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Standings
OAK
@CHW		7
3
BOS
@CLE		0
1		 
(10)
MIN
@KCR		1
7
BAL
@MIL		2
4
DET
@NYY		3
4
CAL
@TEX		4
0
SDP
@ATL		3
7
PHI
@CHC		0
4
PHI
@CHC		8
5
HOU
@LAD		0
2
MON
@NYM		8
9
STL
@PIT		1
2
STL
@PIT		4
2
CIN
@SFG		9
0
Tuesday, August 3, 1976
, Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 18,684, Time of Game: 2:11
Astros
0
55-54
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 15 GB
 at Dodgers
2
59-46
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
2nd, 9 GB
W: Burt Hooton (7-11)
L: Dan Larson (1-3)
 
                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

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Greg Gross RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 .709 -0.126 1.59 0.037 -0.163 -0.8 4 0 CS
Enos Cabell 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .281 .658 -0.024 1.33 0.072 -0.096 -0.4 3 1
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .298 .832 -0.083 1.61 0.037 -0.120 -0.3 1 0
Bob Watson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .295 .818 -0.129 1.42 0.000 -0.129 -0.9 5 0
Jose Cruz LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .307 .790 -0.037 1.03 0.036 -0.073 -0.3 1 0
Ed Herrmann C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .207 .612 0.029 0.96 0.065 -0.036 0.1 6 1
   Jerry DaVanon PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347 1.002 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Skip Jutze C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 .444 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
   Cliff Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .225 .734 -0.068 2.75 0.000 -0.068 -0.4
Rob Andrews 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .277 .662 0.084 1.19 0.108 -0.024 0.4 3 2
Roger Metzger SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .225 .603 -0.156 2.14 0.000 -0.156 -1.0 0 2
Dan Larson P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .100 0.025 0.85 0.042 -0.017 0.1 0 0
   Ken Boswell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .645 -0.077 3.51 0.000 -0.077 -0.4
   Gene Pentz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .650 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 28 0 2 0 5 6 .071 .284 -0.562 1.47 0.397 -0.959 -3.9 24 7
TB: G Gross; C Cedeno.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
PB: E Herrmann (9).
E: E Cabell (12).
Baserunning
CS: G Gross (5, 3rd base by B Hooton/E Rodriguez).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Davey Lopes 2B 3 2 0 0 1 0 .237 .646 0.039 1.05 0.098 -0.059 0.2 1 2 2·SB
Bill Buckner LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 .293 .706 0.107 1.06 0.191 -0.084 0.7 2 0 CS
Lee Lacy CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 .708 0.007 0.58 0.039 -0.032 -0.0 3 0
Steve Garvey 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .309 .766 -0.036 0.66 0.018 -0.054 -0.1 8 0
Ron Cey 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .288 .854 -0.025 0.71 0.024 -0.048 -0.4 2 1 SH
Bill Russell SS 2 0 1 0 2 0 .305 .729 0.050 0.79 0.060 -0.010 1.0 0 3
Dusty Baker RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .252 .622 -0.055 1.32 0.048 -0.102 -1.1 4 0
Ellie Rodriguez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .184 .518 -0.089 0.85 0.000 -0.089 -1.3 7 1
Burt Hooton P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .119 .334 -0.061 0.90 0.000 -0.061 -0.7 0 0
Team Totals 31 2 8 2 3 5 .258 .582 -0.063 0.89 0.478 -0.539 -1.5 27 7
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
DP: 1. E Rodriguez-R Cey.
Baserunning
SB: D Lopes 2 (33, 2nd base off D Larson/E Herrmann 2).
CS: B Buckner (5, 2nd base by D Larson/E Herrmann).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dan Larson, L (1-3) 7 6 2 1 3 5 0 1.95 30 61 0.052 0.97 1.0
Gene Pentz 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.30 5 0 0 0.011 0.33 0.4
Team Totals 8 8 2 1 3 5 0 1.12 35 61 0 0 0.063 1.47 1.5

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Burt Hooton, W (7-11) 9 2 0 0 5 6 0 3.91 33 84 0.563 1.47 3.9
Team Totals 9 2 0 0 5 6 0 0.00 33 84 0.563 0.89 3.9
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.

