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Standings
BAL
@CLE		13
6
BOS
@DET		15
1
CAL
@KCR		0
13
OAK
@MIN		7
6
MIL
@NYY		5
3
CHW
@TEX		3
10
PHI
@CHC		9
7
ATL
@CIN		1
6
HOU
@LAD		0
4
NYM
@MON		6
7		 
(10)
STL
@PIT		3
9
SDP
@SFG		1
8
Wednesday, June 18, 1975
, Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 47,416, Time of Game: 1:47
Astros
0
24-45
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
6th, 17½ GB
 at Dodgers
4
38-29
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
2nd, 2½ GB
W: Burt Hooton (6-5)
L: Tom Griffin (3-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0
Dodgers         4  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    4  7  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Greg Gross LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .691 -0.065 0.65 0.000 -0.065 -1.1 2 0
Roger Metzger SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .661 -0.044 0.45 0.000 -0.044 -0.8 2 1
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .733 -0.036 0.36 0.000 -0.036 -0.7 0 0
Bob Watson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .339 .899 -0.028 0.39 0.000 -0.028 -0.4 8 0
Cliff Johnson C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .761 -0.028 0.38 0.000 -0.028 -0.4 8 0
Enos Cabell RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .692 -0.025 0.35 0.000 -0.025 -0.4 1 0
Doug Rader 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .236 .651 0.049 0.35 0.055 -0.006 0.7 1 3 2·2B
Larry Milbourne 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .161 .350 -0.050 0.58 0.000 -0.050 -0.8 2 3
Tom Griffin P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .136 .310 -0.024 0.89 0.000 -0.024 -0.3 0 0
   Wilbur Howard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .638 -0.014 0.57 0.000 -0.014 -0.2
   Ken Forsch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jose Cruz PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .238 .681 0.019 0.49 0.019 0.000 0.6
Team Totals 30 0 3 0 0 5 .100 .267 -0.246 0.47 0.074 -0.320 -4.0 24 8
2B: D Rader 2 (11, 2 off B Hooton).
TB: D Rader 4; J Cruz.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Metzger-L Milbourne-B Watson.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Davey Lopes 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .246 .706 -0.023 0.29 0.004 -0.027 -0.4 0 4
Bill Buckner LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .180 .539 0.013 0.26 0.024 -0.012 -0.2 3 0
Jim Wynn CF 2 1 0 0 2 1 .284 .948 0.029 0.39 0.038 -0.009 0.4 3 0
Steve Garvey 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .317 .812 -0.040 0.58 0.007 -0.048 0.4 13 0
Willie Crawford RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .256 .706 0.020 0.52 0.030 -0.010 -0.7 1 0
Ron Cey 3B 4 1 1 4 0 1 .263 .787 0.283 0.87 0.296 -0.013 2.0 1 2 HR,GDP
Steve Yeager C 3 0 2 0 0 0 .215 .600 0.011 0.17 0.015 -0.004 0.6 5 0 SB
Rick Auerbach SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .186 .517 -0.024 0.30 0.000 -0.024 -1.0 1 5
Burt Hooton P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .115 .371 -0.016 0.20 0.000 -0.016 -0.6 0 2
Team Totals 30 4 7 4 3 8 .233 .636 0.253 0.41 0.414 -0.163 0.5 27 13
HR: R Cey (10, off T Griffin; 1st inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: R Cey 4; S Yeager 2; S Garvey 2; D Lopes; B Buckner.
GIDP: R Cey (6).
RBI: R Cey 4 (43).
2-out RBI: R Cey 4.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
PB: S Yeager (5).
Baserunning
SB: S Yeager (1, 2nd base off T Griffin/C Johnson).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Griffin, L (3-7) 5 4 4 4 2 7 1 4.79 21 48 -0.267 0.57 -1.8
Ken Forsch 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 3.33 12 0 0 0.014 0.12 1.3
Team Totals 8 7 4 4 3 8 1 4.50 33 48 0 0 -0.253 0.47 -0.5

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Burt Hooton, W (6-5) 9 3 0 0 0 5 0 3.68 30 86 0.247 0.47 4.0
Team Totals 9 3 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 30 86 0.247 0.41 4.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Terry Tata.
Time of Game: 1:47.
Attendance: 47,416.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Los Angeles Dodgers
1 Greg Gross LF 1 Davey Lopes 2B
2 Roger Metzger SS 2 Bill Buckner LF
3 Cesar Cedeno CF 3 Jim Wynn CF
4 Bob Watson 1B 4 Steve Garvey 1B
5 Cliff Johnson C 5 Willie Crawford RF
6 Enos Cabell RF 6 Ron Cey 3B
7 Doug Rader 3B 7 Steve Yeager C
8 Larry Milbourne 2B 8 Rick Auerbach SS
9 Tom Griffin P 9 Burt Hooton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 2 123 RRRR LAD R. Cey T. Griffin 30% 87% Home Run; Buckner Scores; Wynn Scores; Crawford Scores
b1 0-0 1 12- O LAD S. Garvey T. Griffin -4% 54% Strikeout
t3 0-4 0 --- HOU D. Rader B. Hooton -4% 84% Double to CF
b1 0-0 1 1-- LAD J. Wynn T. Griffin 4% 58% Walk; Buckner to 2B
t3 0-4 0 -2- O HOU L. Milbourne B. Hooton 3% 87% Groundout: SS-1B

