Denny Lernaster batted in three runs with a single and his first homer of the year to help himself to victory as the Astros defeated the Dodgers, 6-2. Lemaster was lifted after walking the first two batters in the seventh inning. Jack DiLauro and Fred Gladding finished. Lemaster drove in the Astros' first two runs with a bases-loaded single in the second and then hit for the circuit in the seventh. Andy Kosco homered for the Dodgers. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      30, 1970 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  2  2    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   6 10  0
Dodgers      0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cedeno rf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .167      Grabarkewitz ss       4   0   2   0     0   2   .340
Morgan 2b             3   2   2   0     2   0   .263      Mota lf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .321
Wynn cf               4   1   0   0     1   1   .278      Parker 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Pepitone lf,1b        5   1   3   1     0   0   .264      Kosco rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .245
Menke ss              3   0   1   2     0   1   .319      Sudakis 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .224
Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .303      Lefebvre 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .293
  Geiger lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Torborg c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .215
Rader 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .227        Haller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Edwards c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .171      Russell cf            2   1   1   0     1   0   .163
Lemaster p            3   1   2   3     0   1   .143        Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .271
  DiLauro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moeller p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .235
  Gladding p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
                                                            Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .239

Totals               35   6  10   6     5   6             Totals               33   2   6   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 16,895
Left on Base: Astros 9, Dodgers 7
DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Sudakis
Doubles: Mota (9)
Home Runs: Lemaster (1), Kosco (5)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Menke (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Menke (6)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemaster W(6-10)        6     6   2   2   2   2   1  26   4.59
DiLauro                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.50
Gladding SV(9)          2.2   0   0   0   1   4   0   9   2.75
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   6   1  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moeller L(3-4)          7     8   5   3   4   4   1  33   2.72
Pena                    2     2   1   1   1   2   0   9   1.96
Totals                  9    10   6   4   5   6   1  42

Wild Pitches: Lemaster 2 (9)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Morgan made an
out to second; Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Grabarkewitz struck out; Mota lined to third;
Parker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Pepitone singled to right; Menke was called out on
strikes; Watson struck out; Rader reached on an error by Sudakis
[Pepitone to third, Rader to second]; Edwards was walked
intentionally; Lemaster singled to left [Pepitone scored
(unearned), Rader scored (unearned), Edwards to third]; Cedeno
struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Kosco popped to first in foul territory; Sudakis
flied out to right; Lefebvre flied to left in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Morgan singled to center; Morgan stole second; Wynn
walked; Pepitone singled to right [Morgan scored, Wynn to
third]; Menke hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wynn scored]; Watson
singled to left [Pepitone to second]; Rader lined to right;
Edwards popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Torborg made an out to shortstop; Russell singled
to center; Moeller flied out to left; Grabarkewitz singled to
right [Russell to third]; Mota doubled to center [Russell
scored, Grabarkewitz to third]; Parker lined to right; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Lemaster was called out on strikes; Cedeno walked;
Morgan singled to right [Cedeno to second]; Wynn flied out to
center; Pepitone lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Kosco homered; Sudakis flied out to right; Lefebvre
singled to left; Torborg lined to right; Russell flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Menke flied out to left; Watson flied out to center;
Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Moeller struck out; Grabarkewitz singled to right;
Mota forced Grabarkewitz (pitcher to shortstop); Lemaster threw
a wild pitch [Mota to second]; Parker grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Edwards flied out to center; Lemaster homered;
Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Morgan walked; Morgan was
picked off first (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 5, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Kosco grounded out (shortstop to first); Sudakis
grounded out (pitcher to first); Lefebvre flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Wynn flied out to center; Pepitone flied out to
right; Menke singled to center; Watson grounded out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Torborg walked; Lemaster threw a wild pitch
[Torborg to second]; Russell walked; DAVIS BATTED FOR MOELLER;
DILAURO REPLACED LEMASTER (PITCHING); Davis grounded out (first
unassisted) [Torborg to third, Russell to second]; GLADDING
REPLACED DILAURO (PITCHING); Grabarkewitz was called out on
strikes; Mota grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 8TH: PENA REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Rader singled to
shortstop; Edwards grounded out (second to first) [Rader to
second]; Gladding struck out; Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: GEIGER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); PEPITONE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Parker flied out to center;
Kosco flied out to center; Sudakis walked; Lefebvre was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Morgan walked; Wynn struck out; Pepitone singled to
second [Morgan to third]; Menke out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Morgan scored, Pepitone to second]; Geiger grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Dodgers
2.

DODGERS 9TH: HALLER BATTED FOR TORBORG; Haller grounded out
(second to first); JOSHUA BATTED FOR RUSSELL; Joshua struck out;
CRAWFORD BATTED FOR PENA; Crawford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 6, Dodgers 2.