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MIL
@BAL		6
3
NYY
@BOS		9
6
CHW
@CAL		0
3
DET
@CLE		2
3
TEX
@MIN		1
9
KCR
@OAK		4
0
SFG
@ATL		9
0
HOU
@LAD		0
1
MON
@NYM		7
2
CHC
@PIT		1
0
CIN
@SDP		1
6
PHI
@STL		6
5
Wednesday, September 29, 1976
, Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 11,600, Time of Game: 1:52
Astros
0
78-82
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 22½ GB
 at Dodgers
1
91-68
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 9 GB
W: Stan Wall (2-2)
L: Joe Sambito (3-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  X    1  3  2

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alex Taveras SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .190 .418 -0.077 1.14 0.000 -0.077 -0.6 3 4
Enos Cabell 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .274 .640 -0.084 1.60 0.024 -0.108 -0.3 0 0
Cesar Cedeno CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .296 .809 0.298 1.88 0.357 -0.057 1.1 3 0 SB,CS
Cliff Johnson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .222 .750 -0.422 2.54 0.015 -0.437 -2.1 10 0 GDP
Art Howe 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .160 .523 -0.038 1.06 0.026 -0.064 -0.2 1 3
   Bob Watson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .313 .835 -0.119 4.52 0.000 -0.119 -0.3
Greg Gross RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .289 .710 -0.006 1.18 0.049 -0.055 -0.0 2 0
Al Javier LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .432 -0.139 1.20 0.000 -0.139 -1.0 2 0 GDP
Ed Herrmann C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .199 .554 -0.090 1.22 0.000 -0.090 -0.5 3 0
Joe Sambito P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .639 0.037 1.02 0.054 -0.017 0.2 0 4
   Leon Roberts PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .797 -0.036 1.51 0.000 -0.036 -0.1
   Ken Forsch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .258 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 28 0 3 0 4 7 .107 .326 -0.676 1.60 0.525 -1.199 -3.9 24 11
TB: A Howe; G Gross; C Cedeno.
GIDP: A Javier (1); C Johnson (9).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Howe-A Taveras-C Johnson.
Baserunning
SB: C Cedeno (55, 2nd base off C Hough/S Yeager).
CS: C Cedeno (15, 2nd base by R Sutcliffe/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 0 1 .237 .664 -0.063 0.87 0.000 -0.063 -0.5 3 4
Bill Russell SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 .276 .648 0.015 0.69 0.030 -0.014 0.1 0 0
   Rick Auerbach SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .095 .269 -0.037 1.50 0.000 -0.037 -0.2 0 2
Bill Buckner LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .303 .722 -0.003 0.98 0.040 -0.043 -0.1 2 0
Ron Cey 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .278 .851 -0.011 1.31 0.038 -0.050 -0.0 1 1
Steve Garvey 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .320 .818 0.117 1.69 0.222 -0.105 -0.0 9 0 GDP
Lee Lacy RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .655 -0.048 0.64 0.000 -0.048 -0.4 5 0
Glenn Burke CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .699 -0.049 0.67 0.000 -0.049 -0.5 1 0
Steve Yeager C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .638 -0.057 0.78 0.000 -0.057 -0.5 6 3
Rick Sutcliffe P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.011 0.46 0.000 -0.011 -0.1 0 0
   Stan Wall P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.023 0.95 0.000 -0.023 -0.1 0 0
   Ed Goodson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .233 .623 -0.006 0.24 0.000 -0.006 -0.1
   Charlie Hough P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 26 1 3 1 1 3 .115 .264 -0.176 0.94 0.330 -0.506 -2.5 27 10
TB: S Garvey; B Russell; B Buckner.
GIDP: S Garvey (20).
RBI: S Garvey (80).
2-out RBI: S Garvey.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 1 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Cey-D Lopes-S Garvey; R Auerbach-D Lopes-S Garvey.
E: S Yeager (9); B Russell (28).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Sambito, L (3-2) 7 3 1 1 1 2 0 3.54 24 68 0.150 1.01 2.0
Ken Forsch 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.15 3 0 0 0.025 0.35 0.4
Team Totals 8 3 1 1 1 3 0 1.12 27 68 0 0 0.175 1.60 2.5

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Sutcliffe 5 2 0 0 1 3 0 0.00 17 65 0.264 0.90 2.2
Stan Wall, W (2-2) 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 3.67 11 0 0 0.264 1.85 1.3
Charlie Hough, S (18) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.26 4 0 0 0.147 3.57 0.4
Team Totals 9 3 0 0 4 7 0 0.00 32 65 0 0 0.675 0.94 3.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Paul Runge.
Time of Game: 1:52.
Attendance: 11,600.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Los Angeles Dodgers
1 Alex Taveras SS 1 Davey Lopes 2B
2 Enos Cabell 3B 2 Bill Russell SS
3 Cesar Cedeno CF 3 Bill Buckner LF
4 Cliff Johnson 1B 4 Ron Cey 3B
5 Art Howe 2B 5 Steve Garvey 1B
6 Greg Gross RF 6 Lee Lacy RF
7 Al Javier LF 7 Glenn Burke CF
8 Ed Herrmann C 8 Steve Yeager C
9 Joe Sambito P 9 Rick Sutcliffe P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 0-0 2 -2- R LAD S. Garvey J. Sambito 22% 78% Single to LF; Buckner Scores
t6 0-0 1 123 OO HOU C. Johnson S. Wall 22% 57% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t9 0-1 1 --3 O HOU C. Johnson C. Hough 20% 88% Strikeout
t9 0-1 1 1-- HOU C. Johnson C. Hough -16% 68% Cedeno Steals 2B; Cedeno to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t9 0-1 2 --3 O HOU B. Watson C. Hough 12% 100% Strikeout

