Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 4 (10 innings)
Regular Season Game 162
Played on Wednesday, October 2, 1974 (N) at Astrodome

LA  N    0  1  0    1  0  1    0  0  1    1  -   5  6  3
HOU N    0  0  0    1  0  2    1  0  0    0  -   4  8  3
Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lacy 2b                       4   1   1   1       0   0       4   5
Auerbach ss                   2   1   0   0       1   1       0   4
  Hough p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cey ph                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Manuel ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Solomon p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Buckner lf                    2   0   0   1       0   1       1   0
  Downing p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  De Jesus ss                 2   1   1   0       0   1       0   0
McMullen 3b                   4   0   0   0       0   2       0   4
  Royster pr,3b               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Paciorek rf,lf,1b             3   0   1   2       0   0       2   0
Yeager c                      3   1   1   1       0   0       5   0
  Pasley c                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Mota ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Alvarez lf                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Joshua cf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Hopkins 1b,c                  4   0   0   0       0   1      15   1
Messersmith p                 2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Hale rf                     2   1   2   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   5   6   5       1   6      30  16

FIELDING - 
E: Auerbach (8), Paciorek (5), Messersmith (9).

BATTING - 
2B: Paciorek (8,off Siebert); Lacy (6,off de los Santos).
HR: Yeager (12,2nd inning off Siebert 0 on 2 out).
SH: Auerbach (1,off Siebert); Lacy (1,off Forsch).
SF: Buckner (2,off Siebert); Paciorek (2,off Forsch).
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Auerbach (4,2nd base off Siebert/M. May); Lacy (2,2nd base off Siebert/Jutze).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Milbourne 2b                  5   0   1   0       0   1       0   6
Metzger ss                    2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Busse 3b                    2   2   1   0       1   1       0   2
Gross rf                      4   1   3   1       1   0       3   0
Cedeno cf                     5   1   1   1       0   0       2   0
M. May c                      2   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
  Jutze c                     1   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
  Edwards ph                  0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
C. Johnson 1b                 3   0   2   2       0   1       7   2
  Gallagher pr,1b             2   0   0   0       0   1       6   0
Rader 3b                      2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Kelleher ss                 1   0   0   0       1   1       1   1
  L. May ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Howard lf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Siebert p                     1   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
  Helms ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Forsch p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Watson ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  de los Santos p             0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  J. Johnson p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   4   8   4       5   9      30  15

FIELDING - 
E: C. Johnson (4), Rader (17), Kelleher (5).

BATTING - 
3B: Gross (8,off Downing).
SH: Siebert (2,off Messersmith).
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Cedeno (17,2nd base by Downing/Yeager).

PITCHING
Los Angeles Dodgers          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Messersmith                   5     2   1   1   1   4   0  19
Downing                       2     5   3   3   3   0   0  13
Hough W(9-4)                  2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6
Solomon SV(1)                 1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5
Totals                       10     8   4   4   5   9   0  43

WP: Solomon 2 (2).
BK: Messersmith (3).

Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Siebert                       6     2   3   2   1   4   1  22
Forsch                        3     2   1   0   0   1   0  12
de los Santos L(1-1)          0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3
J. Johnson                    0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Totals                       10     6   5   3   1   6   1  39

Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Johnson 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Bruce Froemming
Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 7267


Starting Lineups:

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros           
1. Lacy                2b        Milbourne           2b
2. Auerbach            ss        Metzger             ss
3. Buckner             lf        Gross               rf
4. McMullen            3b        Cedeno              cf
5. Paciorek            rf        M. May              c
6. Yeager              c         C. Johnson          1b
7. Joshua              cf        Rader               3b
8. Hopkins             1b        Howard              lf
9. Messersmith         p         Siebert             p

