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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
2
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: Rick Sutcliffe (1-0), L: Vern Ruhle (0-1), S: Steve Howe (1)
Dodgers
3
3-0
Won 3
1st

Batting Stats

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Leonard RF                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .200  .567              0   0   SF
C Reynolds SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .417  .833              1   0   
  G Woods PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   
  F LaCorte P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
C Cedeno CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .769              1   0   2B,GDP
J Cruz LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              3   0   
D Heep 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250              7   0   
A Howe 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .586              1   4   
A Ashby C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286             10   1   
R Landestoy 2B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400              1   3   
  T Puhl PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .900              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   
  D Bergman PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .500 2.500              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   2B
  D Roberts 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       31   2   6   0    0   5                         24   8
Batting Events
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 Events
E: D Smith (1).
Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .167  .397              4   4   
K Landreaux CF                4   1   2   2    0   1  .333 1.218              2   0   HR,2B
D Baker LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .462              1   0   
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .455 1.357             11   1   
R Cey 3B                      4   1   1   0    0   1  .364  .839              0   5   
P Guerrero RF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .400 1.000              2   0   CS
M Scioscia C                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .111  .211              5   0   
B Russell SS                  3   0   3   1    0   0  .600 1.300              1   2   2B
R Sutcliffe P                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              1   2   
  S Howe P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       33   3   8   0    0   8                         27  14
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 1. R Cey-D Lopes-S Garvey.
E: D Lopes (1).
Baserunning Events
CS: P Guerrero (1, 2nd base by D Smith/A Ashby).

