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CAL
@CHW		0
8
CLE
@DET		2
1
OAK
@KCR		8
5
BAL
@MIL		6
0
MIN
@TEX		1
5
HOU
@LAD		0
3
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@PHI		3
1
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@PHI		2
1
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6
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@SDP		3
5
ATL
@SFG		3
2
CHC
@STL		2
3
Saturday, May 20, 1972,
, Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 31,256, Time of Game: 1:30
Astros
0
18-12
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Dodgers
3
20-12
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Al Downing (2-2)
L: Dave Roberts (2-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  0
Dodgers         1  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  X    3  5  2

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roger Metzger SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .179 .499 -0.042 0.67 0.014 -0.056 -0.5 0 3
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .319 .800 -0.031 0.68 0.025 -0.055 -0.3 2 0
Jim Wynn RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .305 .932 0.021 0.75 0.083 -0.062 -0.1 4 0
Lee May 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .310 .938 -0.063 0.92 0.000 -0.063 -0.6 12 0
Bob Watson LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .261 .761 -0.063 1.04 0.027 -0.090 -0.5 2 0
Doug Rader 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .677 -0.082 1.11 0.000 -0.082 -0.7 1 1
Jack Hiatt C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .464 -0.062 0.82 0.000 -0.062 -0.6 1 0
Tommy Helms 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .204 .510 -0.049 0.68 0.000 -0.049 -0.5 2 5
Dave Roberts P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .517 -0.024 0.51 0.000 -0.024 -0.2 0 1
   Jesus Alou PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .364 .825 0.010 0.23 0.010 0.000 0.1
   George Culver P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 0 2 0 1 3 .067 .163 -0.385 0.78 0.159 -0.543 -3.8 24 10
TB: J Alou; R Metzger.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 3.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Valentine 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .395 .939 0.089 0.45 0.111 -0.022 0.5 3 4 HR
Manny Mota LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .265 .645 0.039 0.34 0.054 -0.015 0.3 0 0 2B
Willie Davis CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .712 -0.032 0.51 0.000 -0.032 -0.5 2 0
Frank Robinson RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .278 .814 -0.037 0.70 0.022 -0.059 -0.5 1 0
Wes Parker 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .663 -0.049 0.80 0.000 -0.049 -0.6 14 0
Steve Garvey 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .271 .699 0.090 0.66 0.111 -0.021 0.7 1 1 2B
Chris Cannizzaro C 3 0 1 1 0 0 .293 .760 0.055 0.49 0.072 -0.017 0.6 3 0
Bill Russell SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .948 -0.004 0.26 0.008 -0.011 -0.0 2 7
Al Downing P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .485 -0.037 0.51 0.000 -0.037 -0.7 1 3
Team Totals 29 3 5 3 1 1 .172 .545 0.114 0.52 0.378 -0.263 -0.4 27 15
2B: S Garvey (5, off D Roberts); M Mota (2, off D Roberts).
HR: B Valentine (1, off D Roberts; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: B Valentine 4; M Mota 2; S Garvey 2; F Robinson; C Cannizzaro.
RBI: S Garvey (7); B Valentine (3); C Cannizzaro (6).
2-out RBI: S Garvey; C Cannizzaro.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Downing-W Parker.
E: B Russell 2 (6).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Roberts, L (2-2) 7 5 3 3 1 1 1 4.40 27 55 -0.119 0.57 -0.0
George Culver 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.38 3 0 0 0.005 0.06 0.4
Team Totals 8 5 3 3 1 1 1 3.38 30 55 0 0 -0.114 0.78 0.4

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Al Downing, W (2-2) 9 2 0 0 1 3 0 2.32 31 85 0.385 0.78 3.8
Team Totals 9 2 0 0 1 3 0 0.00 31 85 0.385 0.52 3.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Doug Harvey.
Time of Game: 1:30.
Attendance: 31,256.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Los Angeles Dodgers
1 Roger Metzger SS 1 Bobby Valentine 2B
2 Cesar Cedeno CF 2 Manny Mota LF
3 Jim Wynn RF 3 Willie Davis CF
4 Lee May 1B 4 Frank Robinson RF
5 Bob Watson LF 5 Wes Parker 1B
6 Doug Rader 3B 6 Steve Garvey 3B
7 Jack Hiatt C 7 Chris Cannizzaro C
8 Tommy Helms 2B 8 Bill Russell SS
9 Dave Roberts P 9 Al Downing P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-0 2 -2- R LAD S. Garvey D. Roberts 11% 80% Double to RF; Robinson Scores
b1 0-0 0 --- R LAD B. Valentine D. Roberts 11% 66% Home Run
t4 0-1 0 --- HOU J. Wynn A. Downing -8% 56% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Wynn to 2B
t4 0-1 1 --3 O HOU B. Watson A. Downing 8% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2-0 2 -2- R LAD C. Cannizzaro D. Roberts 7% 87% Single to LF; Garvey Scores

