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MIL
@CLE
5
3
TOR
@DET
2
6
OAK
@MIN
3
0
TEX
@NYY
1
5
CAL
@SEA
7
4
CIN
@ATL
3
2
NYM
@CHC
1
3
HOU
@LAD
4
7
SDP
@SFG
0
2
PHI
@STL
5
2
Saturday, April 11, 1981 7:08PM
, Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 51,691, Time of Game: 2:56
Astros
4
0-2
 Lost 2 
6th, 2 GB
at Dodgers
7
2-0
 Won 2 
1st
W: Burt Hooton (1-0)
L: Don Sutton (0-1)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  3    4 12  0
Dodgers         0  4  0   0  2  1   0  0  X    7 12  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Terry Puhl RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .333 .778 0.072 0.47 0.085 -0.013 0.4 1 0 2B,SB
Craig Reynolds SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 .444 .889 -0.074 0.75 0.009 -0.083 0.2 2 1
Cesar Cedeno CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .778 0.031 0.58 0.074 -0.043 0.3 4 0
Jose Cruz LF 4 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 -0.003 0.83 0.027 -0.030 -0.5 2 0
Danny Heep 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 -0.040 0.46 0.004 -0.044 -0.8 3 1
   Joe Sambito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Art Howe 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .333 .833 -0.012 0.35 0.013 -0.026 0.1 0 2
Alan Ashby C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.029 0.38 0.006 -0.035 0.1 8 0
Rafael Landestoy 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.028 0.42 0.038 -0.011 0.1 4 1
   Jeffrey Leonard PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 .500 1.500 0.020 0.29 0.020 0.000 1.6 2B
Don Sutton P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.090 1.19 0.000 -0.090 -0.9 0 0 GDP
   Joaquin Andujar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Bergman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.1
   Frank LaCorte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Denny Walling 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.016 0.69 0.000 -0.016 -0.4 0 0
Team Totals 38 4 12 4 1 4 .316 .702 -0.114 0.56 0.276 -0.392 0.2 24 5
2B: J Leonard (1, off B Castillo); T Puhl (1, off B Hooton).
TB: T Puhl 4; J Leonard 2; C Cedeno 2; C Reynolds 2; A Ashby; A Howe; R Landestoy; D Heep.
GIDP: D Sutton (1).
RBI: J Leonard 2 (2); C Reynolds (1); J Cruz (1).
2-out RBI: C Reynolds.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Baserunning
SB: T Puhl (1, 2nd base off B Hooton/M Scioscia).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Davey Lopes 2B 5 0 1 2 0 3 .125 .347 0.125 0.60 0.155 -0.030 0.9 2 4
Ken Landreaux CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .250 .833 -0.026 0.24 0.004 -0.029 0.2 1 0 2B
Dusty Baker LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .222 .667 0.026 0.26 0.045 -0.019 1.4 2 0 3B
Steve Garvey 1B 3 2 3 0 2 0 .714 2.063 0.064 0.33 0.064 0.000 2.1 12 0 2·2B
Ron Cey 3B 5 1 3 1 0 1 .429 1.016 0.163 0.58 0.166 -0.003 1.1 1 0 2B
Pedro Guerrero RF 2 0 1 1 2 0 .667 1.583 0.081 0.81 0.083 -0.002 1.1 3 0 IW
Mike Scioscia C 3 1 0 1 0 2 .000 .000 -0.055 0.90 0.000 -0.055 -1.6 5 0 SF
Bill Russell SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .429 .857 0.042 0.91 0.076 -0.035 -0.6 1 5
Burt Hooton P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.036 0.56 0.000 -0.036 -0.9 0 3 SH
   Bobby Castillo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 7 12 7 5 8 .353 .954 0.384 0.56 0.593 -0.209 3.7 27 12
2B: K Landreaux (2, off J Andujar); S Garvey 2 (2, 1 off J Sambito, 1 off J Andujar); R Cey (1, off D Sutton).
3B: D Baker (1, off D Sutton).
SF: M Scioscia (1, off J Andujar).
SH: B Hooton (1, off D Sutton).
IBB: P Guerrero (1, by D Sutton).
TB: S Garvey 5; D Baker 4; R Cey 4; K Landreaux 2; D Lopes; P Guerrero; B Russell.
RBI: D Lopes 2 (2); B Russell (1); P Guerrero (2); D Baker (1); M Scioscia (1); R Cey (2).
2-out RBI: D Lopes 2.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 6 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Hooton-B Russell-S Garvey.

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Sutton, L (0-1) 4 8 6 6 3 3 0 13.50 23 22 -0.375 0.92 -4.3
Joaquin Andujar 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 4.50 10 2 1 -0.011 0.16 -0.2
Frank LaCorte 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.4
Joe Sambito 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 5 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.4
Team Totals 8 12 7 7 5 8 0 7.88 41 22 2 1 -0.385 0.56 -3.7
D Sutton faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Burt Hooton, W (1-0) 8 10 3 3 1 4 0 3.38 34 53 0.105 0.58 1.4
Bobby Castillo 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 9.00 5 2 2 0.010 0.37 -1.6
Team Totals 9 12 4 4 1 4 0 4.00 39 53 2 2 0.115 0.56 -0.2
B Hooton faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: D Sutton (1; P Guerrero).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Bob Engel.
