Bob Watson and Joe Pepitone collected three hits apiece and drove in eight runs between them to lead the Astros to a 10-5 victory over the Dodgers. Watson had a single, double and homer, accounting for five runs, while Pepitone picked up three RBIs with a homer and two singles. Bill Sudakis rapped a round-tripper for the Dodgers. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Game Played on Monday, June      29, 1970 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       3  0  2    4  0  0    0  0  1  -  10 13  0
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  2  1    1  0  0  -   5 15  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cedeno rf             5   2   2   0     0   1   .184      Grabarkewitz ss       4   0   2   1     1   0   .338
Morgan 2b             4   2   2   0     1   0   .258      Mota lf               4   1   2   1     1   0   .323
Wynn cf               3   1   1   0     2   0   .282        Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Pepitone lf,1b        5   4   3   3     0   0   .257      Davis cf              5   1   3   0     0   0   .278
Menke ss              4   0   1   1     1   1   .319      Parker 1b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .282
Watson 1b             4   1   3   5     0   1   .306      Lefebvre 2b           5   0   1   1     0   0   .295
  Geiger lf           1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Sudakis 3b            4   2   2   1     1   0   .231
Rader 3b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .227      Haller c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .275
Edwards c             4   0   0   0     1   1   .173      Crawford rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .240
Billingham p          3   0   0   0     0   2   .045      Singer p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Cook p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gabrielson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .105
                                                            Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Joshua ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .276
                                                            Pascual p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Russell ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .146

Totals               39  10  13   9     5   8             Totals               39   5  15   5     3   2

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 15,397
Left on Base: Astros 7, Dodgers 10
DP: Astros 3, Dodgers 1
Errors: Grabarkewitz
Doubles: Watson (8), Crawford (5), Haller (5)
Home Runs: Watson (4), Pepitone (14), Sudakis (8)
Caught Stealing: Menke (2)
GIDP: Lefebvre 2 (3), Mota (7)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(6-1)       5.2  10   4   4   3   1   0  29   3.42
Cook SV(1)              3.1   5   1   1   0   1   1  13   3.18
Totals                  9    15   5   5   3   2   1  42

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(3-3)           2     7   5   5   2   3   0  15   4.04
Norman                  2     4   4   4   1   2   1  10   4.28
Mikkelsen               2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   1.54
Pascual                 2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.70
Lamb                    1     2   1   1   0   1   1   5   3.51
Totals                  9    13  10  10   5   8   2  44

Passed Balls: Haller (3)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno singled to right; Morgan singled to right
[Cedeno to third]; Wynn walked [Morgan to second]; Pepitone
forced Wynn (first to shortstop) [Cedeno scored, Morgan scored
(error by Grabarkewitz) (no RBI), Pepitone to second]; Haller
allowed a passed ball [Pepitone to third]; Menke singled to
center [Pepitone scored]; Watson doubled to left [Menke to
third]; Rader reached on a fielder's choice [Menke out at home
(third to catcher), Watson to third]; Edwards struck out; 3 R, 4
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Grabarkewitz walked; Mota walked [Grabarkewitz to
second]; Davis forced Mota (second to shortstop) [Grabarkewitz
to third]; Parker popped to catcher in foul territory; Lefebvre
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Billingham was called out on strikes; Cedeno struck
out; Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Sudakis walked; Haller singled to right [Sudakis to
third]; Crawford struck out; Singer forced Haller (third to
second) [Sudakis stayed at third]; Grabarkewitz singled to
center [Sudakis scored, Singer to third]; Mota grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Wynn singled to shortstop; Pepitone singled to
center [Wynn to third]; Menke walked [Pepitone to second];
Watson singled to left [Wynn scored, Pepitone scored, Menke to
second]; NORMAN REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Rader struck out
while Menke was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Watson
to second]; Edwards walked; Billingham flied out to center; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Davis singled to right; Parker forced Davis (second
to shortstop); Lefebvre grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to pitcher) [Parker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled to center; Morgan singled to left
[Cedeno to third]; Wynn popped to first in foul territory;
Pepitone singled to right [Cedeno scored, Morgan to second];
Menke was called out on strikes; Watson homered [Morgan scored,
Pepitone scored]; Rader flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 9, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Sudakis lined to shortstop; Haller flied out to
left; Crawford doubled to right; GABRIELSON BATTED FOR NORMAN;
Gabrielson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9,
Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 5TH: MIKKELSEN REPLACED GABRIELSON (PITCHING); Edwards
grounded out (second to first); Billingham struck out; Cedeno
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
9, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Grabarkewitz grounded out (third to first); Mota
singled to left; Davis singled to right [Mota to third]; Parker
grounded out (second to first) [Mota scored, Davis to second];
Lefebvre singled to center [Davis scored]; Sudakis singled to
right [Lefebvre to second]; Haller popped to third in foul
territory; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 9, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Wynn walked;
Pepitone made an out to catcher; Menke grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Crawford grounded out (shortstop to first); JOSHUA
BATTED FOR MIKKELSEN; Joshua singled to pitcher; Grabarkewitz
grounded out (first unassisted) [Joshua to second]; Mota singled
to center [Joshua scored]; COOK REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING);
Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 9, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 7TH: PASCUAL REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Watson was
called out on strikes; Rader flied out to right; Edwards flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 9, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: GEIGER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); PEPITONE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Parker singled to left; Lefebvre
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Parker
out at second]; Sudakis homered; Haller doubled to right;
Crawford struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Dodgers 5.

ASTROS 8TH: Cook grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno flied
out to center; Morgan walked; Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: RUSSELL BATTED FOR PASCUAL; Russell made an out to
second; Grabarkewitz singled to center; Mota grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Grabarkewitz out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 9, Dodgers 5.

ASTROS 9TH: RUSSELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LAMB REPLACED
MOTA (PITCHING); Pepitone homered; Menke grounded out (shortstop
to first); Geiger singled to left; Rader struck out; Edwards
lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 10, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Davis singled to center; Parker lined to center;
Lefebvre flied out to center; Sudakis forced Davis (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 10, Dodgers 5.