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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' Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU A. Taveras R. Sutcliffe 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell R. Sutcliffe 1% 54% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno R. Sutcliffe 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O LAD D. Lopes J. Sambito -2% 52% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- O LAD B. Russell J. Sambito -1% 51% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O LAD B. Buckner J. Sambito -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O HOU C. Johnson R. Sutcliffe 2% 52% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 0-0 1 --- HOU A. Howe R. Sutcliffe -3% 50% Single to 3B
t2 0-0 1 1-- O HOU G. Gross R. Sutcliffe 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O HOU A. Javier R. Sutcliffe 2% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- LAD R. Cey J. Sambito 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- OO LAD S. Garvey J. Sambito -8% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O LAD L. Lacy J. Sambito -1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Rick Sutcliffe facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O HOU E. Herrmann R. Sutcliffe 2% 52% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- O HOU J. Sambito R. Sutcliffe 2% 54% Popfly: 3B
t3 0-0 2 --- O HOU A. Taveras R. Sutcliffe 1% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O LAD G. Burke J. Sambito -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O LAD S. Yeager J. Sambito -2% 51% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 2 --- O LAD R. Sutcliffe J. Sambito -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' Rick Sutcliffe facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O HOU E. Cabell R. Sutcliffe 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- HOU C. Cedeno R. Sutcliffe -3% 50% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cedeno to 1B
t4 0-0 1 1-- O HOU C. Johnson R. Sutcliffe 5% 54% Cedeno Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t4 0-0 2 --- HOU C. Johnson R. Sutcliffe -1% 53% Walk
t4 0-0 2 1-- O HOU A. Howe R. Sutcliffe 3% 56% Strikeout (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- O LAD D. Lopes J. Sambito -3% 53% Lineout: SS
b4 0-0 1 --- LAD B. Russell J. Sambito 3% 56% Single to RF
b4 0-0 1 1-- O LAD B. Buckner J. Sambito -3% 53% Popfly: SS
b4 0-0 2 1-- O LAD R. Cey J. Sambito -3% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Rick Sutcliffe facing 6-7-8
Rick Auerbach replaces Bill Russell playing SS batting 2nd
t5 0-0 0 --- HOU G. Gross R. Sutcliffe -5% 45% Single to SS
t5 0-0 0 1-- OO HOU A. Javier R. Sutcliffe 10% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t5 0-0 2 --- O HOU E. Herrmann R. Sutcliffe 1% 56% Foul Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 5-6-7
b5 0-0 0 --- O LAD S. Garvey J. Sambito -3% 53% Flyball: RF
b5 0-0 1 --- O LAD L. Lacy J. Sambito -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b5 0-0 2 --- O LAD G. Burke J. Sambito -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Stan Wall facing 9-1-2
Stan Wall replaces Rick Sutcliffe pitching and batting 9th
t6 0-0 0 --- HOU J. Sambito S. Wall -5% 45% Walk
t6 0-0 0 1-- O HOU A. Taveras S. Wall 2% 47% Groundout: C-1B; Sambito to 2B
t6 0-0 1 -2- HOU E. Cabell S. Wall -2% 44% Walk
t6 0-0 1 12- HOU C. Cedeno S. Wall -9% 35% Single to 3B; Sambito to 3B; Cabell to 2B
t6 0-0 1 123 OO HOU C. Johnson S. Wall 22% 57% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 8-9-1
b6 0-0 0 --- O LAD S. Yeager J. Sambito -3% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 0-0 1 --- O LAD S. Wall J. Sambito -2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
b6 0-0 2 --- O LAD D. Lopes J. Sambito -2% 50% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Stan Wall facing 5-6-7
t7 0-0 0 --- O HOU A. Howe S. Wall 4% 54% Flyball: RF
t7 0-0 1 --- O HOU G. Gross S. Wall 3% 56% Strikeout
t7 0-0 2 --- O HOU A. Javier S. Wall 2% 58% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 2-3-4
b7 0-0 0 --- O LAD R. Auerbach J. Sambito -4% 55% Flyball: LF
b7 0-0 1 --- LAD B. Buckner J. Sambito 4% 59% Single to SS
b7 0-0 1 1-- O LAD R. Cey J. Sambito -2% 56% Groundout: P-1B; Buckner to 2B
b7 0-0 2 -2- R LAD S. Garvey J. Sambito 22% 78% Single to LF; Buckner Scores
b7 1-0 2 1-- O LAD L. Lacy J. Sambito -2% 77% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Stan Wall facing 8-9-1
t8 0-1 0 --- O HOU E. Herrmann S. Wall 5% 82% Flyball: RF
Leon Roberts pinch hits for Joe Sambito (P) batting 9th
t8 0-1 1 --- O HOU L. Roberts S. Wall 4% 85% Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 0-1 2 --- O HOU A. Taveras S. Wall 2% 88% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 7-8-9
Ken Forsch replaces Leon Roberts (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-0 0 --- O LAD G. Burke K. Forsch -1% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1-0 1 --- O LAD S. Yeager K. Forsch -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
Ed Goodson pinch hits for Stan Wall (P) batting 9th
b8 1-0 2 --- O LAD E. Goodson K. Forsch -1% 85% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Charlie Hough facing 2-3-4
Charlie Hough replaces Ed Goodson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 0-1 0 --- O HOU E. Cabell C. Hough 7% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-1 1 --- HOU C. Cedeno C. Hough -8% 84% Walk
t9 0-1 1 1-- HOU C. Johnson C. Hough -16% 68% Cedeno Steals 2B; Cedeno to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t9 0-1 1 --3 O HOU C. Johnson C. Hough 20% 88% Strikeout
Bob Watson pinch hits for Art Howe (2B) batting 5th
t9 0-1 2 --3 O HOU B. Watson C. Hough 12% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

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