Scoring on four walks in the eighth inning, the Astros posted what proved to be their deciding run in a 6-5 victory over the Dodgers. The Astros' scoring also included a homer by Joe Pepitone with two men on base in the fourth and a solo swat by Doug Rader in the sixth for his third homer in three games. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Game Played on Wednesday, May       13, 1970 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       1  0  0    3  0  1    0  1  0  -   6  8  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    3  0  0    0  1  1  -   5 12  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morgan 2b             4   1   3   1     1   0   .279      Wills ss              3   1   1   0     1   0   .242
Alou rf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Mota lf               4   1   1   1     1   0   .327
Wynn cf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Davis cf              4   2   2   1     1   1   .248
Davis lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .297      Parker 1b             5   1   2   1     0   1   .311
  Beauchamp lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Grabarkewitz 3b       3   0   2   0     2   1   .387
Menke ss              4   1   1   0     1   1   .355      Sizemore 2b           5   0   1   1     0   0   .255
Rader 3b              3   3   2   1     1   0   .319      Moore rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Pepitone 1b           4   1   1   3     0   0   .256        Crawford ph,rf      1   0   1   1     0   0   .253
Edwards c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .143      Torborg c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Lemaster p            2   0   0   0     1   1   .176        Haller ph,c         1   0   1   0     0   0   .263
  Miller ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .242      Osteen p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .250
  Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moeller p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Lefebvre ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
                                                            Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sudakis ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .212
                                                            Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6   8   6     6   2             Totals               36   5  12   5     5   5

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 11,612
Left on Base: Astros 8, Dodgers 10
DP: Astros 3, Dodgers 0
Errors: Menke
Doubles: Davis (7), Parker (12)
Triples: Mota (4)
Home Runs: Pepitone (6), Rader (8)
Stolen Bases: Davis (6), Wills (11), Mota (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Wills (2)
GIDP: Mota (1), Sizemore 2 (5)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemaster W(3-3)         7     6   3   3   4   4   0  30   3.42
Gladding                1.2   6   2   2   0   1   0  10   5.14
Ray SV(1)               0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.10
Totals                  9    12   5   5   5   5   0  42

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen L(3-4)           6     8   5   5   2   1   2  28   2.49
Moeller                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Pena                    0.2   0   1   1   4   0   0   6   1.00
Norman                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.60
Lamb                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.31
Totals                  9     8   6   6   6   2   2  41

Wild Pitches: Lemaster (3)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Nick Colosi


ASTROS 1ST: Morgan singled to center; Alou lined to right; Wynn
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Morgan to second]; Davis
singled to center [Morgan scored]; Menke singled to right [Davis
to third]; Rader lined to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills walked; Mota grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Wills out at second]; Davis
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Pepitone grounded out (first unassisted); Edwards
grounded out (second to first); Lemaster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker flied out to right; Grabarkewitz struck out;
Sizemore flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Morgan flied out to center; Alou grounded out
(second to first); Wynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Moore lined to shortstop; Torborg flied out to
center; Osteen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Davis grounded out (third to first); Menke walked;
Rader singled to right [Menke to second]; Pepitone homered
[Menke scored, Rader scored]; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to
first); Lemaster flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Wills singled to center; Lemaster threw a wild
pitch [Wills to second]; Mota tripled to right [Wills scored];
Davis singled to right [Mota scored]; Davis stole second; Parker
struck out; Grabarkewitz walked; Sizemore singled to left [Davis
scored, Grabarkewitz to second]; Moore grounded out (first
unassisted) [Grabarkewitz to third, Sizemore to second]; Torborg
grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4,
Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Morgan singled to right; Alou grounded out (second
to first) [Morgan to second]; Wynn flied out to center; Davis
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Osteen singled to right; Wills out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Osteen to second]; Mota reached on a
fielder's choice [Osteen out at third (pitcher to shortstop to
third), Mota to second]; Davis walked; Parker grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Menke flied out to center; Rader homered; Pepitone
flied out to center; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Grabarkewitz singled to left; Sizemore grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Grabarkewitz
out at second]; Moore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Lemaster walked; Morgan singled to center [Lemaster
to second]; MOELLER REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING); Alou flied out
to center; Wynn flied out to center; Davis forced Morgan
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers
3.

DODGERS 7TH: Torborg flied out to left; LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR
MOELLER; Lefebvre grounded out (third to first); Wills reached
on an error by Menke [Wills to second]; Mota walked; Wills stole
third and Mota stole second; Davis lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 8TH: PENA REPLACED LEFEBVRE (PITCHING); Menke flied out
to right; Rader walked; Pepitone grounded out (second to first)
[Rader to second]; Edwards was walked intentionally; MILLER
BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Miller walked [Rader to third, Edwards to
second]; Morgan walked [Rader scored, Edwards to third, Miller
to second]; NORMAN REPLACED PENA (PITCHING); Alou flied out to
left; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 6, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: GLADDING REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); BEAUCHAMP
REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING LF); Parker singled to second;
Grabarkewitz singled to center [Parker to second]; Sizemore
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Parker to third, Grabarkewitz out at second]; CRAWFORD BATTED
FOR MOORE; Crawford singled to center [Parker scored]; HALLER
BATTED FOR TORBORG; Haller singled to right [Crawford to third];
SUDAKIS BATTED FOR NORMAN; Sudakis struck out; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 6, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 9TH: LAMB REPLACED SUDAKIS (PITCHING); HALLER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); CRAWFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Wynn
flied out to center; Beauchamp flied out to center; Menke struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 9TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Mota grounded
out (second to first); Davis doubled to center; Parker doubled
to center [Davis scored]; RAY REPLACED GLADDING (PITCHING);
Grabarkewitz walked; Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 6, Dodgers 5.