DODGERS 1ST: Lacy popped to first; Auerbach struck out; Buckner
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Milbourne singled to center; Milbourne was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Messersmith [Milbourne to
second]; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Gross grounded
out (second to first); Cedeno lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 2ND: McMullen struck out; Paciorek popped to first in
foul territory; Yeager homered; Joshua grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: M. May grounded out (first unassisted); C. Johnson
struck out; Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Hopkins flied out to left; Messersmith flied out to
right; Lacy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Howard reached on an error by Auerbach; Siebert out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Howard to second];
Milbourne grounded out (second to first) [Howard to third];
Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Auerbach walked; Auerbach stole second; Buckner
flied out to center; McMullen struck out; Paciorek doubled to
right [Auerbach scored]; Yeager reached on an error by Rader
[Paciorek out at home (third to first to catcher)]; 1 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Gross walked; Cedeno forced Gross (shortstop to
second); Messersmith balked [Cedeno to second]; M. May grounded
out (second to first) [Cedeno to third]; C. Johnson singled to
left [Cedeno scored]; Rader grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

DODGERS 5TH: BUSSE REPLACED METZGER (PLAYING 3B); JUTZE REPLACED
M. MAY (PLAYING C ); KELLEHER REPLACED RADER (PLAYING SS);
Joshua grounded out (second to first); Hopkins grounded out
(first to pitcher); Messersmith grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Siebert
struck out; Milbourne struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Astros 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Lacy reached on an error by C. Johnson; Lacy stole
second; Auerbach out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Lacy to third]; Buckner hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lacy
scored (unearned)]; McMullen flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: DOWNING REPLACED BUCKNER (PITCHING); PACIOREK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HALE REPLACED MESSERSMITH
(PLAYING RF); Busse singled to right; Gross singled to left
[Busse to third (error by Paciorek), Gross to second]; Cedeno
singled to third [Busse scored, Gross to third]; Cedeno was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to shortstop to
second); Jutze walked; C. Johnson singled to left [Gross scored,
Jutze to second]; GALLAGHER RAN FOR C. JOHNSON; Kelleher walked
[Jutze to third, Gallagher to second]; Howard forced Jutze
(third to catcher) [Gallagher to third, Kelleher to second];
HELMS BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Helms grounded out (second to first);
2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

DODGERS 7TH: GALLAGHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); FORSCH
REPLACED HELMS (PITCHING); Paciorek grounded out (third to
first); Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); Joshua
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: PASLEY REPLACED YEAGER (PLAYING C ); Milbourne
grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut game for Kevin
Pasley; Busse walked; Gross tripled to right [Busse scored];
Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Jutze grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Hopkins struck out; Hale singled to left; Lacy out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Hale to second];
Auerbach grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Dodgers 3, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); DE JESUS
REPLACED DOWNING (PLAYING SS); Gallagher lined to second;
Kelleher struck out; Howard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 4.

DODGERS 9TH: De Jesus singled to left; McMullen reached on an
error by Kelleher [De Jesus to third, McMullen to second];
ROYSTER RAN FOR MCMULLEN; Paciorek hit a sacrifice fly to right
[De Jesus scored (unearned), Royster to third]; MOTA BATTED FOR
PASLEY; Mota flied out to right; Joshua grounded out (second to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Astros 4.

ASTROS 9TH: ROYSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); ALVAREZ
REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING LF); PACIOREK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); HOPKINS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); WATSON BATTED FOR
FORSCH; Watson struck out (catcher to first); Milbourne popped
to first in foul territory; Busse struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Astros 4.

DODGERS 10TH: DE LOS SANTOS REPLACED WATSON (PITCHING); Hopkins
popped to shortstop; Hale singled to third; Lacy doubled to left
[Hale scored]; CEY BATTED FOR HOUGH; J. JOHNSON REPLACED DE LOS
SANTOS (PITCHING); MANUEL BATTED FOR CEY; Manuel flied out to
left; De Jesus struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Astros 4.

ASTROS 10TH: SOLOMON REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); Gross singled
to left; Solomon threw a wild pitch [Gross to second]; Cedeno
flied out to left; EDWARDS BATTED FOR JUTZE; Edwards walked;
Solomon threw a wild pitch [Gross to third, Edwards to second];
Gallagher struck out; L. MAY BATTED FOR KELLEHER; L. May struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Astros 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Dodgers          5   6   3    4
 Astros           4   8   3    9


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