Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 140
Played on Saturday, September 16, 1972 (N) at Astrodome

LA  N    0  0  4    0  1  0    4  1  0  -  10 19  0
HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Grabarkewitz 2b               4   2   1   1       2   0       2   2
Mota lf                       3   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
  Wills 3b                    3   0   2   2       0   1       0   0
Davis cf                      6   1   4   3       0   1       8   0
Parker 1b                     3   1   1   0       1   0       5   0
  McDermott ph,1b             1   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
Crawford rf                   5   1   2   0       0   2       1   0
Valentine 3b,lf               4   1   3   2       1   1       2   0
Russell ss                    5   1   2   1       0   2       1   4
Yeager c                      5   0   2   0       0   2       6   0
Sutton p                      3   1   0   0       1   0       0   1
Totals                       42  10  19   9       5   9      27   7

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Russell-Grabarkewitz-Parker, Russell-Grabarkewitz-McDermott.

BATTING - 
2B: Parker (14,off Forsch); Russell (18,off Richard); Wills (3,off York).
3B: Valentine (2,off Forsch).
HR: Davis (16,3rd inning off Forsch 2 on 1 out).
SH: Sutton (11,off Forsch).
GDP: Parker 2 (11,off Roberts,off Richard).
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Davis (20,2nd base off Forsch/Edwards).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Metzger ss                    4   0   2   0       0   0       3   3
Wynn rf                       3   0   1   0       1   2       1   0
Cedeno cf                     3   0   0   0       1   0       3   1
May 1b                        4   0   0   0       0   2       8   1
Watson lf                     4   0   2   0       0   0       0   0
Edwards c                     1   0   0   0       1   1       5   0
  Stinson c                   2   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Rader 3b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Helms 2b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       1   4
Forsch p                      1   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
  Roberts p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Stewart ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Richard p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  York p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Miller ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gladding p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   0   7   0       3   6      27  13

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Helms-Metzger-May, Richard-Metzger-May.

BATTING - 
2B: Watson (23,off Sutton); Wynn (27,off Sutton).
GDP: Stewart (1,off Sutton); May (12,off Sutton).
Team LOB: 8.

PITCHING
Los Angeles Dodgers          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Sutton W(16-9)                9     7   0   0   3   6   0  35

WP: Sutton (8).

Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Forsch L(5-6)                 4     7   4   4   2   3   1  21
Roberts                       1     4   1   1   0   0   0   6
Richard                       1.2   3   4   4   3   3   0  10
York                          1.1   4   1   1   0   3   0   7
Gladding                      1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9    19  10  10   5   9   1  48

Forsch faced 1 batter in the 5th inning
WP: Richard (2).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Roberts 1-0; York 2-2.
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Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bob Engel
Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 14245


Starting Lineups:

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros           
1. Grabarkewitz        2b        Metzger             ss
2. Mota                lf        Wynn                rf
3. Davis               cf        Cedeno              cf
4. Parker              1b        May                 1b
5. Crawford            rf        Watson              lf
6. Valentine           3b        Edwards             c
7. Russell             ss        Rader               3b
8. Yeager              c         Helms               2b
9. Sutton              p         Forsch              p

DODGERS 1ST: Grabarkewitz flied out to center; Mota grounded out
(second to first); Davis singled to left; Davis stole second;
Parker walked; Crawford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger lined to center; Wynn was called out on
strikes; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Valentine struck out; Russell struck out; Yeager
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May flied out to center; Watson flied out to center;
Edwards struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Sutton flied out to right; Grabarkewitz walked;
Mota singled to right [Grabarkewitz to third]; Davis homered
[Grabarkewitz scored, Mota scored]; Parker doubled to left;
Crawford grounded out (pitcher to first) [Parker to third];
Valentine tripled to right [Parker scored]; Russell popped to
catcher in foul territory; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Rader struck out; Helms flied out to center; Forsch
singled to right; Metzger popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Astros 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Yeager singled to left; Sutton out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Yeager to second]; Grabarkewitz grounded
out (second to first) [Yeager to third]; Mota lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn walked; Cedeno lined to center; May struck out;
Watson doubled to center [Wynn to third]; Edwards walked; Rader
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Astros 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Davis singled to right; ROBERTS REPLACED FORSCH
(PITCHING); Parker grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Davis out at second]; Crawford singled to
right; Valentine singled to center [Crawford to second]; Russell
singled to left [Crawford scored, Valentine to second]; Yeager
singled to shortstop [Valentine to third, Russell to second];
Sutton grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Dodgers 5, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: WILLS REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING 3B); VALENTINE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Helms singled to left; STEWART BATTED
FOR ROBERTS; Stewart grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Helms out at second]; Metzger singled to
right; Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Dodgers 5, Astros 0.

DODGERS 6TH: RICHARD REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Grabarkewitz
walked; Wills struck out; Davis singled to right [Grabarkewitz
to second]; Parker grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 5, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); May struck
out; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Astros 0.

DODGERS 7TH: STINSON REPLACED EDWARDS (PLAYING C ); Crawford
struck out; Valentine walked; Russell doubled to center
[Valentine to third]; Richard threw a wild pitch [Valentine
scored, Russell to third]; Yeager struck out; Sutton walked;
Grabarkewitz singled to center [Russell scored, Sutton to
second]; YORK REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Wills doubled to
center [Sutton scored, Grabarkewitz scored, Wills out at third
(center to second to third)]; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 9,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Stinson made an out to shortstop; Rader flied out to
right; Helms popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 9, Astros 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Davis struck out; MCDERMOTT BATTED FOR PARKER;
McDermott singled to right; Crawford singled to center
[McDermott to third]; Valentine singled to center [McDermott
scored, Crawford to second]; Russell struck out; Yeager was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 10, Astros
0.

ASTROS 8TH: MCDERMOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MILLER BATTED
FOR YORK; Miller flied out to center; Metzger singled to center;
Wynn doubled to left [Metzger to third]; Cedeno walked; May
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 10,
Astros 0.

DODGERS 9TH: GLADDING REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Sutton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grabarkewitz lined to center;
Wills singled to center; Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 10, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Watson singled to center; Sutton threw a wild pitch
[Watson to second]; Stinson flied out to center; Rader lined to
left; Helms flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
10, Astros 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Dodgers         10  19   0   11
 Astros           0   7   0    8


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