Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 99
Doubleheader Nightcap
Played on Thursday, July 25, 1974 (N) at Astrodome

LA  N    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  5  1
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
Lopes 2b                      4   0   2   0       0   0       3   2
Buckner lf                    4   0   1   1       0   0       1   0
Wynn cf                       4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Garvey 1b                     4   1   1   0       0   0      10   0
Cey 3b                        3   0   0   0       1   0       1   4
Crawford rf                   3   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Ferguson c                    2   0   0   1       0   1       8   1
Russell ss                    3   1   1   0       0   1       1   5
Rau p                         2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       29   2   5   2       1   5      27  12

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Russell-Lopes-Garvey.
E: Buckner (6).

BATTING - 
2B: Lopes (13,off Wilson); Garvey (21,off Wilson).
SH: Rau (4,off Wilson).
SF: Ferguson (3,off Wilson).
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Lopes (10,3rd base by Wilson/C. Johnson).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gross rf                      3   0   1   0       1   0       4   0
Metzger ss                    4   0   0   0       0   4       4   0
Cedeno cf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Watson lf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
L. May 1b                     4   0   1   0       0   0       7   1
C. Johnson c                  4   0   1   0       0   2       5   1
Rader 3b                      3   0   2   0       0   0       1   5
Helms 2b                      3   0   1   0       0   0       3   3
Wilson p                      2   0   1   0       0   1       1   1
  Busse ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Forsch p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   0   7   0       1   8      27  11

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. C. Johnson-Rader.
PB: C. Johnson (3).

BATTING - 
GDP: Cedeno (5,off Rau).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Gross (10,2nd base by Rau/Ferguson).

PITCHING
Los Angeles Dodgers          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rau W(9-6)                    9     7   0   0   1   8   0  33


Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wilson L(6-8)                 7     5   2   1   1   5   0  26
Forsch                        2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Totals                        9     5   2   1   1   5   0  32


Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Doug Harvey
Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 43552


Starting Lineups:

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros           
1. Lopes               2b        Gross               rf
2. Buckner             lf        Metzger             ss
3. Wynn                cf        Cedeno              cf
4. Garvey              1b        Watson              lf
5. Cey                 3b        L. May              1b
6. Crawford            rf        C. Johnson          c
7. Ferguson            c         Rader               3b
8. Russell             ss        Helms               2b
9. Rau                 p         Wilson              p

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes doubled to left; Buckner singled to second
[Lopes stayed at second]; Wynn struck out while Lopes was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); Garvey grounded out (second
to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross walked; Gross was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Metzger struck out; Cedeno grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey popped to shortstop; Crawford struck out;
Ferguson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to right; L. May grounded out
(third to first); C. Johnson singled to left; Rader singled to
center [C. Johnson to second]; Helms flied out to center; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell struck out; Rau struck out; Lopes grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 3RD: Wilson singled to left [Wilson to second (error by
Buckner)]; Gross singled to third [Wilson stayed at second];
Metzger was called out on strikes; Cedeno grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynn
popped to first; Garvey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); L. May
singled to left; C. Johnson struck out; Rader popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey flied out to right; Crawford lined to
shortstop; Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson
struck out; Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell singled to right; Rau out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Russell to second]; Lopes singled to
second [Russell to third]; Buckner forced Lopes (second to
shortstop) [Russell scored]; Wynn flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger struck out; Cedeno grounded out (second to
first); Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey doubled to center; C. Johnson allowed a
passed ball [Garvey to third]; Cey walked; Crawford popped to
second; Ferguson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Garvey scored
(unearned)]; Russell forced Cey (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: L. May grounded out (third to first); C. Johnson
struck out; Rader singled to left; Helms singled to left [Rader
to second]; BUSSE BATTED FOR WILSON; Busse popped to shortstop;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

DODGERS 8TH: FORSCH REPLACED BUSSE (PITCHING); Rau grounded out
(third to first); Lopes popped to shortstop; Buckner flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Gross grounded out (third to first); Metzger was
called out on strikes; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Wynn grounded out (third to first); Garvey grounded
out (third to first); Cey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); L. May
grounded out (shortstop to first); C. Johnson lined to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Dodgers          2   5   1    3
 Astros           0   7   0    6


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