The idle Reds clinched the West division title when the second-place Dodgers lost to the Astros, 10-5. The Astros scored three runs in the first inning on a walk to Cesar Cedeno, a theft of second, a double by Jim Wynn and homer by Denis Menke. The Dodgers picked up one run in their half and went ahead with four in the sixth. Wes Parker hit a two-run single and Bill Sudakis drove in two with a double, but the Astros exploded for six runs in the seventh, featuring a grand-slam homer by Bob Watson. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Game Played on Thursday, September 17, 1970 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       3  0  0    0  0  0    6  1  0  -  10  9  1
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   5  9  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cedeno cf             4   2   2   2     1   0   .310      Wills ss              5   1   1   0     0   1   .269
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   1     1   0   .271      Joshua rf             3   2   2   0     0   0   .264
Wynn lf               3   2   1   1     1   0   .287        Russell ph,rf       2   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Lemaster p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Davis cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .314
Watson 1b             5   1   1   4     0   0   .270      Parker 1b             4   1   2   3     0   0   .322
Menke ss              2   1   2   2     3   0   .306      Haller c              2   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Rader 3b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .244        Sudakis ph          1   0   1   2     0   0   .259
Miller rf             3   1   0   0     2   0   .237        Sizemore pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Edwards c             4   2   3   0     0   0   .217        Torborg c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Forsch p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Lefebvre 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
  Cook p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Buckner lf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .128
  Geronimo ph,lf      1   1   0   0     1   1   .300        Paciorek ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
                                                          Grabarkewitz 3b       3   0   0   0     1   2   .293
                                                          Foster p              2   0   0   0     1   1   .109
                                                            Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Stephenson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garvey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .227

Totals               33  10   9  10     9   5             Totals               36   5   9   5     2   7

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance:  9,033
Left on Base: Astros 6, Dodgers 6
DP: Astros 1, Dodgers 2
Errors: Geronimo
Doubles: Wynn (32), Edwards (15), Cedeno (18), Buckner (1), Sudakis (8)
Home Runs: Menke (12), Watson (8)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (3)
GIDP: Edwards (9), Joshua (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  5     7   5   5   1   4   0  22   5.73
Cook W(4-4)             1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.56
Lemaster SV(2)          3     1   0   0   0   2   0  11   4.67
Totals                  9     9   5   5   2   7   0  38

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Foster L(9-13)          6     4   6   6   6   2   1  27   4.33
Brewer                  1     3   3   3   1   0   1   7   2.93
Stephenson              2     2   1   1   2   3   0   9   9.00
Totals                  9     9  10  10   9   5   2  43

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Augie Donatelli


ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Morgan flied out
to right; Wynn doubled to left [Cedeno scored]; Watson grounded
out (second to first) [Wynn to third]; Menke homered [Wynn
scored]; Rader struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Joshua
singled to right; Davis singled to center [Joshua to third];
Parker forced Davis (first to shortstop) [Joshua scored]; Haller
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Miller walked; Edwards grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Miller out at second]; Forsch
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Lefebvre grounded out (second to first); Buckner
grounded out (first to pitcher); Grabarkewitz struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 1.

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

DODGERS 3RD: Foster walked; Wills struck out; Joshua grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Foster out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke
walked; Rader forced Menke (pitcher to shortstop); Miller
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis popped to catcher in foul territory; Parker
grounded out (third to first); Haller lined to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Edwards singled to left; Forsch out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Edwards to second]; Cedeno grounded out
(third to first); Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Lefebvre flied out to center; Buckner doubled to
right; Grabarkewitz struck out; Foster grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Wynn flied out to left; Watson lined to third; Menke
walked; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Wills singled to center; Joshua singled to center
[Wills to second]; Davis singled to pitcher [Wills to third,
Joshua to second]; Parker singled to right [Wills scored, Joshua
scored, Davis to third]; COOK REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING);
SUDAKIS BATTED FOR HALLER; Sudakis doubled to right [Davis
scored, Parker scored]; SIZEMORE RAN FOR SUDAKIS; Lefebvre
reached on a fielder's choice [Sizemore out at third (pitcher to
third)]; Buckner grounded out (second to first) [Lefebvre to
second]; Grabarkewitz was walked intentionally; Foster was
called out on strikes; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers
5.

ASTROS 7TH: TORBORG REPLACED SIZEMORE (PLAYING C ); Miller
walked; Edwards singled to center [Miller to second]; GERONIMO
BATTED FOR COOK; Geronimo walked [Miller to third, Edwards to
second]; BREWER REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Cedeno singled to
center [Miller scored, Edwards to third, Geronimo to second];
Morgan grounded out (third to first) [Edwards scored, Geronimo
to third, Cedeno to second]; Wynn was walked intentionally;
Watson homered [Geronimo scored, Cedeno scored, Wynn scored];
Menke singled to right; Rader popped to first in foul territory;
Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 9, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LEMASTER
REPLACED WYNN (PITCHING); Wills grounded out (second to first);
RUSSELL BATTED FOR JOSHUA; Russell flied out to center; Davis
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 9, Dodgers 5.

ASTROS 8TH: RUSSELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); STEPHENSON
REPLACED BREWER (PITCHING); Edwards doubled to center; Geronimo
struck out; Cedeno doubled to left [Edwards scored]; Morgan
walked; Lemaster struck out; Watson popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 10, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Parker singled to left; Torborg struck out;
Lefebvre lined to center; PACIOREK BATTED FOR BUCKNER; Paciorek
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 10, Dodgers 5.

ASTROS 9TH: PACIOREK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Menke walked;
Rader struck out; Miller lined into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Menke out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 10,
Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Grabarkewitz reached on an error by Geronimo
[Grabarkewitz to second]; GARVEY BATTED FOR STEPHENSON; Garvey
lined to third; Wills flied out to right; Russell flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 10, Dodgers 5.