Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Regular Season Game 144
Played on Wednesday, September 14, 1983 (N) at Astrodome

LA  N    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
HOU N    0  0  0    1  1  0    2  0  x  -   4  7  0
Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
S. Sax 2b                     4   2   2   0       0   1       2   2
Russell ss                    3   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
Marshall rf                   3   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
Guerrero 3b                   4   0   2   2       0   1       2   1
Landreaux cf                  4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Reynolds lf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       2   1
Brock 1b                      4   0   0   0       0   2       5   0
Fimple c                      3   0   2   0       0   0       8   2
  Monday ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Welch p                       3   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Morales ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   2   8   2       1   6      24   8

FIELDING - 
E: Welch (3).

BATTING - 
2B: Landreaux (23,off Niekro).
HBP: Russell (4,by Niekro).
GDP: Welch (1,off Niekro).
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: S. Sax 2 (47,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols,2nd base off Niekro/Mizerock);
Reynolds (2,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Doran 2b                      4   0   0   0       0   2       3   1
Puhl rf                       4   1   2   0       0   0       2   0
Thon ss                       4   0   1   1       0   0       4   4
Cruz lf                       2   1   0   0       1   1       1   0
Knight 1b                     3   1   1   0       0   1       7   2
Garner 3b                     3   1   2   2       0   0       0   2
Mumphrey cf                   3   0   1   0       0   2       4   0
Pujols c                      1   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
  Walling ph                  0   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
  Mizerock c                  0   0   0   0       1   0       2   1
Niekro p                      3   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
Totals                       27   4   7   4       2   8      27  10

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Knight-Thon-Doran.
PB: Pujols (11).

BATTING - 
2B: Thon (25,off Welch).
HR: Garner (14,7th inning off Welch 1 on 1 out).
SF: Walling (1,off Welch).
Team LOB: 2.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Puhl (10,2nd base by Welch/Fimple); Garner (10,Home by Welch/Fimple).

PITCHING
Los Angeles Dodgers          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Welch L(14-12)                8     7   4   4   2   8   1  30


Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Niekro W(14-12)               9     8   2   2   1   6   0  36

HBP: Niekro (3,Russell).

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dave Pallone
Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 19713


Starting Lineups:

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros           
1. S. Sax              2b        Doran               2b
2. Russell             ss        Puhl                rf
3. Marshall            rf        Thon                ss
4. Guerrero            3b        Cruz                lf
5. Landreaux           cf        Knight              1b
6. Reynolds            lf        Garner              3b
7. Brock               1b        Mumphrey            cf
8. Fimple              c         Pujols              c
9. Welch               p         Niekro              p

DODGERS 1ST: S. Sax singled to center; S. Sax stole second;
Russell struck out; Marshall lined to shortstop; Guerrero
singled to center [S. Sax scored]; Landreaux flied out to right;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Doran grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl
singled to left; Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Thon flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Astros 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Reynolds singled to pitcher; Reynolds stole second;
Brock struck out; Fimple grounded out (second to first)
[Reynolds to third]; Welch grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Knight flied
out to left; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

DODGERS 3RD: S. Sax singled to center; Russell was hit by a
pitch [S. Sax to second]; Marshall flied out to center [S. Sax
to third]; Guerrero singled to left [S. Sax scored, Russell to
second]; Pujols allowed a passed ball [Russell to third,
Guerrero to second]; Landreaux popped to shortstop; Reynolds
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Mumphrey struck out; Pujols flied out to right;
Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Brock flied out to center; Fimple singled to
center; On a bunt Welch grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to second) [Fimple out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Doran struck out; Puhl singled to left; Puhl was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Welch [Puhl to
second]; Thon doubled to left [Puhl scored, Thon out at third
(left to shortstop to third)]; Cruz was called out on strikes; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

DODGERS 5TH: S. Sax struck out; Russell grounded out (third to
first); Marshall walked; Guerrero popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Knight singled to left; Garner singled to right
[Knight to second]; Mumphrey singled to third [Knight to third,
Garner to second]; WALLING BATTED FOR PUJOLS; Walling hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Knight scored, Garner to third]; Garner
was caught stealing home (catcher to third) [Mumphrey to
second]; Niekro struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Astros 2.

DODGERS 6TH: MIZEROCK REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING C ); Landreaux
grounded out (first to pitcher); Reynolds flied out to left;
Brock struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Doran grounded out (second to first); Puhl popped to
second; Thon popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Fimple singled to left; Welch forced Fimple
(shortstop to second) [Welch to first]; S. Sax forced Welch
(third to second) [S. Sax to first]; S. Sax stole second;
Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Cruz walked; Knight struck out; Garner homered [Cruz
scored]; Mumphrey was called out on strikes; Mizerock walked;
Niekro flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Astros 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Marshall flied out to center; Guerrero struck out;
Landreaux doubled to right; Reynolds grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Doran struck out; Puhl flied out to center; Thon
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Astros 4.

DODGERS 9TH: Brock popped to shortstop; MONDAY BATTED FOR
FIMPLE; Monday struck out; MORALES BATTED FOR WELCH; Morales
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Dodgers          2   8   1    7
 Astros           4   7   0    2


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