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' Burt Hooton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU G. Gross B. Hooton 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O HOU R. Metzger B. Hooton 1% 54% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno B. Hooton 1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O LAD D. Lopes T. Griffin -2% 52% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- LAD B. Buckner T. Griffin 2% 55% Single to LF
b1 0-0 1 1-- LAD J. Wynn T. Griffin 4% 58% Walk; Buckner to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- O LAD S. Garvey T. Griffin -4% 54% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 12- LAD W. Crawford T. Griffin 3% 57% Walk; Buckner to 3B; Wynn to 2B
b1 0-0 2 123 RRRR LAD R. Cey T. Griffin 30% 87% Home Run; Buckner Scores; Wynn Scores; Crawford Scores
b1 4-0 2 --- O LAD S. Yeager T. Griffin -0% 86% Flyball: LF
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 4-5-6
t2 0-4 0 --- O HOU B. Watson B. Hooton 2% 88% Flyball: RF
t2 0-4 1 --- O HOU C. Johnson B. Hooton 1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-4 2 --- O HOU E. Cabell B. Hooton 1% 89% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 8-9-1
b2 4-0 0 --- O LAD R. Auerbach T. Griffin -1% 89% Popfly: 2B
b2 4-0 1 --- O LAD B. Hooton T. Griffin -0% 88% Strikeout
b2 4-0 2 --- LAD D. Lopes T. Griffin 0% 89% Single to LF
b2 4-0 2 1-- O LAD B. Buckner T. Griffin -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 7-8-9
t3 0-4 0 --- HOU D. Rader B. Hooton -4% 84% Double to CF
t3 0-4 0 -2- O HOU L. Milbourne B. Hooton 3% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-4 1 -2- O HOU T. Griffin B. Hooton 2% 89% Strikeout
t3 0-4 2 -2- O HOU G. Gross B. Hooton 2% 91% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 3-4-5
b3 4-0 0 --- O LAD J. Wynn T. Griffin -1% 90% Strikeout Looking
b3 4-0 1 --- O LAD S. Garvey T. Griffin -0% 90% Flyball: 3B
b3 4-0 2 --- O LAD W. Crawford T. Griffin -0% 90% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 2-3-4
t4 0-4 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger B. Hooton 2% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-4 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno B. Hooton 1% 92% Flyball: 3B
t4 0-4 2 --- O HOU B. Watson B. Hooton 1% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 6-7-8
b4 4-0 0 --- O LAD R. Cey T. Griffin -1% 92% Strikeout
b4 4-0 1 --- LAD S. Yeager T. Griffin 1% 93% Single to RF
b4 4-0 1 1-- LAD R. Auerbach T. Griffin 1% 93% Yeager Steals 2B
b4 4-0 1 -2- O LAD R. Auerbach T. Griffin -1% 92% Strikeout
b4 4-0 2 -2- O LAD B. Hooton T. Griffin -1% 91% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 5-6-7
t5 0-4 0 --- O HOU C. Johnson B. Hooton 1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-4 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell B. Hooton 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-4 2 --- HOU D. Rader B. Hooton -1% 93% Double to LF
t5 0-4 2 -2- O HOU L. Milbourne B. Hooton 2% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
b5 4-0 0 --- O LAD D. Lopes T. Griffin -0% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 4-0 1 --- O LAD B. Buckner T. Griffin -0% 94% Flyball: RF
b5 4-0 2 --- O LAD J. Wynn T. Griffin -0% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 9-1-2
Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Tom Griffin (P) batting 9th
t6 0-4 0 --- O HOU W. Howard B. Hooton 1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-4 1 --- O HOU G. Gross B. Hooton 1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-4 2 --- O HOU R. Metzger B. Hooton 0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 4-5-6
Ken Forsch replaces Wilbur Howard (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-0 0 --- LAD S. Garvey K. Forsch 1% 97% Single to CF
b6 4-0 0 1-- O LAD W. Crawford K. Forsch -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b6 4-0 1 1-- O LAD R. Cey K. Forsch -0% 96% Foul Flyball: 1B
b6 4-0 2 1-- LAD S. Yeager K. Forsch 0% 96% Single to RF; Crawford to 3B
b6 4-0 2 1-3 O LAD R. Auerbach K. Forsch -1% 95% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 3-4-5
t7 0-4 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno B. Hooton 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 0-4 1 --- O HOU B. Watson B. Hooton 1% 97% Strikeout Looking
t7 0-4 2 --- O HOU C. Johnson B. Hooton 0% 98% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 9-1-2
b7 4-0 0 --- O LAD B. Hooton K. Forsch -0% 97% Strikeout
b7 4-0 1 --- O LAD D. Lopes K. Forsch -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 4-0 2 --- O LAD B. Buckner K. Forsch -0% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 6-7-8
t8 0-4 0 --- O HOU E. Cabell B. Hooton 1% 98% Groundout: P-1B
t8 0-4 1 --- O HOU D. Rader B. Hooton 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 0-4 2 --- O HOU L. Milbourne B. Hooton 0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 3-4-5
b8 4-0 0 --- LAD J. Wynn K. Forsch 0% 99% Walk
b8 4-0 0 1-- LAD S. Garvey K. Forsch 0% 99% Single to 3B/Bunt; Wynn to 2B
b8 4-0 0 12- O LAD W. Crawford K. Forsch -0% 99% Popfly: SS
b8 4-0 1 12- OO LAD R. Cey K. Forsch -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 9-1-2
Jose Cruz pinch hits for Ken Forsch (P) batting 9th
t9 0-4 0 --- HOU J. Cruz B. Hooton -2% 97% Single to LF
t9 0-4 0 1-- HOU G. Gross B. Hooton -0% 97% Passed Ball; Cruz to 2B
t9 0-4 0 -2- O HOU G. Gross B. Hooton 2% 99% Flyball: LF
t9 0-4 1 -2- O HOU R. Metzger B. Hooton 1% 100% Strikeout
t9 0-4 2 -2- O HOU C. Cedeno B. Hooton 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 4.

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