Tuesday April 6, 1971
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Bill Buckner smashed his first major league homer and Claude Osteen pitched a four-hitter as the Dodgers defeated the Astros, 2-0. Buckner's belt followed a single by Willie Davis in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Houston Astros 0

Game Played on Tuesday, April 6, 1971 (Night game) at Astrodome

Dodgers 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wills ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Cedeno rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .429 Mota lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Davis cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .125 Wynn cf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .200 Parker 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Watson lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Sims c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .571 Menke 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Buckner rf 3 1 2 2 0 0 .286 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .125 Garvey 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Edwards c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Russell 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Osteen p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 6 2 0 0 Totals 28 0 4 0 4 1 Time of Game: 1:58 Attendance: 11,883 Left on Base: Dodgers 2, Astros 6 DP: Dodgers 2, Astros 2 Home Runs: Buckner (1) Sacrifice Hits: Wilson (1) GIDP: Garvey (1), Rader (1), Menke (1) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Osteen W(1-0) 9 4 0 0 4 1 0 33 0.00 Totals 9 4 0 0 4 1 0 33 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilson L(0-1) 7 5 2 2 0 0 1 25 2.57 Ray 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00 Totals 9 6 2 2 0 0 1 31 Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Tony Venzon DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (second to first); Mota grounded out (third to first); Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan lined to right; Wynn walked; Watson walked [Wynn to second]; Menke popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 2ND: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Sims singled to right; Buckner singled to shortstop [Sims to second]; Garvey flied out to right; Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader struck out; Edwards grounded out (third to first); Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 3RD: Osteen grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills grounded out (third to first); Mota popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan walked; Wynn popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 4TH: Davis singled to center; Parker flied out to left; Sims grounded out (second to first) [Davis to second]; Buckner homered [Davis scored]; Garvey grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Watson flied out to center; Menke singled to right; Rader grounded into a double play (second to first) [Menke out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (first unassisted); Osteen grounded out (second to first); Wills flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Edwards singled to center; Metzger forced Edwards (first to shortstop); Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to second]; Cedeno singled to third [Metzger to third]; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. DODGERS 6TH: Mota grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis flied out to left; Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Wynn walked; Watson flied out to right; Menke grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. DODGERS 7TH: Sims singled to right; Buckner popped to shortstop; Garvey grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sims out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Rader singled to center; Edwards popped to second; Metzger flied out to center; ALOU BATTED FOR WILSON; Alou popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. DODGERS 8TH: RAY REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); Osteen flied out to right; Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. DODGERS 9TH: Mota singled to right; Davis forced Mota (second to shortstop); Parker lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Davis out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Menke flied to right in foul territory; Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

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