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3
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@KCR		2
4
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@MIL		3
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Wednesday, August 4, 1976,
, Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 18,433, Time of Game: 2:09
Astros
1
56-54
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Dodgers
0
59-47
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: J.R. Richard (13-11)
L: Doug Rau (10-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  6  0
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Greg Gross RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .296 .713 0.058 0.87 0.119 -0.061 0.1 2 0 3B
Enos Cabell 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .280 .657 0.012 1.05 0.054 -0.043 -0.2 3 2
Cesar Cedeno CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .296 .827 -0.023 0.47 0.012 -0.035 -0.3 1 0
Bob Watson 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .300 .824 0.069 0.85 0.091 -0.023 0.7 9 0
Leon Roberts LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 .854 -0.090 1.33 0.021 -0.111 -0.6 2 0
   Jose Cruz LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 .790 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Rob Andrews 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .654 -0.095 1.03 0.000 -0.095 -1.0 0 3
Ed Herrmann C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .204 .606 -0.040 0.96 0.027 -0.067 -0.5 10 0
Roger Metzger SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .223 .598 -0.084 1.15 0.000 -0.084 -0.6 0 3
J.R. Richard P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .101 .229 -0.063 0.86 0.000 -0.063 -0.5 0 0
Team Totals 32 1 6 1 2 3 .188 .485 -0.256 0.95 0.324 -0.582 -2.9 27 8
3B: G Gross (3, off D Rau).
TB: G Gross 3; B Watson 3; L Roberts; E Cabell.
RBI: E Cabell (28).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. E Cabell-B Watson 2.

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 3 .238 .643 -0.005 1.17 0.072 -0.077 0.2 3 4 SB
Bill Buckner LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .291 .702 -0.091 1.20 0.024 -0.115 -0.5 3 0
Reggie Smith RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .245 .746 0.053 1.75 0.133 -0.080 0.8 1 1 2B
Steve Garvey 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308 .766 -0.078 2.24 0.165 -0.243 -1.6 11 0 2B,2·GDP
Ron Cey 3B 3 0 0 0 1 3 .285 .849 -0.177 2.25 0.038 -0.216 -0.5 0 1
Bill Russell SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 .727 -0.047 2.28 0.053 -0.100 -0.5 2 5
Dusty Baker CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .249 .616 -0.073 1.04 0.000 -0.073 -0.5 4 0
   Manny Mota PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .324 .759 -0.185 6.99 0.000 -0.185 -0.5
Steve Yeager C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .227 .690 -0.023 0.97 0.028 -0.051 -0.0 3 0
Doug Rau P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .195 .501 -0.071 1.38 0.000 -0.071 -0.6 0 0
   Ed Goodson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .508 -0.059 2.43 0.000 -0.059 -0.2
   Charlie Hough P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .600 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 0 6 0 3 10 .194 .523 -0.756 1.80 0.513 -1.270 -3.9 27 11
2B: S Garvey (22, off J Richard); R Smith (12, off J Richard).
TB: R Smith 3; S Garvey 2; D Lopes; B Russell; S Yeager.
GIDP: S Garvey 2 (14).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: R Smith (E Cabell at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: D Lopes (34, 2nd base off J Richard/E Herrmann).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
J.R. Richard, W (13-11) 9 6 0 0 3 10 0 2.37 34 82 0.756 1.80 3.9
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 3 10 0 0.00 34 82 0.756 0.95 3.9

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Doug Rau, L (10-8) 8 4 1 1 2 2 0 2.96 29 70 0.225 0.98 2.5
Charlie Hough 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.39 5 0 0 0.031 0.81 0.4
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 2 3 0 1.00 34 70 0 0 0.256 1.80 2.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Jerry Dale.
Time of Game: 2:09.
Attendance: 18,433.
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 Reggie Smith RF
4 Bob Watson 1B 4 Steve Garvey 1B
5 Leon Roberts LF 5 Ron Cey 3B
6 Rob Andrews 2B 6 Bill Russell SS
7 Ed Herrmann C 7 Dusty Baker CF
8 Roger Metzger SS 8 Steve Yeager C
9 J.R. Richard P 9 Doug Rau P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 0-1 2 1-3 O LAD M. Mota J. Richard 19% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 0-1 1 --- LAD S. Garvey J. Richard -16% 74% Double to RF
b9 0-1 1 -2- O LAD R. Cey J. Richard 13% 87% Strikeout
t6 0-0 1 --- HOU G. Gross D. Rau 12% 59% Triple to CF
b3 0-0 1 12- OO LAD S. Garvey J. Richard 10% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B

