Houston Astros 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Regular Season Game 161
Played on Wednesday, September 29, 1971 (N) at Dodger Stadium
HOU N 4 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 - 11 17 0 LA N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 10 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 6 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 Morgan 2b 5 2 3 1 1 0 3 3 Cedeno cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 Watson 1b 4 3 3 3 0 1 4 0 Martinez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Wynn rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 Alou lf 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 Menke 3b,1b 3 1 1 1 2 0 5 2 Howard c 5 0 2 3 0 1 2 0 Forsch p 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 Totals 43 11 17 11 3 6 27 9 BATTING - 2B: Alou (21,off Downing); Howard (3,off Moeller). 3B: Morgan (11,off Moeller). HR: Watson (9,4th inning off Alexander 1 on 1 out). SF: Cedeno (7,off Moeller). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Morgan (39,2nd base off Downing/Sims).
Los Angeles Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wills ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 Buckner 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 Strahler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Davis cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Allen 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Crawford rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Mota lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Sims c 4 0 2 0 0 1 6 0 Valentine 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 Downing p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alexander p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sudakis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moeller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Haller ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Parker 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 37 0 10 0 0 2 27 10 BATTING - 2B: Buckner (15,off Forsch). Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch W(8-8) 9 10 0 0 0 2 0 37
Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Downing L(20-9) 1.1 6 4 4 2 3 0 12 Alexander 3.2 6 4 4 1 2 1 18 Moeller 2 4 3 3 0 1 0 10 Strahler 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 Totals 9 17 11 11 3 6 1 47 Inherited Runners - Scored: Alexander 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Doug Harvey Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 34802 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Los Angeles Dodgers 1. Metzger ss Wills ss 2. Morgan 2b Buckner 1b 3. Cedeno cf Davis cf 4. Watson 1b Allen 3b 5. Wynn rf Crawford rf 6. Alou lf Mota lf 7. Menke 3b Sims c 8. Howard c Valentine 2b 9. Forsch p Downing p ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out; Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Cedeno struck out; Watson singled to center [Morgan scored]; Wynn singled to center [Watson to third]; Alou doubled to left [Watson scored, Wynn to third]; Menke walked; Howard singled to center [Wynn scored, Alou scored, Menke to second]; Forsch struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Wills singled to center; Buckner lined to left; Davis forced Wills (third to second); Allen flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 2ND: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Morgan singled to center; Cedeno singled to center [Morgan to second]; ALEXANDER REPLACED DOWNING (PITCHING); Watson was called out on strikes; Wynn forced Morgan (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Crawford flied out to left; Mota singled to left; Sims struck out; Valentine flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 3RD: Alou grounded out (second to first); Menke singled to left; Howard struck out; Forsch singled to right [Menke to second]; Metzger forced Forsch (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Alexander flied out to right; Wills grounded out (second to first); Buckner doubled to center; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 4TH: Morgan flied out to center; Cedeno singled to shortstop; Watson homered [Cedeno scored]; Wynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); Crawford popped to shortstop in foul territory; Mota struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 5TH: Menke walked; Howard grounded out (third to first) [Menke to second]; Forsch singled to center [Menke to third, Forsch to second (on throw)]; Metzger grounded out (second to first) [Menke scored, Forsch to third]; Morgan singled to pitcher [Forsch scored]; Cedeno forced Morgan (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 5TH: Sims popped to third in foul territory; Valentine made an out to first; SUDAKIS BATTED FOR ALEXANDER; Sudakis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 6TH: MOELLER REPLACED SUDAKIS (PITCHING); Watson singled to left; Wynn made an out to second; Alou singled to left [Watson to third]; Menke grounded out (shortstop to first) [Watson scored, Alou to second]; Howard doubled to right [Alou scored]; Forsch struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 10, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 6TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 3B); MENKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); Buckner singled to center; Davis singled to second [Buckner to second]; Allen popped to first in foul territory; Crawford forced Davis (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 10, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger flied out to center; Morgan tripled to center; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to left [Morgan scored]; Martinez flied to left in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 11, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 7TH: Mota lined to shortstop; Sims singled to left; Valentine made an out to second; HALLER BATTED FOR MOELLER; Haller singled to center [Sims to second]; Wills singled to center [Sims to third, Haller to second]; Buckner lined to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 11, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 8TH: PARKER REPLACED HALLER (PLAYING 1B); STRAHLER REPLACED BUCKNER (PITCHING); Wynn made an out to second; Alou grounded out (second to first); Menke flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 11, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 8TH: Davis flied out to center; Allen made an out to second; Crawford singled to center; Mota grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 11, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 9TH: Howard flied out to right; Forsch flied out to left; Metzger singled to left; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 11, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 9TH: Sims singled to center; Valentine flied out to center; Parker grounded out (first to pitcher) [Sims to second]; Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 11, Dodgers 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 11 17 0 9 Dodgers 0 10 0 10
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