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Standings
BOS
@BAL		0
1
MIL
@CHW		1
2
DET
@CLE		1
2
CAL
@MIN		0
1
KCR
@OAK		7
8
NYY
@WSA		6
3
HOU
@LAD		11
0
CHC
@MON		5
6
SFG
@SDP		1
4		 
(10)
Wednesday, September 29, 1971
, Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 34,802, Time of Game: 2:28
Astros
11
79-82
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 10 GB
 at Dodgers
0
88-73
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
W: Ken Forsch (8-8)
L: Al Downing (20-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          4  0  0   2  2  2   1  0  0   11 17  0
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0 10  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roger Metzger SS 6 0 1 1 0 1 .235 .594 -0.040 0.28 0.003 -0.043 -0.9 3 1
Joe Morgan 2B 5 2 3 1 1 0 .257 .760 0.051 0.35 0.058 -0.006 1.8 3 3 3B,SB
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .264 .690 -0.014 0.38 0.021 -0.035 0.3 3 0 SF
Bob Watson 1B 4 3 3 3 0 1 .289 .744 0.148 0.57 0.164 -0.015 2.6 4 0 HR
   Marty Martinez 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .631 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 1
Jim Wynn RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .205 .602 0.006 0.28 0.023 -0.018 -0.8 4 0
Jesus Alou LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 .280 .667 0.100 0.40 0.108 -0.008 1.3 2 0 2B
Denis Menke 3B-1B 3 1 1 1 2 0 .248 .654 0.021 0.35 0.021 0.000 0.9 5 2
Larry Howard C 5 0 2 3 0 1 .234 .640 0.118 0.52 0.128 -0.010 2.1 2 0 2B
Ken Forsch P 5 1 2 0 0 2 .136 .303 -0.003 0.22 0.013 -0.016 0.1 1 2
Team Totals 43 11 17 11 3 6 .395 .984 0.387 0.36 0.539 -0.151 7.3 27 9
2B: L Howard (3, off J Moeller); J Alou (21, off A Downing).
3B: J Morgan (11, off J Moeller).
HR: B Watson (9, off D Alexander; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).
SF: C Cedeno (7, off J Moeller).
TB: B Watson 6; J Morgan 5; L Howard 3; J Alou 3; K Forsch 2; C Cedeno 2; J Wynn; R Metzger; D Menke.
RBI: B Watson 3 (66); L Howard 3 (14); C Cedeno (81); J Alou (40); R Metzger (26); J Morgan (56); D Menke (43).
2-out RBI: L Howard 3; J Morgan; B Watson; J Alou.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 6 for 14.
Baserunning
SB: J Morgan (39, 2nd base off A Downing/D Sims).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Maury Wills SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 .280 .650 0.020 0.22 0.030 -0.010 0.1 1 1
Bill Buckner 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .279 .678 -0.012 0.38 0.015 -0.027 -0.6 7 0 2B
   Mike Strahler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Willie Davis CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .311 .773 -0.039 0.41 0.001 -0.040 -0.4 2 0
Dick Allen 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .866 -0.023 0.22 0.000 -0.023 -0.9 1 3
Willie Crawford RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .281 .779 -0.020 0.21 0.000 -0.020 -0.6 2 0
Manny Mota LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .315 .762 0.017 0.12 0.019 -0.002 -0.2 3 0
Duke Sims C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .275 .756 -0.022 0.24 0.000 -0.022 0.1 6 0
Bobby Valentine 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .597 -0.016 0.15 0.000 -0.016 -0.9 3 5
Al Downing P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .420 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Doyle Alexander P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .606 -0.016 0.66 0.000 -0.016 -0.2 0 1
   Bill Sudakis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .193 .639 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.1
   Joe Moeller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .182 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tom Haller PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .712 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.2
   Wes Parker 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .704 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 2 0
Team Totals 37 0 10 0 0 2 .270 .568 -0.112 0.24 0.065 -0.177 -3.7 27 10
2B: B Buckner (15, off K Forsch).
TB: B Buckner 3; M Wills 2; D Sims 2; M Mota; W Crawford; T Haller; W Davis.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 6.

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Forsch, W (8-8) 9 10 0 0 0 2 0 2.53 37 69 0.113 0.24 3.7
Team Totals 9 10 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 37 69 0.113 0.36 3.7

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Al Downing, L (20-9) 1.1 6 4 4 2 3 0 2.68 12 27 -0.356 0.98 -4.0
Doyle Alexander 3.2 6 4 4 1 2 1 3.80 18 2 0 -0.027 0.24 -2.0
Joe Moeller 2 4 3 3 0 1 0 3.66 10 0 0 -0.004 0.00 -2.2
Mike Strahler 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.84 7 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.8
Team Totals 9 17 11 11 3 6 1 11.00 47 27 2 0 -0.387 0.24 -7.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Doug Harvey.
Time of Game: 2:28.