Starting 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

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

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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 --- HOU G. Gross B. Hooton -4% 46% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O HOU E. Cabell B. Hooton 3% 50% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 1-- HOU C. Cedeno B. Hooton -4% 46% Single to CF; Gross to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- OO HOU B. Watson B. Hooton 9% 55% 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 0-0 0 --- O LAD D. Lopes D. Larson -2% 52% Lineout: 2B
b1 0-0 1 --- O LAD B. Buckner D. Larson -1% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O LAD L. Lacy D. Larson -1% 50% 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 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz B. Hooton 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O HOU E. Herrmann B. Hooton 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O HOU R. Andrews B. Hooton 1% 55% 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 0-0 0 --- O LAD S. Garvey D. Larson -2% 53% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 --- O LAD R. Cey D. Larson -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 2 --- O LAD B. Russell D. Larson -1% 50% 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 0-0 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger B. Hooton 2% 52% Lineout: LF
t3 0-0 1 --- O HOU D. Larson B. Hooton 2% 54% Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O HOU G. Gross B. Hooton 1% 55% 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 0-0 0 --- O LAD D. Baker D. Larson -2% 53% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 --- O LAD E. Rodriguez D. Larson -2% 51% Strikeout
b3 0-0 2 --- O LAD B. Hooton D. Larson -1% 50% 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 0-0 0 --- O HOU E. Cabell B. Hooton 3% 53% Flyball: 2B
t4 0-0 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno B. Hooton 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- O HOU B. Watson B. Hooton 1% 56% 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 0-0 0 --- LAD D. Lopes D. Larson 4% 60% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Lopes to 1B
b4 0-0 0 1-- LAD B. Buckner D. Larson 3% 64% Lopes Steals 2B
b4 0-0 0 -2- R LAD B. Buckner D. Larson 9% 73% Single to RF; Lopes Scores/unER
b4 1-0 0 1-- O LAD L. Lacy D. Larson -5% 68% Buckner Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b4 1-0 1 --- LAD L. Lacy D. Larson 2% 70% Single to SS
b4 1-0 1 1-- LAD S. Garvey D. Larson 2% 72% Passed Ball; Lacy to 2B
b4 1-0 1 -2- O LAD S. Garvey D. Larson -3% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-0 2 -2- O LAD R. Cey D. Larson -3% 66% 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 0-1 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz B. Hooton 3% 69% Strikeout
t5 0-1 1 --- O HOU E. Herrmann B. Hooton 2% 71% Flyball: CF
t5 0-1 2 --- O HOU R. Andrews B. Hooton 1% 72% 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 1-0 0 --- LAD B. Russell D. Larson 3% 75% Walk
b5 1-0 0 1-- LAD D. Baker D. Larson 5% 80% Single to CF; Russell to 2B
b5 1-0 0 12- O LAD E. Rodriguez D. Larson -5% 75% Flyball: RF
b5 1-0 1 12- O LAD B. Hooton D. Larson -4% 72% Foul Flyball: C
b5 1-0 2 12- O LAD D. Lopes D. Larson -4% 68% 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 0-1 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger B. Hooton 4% 71% Flyball: LF
t6 0-1 1 --- HOU D. Larson B. Hooton -4% 67% Walk
t6 0-1 1 1-- O HOU G. Gross B. Hooton 5% 72% Foul Flyball: 3B
t6 0-1 2 1-- O HOU E. Cabell B. Hooton 4% 75% 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 1-0 0 --- O LAD B. Buckner D. Larson -2% 74% Flyball: LF
b6 1-0 1 --- O LAD L. Lacy D. Larson -1% 72% Flyball: 3B
b6 1-0 2 --- LAD S. Garvey D. Larson 1% 73% Single to CF
b6 1-0 2 1-- LAD R. Cey D. Larson 2% 76% Single to CF; Garvey to 3B
b6 1-0 2 1-3 LAD B. Russell D. Larson 2% 77% Walk; Cey to 2B
b6 1-0 2 123 O LAD D. Baker D. Larson -6% 71% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 3-4-5
t7 0-1 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno B. Hooton 4% 76% Foul Flyball: C
t7 0-1 1 --- O HOU B. Watson B. Hooton 3% 78% Flyball: RF
t7 0-1 2 --- O HOU J. Cruz B. Hooton 2% 80% 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 1-0 0 --- O LAD E. Rodriguez D. Larson -2% 79% Strikeout Looking
b7 1-0 1 --- O LAD B. Hooton D. Larson -1% 78% Strikeout Looking
b7 1-0 2 --- LAD D. Lopes D. Larson 1% 78% Walk
b7 1-0 2 1-- LAD B. Buckner D. Larson 1% 79% Lopes Steals 2B
b7 1-0 2 -2- R LAD B. Buckner D. Larson 10% 89% Single to RF; Lopes Scores
b7 2-0 2 1-- O LAD L. Lacy D. Larson -1% 88% 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 0-2 0 --- HOU E. Herrmann B. Hooton -7% 82% Walk
Jerry DaVanon pinch runs for Ed Herrmann (C) batting 6th
t8 0-2 0 1-- HOU R. Andrews B. Hooton -11% 71% Walk; DaVanon to 2B
t8 0-2 0 12- O HOU R. Metzger B. Hooton 10% 81% Strikeout
Ken Boswell pinch hits for Dan Larson (P) batting 9th
t8 0-2 1 12- O HOU K. Boswell B. Hooton 8% 88% Flyball: CF
t8 0-2 2 12- O HOU G. Gross B. Hooton 7% 95% 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 2-0 0 --- LAD S. Garvey G. Pentz 1% 96% Single to RF
b8 2-0 0 1-- O LAD R. Cey G. Pentz -0% 95% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Garvey to 2B
b8 2-0 1 -2- LAD B. Russell G. Pentz 1% 96% Single to SS; Garvey to 3B
b8 2-0 1 1-3 O LAD D. Baker G. Pentz -2% 95% Fielder's Choice 3B; Garvey out at Hm/3B-C; Russell to 2B; Baker to 1B
b8 2-0 2 12- O LAD E. Rodriguez G. Pentz -1% 94% 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 0-2 0 --- HOU E. Cabell B. Hooton -7% 86% Walk
t9 0-2 0 1-- O HOU C. Cedeno B. Hooton 6% 92% Strikeout
t9 0-2 1 1-- O HOU B. Watson B. Hooton 4% 97% Flyball: RF
t9 0-2 2 1-- HOU J. Cruz B. Hooton -4% 93% Walk; Cabell to 2B
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Skip Jutze (C) batting 6th
t9 0-2 2 12- O HOU C. Johnson B. Hooton 7% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

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