You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Box Scores > 1981 > Sep 27, 1981, Dodgers at Astros Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

CLE  8
@BOS  7
(11)		 TOR  4
@CAL  3
 DET  2
MIL  1
 KCR 15
SEA  3
 MIN  5
TEX  2
 NYY  5
BAL  2
 CHW  9
@OAK  5
 CHW 10
@OAK  3
 CIN  4
@ATL  2
 PHI  5
@CHC  2
 CHC 14
PHI  0
 HOU  4
LAD  1
 NYM  2
@MON  1
 SFG  7
@SDP  3
 STL  7
PIT  5
Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 41,686

 Sunday, September 27, 1981, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:23
Dodgers
1
60-43
Lost 2
2nd, 4 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  2  1
Astros          0  0  1   0  0  0   3  0  X    4  7  0
W: Don Sutton (11-8), L: Fernando Valenzuela (13-6)
 Astros
4
58-45
Won 2
3rd, 6 GB

Batting Stats

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .574              1   1   
  S Sax 2B                    2   1   1   1    0   0  .298  .703              4   2   HR
K Landreaux CF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .249  .656              1   0   
D Baker LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .316  .799              0   2   
S Garvey 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .725              6   1   
R Monday RF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .304  .997              3   0   
P Guerrero 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .298  .831              2   3   
M Scioscia C                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .281  .697              6   2   
B Russell SS                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .227  .557              0   1   
  J Johnstone PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .662              0   0   
F Valenzuela P                2   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .560              1   1   
  T Niedenfuer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  R Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .667              0   0   
Totals                       28   1   2   0    1   9                         24  13
Batting Events
HR: S Sax (2, off D Sutton; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: S Sax 4; K Landreaux.
RBI: S Sax (9).
2-out RBI: S Sax.
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding Events
E: M Scioscia (7).
Baserunning Events
Pickoffs: K Landreaux (1st base by D Sutton).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Puhl RF                     3   0   1   2    0   0  .255  .680              1   0   SF
P Garner 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .657              3   3   
T Scott CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .670              2   0   
J Cruz LF                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .273  .759              1   0   
C Cedeno 1B                   2   1   1   0    1   0  .278  .704             10   0   2B,SB
A Howe 3B                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .303  .785              0   1   
L Pujols C                    3   0   1   1    0   2  .237  .603              9   0   
D Thon SS                     3   2   2   0    0   1  .267  .656              1   4   SB
D Sutton P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .137  .352              0   1   SH
Totals                       27   4   7   0    2   6                         27   9
Batting Events
2B: C Cedeno (19, off F Valenzuela).
SF: T Puhl (5, off F Valenzuela).
SH: D Sutton (5, off F Valenzuela).
TB: D Thon 2; C Cedeno 2; A Howe; T Puhl; P Garner; L Pujols.
RBI: T Puhl 2 (28); L Pujols (14); A Howe (34).
2-out RBI: T Puhl.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Baserunning Events
SB: D Thon (6, 3rd base off F Valenzuela/M Scioscia); C Cedeno (12, 2nd base off F Valenzuela/M Scioscia).

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
F Valenzuela, L (13-6)         7     7   4   4    2   5   0   2.59   28     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 1· 7     50    -     0.83  -0.05
T Niedenfuer                   1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.96    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8     7   4   4    2   6   0          31     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 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 Sutton, W (11-8)             9     2   1   1    1   9   1   2.59   29     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 2     87    -     0.86   0.46
Totals                         9     2   1   1    1   9   1          29     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 2           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: D Sutton (2; K Landreaux, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Bruce Froemming.
Time of Game: 2:23.
Attendance: 41,686.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, In Dome.