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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' Doug Rau facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU G. Gross D. Rau -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell D. Rau -1% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno D. Rau -1% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O LAD D. Lopes J. Richard 2% 48% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- LAD B. Buckner J. Richard -2% 45% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- LAD R. Smith J. Richard -4% 42% Single to CF; Buckner to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- OO LAD S. Garvey J. Richard 8% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Doug Rau facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O HOU B. Watson D. Rau -2% 48% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 --- O HOU L. Roberts D. Rau -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O HOU R. Andrews D. Rau -1% 45% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- LAD R. Cey J. Richard -4% 41% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- O LAD B. Russell J. Richard 4% 45% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O LAD D. Baker J. Richard 3% 48% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 1-- LAD S. Yeager J. Richard -3% 45% Single to RF; Cey to 3B
b2 0-0 2 1-3 O LAD D. Rau J. Richard 5% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Doug Rau facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O HOU E. Herrmann D. Rau -2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 0-0 1 --- O HOU R. Metzger D. Rau -2% 46% Popfly: 2B
t3 0-0 2 --- O HOU J. Richard D. Rau -1% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- LAD D. Lopes J. Richard -4% 41% Single to CF
b3 0-0 0 1-- LAD B. Buckner J. Richard -3% 38% Lopes Steals 2B
b3 0-0 0 -2- O LAD B. Buckner J. Richard 5% 42% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 -2- LAD R. Smith J. Richard -2% 40% Walk
b3 0-0 1 12- OO LAD S. Garvey J. Richard 10% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Doug Rau facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- O HOU G. Gross D. Rau -3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell D. Rau -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno D. Rau -1% 44% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 5-6-7
b4 0-0 0 --- O LAD R. Cey J. Richard 3% 47% Strikeout
b4 0-0 1 --- O LAD B. Russell J. Richard 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b4 0-0 2 --- O LAD D. Baker J. Richard 1% 50% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Doug Rau facing 4-5-6
t5 0-0 0 --- HOU B. Watson D. Rau 5% 55% Single to CF
t5 0-0 0 1-- O HOU L. Roberts D. Rau -4% 50% Foul Flyball: SS
t5 0-0 1 1-- O HOU R. Andrews D. Rau -4% 47% Flyball: LF
t5 0-0 2 1-- HOU E. Herrmann D. Rau 3% 49% Walk; Watson to 2B
t5 0-0 2 12- O HOU R. Metzger D. Rau -6% 44% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 8-9-1
b5 0-0 0 --- O LAD S. Yeager J. Richard 3% 47% Flyball: LF
b5 0-0 1 --- O LAD D. Rau J. Richard 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-0 2 --- O LAD D. Lopes J. Richard 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Doug Rau facing 9-1-2
t6 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Richard D. Rau -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t6 0-0 1 --- HOU G. Gross D. Rau 12% 59% Triple to CF
t6 0-0 1 --3 RO HOU E. Cabell D. Rau 5% 64% Single to RF; Gross Scores; Cabell out at 2B/RF-SS-1B
t6 1-0 2 --- HOU C. Cedeno D. Rau 1% 65% Walk
t6 1-0 2 1-- HOU B. Watson D. Rau 3% 68% Single to RF; Cedeno to 3B
t6 1-0 2 1-3 O HOU L. Roberts D. Rau -5% 63% Flyball: LF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 2-3-4
b6 0-1 0 --- O LAD B. Buckner J. Richard 4% 67% Lineout: 3B
b6 0-1 1 --- LAD R. Smith J. Richard -8% 59% Double to RF
b6 0-1 1 -2- O LAD S. Garvey J. Richard 6% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 0-1 2 -2- O LAD R. Cey J. Richard 6% 71% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Doug Rau facing 6-7-8
t7 1-0 0 --- O HOU R. Andrews D. Rau -2% 69% Flyball: CF
t7 1-0 1 --- O HOU E. Herrmann D. Rau -2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1-0 2 --- O HOU R. Metzger D. Rau -1% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 6-7-8
b7 0-1 0 --- O LAD B. Russell J. Richard 5% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 0-1 1 --- O LAD D. Baker J. Richard 3% 74% Strikeout
b7 0-1 2 --- O LAD S. Yeager J. Richard 2% 77% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Doug Rau facing 9-1-2
t8 1-0 0 --- O HOU J. Richard D. Rau -2% 75% Lineout: SS
t8 1-0 1 --- O HOU G. Gross D. Rau -1% 73% Flyball: LF
t8 1-0 2 --- O HOU E. Cabell D. Rau -1% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 9-1-2
Ed Goodson pinch hits for Doug Rau (P) batting 9th
b8 0-1 0 --- O LAD E. Goodson J. Richard 6% 78% Flyball: CF
b8 0-1 1 --- O LAD D. Lopes J. Richard 4% 82% Strikeout
b8 0-1 2 --- O LAD B. Buckner J. Richard 3% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Charlie Hough facing 3-4-5
Charlie Hough replaces Ed Goodson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 1-0 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno C. Hough -1% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 1-0 1 --- HOU B. Watson C. Hough 2% 85% Single to CF
t9 1-0 1 1-- HOU L. Roberts C. Hough 2% 88% Single to RF; Watson to 2B
t9 1-0 1 12- O HOU R. Andrews C. Hough -3% 85% Flyball: CF
t9 1-0 2 12- O HOU E. Herrmann C. Hough -3% 82% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 3-4-5
Jose Cruz replaces Leon Roberts playing LF batting 5th
b9 0-1 0 --- O LAD R. Smith J. Richard 8% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 0-1 1 --- LAD S. Garvey J. Richard -16% 74% Double to RF
b9 0-1 1 -2- O LAD R. Cey J. Richard 13% 87% Strikeout
b9 0-1 2 -2- LAD B. Russell J. Richard -5% 81% Single to SS; Garvey to 3B
Manny Mota pinch hits for Dusty Baker (CF) batting 7th
b9 0-1 2 1-3 O LAD M. Mota J. Richard 19% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

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