April 12, 1981 Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 4
@BAL 2 BOS 5
CHW 4 MIL 6
@CLE 1 TOR 6
@DET 2 OAK 1
@MIN 0 TEX 6
@NYY 4 CAL 8
@SEA 6 ATL 3
CIN 2 NYM 2
@CHC 1 LAD 3
HOU 2 PIT 3
MON 2 SFG 7
SDP 6
(14) STL 7
PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 50,734

Sunday, April 12, 1981, 1:08PM
Time of Game: 2:16

Astros

0-3

Lost 3

6th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  0    2  6  1
Dodgers         0  1  2   0  0  0   0  0  X    3  8  1

W: R Sutcliffe (1-0), L: V Ruhle (0-1), S: S Howe (1)

Dodgers

3-0

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Leonard RF                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .200  .567    0    0   0   SF
C Reynolds SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .417  .834    0    1   0   
  G Woods PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  F LaCorte P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C Cedeno CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .770    0    1   0   2B,GDP
J Cruz LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    3   0   
D Heep 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250    0    7   0   
A Howe 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .586    0    1   4   
A Ashby C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    0   10   1   
R Landestoy 2B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    1   3   
  T Puhl PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .900    0    0   0   
  D Thon PR-SS                0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
V Ruhle P                     1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  D Bergman PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .500 2.500    0    0   0   HR
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Walling PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.500    0    0   0   2B
  D Roberts 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   2   6   2    0   5                    24   8

BATTING

2B: D Walling (1, off R Sutcliffe); C Cedeno (2, off R Sutcliffe).

HR: D Bergman (1, off R Sutcliffe; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: J Leonard (1, off S Howe).

TB: D Bergman 4; D Walling 2; C Cedeno 2; T Puhl; V Ruhle; C Reynolds.

GIDP: C Cedeno (1).

RBI: J Leonard (3); D Bergman (1).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: D Smith (1).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .167  .398    0    4   4   
K Landreaux CF                4   1   2   2    0   1  .333 1.218    0    2   0   HR,2B
D Baker LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .462    0    1   0   
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .455 1.356    0   11   1   
R Cey 3B                      4   1   1   0    0   1  .364  .840    0    0   5   
P Guerrero RF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .400 1.000    0    2   0   CS
M Scioscia C                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .111  .211    0    5   0   
B Russell SS                  3   0   3   1    0   0  .600 1.300    0    1   2   2B
R Sutcliffe P                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   2   
  S Howe P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   3   8   3    0   8                    27  14

BATTING

2B: K Landreaux (3, off V Ruhle); B Russell (1, off V Ruhle).

HR: K Landreaux (1, off V Ruhle; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: K Landreaux 6; B Russell 4; D Lopes; R Cey; M Scioscia.

RBI: K Landreaux 2 (2); B Russell (2).

2-out RBI: B Russell.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Cey-D Lopes-S Garvey.

E: D Lopes (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: P Guerrero (1, 2nd base by D Smith/A Ashby).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Ruhle, L (0-1)               5     7   3   3    0   4   1   5.40   23     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 7     45    -     0.72  -0.16
D Smith                        2     1   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.46   0.04
F LaCorte                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.02
Totals                         8     8   3   3    0   8   1          33     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 1· 8           -

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, W (1-0)           7.1   6   2   2    0   2   1   2.45   27     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 1· 6     60    -     0.94   0.11
S Howe, S (1)                  1.2   0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-1    2.53   0.29
Totals                         9     6   2   2    0   5   1          32     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 1· 6          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale.

