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OAK  7
@CHW  3

CLE  1
BOS  0

(10)
KCR  7
MIN  1

MIL  4
BAL  2

NYY  4
DET  3

CAL  4
@TEX  0

ATL  7
SDP  3

CHC  4
PHI  0

PHI  8
@CHC  5

LAD  2
HOU  0
NYM  9
MON  8

PIT  2
STL  1

STL  4
@PIT  2

CIN  9
@SFG  0

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 18,684

Tuesday, August 3, 1976
Time of Game: 2:11
Astros
0
55-54
Lost 2
3rd, 15 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  1
Dodgers         0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  X    2  8  0
W: Burt Hooton (7-11), L: Dan Larson (1-3)
Dodgers
2
59-46
Won 4
2nd, 9 GB

Batting Stats

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
G Gross RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .296  .709              4   0   CS
E Cabell 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .281  .658              3   1   
C Cedeno CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .298  .832              1   0   
B Watson 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .818              5   0   
J Cruz LF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .307  .790              1   0   
E Herrmann C                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .207  .612              6   1   
  J Davanon PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .347 1.002              0   0   
  S Jutze C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .159  .444              1   1   
  C Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .734              0   0   
R Andrews 2B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .277  .662              3   2   
R Metzger SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .603              0   2   
D Larson P                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .100              0   0   
  K Boswell PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .645              0   0   
  G Pentz P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650              0   0   
Totals                       28   0   2   0    5   6                         24   7
Batting Events
TB: G Gross; C Cedeno.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding Events
PB: E Herrmann (9).
E: E Cabell (12).
Baserunning Events
CS: G Gross (5, 3rd base by B Hooton/E Rodriguez).
Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    3   2   0   0    1   0  .237  .646              1   2   2·SB
B Buckner LF                  4   0   2   2    0   0  .293  .706              2   0   CS
L Lacy CF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .296  .708              3   0   
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .309  .766              8   0   
R Cey 3B                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .288  .854              2   1   SH
B Russell SS                  2   0   1   0    2   0  .305  .729              0   3   
D Baker RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .252  .622              4   0   
E Rodriguez C                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .184  .518              7   1   
B Hooton P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .119  .334              0   0   
Totals                       31   2   8   0    3   5                         27   7
Batting Events
SH: R Cey (2, off G Pentz).
TB: B Buckner 2; S Garvey 2; D Baker; L Lacy; B Russell; R Cey.
RBI: B Buckner 2 (37).
2-out RBI: B Buckner.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. E Rodriguez-R Cey.
Baserunning Events
SB: D Lopes 2 (33, 2nd base off D Larson/E Herrmann).
CS: B Buckner (5, 2nd base by D Larson/E Herrmann).

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
D Larson, L (1-3)              7     6   2   1    3   5   0   1.95   30     -       ·  ·      6·10· 2· 6     61    -     1.01   0.05
G Pentz                        1     2   0   0    0   0   0   3.30    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.42   0.01
Totals                         8     8   2   1    3   5   0          35     -       ·  ·      8·11· 2· 8           -  
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
B Hooton, W (7-11)             9     2   0   0    5   6   0   3.91   33     -       ·  ·      6·14· 1· 2     84    -     1.49   0.56
Totals                         9     2   0   0    5   6   0          33     -       ·  ·      6·14· 1· 2           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Bruce Froemming.
Time of Game: 2:11.
Attendance: 18,684.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Lineups