Time of Game: 2:56.
Attendance: 51,691.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Los Angeles Dodgers
1 Terry Puhl RF 1 Davey Lopes 2B
2 Craig Reynolds SS 2 Ken Landreaux CF
3 Cesar Cedeno CF 3 Dusty Baker LF
4 Jose Cruz LF 4 Steve Garvey 1B
5 Danny Heep 1B 5 Ron Cey 3B
6 Art Howe 3B 6 Pedro Guerrero RF
7 Alan Ashby C 7 Mike Scioscia C
8 Rafael Landestoy 2B 8 Bill Russell SS
9 Don Sutton P 9 Burt Hooton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 2-1 2 -23 RR LAD D. Lopes D. Sutton 16% 83% Single to CF; Scioscia Scores; Russell Scores
b2 0-1 0 1-- LAD R. Cey D. Sutton 11% 58% Single to CF; Garvey to 3B
b2 1-1 1 1-3 R LAD B. Russell D. Sutton 8% 70% Single to CF; Cey Scores; Scioscia to 2B
t5 1-4 0 1-- OO HOU D. Sutton B. Hooton 7% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 1-- HOU C. Cedeno B. Hooton -7% 43% Single to RF; Puhl to 3B

Play By Play

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 T. Puhl B. Hooton -4% 46% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O HOU C. Reynolds B. Hooton 3% 50% Popfly: 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-- HOU C. Cedeno B. Hooton -7% 43% Single to RF; Puhl to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 RO HOU J. Cruz B. Hooton -3% 40% Groundout: P-1B; Puhl Scores; Cedeno to 2B
t1 1-0 2 -2- O HOU D. Heep B. Hooton 3% 43% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O LAD D. Lopes D. Sutton -2% 41% Strikeout
b1 0-1 1 --- O LAD K. Landreaux D. Sutton -1% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- O LAD D. Baker D. Sutton -1% 38% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- O HOU A. Howe B. Hooton 2% 40% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-0 1 --- O HOU A. Ashby B. Hooton 1% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-0 2 --- O HOU R. Landestoy B. Hooton 1% 42% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- LAD S. Garvey D. Sutton 4% 47% Single to LF
b2 0-1 0 1-- LAD R. Cey D. Sutton 11% 58% Single to CF; Garvey to 3B
b2 0-1 0 1-3 R LAD P. Guerrero D. Sutton 7% 65% Single to LF; Garvey Scores; Cey to 2B
b2 1-1 0 12- O LAD M. Scioscia D. Sutton -2% 62% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Cey to 3B
b2 1-1 1 1-3 R LAD B. Russell D. Sutton 8% 70% Single to CF; Cey Scores; Scioscia to 2B
b2 2-1 1 12- O LAD B. Hooton D. Sutton -2% 68% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Scioscia to 3B; Russell to 2B
b2 2-1 2 -23 RR LAD D. Lopes D. Sutton 16% 83% Single to CF; Scioscia Scores; Russell Scores
b2 4-1 2 1-- O LAD K. Landreaux D. Sutton -1% 82% Flyball: LF
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 9-1-2
t3 1-4 0 --- O HOU D. Sutton B. Hooton 2% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-4 1 --- HOU T. Puhl B. Hooton -2% 82% Single to LF
t3 1-4 1 1-- O HOU C. Reynolds B. Hooton 2% 84% Flyball: RF
t3 1-4 2 1-- HOU C. Cedeno B. Hooton -1% 84% Puhl Steals 2B
t3 1-4 2 -2- O HOU C. Cedeno B. Hooton 3% 86% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' Don Sutton facing 3-4-5
b3 4-1 0 --- O LAD D. Baker D. Sutton -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 4-1 1 --- LAD S. Garvey D. Sutton 1% 86% Walk
b3 4-1 1 1-- LAD R. Cey D. Sutton 4% 90% Double to LF; Garvey to 3B
b3 4-1 1 -23 LAD P. Guerrero D. Sutton 0% 90% Intentional Walk
b3 4-1 1 123 O LAD M. Scioscia D. Sutton -3% 87% Strikeout
b3 4-1 2 123 O LAD B. Russell D. Sutton -3% 84% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 4-5-6
t4 1-4 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz B. Hooton 2% 86% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-4 1 --- O HOU D. Heep B. Hooton 1% 87% Flyball: C
t4 1-4 2 --- HOU A. Howe B. Hooton -1% 86% Single to CF
t4 1-4 2 1-- O HOU A. Ashby B. Hooton 2% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
b4 4-1 0 --- O LAD B. Hooton D. Sutton -1% 87% Flyball: LF
b4 4-1 1 --- O LAD D. Lopes D. Sutton -1% 87% Strikeout Looking
b4 4-1 2 --- O LAD K. Landreaux D. Sutton -0% 86% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 8-9-1
t5 1-4 0 --- HOU R. Landestoy B. Hooton -4% 83% Single to LF
t5 1-4 0 1-- OO HOU D. Sutton B. Hooton 7% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t5 1-4 2 --- HOU T. Puhl B. Hooton -2% 88% Double to LF
