October 2, 1981 Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 9
@BAL 0 MIN 3
@CHW 2 CLE 11
BOS 4 KCR 3
OAK 0 MIL 8
DET 2 SEA 8
TOR 3 TEX 8
CAL 6
(10) ATL 11
@CIN 5 LAD 6
HOU 1 MON 3
@NYM 0 PHI 9
CHC 7 PIT 8
STL 7

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 46,108

Friday, October 2, 1981
Time of Game: 2:30

Astros

60-48

Lost 1

3rd, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  4  0
Dodgers         0  1  0   1  0  1   3  0  X    6 13  1

W: J Reuss (10-4), L: D Sutton (11-9)

Dodgers

62-46

Won 1

2nd, 4 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Thon SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .649    0    2   2   
P Garner 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .642    0    2   6   
T Scott CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .665    0    1   1   
J Cruz LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .266  .745    0    1   0   
C Cedeno 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .271  .704    0    7   3   HR
A Howe 3B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .298  .774    0    3   1   
L Pujols C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .239  .605    0    5   1   GDP
T Puhl RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .669    0    1   0   
  J Sambito P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
D Sutton P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .137  .365    0    1   0   HBP
  M Ivie PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .619         0   0   
  B Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Pittman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .665    0    0   0   
  F LaCorte P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   1   
  G Woods RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .537    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   1   4   1    1   3                    24  15

BATTING

HR: C Cedeno (5, off J Reuss; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: D Sutton (1, by J Reuss).

TB: C Cedeno 4; J Cruz; L Pujols; D Thon.

GIDP: L Pujols (4).

RBI: C Cedeno (34).

2-out RBI: C Cedeno.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Thon-P Garner-C Cedeno.

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      4   1   2   0    1   1  .281  .662    0    3   4   CS
K Landreaux CF                5   1   1   0    0   0  .245  .646    0    5   0   
D Baker LF                    4   3   3   1    0   1  .319  .807    0    2   0   2B
S Garvey 1B                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .282  .732    0   14   0   
R Monday RF                   2   0   1   1    2   0  .313 1.027    0    0   0   2B,IW
  D Thomas RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .658         0   0   
P Guerrero 3B                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .294  .822    0    0   5   2B,GDP
M Scioscia C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .691    0    3   0   
  M Marshall PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .591    0    0   0   
  S Yeager C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .595         0   0   
B Russell SS                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .230  .564    0    0   5   IW
J Reuss P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .196  .392    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       33   6  13   4    4   5                    27  15

BATTING

2B: R Monday (1, off D Sutton); D Baker (17, off F LaCorte); P Guerrero (17, off F LaCorte).

SH: J Reuss (7, off B Smith).

IBB: R Monday (3, by F LaCorte); B Russell (3, by F LaCorte).

TB: D Baker 4; S Garvey 3; P Guerrero 2; S Sax 2; B Russell 2; R Monday 2; K Landreaux.

GIDP: P Guerrero (12).

RBI: P Guerrero (45); R Monday (25); D Baker (47); S Garvey (63).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Guerrero-S Sax-S Garvey.

E: P Guerrero (11).

BASERUNNING

CS: S Sax (7, 2nd base by B Smith/L Pujols).

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
D Sutton, L (11-9)             2     2   1   1    0   2   0   2.61    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2     50    -     0.75  -0.04
B Smith                        2     4   1   1    1   0   0   3.20    9     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 4          0-0    1.25  -0.04
F LaCorte                      2     7   4   4    2   2   0   3.64   15     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 7          0-0    0.59  -0.07
J Sambito                      2     0   0   0    1   1   0   1.87    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8    13   6   6    4   5   0          38     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 0·13          1-0

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
J Reuss, W (10-4)              9     4   1   1    1   3   1   2.30   33     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 2· 4     77    -     0.99   0.36
Totals                         9     4   1   1    1   3   1          33     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 2· 4           -

F LaCorte faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: F LaCorte (6).

IBB: F LaCorte 2 (3; R Monday, B Russell).

HBP: J Reuss (4; D Sutton).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 46,108.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. D Thon               SS    1. S Sax                2B 
2. P Garner             2B    2. K Landreaux          CF 
3. T Scott              CF    3. D Baker              LF 
4. J Cruz               LF    4. S Garvey             1B 
5. C Cedeno             1B    5. R Monday             RF 
6. A Howe               3B    6. P Guerrero           3B 
7. L Pujols             C     7. M Scioscia           C  
8. T Puhl               RF    8. B Russell            SS 
9. D Sutton             P     9. J Reuss              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  2-0  ---      -8%  70% A Howe          J Reuss         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Howe to 2B
   b 3   1  0-1  1-3      -7%  68% K Landreaux     B Smith         Sax Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   t 7   0  3-0  1--       7%  95% L Pujols        J Reuss         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 6   1  0-2  12-       7%  95% P Guerrero      F LaCorte       Double to LF; Baker Scores; Monday to 3B
   t 5   1  2-0  --3       7%  79% T Puhl          J Reuss         Groundout: 3B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Thon          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  P Garner        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  T Scott         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  S Sax           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  K Landreaux     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      50%  D Baker         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  A Howe          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  S Garvey        Single to 3B
   RO     1--      65%  R Monday        Double to RF; Garvey Scores; Monday out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
   O      ---      64%  P Guerrero      Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  M Scioscia      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jerry Reuss facing 7-8-9
          ---      58%  L Pujols        Single to RF
   O      1--      62%  T Puhl          Flyball: CF
          1--      58%  D Sutton        Hit By Pitch; Pujols to 2B
                  Mike Ivie pinch runs for Don Sutton batting 9th
   O      12-      63%  D Thon          Flyball: CF
   O      12-      68%  P Garner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Billy Smith facing 8-9-1
                  Billy Smith replaces Mike Ivie pitching and batting 9th
          ---      71%  B Russell       Single to SS
   O      1--      70%  J Reuss         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Russell to 2B
          -2-      75%  S Sax           Single to RF; Russell to 3B
   O      1-3      68%  K Landreaux     Sax Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      --3      64%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jerry Reuss facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      67%  T Scott         Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  J Cruz          Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  C Cedeno        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Billy Smith facing 3-4-5
          ---      73%  D Baker         Single to 3B
          1--      78%  S Garvey        Single to LF; Baker to 2B
          12-      84%  R Monday        Walk; Baker to 3B; Garvey to 2B
   ROO    123      80%  P Guerrero      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Baker Scores; Garvey to 3B
   O      --3      78%  M Scioscia      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Jerry Reuss facing 6-7-8
          ---      70%  A Howe          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Howe to 2B
   O      -2-      73%  L Pujols        Groundout: 2B-1B; Howe to 3B
   O      --3      79%  T Puhl          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Joe Pittman pinch hits for Billy Smith batting 9th
   O      --3      83%  J Pittman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Frank LaCorte facing 8-9-1
                  Frank LaCorte replaces Joe Pittman pitching and batting 9th
          ---      85%  B Russell       Single to RF
   O      1--      84%  J Reuss         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      82%  S Sax           Strikeout
   O      1--      81%  K Landreaux     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
          ---      75%  D Thon          Single to CF
   O      1--      80%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      83%  T Scott         Groundout: P-1B; Garner to 2B
          -2-      80%  J Cruz          Single to SS; Garner to 3B
   O      1-3      87%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Frank LaCorte facing 3-4-5
          ---      90%  D Baker         Double to LF
   O      -2-      88%  S Garvey        Flyball: 3B
          -2-      88%  R Monday        Intentional Walk
   R      12-      95%  P Guerrero      Double to LF; Baker Scores; Monday to 3B
   O      -23      93%  M Scioscia      Foul Flyball: 3B
          -23      93%  B Russell       Intentional Walk
   O      123      92%  J Reuss         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Jerry Reuss facing 6-7-8
          ---      88%  A Howe          Walk
   OO     1--      95%  L Pujols        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      95%  T Puhl          Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank LaCorte facing 1-2-3
          ---      96%  S Sax           Single to CF
          1--      97%  K Landreaux     Single to SS; Sax to 2B
   R      12-      99%  D Baker         Single to LF; Sax Scores; Landreaux to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  S Garvey        Wild Pitch; Landreaux Scores; Baker to 2B
   R      -2-     100%  " "             Single to LF; Baker Scores
                  Joe Sambito replaces Terry Puhl pitching and batting 8th; Gary Woods replaces Frank LaCorte playing RF batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  R Monday        Groundout: 2B-1B; Garvey to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  P Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Mike Marshall pinch hits for Mike Scioscia batting 7th
   O      -2-      99%  M Marshall      Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 6.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Jerry Reuss facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Yeager replaces Mike Marshall playing C batting 7th; Derrel Thomas replaces Rick Monday playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  G Woods         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  D Thon          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Joe Sambito facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  B Russell       Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  J Reuss         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---     100%  S Sax           Walk
   O      1--     100%  K Landreaux     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 6.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Jerry Reuss facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  T Scott         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---     100%  C Cedeno        Home Run
   O      ---     100%  A Howe          Lineout: LF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 6.

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