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 50,734.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. J Leonard            RF    1. D Lopes              2B 
2. C Reynolds           SS    2. K Landreaux          CF 
3. C Cedeno             CF    3. D Baker              LF 
4. J Cruz               LF    4. S Garvey             1B 
5. D Heep               1B    5. R Cey                3B 
6. A Howe               3B    6. P Guerrero           RF 
7. A Ashby              C     7. M Scioscia           C  
8. R Landestoy          2B    8. B Russell            SS 
9. V Ruhle              P     9. R Sutcliffe          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  0-1  1--      15%  86% K Landreaux     V Ruhle         Home Run; Lopes Scores
   t 8   1  3-1  1--     -14%  73% D Walling       R Sutcliffe     Double to CF; Thon to 3B
   b 2   2  0-0  1-3      11%  66% B Russell       V Ruhle         Single to CF; Cey Scores; Scioscia to 2B
   t 6   0  3-0  ---      -8%  81% D Bergman       R Sutcliffe     Home Run
   t 8   2  3-2  -2-       8%  88% G Woods         S Howe          Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Leonard       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  C Reynolds      Flyball: 2B
          ---      51%  C Cedeno        Double to LF
   O      -2-      54%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  D Lopes         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  K Landreaux     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  D Baker         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  D Heep          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  A Howe          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  A Ashby         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  S Garvey        Strikeout
          ---      55%  R Cey           Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  P Guerrero      Strikeout
          1--      55%  M Scioscia      Single to LF; Cey to 3B
   R      1-3      66%  B Russell       Single to CF; Cey Scores; Scioscia to 2B
   O      12-      63%  R Sutcliffe     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Sutcliffe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      65%  R Landestoy     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      62%  V Ruhle         Single to LF
   O      1--      64%  J Leonard       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Leonard to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-      68%  C Reynolds      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
          ---      71%  D Lopes         Single to LF
   RR     1--      86%  K Landreaux     Home Run; Lopes Scores
   O      ---      85%  D Baker         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  S Garvey        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  R Cey           Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Sutcliffe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      86%  C Cedeno        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      87%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      88%  D Heep          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Vern Ruhle facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      87%  P Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      87%  M Scioscia      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      88%  B Russell       Double to LF
   O      -2-      86%  R Sutcliffe     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Sutcliffe facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      88%  A Howe          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      90%  A Ashby         Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  R Landestoy     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      90%  D Lopes         Flyball: LF
          ---      91%  K Landreaux     Double to CF
          -2-      92%  D Baker         Fielder's Choice ; Baker to 1B
   O      12-      90%  S Garvey        Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      89%  R Cey           Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Sutcliffe facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Bergman pinch hits for Vern Ruhle batting 9th
   R      ---      81%  D Bergman       Home Run
   O      ---      84%  J Leonard       Flyball: 2B
          ---      80%  C Reynolds      Single to RF
   OO     1--      87%  C Cedeno        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dave Smith facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Smith replaces Dave Bergman pitching and batting 9th
          ---      88%  P Guerrero      Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      86%  M Scioscia      Guerrero Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      85%  " "             Lineout: LF
          ---      85%  B Russell       Single to LF
   O      1--      84%  R Sutcliffe     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      87%  J Cruz          Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  D Heep          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      90%  A Howe          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dave Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      90%  D Lopes         Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  K Landreaux     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      89%  D Baker         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Rick Sutcliffe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  A Ashby         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Terry Puhl pinch hits for Rafael Landestoy batting 8th
          ---      88%  T Puhl          Single to LF
                  Denny Walling pinch hits for Dave Smith batting 9th; Dickie Thon pinch runs for Terry Puhl batting 8th
          1--      73%  D Walling       Double to CF; Thon to 3B
                  Steve Howe replaces Rick Sutcliffe pitching and batting 9th
   RO     -23      80%  J Leonard       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Thon Scores
                  Gary Woods pinch hits for Craig Reynolds batting 2nd
   O      -2-      88%  G Woods         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Frank LaCorte facing 4-5-6
                  Frank LaCorte replaces Gary Woods pitching and batting 2nd; Dave Roberts replaces Denny Walling playing 2B batting 9th; Dickie Thon moves to SS
   O      ---      87%  S Garvey        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      86%  R Cey           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  P Guerrero      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Howe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  J Cruz          Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Heep          Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation