Larry Dierker pitched a four-hitter and the Astros gained their ninth victory in the last 11 games by defeating the Dodgers 7-2. The Astros assured the outcome with three runs in the first inning on a single by Jesus Alou, double by Joe Morgan and homer by Jim Wynn. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 5, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0
Astros       3  0  0    2  0  1    0  1  x  -   7 12  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .268      Alou rf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .311
Russell rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .247      Morgan 2b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .267
Davis cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .316      Wynn lf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .290
Parker 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .326      Watson 1b             4   3   3   0     0   1   .275
Haller c              4   0   0   1     0   1   .280      Menke ss              3   1   1   1     1   0   .314
Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Rader 3b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .249
Crawford lf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .240      Cedeno cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .286
Grabarkewitz 3b       2   0   0   0     1   0   .294      Howard c              2   0   1   0     2   1   .293
Osteen p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Dierker p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Gabrielson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .147
  Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   4   2     3   4             Totals               31   7  12   7     4   3

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 15,053
Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Astros 5
DP: Dodgers 1, Astros 1
Doubles: Morgan (22), Menke (22), Howard (3), Cedeno (11)
Home Runs: Wynn (25)
Sacrifice Hits: Dierker (8)
GIDP: Sizemore (13), Cedeno (7)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen L(14-12)         6    10   6   6   0   3   1  25   3.68
Lamb                    2     2   1   1   4   0   0  11   2.98
Totals                  8    12   7   7   4   3   1  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(13-11)        9     4   2   2   3   4   0  33   3.80
Totals                  9     4   2   2   3   4   0  33

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Dick Tremblay


DODGERS 1ST: Wills popped to third in foul territory; Russell
grounded out (third to first); Davis walked; Parker grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Alou singled to second; Morgan doubled to left [Alou
scored]; Wynn homered [Morgan scored]; Watson struck out; Menke
lined to right; Rader grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

DODGERS 2ND: Haller grounded out (first unassisted); Sizemore
struck out; Crawford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 2ND: Cedeno struck out; Howard struck out; Dierker
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Astros 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Grabarkewitz grounded out (third to first); Osteen
flied out to center; Wills struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

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

DODGERS 4TH: Russell singled to shortstop; Davis singled to
center [Russell to third, Davis to second (on throw to 3b)];
Parker grounded out (second to first) [Russell scored, Davis to
third]; Haller grounded out (first to second) [Davis scored];
Sizemore grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson singled to left; Menke doubled to center
[Watson scored]; Rader singled to center [Menke scored]; Cedeno
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Rader out at second]; Howard doubled to left; Dierker grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Astros 5.

DODGERS 5TH: Crawford walked; Grabarkewitz forced Crawford
(third to second); Osteen flied out to center; Wills singled to
second [Grabarkewitz to second]; Russell flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 5.

ASTROS 5TH: Alou lined to left; Morgan grounded out (first
unassisted); Wynn singled to left [Wynn out at second (left to
second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Davis flied out to center; Parker flied out to
left; Haller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Astros 5.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson singled to left; Menke grounded out (third to
first) [Watson to second]; Rader grounded out (third to first)
[Watson to third]; Cedeno doubled to right [Watson scored,
Cedeno out at third (second to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Astros 6.

DODGERS 7TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Crawford grounded out (second to first); Grabarkewitz walked;
GABRIELSON BATTED FOR OSTEEN; Gabrielson forced Grabarkewitz
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros
6.

ASTROS 7TH: LAMB REPLACED GABRIELSON (PITCHING); Howard walked;
Dierker out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Howard to
second]; Alou walked; Morgan flied out to center; Wynn made an
out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 6.

DODGERS 8TH: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
struck out; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 6.

ASTROS 8TH: Watson singled to third; Menke walked [Watson to
second]; Rader singled to right [Watson scored, Menke to third,
Rader out at second (right to shortstop to first)]; Cedeno
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard was walked
intentionally; Dierker grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 7.

DODGERS 9TH: Parker singled to right; Haller flied out to
center; Sizemore grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Parker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Astros 7.