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CLE
@BOS		5
2
DET
@MIL		2
5
CHW
@MIN		1
0
BAL
@NYY		2
3		 
(10)
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@NYY		3
7
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@OAK		3
6
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@TEX		4
5
MON
@CHC		5
3		 
(11)
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@CIN		6
7
HOU
@LAD		1
5
NYM
@PHI		1
8
SFG
@SDP		4
1
PIT
@STL		4
2
Saturday, September 27, 1975
, Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 13,529, Time of Game: 2:01
Astros
1
63-97
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
6th, 43½ GB
 at Dodgers
5
88-73
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
2nd, 19 GB
W: Andy Messersmith (19-14)
L: Mike Stanton (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  3  1
Dodgers         0  0  5   0  0  0   0  0  X    5  6  1

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wilbur Howard CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .697 -0.081 0.81 0.000 -0.081 -1.1 2 0
Greg Gross RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 .739 -0.048 0.52 0.000 -0.048 -0.9 4 2
Jose Cruz LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .260 .767 -0.039 0.39 0.000 -0.039 -0.8 1 0
Cliff Johnson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .867 -0.037 0.38 0.000 -0.037 -0.6 9 0
Milt May C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .243 .606 -0.030 0.31 0.000 -0.030 -0.6 7 0
Enos Cabell 3B 2 1 0 0 1 1 .264 .668 -0.012 0.21 0.004 -0.016 -0.0 1 1 SB
Jerry DaVanon SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .778 -0.009 0.45 0.019 -0.027 0.7 0 3
Rob Andrews 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .238 .596 0.032 0.50 0.045 -0.013 0.3 0 1
Mike Stanton P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.031 1.34 0.000 -0.031 -0.3 0 1
   Ken Forsch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .045 .238 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Larry Milbourne PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .212 .510 0.032 0.71 0.032 0.000 0.6
   Jose Sosa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.111 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ken Boswell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .668 -0.010 0.43 0.000 -0.010 -0.2
   Doug Konieczny P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .408 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 1 3 0 2 6 .100 .256 -0.233 0.48 0.100 -0.332 -3.0 24 10
TB: L Milbourne; G Gross; R Andrews.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Gross-M May.
E: J DaVanon (7).
Outfield Assists: G Gross (D Lopes at 3rd base); G Gross (R Cey at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: E Cabell (12, 2nd base off A Messersmith/S Yeager).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Davey Lopes 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .262 .717 0.039 0.90 0.102 -0.062 0.6 1 3 SB
   Jerry Royster 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .668 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Lee Lacy LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .316 .814 0.007 0.58 0.034 -0.027 -0.1 5 0
Willie Crawford RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .263 .731 -0.124 0.67 0.028 -0.151 -1.8 2 0
Steve Garvey 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 .319 .829 0.043 0.69 0.050 -0.007 0.0 9 0
Ron Cey 3B 3 1 2 0 1 1 .281 .841 0.034 0.82 0.075 -0.041 0.8 1 1
Henry Cruz CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .266 .636 0.162 1.12 0.167 -0.005 1.1 1 0
Steve Yeager C 4 1 1 4 0 0 .229 .650 0.126 0.96 0.176 -0.050 1.8 6 0 HR
Bill Russell SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .206 .535 0.012 0.41 0.020 -0.008 -0.4 0 1
Andy Messersmith P 4 0 0 0 0 1 .157 .406 -0.033 0.56 0.000 -0.033 -0.7 1 1
Team Totals 29 5 6 5 7 6 .207 .671 0.266 0.76 0.652 -0.384 1.5 27 6
HR: S Yeager (12, off K Forsch; 3rd inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: S Yeager 4; R Cey 2; H Cruz 2; W Crawford.
RBI: S Yeager 4 (53); H Cruz (5).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
E: L Lacy (13).
Baserunning
SB: D Lopes (77, 3rd base off M Stanton/M May).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Stanton, L (0-2) 2.1 3 4 4 5 2 0 7.27 15 32 -0.120 1.50 -1.2
Ken Forsch 2.2 3 1 1 1 1 1 3.22 11 3 3 -0.158 0.33 -1.6
Jose Sosa 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 4.02 7 0 0 0.009 0.07 0.9
Doug Konieczny 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.47 3 0 0 0.002 0.03 0.4
Team Totals 8 6 5 5 7 6 1 5.62 36 32 3 3 -0.267 0.48 -1.5

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Andy Messersmith, W (19-14) 9 3 1 0 2 6 0 2.29 32 83 0.233 0.48 3.0
Team Totals 9 3 1 0 2 6 0 0.00 32 83 0.233 0.76 3.0
Balks: None.