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
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· 1· 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   0.03
Totals                         8     8   3   3    0   8   1          33     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 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· 7· 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· 8· 1· 6          2-1 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 50,734.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Houston Astros                            Los Angeles Dodgers                          
1. Jeffrey Leonard              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. Vern Ruhle                    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
b3 0 1-- RR 15% 86% 1-0 LAD K. Landreaux V. Ruhle Home Run; Lopes Scores
t8 1 1-- -14% 74% 1-3 HOU D. Walling R. Sutcliffe Double to CF; Thon to 3B
b2 2 1-3 R 11% 67% 0-0 LAD B. Russell V. Ruhle Single to CF; Cey Scores; Scioscia to 2B
t6 0 --- R -8% 81% 0-3 HOU D. Bergman R. Sutcliffe Home Run
t8 2 -2- O 8% 88% 2-3 HOU G. Woods S. Howe 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 J. Leonard R. Sutcliffe Strikeout
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 HOU C. Reynolds R. Sutcliffe Flyball: 2B
t1 2 --- -2% 51% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno R. Sutcliffe Double to LF
t1 2 -2- O 3% 55% 0-0 HOU J. Cruz R. Sutcliffe Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 LAD D. Lopes V. Ruhle Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 LAD K. Landreaux V. Ruhle Flyball: LF
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 LAD D. Baker V. Ruhle Foul Flyball: C
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 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 HOU D. Heep R. Sutcliffe Flyball: CF
t2 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 HOU A. Howe R. Sutcliffe Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 HOU A. Ashby R. Sutcliffe Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 LAD S. Garvey V. Ruhle Strikeout
b2 1 --- 3% 55% 0-0 LAD R. Cey V. Ruhle Single to CF
b2 1 1-- O -3% 52% 0-0 LAD P. Guerrero V. Ruhle Strikeout
b2 2 1-- 3% 55% 0-0 LAD M. Scioscia V. Ruhle Single to LF; Cey to 3B
b2 2 1-3 R 11% 67% 0-0 LAD B. Russell V. Ruhle Single to CF; Cey Scores; Scioscia to 2B
b2 2 12- O -4% 63% 1-0 LAD R. Sutcliffe V. Ruhle Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Rick Sutcliffe facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 2% 65% 0-1 HOU R. Landestoy R. Sutcliffe Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1 --- -3% 62% 0-1 HOU V. Ruhle R. Sutcliffe Single to LF
t3 1 1-- O 2% 64% 0-1 HOU J. Leonard R. Sutcliffe Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Leonard to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
t3 2 -2- O 4% 68% 0-1 HOU C. Reynolds R. Sutcliffe Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- 3% 71% 1-0 LAD D. Lopes V. Ruhle Single to LF
b3 0 1-- RR 15% 86% 1-0 LAD K. Landreaux V. Ruhle Home Run; Lopes Scores
b3 0 --- O -1% 85% 3-0 LAD D. Baker V. Ruhle Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1 --- O -1% 85% 3-0 LAD S. Garvey V. Ruhle Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2 --- O -0% 84% 3-0 LAD R. Cey V. Ruhle Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Dodgers' Rick Sutcliffe facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 2% 86% 0-3 HOU C. Cedeno R. Sutcliffe Lineout: SS
t4 1 --- O 1% 87% 0-3 HOU J. Cruz R. Sutcliffe Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 2 --- O 1% 88% 0-3 HOU D. Heep R. Sutcliffe Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 6-7-8
b4 0 --- O -1% 87% 3-0 LAD P. Guerrero V. Ruhle Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1 --- O -1% 87% 3-0 LAD M. Scioscia V. Ruhle Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2 --- 1% 88% 3-0 LAD B. Russell V. Ruhle Double to LF
b4 2 -2- O -1% 86% 3-0 LAD R. Sutcliffe V. Ruhle Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Dodgers' Rick Sutcliffe facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- O 2% 88% 0-3 HOU A. Howe R. Sutcliffe Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1 --- O 1% 90% 0-3 HOU A. Ashby R. Sutcliffe Groundout: P-SS-1B
t5 2 --- O 1% 90% 0-3 HOU R. Landestoy R. Sutcliffe Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
b5 0 --- O -1% 90% 3-0 LAD D. Lopes V. Ruhle Flyball: LF
b5 1 --- 1% 91% 3-0 LAD K. Landreaux V. Ruhle Double to CF
b5 1 -2- 0% 92% 3-0 LAD D. Baker V. Ruhle Fielder's Choice ; Baker to 1B
b5 1 12- O -1% 90% 3-0 LAD S. Garvey V. Ruhle Foul Flyball: C
b5 2 12- O -1% 89% 3-0 LAD R. Cey V. Ruhle Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Dodgers' Rick Sutcliffe facing 9-1-2
Dave Bergman pinch hits for Vern Ruhle (P) batting 9th
t6 0 --- R -8% 81% 0-3 HOU D. Bergman R. Sutcliffe Home Run
t6 0 --- O 3% 84% 1-3 HOU J. Leonard R. Sutcliffe Flyball: 2B
t6 1 --- -4% 80% 1-3 HOU C. Reynolds R. Sutcliffe Single to RF
t6 1 1-- OO 6% 87% 1-3 HOU C. Cedeno R. Sutcliffe 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, Astros' Dave Smith facing 6-7-8
Dave Smith replaces Dave Bergman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 0 --- 2% 88% 3-1 LAD P. Guerrero D. Smith Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
b6 0 1-- O -3% 86% 3-1 LAD M. Scioscia D. Smith Guerrero Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b6 1 --- O -1% 85% 3-1 LAD M. Scioscia D. Smith Lineout: LF
b6 2 --- 1% 85% 3-1 LAD B. Russell D. Smith Single to LF
b6 2 1-- O -1% 84% 3-1 LAD R. Sutcliffe D. Smith Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Dodgers' Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
t7 0 --- O 3% 87% 1-3 HOU J. Cruz R. Sutcliffe Strikeout
t7 1 --- O 2% 89% 1-3 HOU D. Heep R. Sutcliffe Flyball: LF
t7 2 --- O 1% 90% 1-3 HOU A. Howe R. Sutcliffe Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros' Dave Smith facing 1-2-3
b7 0 --- O -1% 90% 3-1 LAD D. Lopes D. Smith Strikeout
b7 1 --- O -1% 89% 3-1 LAD K. Landreaux D. Smith Strikeout Looking
b7 2 --- O -0% 89% 3-1 LAD D. Baker D. Smith Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Dodgers' Rick Sutcliffe facing 7-8-9
t8 0 --- O 3% 92% 1-3 HOU A. Ashby R. Sutcliffe Groundout: SS-1B
Terry Puhl pinch hits for Rafael Landestoy (2B) batting 8th
t8 1 --- -4% 88% 1-3 HOU T. Puhl R. Sutcliffe Single to LF
Denny Walling pinch hits for Dave Smith (P) batting 9th; Dickie Thon pinch runs for Terry Puhl (PH) batting 8th
t8 1 1-- -14% 74% 1-3 HOU D. Walling R. Sutcliffe Double to CF; Thon to 3B
Steve Howe replaces Rick Sutcliffe pitching and batting 9th
t8 1 -23 RO 7% 80% 1-3 HOU J. Leonard S. Howe Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Thon Scores
Gary Woods pinch hits for Craig Reynolds (SS) batting 2nd
t8 2 -2- O 8% 88% 2-3 HOU G. Woods S. Howe Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Astros' Frank LaCorte facing 4-5-6
Frank LaCorte replaces Gary Woods (PH) pitching and batting 2nd; Dave Roberts replaces Denny Walling (PH) playing 2B batting 9th; Dickie Thon moves from PR to SS
b8 0 --- O -1% 87% 3-2 LAD S. Garvey F. LaCorte Flyball: 3B
b8 1 --- O -1% 86% 3-2 LAD R. Cey F. LaCorte Flyball: CF
b8 2 --- O -1% 86% 3-2 LAD P. Guerrero F. LaCorte Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Dodgers' Steve Howe facing 3-4-5
t9 0 --- O 7% 92% 2-3 HOU C. Cedeno S. Howe Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1 --- O 5% 97% 2-3 HOU J. Cruz S. Howe Strikeout
t9 2 --- O 3% 100% 2-3 HOU D. Heep S. Howe Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 3.

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