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CLE  5
@BOS  2

MIL  5
DET  2

CHW  1
@MIN  0

NYY  3
BAL  2

(10)
NYY  7
BAL  3

OAK  6
CAL  3

TEX  5
KCR  4

MON  5
@CHC  3

(11)
CIN  7
ATL  6

LAD  5
HOU  1
PHI  8
NYM  1

SFG  4
@SDP  1

PIT  4
@STL  2

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 13,529

Saturday, September 27, 1975
Time of Game: 2:01
Astros
1
63-97
Lost 4
6th, 43½ GB
                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
W: Andy Messersmith (19-14), L: Mike Stanton (0-2)
Dodgers
5
88-73
Won 3
2nd, 19 GB

Batting Stats

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Howard CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .697              2   0   
G Gross RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .739              4   2   
J Cruz LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .260  .767              1   0   
C Johnson 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .867              9   0   
M May C                       4   0   0   0    0   2  .243  .606              7   0   
E Cabell 3B                   2   1   0   0    1   1  .264  .668              1   1   SB
J Davanon SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .778              0   3   
R Andrews 2B                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .238  .596              0   1   
M Stanton P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500              0   1   
  K Forsch P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .045  .238              0   2   
  L Milbourne PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .212  .510              0   0   
  J Sosa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.111              0   0   
  K Boswell PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .668              0   0   
  D Konieczny P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .408              0   0   
Totals                       30   1   3   0    2   6                         24  10
Batting Events
TB: L Milbourne; G Gross; R Andrews.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. G Gross-M May.
E: J Davanon (7).
Baserunning Events
SB: E Cabell (12, 2nd base off A Messersmith/S Yeager).
Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .262  .717              1   3   SB
  J Royster 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .668              1   0   
L Lacy LF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .316  .814              5   0   
W Crawford RF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .731              2   0   
S Garvey 1B                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .319  .829              9   0   
R Cey 3B                      3   1   2   0    1   1  .281  .841              1   1   
H Cruz CF                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .266  .636              1   0   
S Yeager C                    4   1   1   4    0   0  .229  .650              6   0   HR
B Russell SS                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .206  .535              0   1   
A Messersmith P               4   0   0   0    0   1  .157  .406              1   1   
Totals                       29   5   6   0    7   6                         27   6
Batting Events
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 Events
E: L Lacy (13).
Baserunning Events
SB: D Lopes (77, 3rd base off M Stanton/M May).

Pitching Stats

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Stanton, L (0-2)             2.1   3   4   4    5   2   0   7.27   15     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 3     32    -     1.39  -0.12
K Forsch                       2.2   3   1   1    1   1   1   3.22   11     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 1· 3          3-3    0.39  -0.16
J Sosa                         2     0   0   0    1   3   0   4.02    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.11   0.01
D Konieczny                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.47    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8     6   5   5    7   6   1          36     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 1· 6          3-3 
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, W (19-14)       9     3   1   0    2   6   0   2.29   32     -       ·  ·      7·14· 2· 3     83    -     0.55   0.23
Totals                         9     3   1   0    2   6   0          32     -       ·  ·      7·14· 2· 3           -  
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.

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

Top 5 Plays

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

Play By Play

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

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