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MIL  6
@BAL  3
 NYY  9
@BOS  6
 CAL  3
CHW  0
 CLE  3
DET  2
 MIN  9
TEX  1
 KCR  4
@OAK  0
 SFG  9
@ATL  0
 LAD  1
HOU  0
 MON  7
@NYM  2
 CHC  1
@PIT  0
 SDP  6
CIN  1
 PHI  6
@STL  5
Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 11,600

 Wednesday, September 29, 1976
Time of Game: 1:52
Astros
0
78-82
Lost 1
3rd, 22½ GB
 
                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
W: Stan Wall (2-2), L: Joe Sambito (3-2), S: Charlie Hough (18)
 Dodgers
1
91-68
Won 1
2nd, 9 GB

Batting Stats

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
A Taveras SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .418              3   4   
E Cabell 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .274  .640              0   0   
C Cedeno CF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .296  .809              3   0   SB,CS
C Johnson 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .222  .750             10   0   GDP
A Howe 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .160  .523              1   3   
  B Watson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .835              0   0   
G Gross RF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .710              2   0   
A Javier LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .432              2   0   GDP
E Herrmann C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .199  .554              3   0   
J Sambito P                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .639              0   4   
  L Roberts PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .797              0   0   
  K Forsch P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .258              0   0   
Totals                       28   0   3   0    4   7                         24  11
Batting Events
TB: A Howe; G Gross; C Cedeno.
GIDP: A Javier (1); C Johnson (9).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. A Howe-A Taveras-C Johnson.
Baserunning Events
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          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .664              3   4   
B Russell SS                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .648              0   0   
  R Auerbach SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .269              0   2   
B Buckner LF                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .303  .722              2   0   
R Cey 3B                      2   0   0   0    1   0  .278  .851              1   1   
S Garvey 1B                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .320  .818              9   0   GDP
L Lacy RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .655              5   0   
G Burke CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .699              1   0   
S Yeager C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .638              6   3   
R Sutcliffe P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   
  S Wall P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  E Goodson PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .623              0   0   
  C Hough P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .667              0   0   
Totals                       26   1   3   0    1   3                         27  10
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 2. R Cey-D Lopes-S Garvey; R Auerbach-D Lopes-S Garvey.
E: S Yeager (9); B Russell (28).

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
J Sambito, L (3-2)             7     3   1   1    1   2   0   3.54   24     -       ·  ·      8·10· 1· 3     68    -     1.02   0.15
K Forsch                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.15    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     3   1   1    1   3   0          27     -       ·  ·     10·10· 1· 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
R Sutcliffe                    5     2   0   0    1   3   0   0.00   17     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 0· 2     65    -     0.90   0.26
S Wall, W (2-2)                3     1   0   0    2   2   0   3.67   11     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 1          0-0    1.80   0.26
C Hough, S (18)                1     0   0   0    1   2   0   2.26    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.62   0.15
Totals                         9     3   0   0    4   7   0          32     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0· 3           -
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.

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

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b7 2 -2- R 22% 79% 0-0 LAD S. Garvey J. Sambito Single to LF; Buckner Scores
t6 1 123 OO 22% 57% 0-0 HOU C. Johnson S. Wall Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t9 1 --3 O 20% 88% 0-1 HOU C. Johnson C. Hough Strikeout
t9 1 1-- -16% 68% 0-1 HOU C. Johnson C. Hough Cedeno Steals 2B; Cedeno to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t9 2 --3 O 12% 100% 0-1 HOU B. Watson C. Hough Strikeout

