Garvey Scores
          ---      90%  J Ferguson      Single to LF; Ferguson to 2B/Adv on E6
                  Pete Ladd replaces Rick Williams pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      92%  D Thomas        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-3, Dave Patterson facing 3-4-5
                  Ted Martinez replaces Bill Russell playing SS batting 2nd
          ---      93%  T Puhl          Single to CF
          1--      94%  D Walling       Puhl Steals 2B
   R      -2-      97%  " "             Double to RF; Puhl Scores
   O      -2-      97%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-1B; Walling to 3B
          --3      97%  J Leonard       Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      96%  L Pujols        Walling Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B); Leonard to 2B
   R      -2-      98%  " "             Double to LF; Leonard Scores
          -2-      98%  R Landestoy     Intentional Walk
   O      12-      98%  P Ladd          Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 8.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-8, Pete Ladd facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  J Oates         Flyball: 2B
                  Von Joshua pinch hits for Dave Patterson batting 9th
          ---      97%  V Joshua        Single to RF
          1--      96%  D Lopes         Walk; Joshua to 2B
          12-      93%  T Martinez      Single to LF; Joshua to 3B; Lopes to 2B
                  Joaquin Andujar replaces Pete Ladd pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123      95%  S Garvey        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Joshua Scores; Lopes to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  R Cey           Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-4, Lerrin LaGrow facing 1-2-3
                  Lerrin LaGrow replaces Von Joshua pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  C Cedeno        Triple to RF
   RO     --3      99%  C Reynolds      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cedeno Scores
   O      ---      99%  T Puhl          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      99%  D Walling       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 9.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-9, Joaquin Andujar facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  D Baker         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Ferguson      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Thomas        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-4, Lerrin LaGrow facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  E Cabell        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  J Leonard       Walk
          1--     100%  L Pujols        Leonard Steals 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Flyball: RF
          -2-     100%  R Landestoy     Walk
   O      12-     100%  J Andujar       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 9.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-9, Joaquin Andujar facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  J Oates         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Mickey Hatcher pinch hits for Lerrin LaGrow batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  M Hatcher       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Lopes         Lineout: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 9.

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