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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% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno A. Downing 1% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O HOU J. Wynn A. Downing 1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- R LAD B. Valentine D. Roberts 11% 66% Home Run
b1 1-0 0 --- LAD M. Mota D. Roberts 5% 71% Double to LF
b1 1-0 0 -2- O LAD W. Davis D. Roberts -1% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B; Mota to 3B
b1 1-0 1 --3 O LAD F. Robinson D. Roberts -5% 65% Lineout: 3B
b1 1-0 2 --3 O LAD W. Parker D. Roberts -3% 62% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O HOU L. May A. Downing 2% 64% Flyball: RF
t2 0-1 1 --- HOU B. Watson A. Downing -3% 61% Walk
t2 0-1 1 1-- O HOU D. Rader A. Downing 3% 64% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t2 0-1 2 1-- O HOU J. Hiatt A. Downing 2% 67% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- O LAD S. Garvey D. Roberts -2% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- O LAD C. Cannizzaro D. Roberts -1% 64% Flyball: 2B
b2 1-0 2 --- O LAD B. Russell D. Roberts -1% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O HOU T. Helms A. Downing 3% 65% Flyball: 2B
t3 0-1 1 --- O HOU D. Roberts A. Downing 2% 67% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-1 2 --- HOU R. Metzger A. Downing -1% 66% Single to CF
t3 0-1 2 1-- O HOU C. Cedeno A. Downing 3% 68% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O LAD A. Downing D. Roberts -2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- O LAD B. Valentine D. Roberts -1% 65% Flyball: CF
b3 1-0 2 --- O LAD M. Mota D. Roberts -1% 64% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- HOU J. Wynn A. Downing -8% 56% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Wynn to 2B
t4 0-1 0 -2- O HOU L. May A. Downing 2% 57% Groundout: SS-1B; Wynn to 3B
t4 0-1 1 --3 O HOU B. Watson A. Downing 8% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-1 2 --3 O HOU D. Rader A. Downing 5% 70% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 3-4-5
b4 1-0 0 --- O LAD W. Davis D. Roberts -2% 68% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 1-0 1 --- LAD F. Robinson D. Roberts 2% 70% Single to LF
b4 1-0 1 1-- O LAD W. Parker D. Roberts -1% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B; Robinson to 2B
b4 1-0 2 -2- R LAD S. Garvey D. Roberts 11% 80% Double to RF; Robinson Scores
b4 2-0 2 -2- R LAD C. Cannizzaro D. Roberts 7% 87% Single to LF; Garvey Scores
b4 3-0 2 1-- LAD B. Russell D. Roberts 1% 88% Walk; Cannizzaro to 2B
b4 3-0 2 12- O LAD A. Downing D. Roberts -2% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 7-8-9
t5 0-3 0 --- O HOU J. Hiatt A. Downing 2% 88% Flyball: CF
t5 0-3 1 --- O HOU T. Helms A. Downing 1% 90% Flyball: CF
t5 0-3 2 --- O HOU D. Roberts A. Downing 1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
b5 3-0 0 --- O LAD B. Valentine D. Roberts -1% 90% Flyball: RF
b5 3-0 1 --- O LAD M. Mota D. Roberts -1% 89% Lineout: CF
b5 3-0 2 --- O LAD W. Davis D. Roberts -0% 89% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 1-2-3
t6 0-3 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger A. Downing 2% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-3 1 --- HOU C. Cedeno A. Downing -2% 88% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cedeno to 1B
t6 0-3 1 1-- OO HOU J. Wynn A. Downing 4% 93% Double Play: Flyball: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 4-5-6
b6 3-0 0 --- O LAD F. Robinson D. Roberts -1% 92% Foul Flyball: 1B
b6 3-0 1 --- O LAD W. Parker D. Roberts -0% 92% Flyball: 2B
b6 3-0 2 --- O LAD S. Garvey D. Roberts -0% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 4-5-6
t7 0-3 0 --- O HOU L. May A. Downing 2% 93% Lineout: 3B
t7 0-3 1 --- O HOU B. Watson A. Downing 1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-3 2 --- O HOU D. Rader A. Downing 1% 95% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 7-8-9
b7 3-0 0 --- O LAD C. Cannizzaro D. Roberts -0% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 3-0 1 --- O LAD B. Russell D. Roberts -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 3-0 2 --- O LAD A. Downing D. Roberts -0% 94% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 7-8-9
t8 0-3 0 --- O HOU J. Hiatt A. Downing 2% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 0-3 1 --- O HOU T. Helms A. Downing 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
Jesus Alou pinch hits for Dave Roberts (P) batting 9th
t8 0-3 2 --- HOU J. Alou A. Downing -1% 96% Single to LF
t8 0-3 2 1-- O HOU R. Metzger A. Downing 1% 98% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' George Culver facing 1-2-3
George Culver replaces Jesus Alou (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-0 0 --- O LAD B. Valentine G. Culver -0% 98% Foul Flyball: RF
b8 3-0 1 --- O LAD M. Mota G. Culver -0% 97% Lineout: LF
b8 3-0 2 --- O LAD W. Davis G. Culver -0% 97% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 2-3-4
t9 0-3 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno A. Downing 2% 99% Flyball: SS
t9 0-3 1 --- O HOU J. Wynn A. Downing 1% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
t9 0-3 2 --- O HOU L. May A. Downing 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.

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