   Houston Astros                            Los Angeles Dodgers                          
1. Greg Gross                   RF       1. Davey Lopes                  2B
2. Enos Cabell                  3B       2. Bill Buckner                 LF
3. Cesar Cedeno                 CF       3. Lee Lacy                     CF
4. Bob Watson                   1B       4. Steve Garvey                 1B
5. Jose Cruz                    LF       5. Ron Cey                      3B
6. Ed Herrmann                   C       6. Bill Russell                 SS
7. Rob Andrews                  2B       7. Dusty Baker                  RF
8. Roger Metzger                SS       8. Ellie Rodriguez               C
9. Dan Larson                    P       9. Burt Hooton                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t8 0 1-- -11% 71% 0-2 HOU R. Andrews B. Hooton Walk; Davanon to 2B
b7 2 -2- R 10% 89% 1-0 LAD B. Buckner D. Larson Single to RF; Lopes Scores
t8 0 12- O 10% 81% 0-2 HOU R. Metzger B. Hooton Strikeout
b4 0 -2- R 10% 73% 0-0 LAD B. Buckner D. Larson Single to RF; Lopes Scores/unER
t1 1 12- OO 9% 55% 0-0 HOU B. Watson B. Hooton Double Play: Strikeout, Gross Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)

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' Burt Hooton facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 HOU G. Gross B. Hooton Single to CF
t1 0 1-- O 3% 50% 0-0 HOU E. Cabell B. Hooton Strikeout
t1 1 1-- -4% 46% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno B. Hooton Single to CF; Gross to 2B
t1 1 12- OO 9% 55% 0-0 HOU B. Watson B. Hooton Double Play: Strikeout, Gross Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Dan Larson facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 LAD D. Lopes D. Larson Lineout: 2B
b1 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 LAD B. Buckner D. Larson Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 LAD L. Lacy D. Larson Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 HOU J. Cruz B. Hooton Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 HOU E. Herrmann B. Hooton Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 HOU R. Andrews B. Hooton Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Dan Larson facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 LAD S. Garvey D. Larson Flyball: RF
b2 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 LAD R. Cey D. Larson Flyball: CF
b2 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 LAD B. Russell D. Larson Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 HOU R. Metzger B. Hooton Lineout: LF
t3 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 HOU D. Larson B. Hooton Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 HOU G. Gross B. Hooton Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Dan Larson facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 LAD D. Baker D. Larson Strikeout
b3 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 LAD E. Rodriguez D. Larson Strikeout
b3 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 LAD B. Hooton D. Larson Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- O 3% 53% 0-0 HOU E. Cabell B. Hooton Flyball: 2B
t4 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno B. Hooton Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2 --- O 1% 56% 0-0 HOU B. Watson B. Hooton Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Dan Larson facing 1-2-3
b4 0 --- 5% 60% 0-0 LAD D. Lopes D. Larson Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Lopes to 1B
b4 0 1-- 3% 63% 0-0 LAD B. Buckner D. Larson Lopes Steals 2B
b4 0 -2- R 10% 73% 0-0 LAD B. Buckner D. Larson Single to RF; Lopes Scores/unER
b4 0 1-- O -5% 68% 1-0 LAD L. Lacy D. Larson Buckner Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b4 1 --- 2% 70% 1-0 LAD L. Lacy D. Larson Single to SS
b4 1 1-- 2% 72% 1-0 LAD S. Garvey D. Larson Passed Ball; Lacy to 2B