Attendance: 34,802.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Los Angeles Dodgers
1 Roger Metzger SS 1 Maury Wills SS
2 Joe Morgan 2B 2 Bill Buckner 1B
3 Cesar Cedeno CF 3 Willie Davis CF
4 Bob Watson 1B 4 Dick Allen 3B
5 Jim Wynn RF 5 Willie Crawford RF
6 Jesus Alou LF 6 Manny Mota LF
7 Denis Menke 3B 7 Duke Sims C
8 Larry Howard C 8 Bobby Valentine 2B
9 Ken Forsch P 9 Al Downing P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 2-0 2 123 RR HOU L. Howard A. Downing 13% 86% Single to CF; Wynn Scores; Alou Scores; Menke to 2B
t1 1-0 2 1-3 R HOU J. Alou A. Downing 11% 72% Double to LF; Watson Scores; Wynn to 3B
t1 0-0 2 -2- R HOU B. Watson A. Downing 10% 59% Single to CF; Morgan Scores
t4 4-0 1 1-- RR HOU B. Watson D. Alexander 6% 96% Home Run; Cedeno Scores
t1 0-0 1 -2- O HOU C. Cedeno A. Downing -3% 49% Strikeout

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, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger A. Downing -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- HOU J. Morgan A. Downing 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- HOU C. Cedeno A. Downing 2% 52% Morgan Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O HOU C. Cedeno A. Downing -3% 49% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 -2- R HOU B. Watson A. Downing 10% 59% Single to CF; Morgan Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-- HOU J. Wynn A. Downing 2% 62% Single to CF; Watson to 3B
t1 1-0 2 1-3 R HOU J. Alou A. Downing 11% 72% Double to LF; Watson Scores; Wynn to 3B
t1 2-0 2 -23 HOU D. Menke A. Downing 1% 73% Walk
t1 2-0 2 123 RR HOU L. Howard A. Downing 13% 86% Single to CF; Wynn Scores; Alou Scores; Menke to 2B
t1 4-0 2 12- O HOU K. Forsch A. Downing -2% 84% Strikeout
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
b1 0-4 0 --- LAD M. Wills K. Forsch -3% 81% Single to CF
b1 0-4 0 1-- O LAD B. Buckner K. Forsch 3% 84% Lineout: LF
b1 0-4 1 1-- O LAD W. Davis K. Forsch 2% 86% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-4 2 1-- O LAD D. Allen K. Forsch 1% 87% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 1-2-3
t2 4-0 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger A. Downing -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 4-0 1 --- HOU J. Morgan A. Downing 1% 87% Single to CF
t2 4-0 1 1-- HOU C. Cedeno A. Downing 1% 89% Single to CF; Morgan to 2B
Doyle Alexander replaces Al Downing pitching and batting 9th
t2 4-0 1 12- O HOU B. Watson D. Alexander -2% 87% Strikeout Looking
t2 4-0 2 12- O HOU J. Wynn D. Alexander -2% 86% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 5-6-7
b2 0-4 0 --- O LAD W. Crawford K. Forsch 2% 87% Flyball: LF
b2 0-4 1 --- LAD M. Mota K. Forsch -2% 85% Single to LF
b2 0-4 1 1-- O LAD D. Sims K. Forsch 2% 87% Strikeout
b2 0-4 2 1-- O LAD B. Valentine K. Forsch 1% 89% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dodgers' Doyle Alexander facing 6-7-8
t3 4-0 0 --- O HOU J. Alou D. Alexander -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 4-0 1 --- HOU D. Menke D. Alexander 1% 89% Single to LF
t3 4-0 1 1-- O HOU L. Howard D. Alexander -1% 88% Strikeout
t3 4-0 2 1-- HOU K. Forsch D. Alexander 1% 89% Single to RF; Menke to 2B
t3 4-0 2 12- O HOU R. Metzger D. Alexander -1% 87% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 9-1-2
b3 0-4 0 --- O LAD D. Alexander K. Forsch 2% 89% Flyball: RF
b3 0-4 1 --- O LAD M. Wills K. Forsch 1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-4 2 --- LAD B. Buckner K. Forsch -1% 88% Double to CF
b3 0-4 2 -2- O LAD W. Davis K. Forsch 2% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dodgers' Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4
t4 4-0 0 --- O HOU J. Morgan D. Alexander -1% 90% Flyball: CF
t4 4-0 1 --- HOU C. Cedeno D. Alexander 1% 91% Single to SS
t4 4-0 1 1-- RR HOU B. Watson D. Alexander 6% 96% Home Run; Cedeno Scores
t4 6-0 1 --- O HOU J. Wynn D. Alexander -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B
t4 6-0 2 --- O HOU J. Alou D. Alexander -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-6, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 4-5-6
b4 0-6 0 --- O LAD D. Allen K. Forsch 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-6 1 --- O LAD W. Crawford K. Forsch 0% 97% Foul Flyball: SS
b4 0-6 2 --- O LAD M. Mota K. Forsch 0% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dodgers' Doyle Alexander facing 7-8-9
t5 6-0 0 --- HOU D. Menke D. Alexander 0% 98% Walk
t5 6-0 0 1-- O HOU L. Howard D. Alexander -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B; Menke to 2B
t5 6-0 1 -2- HOU K. Forsch D. Alexander 1% 98% Single to CF; Menke to 3B; Forsch to 2B/Adv on throw
t5 6-0 1 -23 RO HOU R. Metzger D. Alexander 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B; Menke Scores; Forsch to 3B