Lineups

   Los Angeles Dodgers                       Houston Astros                               
1. Davey Lopes                  2B       1. Terry Puhl                   RF
2. Ken Landreaux                CF       2. Phil Garner                  2B
3. Dusty Baker                  LF       3. Tony Scott                   CF
4. Steve Garvey                 1B       4. Jose Cruz                    LF
5. Rick Monday                  RF       5. Cesar Cedeno                 1B
6. Pedro Guerrero               3B       6. Art Howe                     3B
7. Mike Scioscia                 C       7. Luis Pujols                   C
8. Bill Russell                 SS       8. Dickie Thon                  SS
9. Fernando Valenzuel            P       9. Don Sutton                    P

Top 5 Plays

Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t7 0 1-- O 12% 76% 0-1 LAD D. Baker D. Sutton Landreaux Picked off 1B (P-1B)
b7 0 1-- 8% 91% 1-0 HOU C. Cedeno F. Valenzuela Double to LF; Cruz to 3B
t7 0 --- -7% 65% 0-1 LAD K. Landreaux D. Sutton Single to CF
b2 1 --3 O -7% 54% 0-0 HOU A. Howe F. Valenzuela Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 1-- 5% 61% 0-0 HOU A. Howe F. Valenzuela Cedeno Steals 2B; Cedeno to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)

