September 1, 1973 Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 7
CAL 5 CLE 5
@DET 4
(11) KCR 10
OAK 9 BOS 5
@MIL 0 BAL 10
@NYY 6 MIN 10
@TEX 7 HOU 2
@LAD 0 MON 11
@PHI 5 PIT 1
CHC 0 CIN 3
@SDP 2 SFG 5
ATL 4 NYM 4
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 32,178

Saturday, September 1, 1973
Time of Game: 2:17

Astros

70-68

Won 2

4th, 14 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2 10  1
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  0

W: J Reuss (15-10), L: A Messersmith (11-10)

Dodgers

83-53

Lost 2

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Gallagher RF-CF             5   0   1   0    0   1  .292  .643    0    9   0   
R Metzger SS                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .257  .637    0    0   1   
C Cedeno CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .313  .880    0    3   0   SB
  J Wynn PH-RF                1   0   1   0    0   0  .216  .726    0    0   0   
B Watson LF                   2   0   1   0    3   0  .314  .844    0    1   0   
D Rader 3B                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .252  .735    0    0   3   
L May 1B                      2   1   1   1    1   0  .265  .771    0    8   0   HR,HBP
J Edwards C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .656    0    4   0   
T Helms 2B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .279  .682    0    2   1   
J Reuss P                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .133  .308    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       35   2  10   2    4   6                    27   6

BATTING

HR: L May (23, off A Messersmith; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: J Reuss (8, off A Messersmith).

HBP: L May (2, by A Messersmith).

TB: L May 4; T Helms 2; C Cedeno 2; B Watson; J Wynn; D Rader; B Gallagher; J Edwards.

RBI: T Helms (57); L May (86).

2-out RBI: T Helms.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

E: D Rader (22).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Cedeno (45, 2nd base off A Messersmith/S Yeager).

PO: C Cedeno (1st base by A Messersmith).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Lacy 2B                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .198  .500    0    5   4   
M Mota LF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .312  .725    0    0   0   
T Paciorek CF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .235  .569    0    3   0   
J Ferguson RF                 3   0   2   0    1   0  .272  .864    0    0   0   
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .302  .743    0    9   0   
R Cey 3B                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .732    0    1   0   
  C Hough P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         1   0   
  O Alvarez PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  P Richert P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
B Russell SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .641    0    1   1   
S Yeager C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .242  .668    0    6   1   
A Messersmith P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .177  .420    0    0   3   SH
  K McMullen 3B               1   0   0   0    1   1  .254  .772    0    1   1   
  J Royster PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
Totals                       33   0   6   0    3   4                    27  10

BATTING

SH: A Messersmith (5, off J Reuss).

TB: J Ferguson 2; S Yeager 2; B Russell; T Paciorek.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

PB: S Yeager (3).

PITCHING

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 Reuss, W (15-10)             9     6   0   0    3   4   0   3.38   37     -       ·  ·      9·15· 0· 6     76    -     1.55   0.58
Totals                         9     6   0   0    3   4   0          37     -       ·  ·      9·15· 0· 6           -

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
A Messersmith, L (11-10)       6     8   2   2    1   3   1   2.82   27     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 0· 8     50    -     0.88   0.01
C Hough                        2     0   0   0    2   1   0   3.09    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.72   0.05
P Richert                      1     2   0   0    1   2   0   1.90    6     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.51   0.01
Totals                         9    10   2   2    4   6   1          41     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: A Messersmith (1; C Cedeno, 1st base).