b4 1 -2- O -3% 69% 1-0 LAD S. Garvey D. Larson Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2 -2- O -3% 66% 1-0 LAD R. Cey D. Larson Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 5-6-7
t5 0 --- O 3% 69% 0-1 HOU J. Cruz B. Hooton Strikeout
t5 1 --- O 2% 71% 0-1 HOU E. Herrmann B. Hooton Flyball: CF
t5 2 --- O 1% 72% 0-1 HOU R. Andrews B. Hooton Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Dan Larson facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- 3% 75% 1-0 LAD B. Russell D. Larson Walk
b5 0 1-- 5% 80% 1-0 LAD D. Baker D. Larson Single to CF; Russell to 2B
b5 0 12- O -5% 75% 1-0 LAD E. Rodriguez D. Larson Flyball: RF
b5 1 12- O -4% 72% 1-0 LAD B. Hooton D. Larson Foul Flyball: C
b5 2 12- O -4% 68% 1-0 LAD D. Lopes D. Larson Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 8-9-1
t6 0 --- O 4% 71% 0-1 HOU R. Metzger B. Hooton Flyball: LF
t6 1 --- -4% 67% 0-1 HOU D. Larson B. Hooton Walk
t6 1 1-- O 5% 72% 0-1 HOU G. Gross B. Hooton Foul Flyball: 3B
t6 2 1-- O 4% 75% 0-1 HOU E. Cabell B. Hooton Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Dan Larson facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O -2% 74% 1-0 LAD B. Buckner D. Larson Flyball: LF
b6 1 --- O -1% 72% 1-0 LAD L. Lacy D. Larson Flyball: 3B
b6 2 --- 1% 73% 1-0 LAD S. Garvey D. Larson Single to CF
b6 2 1-- 2% 76% 1-0 LAD R. Cey D. Larson Single to CF; Garvey to 3B
b6 2 1-3 2% 77% 1-0 LAD B. Russell D. Larson Walk; Cey to 2B
b6 2 123 O -6% 71% 1-0 LAD D. Baker D. Larson Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 3-4-5
t7 0 --- O 4% 76% 0-1 HOU C. Cedeno B. Hooton Foul Flyball: C
t7 1 --- O 3% 79% 0-1 HOU B. Watson B. Hooton Flyball: RF
t7 2 --- O 2% 80% 0-1 HOU J. Cruz B. Hooton Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Dan Larson facing 8-9-1
b7 0 --- O -2% 79% 1-0 LAD E. Rodriguez D. Larson Strikeout Looking
b7 1 --- O -1% 77% 1-0 LAD B. Hooton D. Larson Strikeout Looking
b7 2 --- 1% 79% 1-0 LAD D. Lopes D. Larson Walk
b7 2 1-- 1% 80% 1-0 LAD B. Buckner D. Larson Lopes Steals 2B
b7 2 -2- R 10% 89% 1-0 LAD B. Buckner D. Larson Single to RF; Lopes Scores
b7 2 1-- O -1% 88% 2-0 LAD L. Lacy D. Larson Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 2.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 6-7-8
t8 0 --- -7% 82% 0-2 HOU E. Herrmann B. Hooton Walk
Jerry Davanon pinch runs for Ed Herrmann (C) batting 6th
t8 0 1-- -11% 71% 0-2 HOU R. Andrews B. Hooton Walk; Davanon to 2B
t8 0 12- O 10% 81% 0-2 HOU R. Metzger B. Hooton Strikeout
Ken Boswell pinch hits for Dan Larson (P) batting 9th
t8 1 12- O 8% 88% 0-2 HOU K. Boswell B. Hooton Flyball: CF
t8 2 12- O 6% 95% 0-2 HOU G. Gross B. Hooton Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Gene Pentz facing 4-5-6
Gene Pentz replaces Ken Boswell (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Skip Jutze replaces Jerry Davanon (PR) playing C batting 6th
b8 0 --- 1% 95% 2-0 LAD S. Garvey G. Pentz Single to RF
b8 0 1-- O -0% 95% 2-0 LAD R. Cey G. Pentz Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Garvey to 2B
b8 1 -2- 1% 96% 2-0 LAD B. Russell G. Pentz Single to SS; Garvey to 3B
b8 1 1-3 O -2% 95% 2-0 LAD D. Baker G. Pentz Fielder's Choice 3B; Garvey out at Hm/3B-C; Russell to 2B; Baker to 1B
b8 2 12- O -1% 94% 2-0 LAD E. Rodriguez G. Pentz Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 2.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 2-3-4
t9 0 --- -7% 87% 0-2 HOU E. Cabell B. Hooton Walk
t9 0 1-- O 6% 92% 0-2 HOU C. Cedeno B. Hooton Strikeout
t9 1 1-- O 4% 97% 0-2 HOU B. Watson B. Hooton Flyball: RF
t9 2 1-- -4% 93% 0-2 HOU J. Cruz B. Hooton Walk; Cabell to 2B
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Skip Jutze (C) batting 6th
t9 2 12- O 7% 100% 0-2 HOU C. Johnson B. Hooton Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

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