The Dodgers came back after a rally by the Astros and scored in the ninth inning on singles by Billy Grabarkewitz, Tom Haller and Manny Mota to gain a 4-3 victory. The Dodgers had a 3-0 lead before the Astros tied the game in the eighth on a homer by Cesar Cedeno, single by Johnny Edwards and another homer by Norm Miller. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Sunday, September 6, 1970 (Day game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      0  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   4  9  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  7  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              5   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Alou rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .310
Mota lf               4   0   1   1     1   0   .293      Morgan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Davis cf              4   0   1   0     1   2   .315      Wynn lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Parker 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Sudakis c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .235      Menke ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .311
Sizemore 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .311      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Russell rf            3   1   1   1     1   1   .248      Cedeno cf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .287
Grabarkewitz 3b       2   1   1   0     1   1   .295      Edwards c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .215
Moeller p             3   0   1   1     0   0   .162      Blasingame p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Lampard ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .215
  Haller ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .282        Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Joshua pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .247        Miller ph           1   1   1   2     0   0   .247
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cook p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .235

Totals               34   4   9   3     4   6             Totals               33   3   7   3     0   2

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 15,687
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Astros 3
DP: Dodgers 1, Astros 1
Doubles: Lampard (7)
Home Runs: Cedeno (5), Miller (4)
Stolen Bases: Davis (37)
Caught Stealing: Joshua (1)
GIDP: Moeller (1), Wynn (14)
Hit by Pitch: Grabarkewitz (5,by Blasingame)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moeller                 7     6   2   2   0   0   1  26   3.36
Mikkelsen W(3-2)        1     1   1   1   0   1   1   4   2.66
Brewer SV(22)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.78
Totals                  9     7   3   3   0   2   2  33

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blasingame              6     5   3   3   4   5   0  27   2.54
Culver                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.83
Gladding L(5-3)         0.1   3   1   1   0   0   0   4   4.02
Cook                    0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.61
Totals                  9     9   4   4   4   6   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Blasingame (2)
Wild Pitches: Blasingame (3)

Umpires: HP - Dick Tremblay, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Al Barlick


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

ASTROS 1ST: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Sudakis lined to third; Sizemore singled to second;
Russell walked [Sizemore to second]; Grabarkewitz was hit by a
pitch [Sizemore to third, Russell to second]; Blasingame threw a
wild pitch [Sizemore scored, Russell to third, Grabarkewitz to
second]; Moeller grounded out (second to first) [Russell scored,
Grabarkewitz to third]; Wills struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to center; Menke grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rader made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Mota grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis was
called out on strikes; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards
flied out to center; Blasingame grounded out (pitcher to second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Sudakis struck out; Sizemore flied out to center;
Russell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Alou singled to right; Morgan flied out to left;
Wynn grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Alou out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Grabarkewitz struck out; Moeller singled to left;
Wills grounded out (pitcher to first) [Moeller to second]; Mota
walked; Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

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

DODGERS 6TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Sudakis
singled to pitcher; Sizemore singled to left [Sudakis to
second]; Russell singled to left [Sudakis scored, Sizemore to
third]; Grabarkewitz was walked intentionally [Russell to
second]; Moeller grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Grabarkewitz out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Edwards
grounded out (shortstop to first); LAMPARD BATTED FOR
BLASINGAME; Lampard doubled to left; Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 0.

DODGERS 7TH: CULVER REPLACED LAMPARD (PITCHING); Wills lined to
pitcher; Mota popped to first in foul territory; Davis singled
to right; Davis stole second; Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Morgan singled to shortstop; Wynn made an out to
shortstop; Watson singled to right [Morgan to second]; Menke
flied out to right; Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Sudakis flied out to right; Sizemore lined to
third; Russell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno homered; Edwards singled to right; MILLER
BATTED FOR CULVER; MIKKELSEN REPLACED MOELLER (PITCHING); Miller
homered [Edwards scored]; Alou grounded out (shortstop to
first); Morgan grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Wynn
struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

DODGERS 9TH: GLADDING REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Grabarkewitz
singled to left; HALLER BATTED FOR MIKKELSEN; Haller singled to
center [Grabarkewitz to third]; JOSHUA RAN FOR HALLER; Wills
made an out to shortstop; Mota singled to right [Grabarkewitz
scored, Joshua to third]; COOK REPLACED GLADDING (PITCHING);
Joshua was picked off and caught stealing home (pitcher to
third) [Mota to second]; Davis struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 4, Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: BREWER REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Watson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Menke struck out; Rader flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Astros 3.