WP: M Stanton (4); J Sosa (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - John Kibler.
Time of Game: 2:01.
Attendance: 13,529.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Los Angeles Dodgers
1 Wilbur Howard CF 1 Davey Lopes 2B
2 Greg Gross RF 2 Lee Lacy LF
3 Jose Cruz LF 3 Willie Crawford RF
4 Cliff Johnson 1B 4 Steve Garvey 1B
5 Milt May C 5 Ron Cey 3B
6 Enos Cabell 3B 6 Henry Cruz CF
7 Jerry DaVanon SS 7 Steve Yeager C
8 Rob Andrews 2B 8 Bill Russell SS
9 Mike Stanton P 9 Andy Messersmith P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-0 1 123 RRRR LAD S. Yeager K. Forsch 18% 94% Home Run; Garvey Scores; Cey Scores; Cruz Scores
b1 0-0 0 1-3 OO LAD W. Crawford M. Stanton -14% 53% Double Play: Flyball: RF-C; Lacy to 2B
b3 0-0 1 123 R LAD H. Cruz M. Stanton 10% 77% Walk; Crawford Scores; Garvey to 3B; Cey to 2B
b3 0-0 1 12- LAD R. Cey M. Stanton 7% 66% Single to LF; Crawford to 3B; Garvey to 2B
b1 0-0 0 --- LAD D. Lopes M. Stanton 6% 61% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Lopes to 2B

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' Andy Messersmith facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU W. Howard A. Messersmith 2% 52% Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O HOU G. Gross A. Messersmith 1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O HOU J. Cruz A. Messersmith 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Stanton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- LAD D. Lopes M. Stanton 6% 61% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Lopes to 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- LAD L. Lacy M. Stanton 3% 64% Lopes Steals 3B
b1 0-0 0 --3 LAD L. Lacy M. Stanton 3% 68% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-3 OO LAD W. Crawford M. Stanton -14% 53% Double Play: Flyball: RF-C; Lacy to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- LAD S. Garvey M. Stanton 1% 54% Walk
b1 0-0 2 12- O LAD R. Cey M. Stanton -4% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Andy Messersmith facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O HOU C. Johnson A. Messersmith 2% 52% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O HOU M. May A. Messersmith 2% 54% Foul Flyball: 3B
t2 0-0 2 --- O HOU E. Cabell A. Messersmith 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Stanton facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- LAD H. Cruz M. Stanton 4% 59% Single to RF
b2 0-0 0 1-- LAD S. Yeager M. Stanton 3% 62% Wild Pitch; Cruz to 2B
b2 0-0 0 -2- O LAD S. Yeager M. Stanton -4% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 -2- LAD B. Russell M. Stanton 2% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 1 12- O LAD A. Messersmith M. Stanton -3% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B; Cruz to 3B; Russell to 2B
b2 0-0 2 -23 O LAD D. Lopes M. Stanton -6% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Andy Messersmith facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. DaVanon A. Messersmith 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- HOU R. Andrews A. Messersmith -3% 50% Single to CF
t3 0-0 1 1-- O HOU M. Stanton A. Messersmith 3% 53% Popfly: P
t3 0-0 2 1-- O HOU W. Howard A. Messersmith 2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Stanton facing 2-3-4
b3 0-0 0 --- O LAD L. Lacy M. Stanton -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- LAD W. Crawford M. Stanton 3% 56% Single to CF
b3 0-0 1 1-- LAD S. Garvey M. Stanton 4% 60% Walk; Crawford to 2B
b3 0-0 1 12- LAD R. Cey M. Stanton 7% 66% Single to LF; Crawford to 3B; Garvey to 2B
b3 0-0 1 123 R LAD H. Cruz M. Stanton 10% 77% Walk; Crawford Scores; Garvey to 3B; Cey to 2B
Ken Forsch replaces Mike Stanton pitching and batting 9th
b3 1-0 1 123 RRRR LAD S. Yeager K. Forsch 18% 94% Home Run; Garvey Scores; Cey Scores; Cruz Scores
b3 5-0 1 --- O LAD B. Russell K. Forsch -0% 94% Strikeout
b3 5-0 2 --- O LAD A. Messersmith K. Forsch -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 5.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Dodgers' Andy Messersmith facing 2-3-4
t4 0-5 0 --- O HOU G. Gross A. Messersmith 1% 95% Lineout: LF
t4 0-5 1 --- O HOU J. Cruz A. Messersmith 1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-5 2 --- O HOU C. Johnson A. Messersmith 0% 96% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