HBP: A Messersmith (5; L May).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - (none), 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 32,178.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. B Gallagher          RF    1. L Lacy               2B 
2. R Metzger            SS    2. M Mota               LF 
3. C Cedeno             CF    3. T Paciorek           CF 
4. B Watson             LF    4. J Ferguson           RF 
5. D Rader              3B    5. S Garvey             1B 
6. L May                1B    6. R Cey                3B 
7. J Edwards            C     7. B Russell            SS 
8. T Helms              2B    8. S Yeager             C  
9. J Reuss              P     9. A Messersmith        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-0  12-      12%  62% T Helms         A Messersmith   Single to RF; Rader Scores; Edwards to 3B
   t 4   0  0-1  ---      11%  75% L May           A Messersmith   Home Run
   b 5   1  2-0  -23      11%  72% L Lacy          J Reuss         Flyball: RF
   b 5   2  2-0  123      11%  80% T Paciorek      J Reuss         Strikeout
   b 5   0  2-0  1--      -9%  60% S Yeager        J Reuss         Single to CF; Russell to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Messersmith facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Gallagher     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  R Metzger       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      45%  C Cedeno        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  L Lacy          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  M Mota          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  T Paciorek      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Messersmith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  B Watson        Groundout: C-1B
          ---      50%  D Rader         Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  L May           Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      49%  J Edwards       Single to CF; Rader to 2B
   R      12-      62%  T Helms         Single to RF; Rader Scores; Edwards to 3B
   O      1-3      57%  J Reuss         Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jerry Reuss facing 4-5-6
          ---      53%  J Ferguson      Single to CF
   O      1--      57%  S Garvey        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      60%  R Cey           Flyball: CF
   O      1--      62%  B Russell       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Andy Messersmith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  B Gallagher     Popfly: SS
   O      ---      59%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      60%  C Cedeno        Single to LF
          1--      61%  B Watson        Cedeno Steals 2B
          -2-      62%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      58%  D Rader         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jerry Reuss facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      60%  S Yeager        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      62%  A Messersmith   Flyball: RF
   O      ---      64%  L Lacy          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Andy Messersmith facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      75%  L May           Home Run
   O      ---      73%  J Edwards       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      75%  T Helms         Single to CF
   O      1--      74%  J Reuss         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Helms to 2B
   O      -2-      71%  B Gallagher     Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jerry Reuss facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      74%  M Mota          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      76%  T Paciorek      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      74%  J Ferguson      Walk
          1--      72%  S Garvey        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Ferguson to 2B; Garvey to 1B
   O      12-      77%  R Cey           Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Andy Messersmith facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      75%  R Metzger       Strikeout
          ---      77%  C Cedeno        Single
   O      1--      74%  B Watson        Cedeno Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---      75%  " "             Single
   O      1--      74%  D Rader         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jerry Reuss facing 7-8-9
          ---      68%  B Russell       Single to LF
          1--      60%  S Yeager        Single to CF; Russell to 2B
   O      12-      61%  A Messersmith   Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Russell to 3B; Yeager to 2B
   O      -23      72%  L Lacy          Flyball: RF
          -23      69%  M Mota          Walk
   O      123      80%  T Paciorek      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Andy Messersmith facing 6-7-8
          ---      82%  L May           Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      81%  J Edwards       Groundout: 1B unassisted; May to 2B
   O      -2-      79%  T Helms         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      77%  J Reuss         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jerry Reuss facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      80%  J Ferguson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  S Garvey        Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  R Cey           Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
                  Charlie Hough replaces Ron Cey pitching and batting 6th; Ken McMullen replaces Andy Messersmith playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  B Gallagher     Lineout: P
   O      ---      81%  R Metzger       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      80%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jerry Reuss facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      84%  B Russell       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      80%  S Yeager        Single to 3B
   O      1--      84%  K McMullen      Strikeout
   O      1--      88%  L Lacy          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Charlie Hough facing 4-5-6
          ---      90%  B Watson        Walk
          1--      91%  D Rader         Passed Ball; Watson to 2B
   O      -2-      89%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      90%  L May           Walk
   O      12-      88%  J Edwards       Popfly: 2B
   O      12-      85%  T Helms         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jerry Reuss facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      90%  M Mota          Flyball: RF
          ---      84%  T Paciorek      Single to LF
          1--      77%  J Ferguson      Single to RF; Paciorek to 2B
   O      12-      85%  S Garvey        Flyball: RF; Paciorek to 3B
                  Orlando Alvarez pinch hits for Charlie Hough batting 6th
   O      1-3      93%  O Alvarez       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pete Richert facing 9-1-2
                  Pete Richert replaces Orlando Alvarez pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---      93%  J Reuss         Strikeout
          ---      94%  B Gallagher     Single to 1B
   O      1--      93%  R Metzger       Strikeout
                  Jimmy Wynn pinch hits for Cesar Cedeno batting 3rd
          1--      93%  J Wynn          Single to CF; Gallagher to 2B
          12-      94%  B Watson        Walk; Gallagher to 3B; Wynn to 2B
   O      123      92%  D Rader         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jerry Reuss facing 7-8-9
                  Bob Gallagher moves to CF; Jimmy Wynn moves to RF
   O      ---      96%  B Russell       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  S Yeager        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  K McMullen      Walk
                  Jerry Royster pinch runs for Ken McMullen batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  L Lacy          Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation