September 29, 1976 Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers Play by Play and Box Score

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MIL 6
@BAL 3 NYY 9
@BOS 6 CAL 3
CHW 0 CLE 3
DET 2 MIN 9
TEX 1 KCR 4
@OAK 0 SFG 9
@ATL 0 LAD 1
HOU 0 MON 7
@NYM 2 CHC 1
@PIT 0 SDP 6
CIN 1 PHI 6
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 11,600

Wednesday, September 29, 1976
Time of Game: 1:52

Astros

78-82

Lost 1

3rd, 22½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  X    1  3  2

W: S Wall (2-2), L: J Sambito (3-2), S: C Hough (18)

Dodgers

91-68

Won 1

2nd, 9 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Taveras SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .417    0    3   4   
E Cabell 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .274  .639    0    0   0   
C Cedeno CF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .296  .809    0    3   0   SB,CS
C Johnson 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .222  .750    0   10   0   GDP
A Howe 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .160  .523    0    1   3   
  B Watson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .836    0    0   0   
G Gross RF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .710    0    2   0   
A Javier LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .432    0    2   0   GDP
E Herrmann C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .199  .554    0    3   0   
J Sambito P                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .639    0    0   4   
  L Roberts PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .796    0    0   0   
  K Forsch P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .258         0   0   
Totals                       28   0   3   0    4   7                    24  11

BATTING

TB: A Howe; G Gross; C Cedeno.

GIDP: A Javier (1); C Johnson (9).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Howe-A Taveras-C Johnson.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Cedeno (55, 2nd base off C Hough/S Yeager).

CS: C Cedeno (15, 2nd base by R Sutcliffe/S Yeager).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .664    0    3   4   
B Russell SS                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .648    0    0   0   
  R Auerbach SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .269    0    0   2   
B Buckner LF                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .303  .722    0    2   0   
R Cey 3B                      2   0   0   0    1   0  .278  .851    0    1   1   
S Garvey 1B                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .320  .818    0    9   0   GDP
L Lacy RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .656    0    5   0   
G Burke CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .699    0    1   0   
S Yeager C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .638    0    6   3   
R Sutcliffe P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Wall P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  E Goodson PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .623    0    0   0   
  C Hough P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .667         0   0   
Totals                       26   1   3   1    1   3                    27  10

BATTING

TB: S Garvey; B Russell; B Buckner.

GIDP: S Garvey (20).

RBI: S Garvey (80).

2-out RBI: S Garvey.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Cey-D Lopes-S Garvey; R Auerbach-D Lopes-S Garvey.

E: S Yeager (9); B Russell (28).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Sambito, L (3-2)             7     3   1   1    1   2   0   3.54   24     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 1· 3     68    -     1.02   0.15
K Forsch                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.15    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     3   1   1    1   3   0          27     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 1· 3           -

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Sutcliffe                    5     2   0   0    1   3   0   0.00   17     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 0· 2     65    -     0.90   0.26
S Wall, W (2-2)                3     1   0   0    2   2   0   3.67   11     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 1          0-0    1.80   0.26
C Hough, S (18)                1     0   0   0    1   2   0   2.26    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.62   0.15
Totals                         9     3   0   0    4   7   0          32     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Paul Runge.

Time of Game: 1:52.

Attendance: 11,600.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. A Taveras            SS    1. D Lopes              2B 
2. E Cabell             3B    2. B Russell            SS 
3. C Cedeno             CF    3. B Buckner            LF 
4. C Johnson            1B    4. R Cey                3B 
5. A Howe               2B    5. S Garvey             1B 
6. G Gross              RF    6. L Lacy               RF 
7. A Javier             LF    7. G Burke              CF 
8. E Herrmann           C     8. S Yeager             C  
9. J Sambito            P     9. R Sutcliffe          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  0-0  -2-      22%  78% S Garvey        J Sambito       Single to LF; Buckner Scores
   t 6   1  0-0  123      22%  57% C Johnson       S Wall          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 9   1  1-0  --3      20%  88% C Johnson       C Hough         Strikeout
   t 9   1  1-0  1--     -16%  68% C Johnson       C Hough         Cedeno Steals 2B; Cedeno to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   t 9   2  1-0  --3      12% 100% B Watson        C Hough         Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  A Taveras       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  E Cabell        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Sambito facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  D Lopes         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  B Russell       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Buckner       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  C Johnson       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      50%  A Howe          Single to 3B
   O      1--      53%  G Gross         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      55%  A Javier        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Sambito facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  R Cey           Walk
   OO     1--      51%  S Garvey        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  L Lacy          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  E Herrmann      Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  J Sambito       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      55%  A Taveras       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Sambito facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  G Burke         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  S Yeager        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  R Sutcliffe     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  E Cabell        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  C Cedeno        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cedeno to 1B
   O      1--      54%  C Johnson       Cedeno Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      53%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      56%  A Howe          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Sambito facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D Lopes         Lineout: SS
          ---      56%  B Russell       Single to RF
   O      1--      53%  B Buckner       Popfly: SS
   O      1--      50%  R Cey           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 6-7-8
                  Rick Auerbach replaces Bill Russell playing SS batting 2nd
          ---      45%  G Gross         Single to SS
   OO     1--      55%  A Javier        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      56%  E Herrmann      Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Sambito facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  S Garvey        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  L Lacy          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  G Burke         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Wall facing 9-1-2
                  Stan Wall replaces Rick Sutcliffe pitching and batting 9th
          ---      45%  J Sambito       Walk
   O      1--      47%  A Taveras       Groundout: C-1B; Sambito to 2B
          -2-      44%  E Cabell        Walk
          12-      35%  C Cedeno        Single to 3B; Sambito to 3B; Cabell to 2B
   OO     123      57%  C Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Sambito facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      54%  S Yeager        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      52%  S Wall          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Lopes         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Wall facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      54%  A Howe          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  G Gross         Strikeout
   O      ---      58%  A Javier        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Sambito facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      55%  R Auerbach      Flyball: LF
          ---      59%  B Buckner       Single to SS
   O      1--      56%  R Cey           Groundout: P-1B; Buckner to 2B
   R      -2-      78%  S Garvey        Single to LF; Buckner Scores
   O      1--      77%  L Lacy          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Stan Wall facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      82%  E Herrmann      Flyball: RF
                  Leon Roberts pinch hits for Joe Sambito batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  L Roberts       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      88%  A Taveras       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ken Forsch facing 7-8-9
                  Ken Forsch replaces Leon Roberts pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  G Burke         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  S Yeager        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Ed Goodson pinch hits for Stan Wall batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  E Goodson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Hough facing 2-3-4
                  Charlie Hough replaces Ed Goodson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      84%  C Cedeno        Walk
          1--      68%  C Johnson       Cedeno Steals 2B; Cedeno to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      88%  " "             Strikeout
                  Bob Watson pinch hits for Art Howe batting 5th
   O      --3     100%  B Watson        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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