Houston Astros 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Regular Season Game 14
Played on Sunday, April 18, 1971 (N) at Dodger Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 - 8 15 2 LA N 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 - 6 7 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 3 Morgan 2b 4 1 1 4 0 0 2 4 Menke 1b 4 1 2 0 1 0 11 0 Watson lf 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 Rader 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 Alou rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cedeno cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Hiatt c 3 2 3 1 1 0 7 1 Billingham p 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 8 15 8 2 4 27 11 FIELDING - E: Alou 2 (2). BATTING - 2B: Menke (3,off Osteen); Watson (4,off Osteen); Rader (3,off Vance). 3B: Metzger (1,off Vance). HR: Morgan (1,5th inning off Osteen 2 on 1 out). SF: Morgan (2,off Vance). Team LOB: 8.
Los Angeles Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Russell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 Davis cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 Parker 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 9 1 Allen lf 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 Sims c 4 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 Garvey 3b 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 Buckner rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 1 Valentine ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 Lefebvre ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Osteen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Vance p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Haller ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O'Brien p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sudakis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 6 7 5 3 6 27 11 BATTING - 3B: Garvey (1,off Billingham). HR: Parker (1,4th inning off Billingham 1 on 1 out). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - CS: Garvey (1,2nd base by Billingham/Hiatt).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Billingham W(2-0) 8 7 6 5 3 6 1 33 Culver SV(2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 7 6 5 3 6 1 36 Billingham faced 2 batters in the 9th inning WP: Billingham (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Culver 1-1. .
Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Osteen L(2-2) 4.1 9 5 5 0 1 1 22 Vance 2.2 6 3 3 1 2 0 14 O'Brien 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 Totals 9 15 8 8 2 4 1 43 Inherited Runners - Scored: Vance 1-1. . Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Bob Engel Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 19097 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Los Angeles Dodgers 1. Metzger ss Russell 2b 2. Morgan 2b Davis cf 3. Menke 1b Parker 1b 4. Watson lf Allen lf 5. Rader 3b Sims c 6. Alou rf Garvey 3b 7. Cedeno cf Buckner rf 8. Hiatt c Valentine ss 9. Billingham p Osteen p ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied out to left; Menke singled to left; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Russell grounded out (second to first); Davis made an out to second; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Allen struck out; Sims flied out to center; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 3RD: Hiatt singled to left; Billingham forced Hiatt (first to shortstop); Metzger singled to left [Billingham to second]; Morgan flied out to center; Menke popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Buckner struck out; Valentine lined to third; Osteen lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader singled to left; Alou forced Rader (third to second); Cedeno popped to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Russell popped to third in foul territory; Davis singled to center; Parker homered [Davis scored]; Allen walked; Sims popped to catcher in foul territory [Allen to second]; Garvey singled to left [Allen scored]; Garvey was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3. ASTROS 5TH: Hiatt singled to center; Billingham was called out on strikes; Metzger singled to center [Hiatt to second]; Morgan homered [Hiatt scored, Metzger scored]; Menke doubled to left; Watson doubled to right [Menke scored]; VANCE REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING); Rader doubled to left [Watson scored]; Alou grounded out (second to first) [Rader to third]; Cedeno popped to shortstop; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 5TH: Buckner walked; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Buckner to second]; Valentine struck out; Vance struck out; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 3. ASTROS 6TH: Hiatt walked; Billingham struck out; Metzger tripled to left [Hiatt scored]; Morgan hit a sacrifice fly to right [Metzger scored]; Menke flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 6TH: Davis flied out to center; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Allen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Dodgers 3. ASTROS 7TH: Watson singled to right; Rader flied out to right; Alou singled to right [Watson to second]; Cedeno struck out; Hiatt singled to center [Alou to second, Watson scored]; Billingham singled to right [Hiatt to second, Alou out at home (right to catcher)]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 7TH: Sims popped to first in foul territory; Garvey walked; Buckner singled to right [Garvey scored (error by Alou) (unearned), Buckner to third (error by Alou)]; Valentine grounded out (pitcher to first); HALLER BATTED FOR VANCE; Haller grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Dodgers 4. ASTROS 8TH: O'BRIEN REPLACED HALLER (PITCHING); Metzger struck out; Morgan grounded out (second to first); Menke walked; Watson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 8TH: Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis singled to right; Parker forced Davis (shortstop to second); Allen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Dodgers 4. ASTROS 9TH: Rader grounded out (second to first); Alou popped to catcher in foul territory; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 9TH: Sims singled to right; Garvey tripled to right [Sims scored]; CULVER REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Buckner flied out to left; LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR VALENTINE; Lefebvre grounded out (second to first) [Garvey scored]; SUDAKIS BATTED FOR O'BRIEN; Sudakis grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Dodgers 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 8 15 2 8 Dodgers 6 7 0 3
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