b4 5-0 0 --- LAD D. Lopes K. Forsch 1% 96% Walk
b4 5-0 0 1-- O LAD L. Lacy K. Forsch -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B; Lopes to 2B
b4 5-0 1 -2- O LAD W. Crawford K. Forsch -1% 96% Flyball: RF
b4 5-0 2 -2- O LAD S. Garvey K. Forsch -1% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 5.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Dodgers' Andy Messersmith facing 5-6-7
t5 0-5 0 --- O HOU M. May A. Messersmith 1% 96% Strikeout
t5 0-5 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell A. Messersmith 1% 97% Flyball: CF
t5 0-5 2 --- O HOU J. DaVanon A. Messersmith 0% 97% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 5-6-7
b5 5-0 0 --- LAD R. Cey K. Forsch 0% 97% Single to LF
b5 5-0 0 1-- O LAD H. Cruz K. Forsch -0% 97% Single to RF; Cey out at 3B/RF-SS-3B; Cruz to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
b5 5-0 1 -2- O LAD S. Yeager K. Forsch -0% 97% Lineout: LF
b5 5-0 2 -2- O LAD B. Russell K. Forsch -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 5.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Dodgers' Andy Messersmith facing 8-9-1
t6 0-5 0 --- HOU R. Andrews A. Messersmith -2% 95% Walk
Larry Milbourne pinch hits for Ken Forsch (P) batting 9th
t6 0-5 0 1-- HOU L. Milbourne A. Messersmith -3% 92% Single to LF; Andrews to 2B
t6 0-5 0 12- O HOU W. Howard A. Messersmith 3% 94% Flyball: LF
t6 0-5 1 12- O HOU G. Gross A. Messersmith 2% 96% Single to 1B/runner struck by batted ball and is out; Andrews stays at 2B; Milbourne out at 2B/2B
t6 0-5 2 12- O HOU J. Cruz A. Messersmith 2% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Astros' Jose Sosa facing 9-1-2
Jose Sosa replaces Larry Milbourne (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-0 0 --- O LAD A. Messersmith J. Sosa -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
b6 5-0 1 --- O LAD D. Lopes J. Sosa -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
b6 5-0 2 --- O LAD L. Lacy J. Sosa -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 5.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Dodgers' Andy Messersmith facing 4-5-6
Jerry Royster replaces Davey Lopes playing 2B batting 1st
t7 0-5 0 --- O HOU C. Johnson A. Messersmith 1% 98% Flyball: LF
t7 0-5 1 --- O HOU M. May A. Messersmith 0% 99% Strikeout
t7 0-5 2 --- HOU E. Cabell A. Messersmith -0% 98% Walk
t7 0-5 2 1-- HOU J. DaVanon A. Messersmith -0% 98% Cabell Steals 2B
t7 0-5 2 -2- R HOU J. DaVanon A. Messersmith -2% 96% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Cabell Scores/No RBI/unER; DaVanon to 2B
t7 1-5 2 -2- O HOU R. Andrews A. Messersmith 1% 98% Flyball: LF
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Astros' Jose Sosa facing 3-4-5
b7 5-1 0 --- O LAD W. Crawford J. Sosa -0% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 5-1 1 --- O LAD S. Garvey J. Sosa -0% 97% Foul Flyball: 1B
b7 5-1 2 --- LAD R. Cey J. Sosa 0% 97% Walk
b7 5-1 2 1-- LAD H. Cruz J. Sosa 0% 98% Wild Pitch; Cey to 2B
b7 5-1 2 -2- O LAD H. Cruz J. Sosa -0% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 5.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Dodgers' Andy Messersmith facing 9-1-2
Ken Boswell pinch hits for Jose Sosa (P) batting 9th
t8 1-5 0 --- O HOU K. Boswell A. Messersmith 1% 98% Lineout: 2B
t8 1-5 1 --- O HOU W. Howard A. Messersmith 1% 99% Flyball: RF
t8 1-5 2 --- O HOU G. Gross A. Messersmith 0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Astros' Doug Konieczny facing 7-8-9
Doug Konieczny replaces Ken Boswell (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-1 0 --- O LAD S. Yeager D. Konieczny -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 5-1 1 --- O LAD B. Russell D. Konieczny -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b8 5-1 2 --- O LAD A. Messersmith D. Konieczny -0% 99% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 5.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Dodgers' Andy Messersmith facing 3-4-5
t9 1-5 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz A. Messersmith 1% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 1-5 1 --- O HOU C. Johnson A. Messersmith 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
t9 1-5 2 --- O HOU M. May A. Messersmith 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 5.

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