Houston Astros 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Regular Season Game 31
Played on Sunday, May 21, 1972 (D) at Dodger Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 6 1 LA N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Wynn rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 May 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 8 2 Watson lf 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 Edwards c 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 Helms 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 Reuss p 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 Totals 33 2 6 2 2 4 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. May-Metzger. E: Rader (3). BATTING - 2B: May (4,off Singer). HR: Watson (5,6th inning off Singer 1 on 1 out). GDP: May (3,off Brewer). Team LOB: 6.
Los Angeles Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Valentine 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 Mota lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 Davis cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Robinson rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Parker 1b 2 0 2 0 2 0 12 1 Garvey 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 Wills ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cannizzaro c 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Crawford pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brewer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lefebvre ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Russell ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Singer p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 Dietz ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 29 1 5 1 3 7 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Garvey-Valentine-Parker. E: Garvey (7). BATTING - 2B: Parker (2,off Reuss). HR: Mota (2,6th inning off Reuss 0 on 0 out). SH: Russell 2 (2,off Reuss 2); Wills (2,off Reuss). Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reuss W(3-2) 9 5 1 1 3 7 1 35
Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Singer L(3-4) 7 6 2 2 2 4 1 29 Brewer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Totals 9 6 2 2 2 4 1 35 Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Bob Engel Time of Game: 2:03 Attendance: 33928 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Los Angeles Dodgers 1. Metzger ss Valentine 2b 2. Cedeno cf Mota lf 3. Wynn rf Davis cf 4. May 1b Robinson rf 5. Watson lf Parker 1b 6. Edwards c Garvey 3b 7. Rader 3b Cannizzaro c 8. Helms 2b Russell ss 9. Reuss p Singer p ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; Wynn popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Mota walked; Davis hit into a double play (first to shortstop) [Mota out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 2ND: May struck out; Watson singled to right; Edwards forced Watson (first to shortstop); Rader walked [Edwards to second]; Helms popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Parker walked; Garvey forced Parker (shortstop to second); Cannizzaro grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 3RD: Reuss grounded out (second to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Russell flied out to center; Singer singled to right; Valentine struck out; Mota forced Singer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn singled to left; May singled to left [Wynn to third]; Watson struck out; Edwards popped to shortstop; Rader struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Robinson flied out to center; Parker doubled to right; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 5TH: Helms grounded out (second to first); Reuss struck out; Metzger walked; Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 5TH: Cannizzaro reached on an error by Rader [Cannizzaro to first]; Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cannizzaro to second]; Singer struck out; Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 6TH: Wynn flied out to left; May doubled to left; Watson homered [May scored]; Edwards flied out to right; Rader flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 6TH: Mota homered; Davis struck out; Robinson was called out on strikes; Parker walked; Garvey struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 1. ASTROS 7TH: Helms singled to right; On a bunt Reuss forced Helms (pitcher to shortstop); Metzger lined to third; Cedeno forced Reuss (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 7TH: Cannizzaro singled to right; CRAWFORD RAN FOR CANNIZZARO; Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Crawford to second]; DIETZ BATTED FOR SINGER; Dietz was called out on strikes; Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 1. ASTROS 8TH: DIETZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BREWER REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Wynn reached on an error by Garvey [Wynn to first]; May grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Wynn out at second]; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 8TH: Mota grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis flied out to center; Robinson made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 1. ASTROS 9TH: Edwards flied out to right; Rader popped to first in foul territory; Helms grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 9TH: Parker singled to right; WILLS BATTED FOR GARVEY; Wills out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Parker to second]; LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR BREWER; Lefebvre reached on a fielder's choice [Parker out at third (third unassisted)]; Russell lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 2 6 1 6 Dodgers 1 5 1 7
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