t5 1-4 2 -2- O HOU C. Reynolds B. Hooton 3% 90% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' Don Sutton facing 3-4-5
b5 4-1 0 --- LAD D. Baker D. Sutton 4% 94% Triple to CF
b5 4-1 0 --3 LAD S. Garvey D. Sutton 1% 95% Walk
b5 4-1 0 1-3 R LAD R. Cey D. Sutton 2% 96% Single to LF; Baker Scores; Garvey to 2B
Joaquin Andujar replaces Don Sutton pitching and batting 9th
b5 5-1 0 12- LAD P. Guerrero J. Andujar 1% 98% Walk; Garvey to 3B; Cey to 2B
b5 5-1 0 123 RO LAD M. Scioscia J. Andujar -0% 97% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Garvey Scores
b5 6-1 1 12- O LAD B. Russell J. Andujar -0% 97% Flyball: CF
b5 6-1 2 12- O LAD B. Hooton J. Andujar -0% 97% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 6.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 3-4-5
t6 1-6 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno B. Hooton 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-6 1 --- O HOU J. Cruz B. Hooton 0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 1-6 2 --- HOU D. Heep B. Hooton -0% 97% Single to RF
t6 1-6 2 1-- O HOU A. Howe B. Hooton 1% 98% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Astros' Joaquin Andujar facing 1-2-3
b6 6-1 0 --- O LAD D. Lopes J. Andujar -0% 98% Lineout: 2B
b6 6-1 1 --- LAD K. Landreaux J. Andujar 0% 98% Double to RF
b6 6-1 1 -2- R LAD D. Baker J. Andujar 1% 99% Single to CF; Landreaux Scores; Baker to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b6 7-1 1 -2- LAD S. Garvey J. Andujar 0% 99% Double to RF; Baker to 3B
b6 7-1 1 -23 O LAD R. Cey J. Andujar -0% 99% Strikeout
b6 7-1 2 -23 O LAD P. Guerrero J. Andujar -0% 99% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 7.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 7-8-9
t7 1-7 0 --- O HOU A. Ashby B. Hooton 0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 1-7 1 --- O HOU R. Landestoy B. Hooton 0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
Dave Bergman pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar (P) batting 9th
t7 1-7 2 --- O HOU D. Bergman B. Hooton 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Astros' Frank LaCorte facing 7-8-9
Frank LaCorte replaces Dave Bergman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 7-1 0 --- O LAD M. Scioscia F. LaCorte -0% 100% Strikeout
b7 7-1 1 --- O LAD B. Russell F. LaCorte -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 7-1 2 --- O LAD B. Hooton F. LaCorte -0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 7.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 1-2-3
t8 1-7 0 --- O HOU T. Puhl B. Hooton 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1-7 1 --- HOU C. Reynolds B. Hooton -0% 99% Single to RF
t8 1-7 1 1-- HOU C. Cedeno B. Hooton -1% 99% Single to RF; Reynolds to 2B
t8 1-7 1 12- O HOU J. Cruz B. Hooton 1% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Reynolds to 3B
t8 1-7 2 1-3 O HOU D. Heep B. Hooton 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 1-2-3
Joe Sambito replaces Danny Heep (1B) pitching and batting 5th
Denny Walling replaces Frank LaCorte (P) playing 1B batting 9th
b8 7-1 0 --- O LAD D. Lopes J. Sambito -0% 100% Strikeout
b8 7-1 1 --- LAD K. Landreaux J. Sambito 0% 100% Walk
b8 7-1 1 1-- O LAD D. Baker J. Sambito -0% 100% Flyball: 2B
b8 7-1 2 1-- LAD S. Garvey J. Sambito 0% 100% Double to RF; Landreaux to 3B
b8 7-1 2 -23 O LAD R. Cey J. Sambito -0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 7.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 6-7-8
t9 1-7 0 --- HOU A. Howe B. Hooton -0% 100% Walk
t9 1-7 0 1-- HOU A. Ashby B. Hooton -1% 99% Single to RF; Howe to 2B
Bobby Castillo replaces Burt Hooton pitching and batting 9th
Jeffrey Leonard pinch hits for Rafael Landestoy (2B) batting 8th
t9 1-7 0 12- RR HOU J. Leonard B. Castillo -2% 97% Double to LF; Howe Scores; Ashby Scores
t9 3-7 0 -2- O HOU D. Walling B. Castillo 2% 99% Flyball: RF
t9 3-7 1 -2- O HOU T. Puhl B. Castillo 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Leonard to 3B
t9 3-7 2 --3 R HOU C. Reynolds B. Castillo -1% 99% Single to RF; Leonard Scores
t9 4-7 2 1-- O HOU C. Cedeno B. Castillo 1% 100% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 7.

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