t5 7-0 2 --3 R HOU J. Morgan D. Alexander 1% 99% Single to P; Forsch Scores
t5 8-0 2 1-- O HOU C. Cedeno D. Alexander -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-8, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 7-8-9
b5 0-8 0 --- O LAD D. Sims K. Forsch 0% 99% Foul Flyball: 3B
b5 0-8 1 --- O LAD B. Valentine K. Forsch 0% 99% Flyball: 1B
Bill Sudakis pinch hits for Doyle Alexander (P) batting 9th
b5 0-8 2 --- O LAD B. Sudakis K. Forsch 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-0, Dodgers' Joe Moeller facing 4-5-6
Joe Moeller replaces Bill Sudakis (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 8-0 0 --- HOU B. Watson J. Moeller 0% 100% Single to LF
t6 8-0 0 1-- O HOU J. Wynn J. Moeller -0% 100% Flyball: 2B
t6 8-0 1 1-- HOU J. Alou J. Moeller 0% 100% Single to LF; Watson to 3B
t6 8-0 1 1-3 RO HOU D. Menke J. Moeller 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B; Watson Scores; Alou to 2B
t6 9-0 2 -2- R HOU L. Howard J. Moeller 0% 100% Double to RF; Alou Scores
t6 10-0 2 -2- O HOU K. Forsch J. Moeller -0% 100% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 10, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-10, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
Denis Menke moves from 3B to 1B
Marty Martinez replaces Bob Watson (1B) playing 3B batting 4th
b6 0-10 0 --- O LAD M. Wills K. Forsch 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b6 0-10 1 --- LAD B. Buckner K. Forsch -0% 100% Single to CF
b6 0-10 1 1-- LAD W. Davis K. Forsch -0% 100% Single to 2B; Buckner to 2B
b6 0-10 1 12- O LAD D. Allen K. Forsch 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
b6 0-10 2 12- O LAD W. Crawford K. Forsch 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 10, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-0, Dodgers' Joe Moeller facing 1-2-3
t7 10-0 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger J. Moeller 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t7 10-0 1 --- HOU J. Morgan J. Moeller 0% 100% Triple to CF
t7 10-0 1 --3 RO HOU C. Cedeno J. Moeller 0% 100% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Morgan Scores
t7 11-0 2 --- O HOU M. Martinez J. Moeller 0% 100% Foul Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 11, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-11, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 6-7-8
b7 0-11 0 --- O LAD M. Mota K. Forsch 0% 100% Lineout: SS
b7 0-11 1 --- LAD D. Sims K. Forsch -0% 100% Single to LF
b7 0-11 1 1-- O LAD B. Valentine K. Forsch 0% 100% Flyball: 2B
Tom Haller pinch hits for Joe Moeller (P) batting 9th
b7 0-11 2 1-- LAD T. Haller K. Forsch -0% 100% Single to CF; Sims to 2B
b7 0-11 2 12- LAD M. Wills K. Forsch -0% 100% Single to CF; Sims to 3B; Haller to 2B
b7 0-11 2 123 O LAD B. Buckner K. Forsch 0% 100% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 11, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 11-0, Dodgers' Mike Strahler facing 5-6-7
Mike Strahler replaces Bill Buckner (1B) pitching and batting 2nd
Wes Parker replaces Tom Haller (PH) playing 1B batting 9th
t8 11-0 0 --- O HOU J. Wynn M. Strahler 0% 100% Flyball: 2B
t8 11-0 1 --- O HOU J. Alou M. Strahler 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 11-0 2 --- O HOU D. Menke M. Strahler 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 11, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-11, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 3-4-5
b8 0-11 0 --- O LAD W. Davis K. Forsch 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 0-11 1 --- O LAD D. Allen K. Forsch 0% 100% Flyball: 2B
b8 0-11 2 --- LAD W. Crawford K. Forsch 0% 100% Single to CF
b8 0-11 2 1-- O LAD M. Mota K. Forsch 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 11, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 11-0, Dodgers' Mike Strahler facing 8-9-1
t9 11-0 0 --- O HOU L. Howard M. Strahler 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 11-0 1 --- O HOU K. Forsch M. Strahler 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 11-0 2 --- HOU R. Metzger M. Strahler 0% 100% Single to LF
t9 11-0 2 1-- O HOU J. Morgan M. Strahler 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 11, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-11, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 7-8-9
b9 0-11 0 --- LAD D. Sims K. Forsch 0% 100% Single to CF
b9 0-11 0 1-- O LAD B. Valentine K. Forsch 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 0-11 1 1-- O LAD W. Parker K. Forsch 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P; Sims to 2B
b9 0-11 2 -2- O LAD M. Wills K. Forsch 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 11, Dodgers 0.

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