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' Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 HOU A. Taveras R. Sutcliffe Flyball: RF
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 HOU E. Cabell R. Sutcliffe Flyball: RF
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno R. Sutcliffe 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 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 LAD D. Lopes J. Sambito Strikeout Looking
b1 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 LAD B. Russell J. Sambito Groundout: P-1B
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 LAD B. Buckner J. Sambito 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 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 HOU C. Johnson R. Sutcliffe Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 1 --- -3% 50% 0-0 HOU A. Howe R. Sutcliffe Single to 3B
t2 1 1-- O 3% 53% 0-0 HOU G. Gross R. Sutcliffe Flyball: CF
t2 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 HOU A. Javier R. Sutcliffe 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 --- 4% 59% 0-0 LAD R. Cey J. Sambito Walk
b2 0 1-- OO -8% 51% 0-0 LAD S. Garvey J. Sambito Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b2 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 LAD L. Lacy J. Sambito 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 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 HOU E. Herrmann R. Sutcliffe Strikeout
t3 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 HOU J. Sambito R. Sutcliffe Popfly: 3B
t3 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 HOU A. Taveras R. Sutcliffe 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 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 LAD G. Burke J. Sambito Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 LAD S. Yeager J. Sambito Flyball: RF
b3 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 LAD R. Sutcliffe J. Sambito 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 --- O 3% 53% 0-0 HOU E. Cabell R. Sutcliffe Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1 --- -3% 50% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno R. Sutcliffe Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cedeno to 1B
t4 1 1-- O 5% 54% 0-0 HOU C. Johnson R. Sutcliffe Cedeno Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t4 2 --- -1% 53% 0-0 HOU C. Johnson R. Sutcliffe Walk
t4 2 1-- O 3% 56% 0-0 HOU A. Howe R. Sutcliffe Strikeout
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 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 LAD D. Lopes J. Sambito Lineout: SS
b4 1 --- 3% 56% 0-0 LAD B. Russell J. Sambito Single to RF
b4 1 1-- O -3% 53% 0-0 LAD B. Buckner J. Sambito Popfly: SS
b4 2 1-- O -3% 50% 0-0 LAD R. Cey J. Sambito 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 --- -5% 45% 0-0 HOU G. Gross R. Sutcliffe Single to SS
t5 0 1-- OO 10% 55% 0-0 HOU A. Javier R. Sutcliffe Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t5 2 --- O 1% 56% 0-0 HOU E. Herrmann R. Sutcliffe 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 --- O -3% 53% 0-0 LAD S. Garvey J. Sambito Flyball: RF
b5 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 LAD L. Lacy J. Sambito Flyball: CF
b5 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 LAD G. Burke J. Sambito 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 --- -5% 45% 0-0 HOU J. Sambito S. Wall Walk
t6 0 1-- O 2% 47% 0-0 HOU A. Taveras S. Wall Groundout: C-1B; Sambito to 2B
t6 1 -2- -2% 44% 0-0 HOU E. Cabell S. Wall Walk
t6 1 12- -9% 35% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno S. Wall Single to 3B; Sambito to 3B; Cabell to 2B
t6 1 123 OO 22% 57% 0-0 HOU C. Johnson S. Wall 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 --- O -3% 54% 0-0 LAD S. Yeager J. Sambito Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 LAD S. Wall J. Sambito Groundout: P-1B
b6 2 --- O -2% 50% 0-0 LAD D. Lopes J. Sambito 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 --- O 4% 54% 0-0 HOU A. Howe S. Wall Flyball: RF
t7 1 --- O 3% 56% 0-0 HOU G. Gross S. Wall Strikeout
t7 2 --- O 2% 58% 0-0 HOU A. Javier S. Wall 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 --- O -4% 55% 0-0 LAD R. Auerbach J. Sambito Flyball: LF
b7 1 --- 4% 58% 0-0 LAD B. Buckner J. Sambito Single to SS
b7 1 1-- O -2% 56% 0-0 LAD R. Cey J. Sambito Groundout: P-1B; Buckner to 2B
b7 2 -2- R 22% 79% 0-0 LAD S. Garvey J. Sambito Single to LF; Buckner Scores
b7 2 1-- O -2% 77% 1-0 LAD L. Lacy J. Sambito 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 --- O 5% 82% 0-1 HOU E. Herrmann S. Wall Flyball: RF
Leon Roberts pinch hits for Joe Sambito (P) batting 9th
t8 1 --- O 3% 85% 0-1 HOU L. Roberts S. Wall Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 2 --- O 3% 88% 0-1 HOU A. Taveras S. Wall 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 0 --- O -1% 87% 1-0 LAD G. Burke K. Forsch Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1 --- O -1% 86% 1-0 LAD S. Yeager K. Forsch Groundout: SS-1B
Ed Goodson pinch hits for Stan Wall (P) batting 9th
b8 2 --- O -1% 85% 1-0 LAD E. Goodson K. Forsch 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 --- O 7% 92% 0-1 HOU E. Cabell C. Hough Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1 --- -8% 84% 0-1 HOU C. Cedeno C. Hough Walk
t9 1 1-- -16% 68% 0-1 HOU C. Johnson C. Hough Cedeno Steals 2B; Cedeno to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t9 1 --3 O 20% 88% 0-1 HOU C. Johnson C. Hough Strikeout
Bob Watson pinch hits for Art Howe (2B) batting 5th
t9 2 --3 O 12% 100% 0-1 HOU B. Watson C. Hough Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

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