Play By Play

Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation
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' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 LAD D. Lopes D. Sutton Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 LAD K. Landreaux D. Sutton Flyball: 2B
t1 2 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 LAD D. Baker D. Sutton Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 HOU T. Puhl F. Valenzuela Groundout: 1B-P
b1 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 HOU P. Garner F. Valenzuela Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 HOU T. Scott F. Valenzuela Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 LAD S. Garvey D. Sutton Flyball: CF
t2 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 LAD R. Monday D. Sutton Flyball: 2B
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 LAD P. Guerrero D. Sutton Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 HOU J. Cruz F. Valenzuela Strikeout Looking
b2 1 --- 3% 55% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno F. Valenzuela Walk
b2 1 1-- 5% 61% 0-0 HOU A. Howe F. Valenzuela Cedeno Steals 2B; Cedeno to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b2 1 --3 O -7% 54% 0-0 HOU A. Howe F. Valenzuela Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2 --3 O -4% 50% 0-0 HOU L. Pujols F. Valenzuela Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 LAD M. Scioscia D. Sutton Walk
t3 0 1-- O 4% 50% 0-0 LAD B. Russell D. Sutton Strikeout
t3 1 1-- O 2% 51% 0-0 LAD F. Valenzuela D. Sutton Groundout: 2B-1B; Scioscia to 2B
t3 2 -2- O 4% 55% 0-0 LAD D. Lopes D. Sutton Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- 4% 59% 0-0 HOU D. Thon F. Valenzuela Single to LF
b3 0 1-- O -2% 58% 0-0 HOU D. Sutton F. Valenzuela Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Thon to 2B
b3 1 -2- 4% 62% 0-0 HOU T. Puhl F. Valenzuela Thon Steals 3B
b3 1 --3 RO 4% 65% 0-0 HOU T. Puhl F. Valenzuela Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Thon Scores
b3 2 --- O -1% 64% 1-0 HOU P. Garner F. Valenzuela Flyball: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- O 3% 67% 0-1 LAD K. Landreaux D. Sutton Flyball: CF
t4 1 --- O 2% 69% 0-1 LAD D. Baker D. Sutton Flyball: LF
t4 2 --- O 1% 70% 0-1 LAD S. Garvey D. Sutton Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O -2% 68% 1-0 HOU T. Scott F. Valenzuela Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1 --- O -1% 67% 1-0 HOU J. Cruz F. Valenzuela Flyball: CF
b4 2 --- O -1% 66% 1-0 HOU C. Cedeno F. Valenzuela Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
t5 0 --- O 3% 69% 0-1 LAD R. Monday D. Sutton Strikeout Looking
t5 1 --- O 2% 71% 0-1 LAD P. Guerrero D. Sutton Flyball: RF
t5 2 --- O 1% 73% 0-1 LAD M. Scioscia D. Sutton Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela facing 6-7-8
Steve Sax replaces Davey Lopes playing 2B batting 1st
b5 0 --- O -2% 71% 1-0 HOU A. Howe F. Valenzuela Flyball: RF
b5 1 --- O -1% 69% 1-0 HOU L. Pujols F. Valenzuela Strikeout Looking
b5 2 --- O -1% 69% 1-0 HOU D. Thon F. Valenzuela Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Don Sutton facing 8-9-1
t6 0 --- O 3% 72% 0-1 LAD B. Russell D. Sutton Strikeout
t6 1 --- O 2% 74% 0-1 LAD F. Valenzuela D. Sutton Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2 --- O 2% 76% 0-1 LAD S. Sax D. Sutton Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela facing 9-1-2
b6 0 --- O -2% 74% 1-0 HOU D. Sutton F. Valenzuela Flyball: RF
b6 1 --- O -1% 73% 1-0 HOU T. Puhl F. Valenzuela Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 2 --- 1% 74% 1-0 HOU P. Garner F. Valenzuela Single to RF
b6 2 1-- O -2% 72% 1-0 HOU T. Scott F. Valenzuela Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
t7 0 --- -7% 65% 0-1 LAD K. Landreaux D. Sutton Single to CF
t7 0 1-- O 12% 76% 0-1 LAD D. Baker D. Sutton Landreaux Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t7 1 --- O 3% 79% 0-1 LAD D. Baker D. Sutton Flyball: SS
t7 2 --- O 2% 81% 0-1 LAD S. Garvey D. Sutton Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela facing 4-5-6
b7 0 --- 3% 83% 1-0 HOU J. Cruz F. Valenzuela Walk
b7 0 1-- 8% 91% 1-0 HOU C. Cedeno F. Valenzuela Double to LF; Cruz to 3B
b7 0 -23 RO 2% 93% 1-0 HOU A. Howe F. Valenzuela Single to LF; Cruz Scores; Cedeno to 3B; Howe out at 2B/LF-3B-2B
b7 1 --3 R 2% 95% 2-0 HOU L. Pujols F. Valenzuela Single to LF; Cedeno Scores
b7 1 1-- 1% 96% 3-0 HOU D. Thon F. Valenzuela Single to CF; Pujols to 2B
b7 1 12- O -1% 95% 3-0 HOU D. Sutton F. Valenzuela Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Thon to 2B
b7 2 12- RO 2% 97% 3-0 HOU T. Puhl F. Valenzuela Single to LF; Thon Scores; Sutton to 3B; Puhl out at 2B/LF-C-2B
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
t8 0 --- O 1% 98% 0-4 LAD R. Monday D. Sutton Strikeout Looking
t8 1 --- O 0% 99% 0-4 LAD P. Guerrero D. Sutton Strikeout
t8 2 --- O 0% 99% 0-4 LAD M. Scioscia D. Sutton Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dodgers' Tom Niedenfuer facing 2-3-4
Tom Niedenfuer replaces Fernando Valenzuela pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- O -0% 99% 4-0 HOU P. Garner T. Niedenfuer Strikeout Looking
b8 1 --- O 0% 99% 4-0 HOU T. Scott T. Niedenfuer Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2 --- O -0% 99% 4-0 HOU J. Cruz T. Niedenfuer Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Don Sutton facing 8-9-1
Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Bill Russell (SS) batting 8th
t9 0 --- O 1% 100% 0-4 LAD J. Johnstone D. Sutton Groundout: SS-1B
Reggie Smith pinch hits for Tom Niedenfuer (P) batting 9th
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-4 LAD R. Smith D. Sutton Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2 --- R -0% 100% 0-4 LAD S. Sax D. Sutton Home Run
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 1-4 LAD K. Landreaux D. Sutton Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198109270

Play-by-Play Explanation

  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

Box scores and play-by-play outputs produced by Sports Reference LLC. All Rights Reserved.