A walk to Dick Allen and singles by Steve Garvey and Bill Buckner gave the Dodgers a run in the 10th inning to defeat the Astros, 6-5. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 5
Game Played on Friday, April     16, 1971 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  4  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   5 10  1
Dodgers      2  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  0    1  -   6 11  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .238      Wills ss              5   1   2   0     0   0   .239
  Cedeno rf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Russell 2b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .343
Morgan 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Davis cf              4   2   2   2     0   1   .325
Wynn cf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Parker 1b             4   1   1   1     1   1   .279
Watson lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .262      Allen lf              4   1   1   1     1   0   .139
  Geronimo lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Sims c                4   0   1   0     1   1   .368
Menke 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .283      Garvey 3b             3   0   2   1     1   0   .257
Rader 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .167      Crawford rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Edwards c             1   0   1   1     0   0   .229        Haller ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .667
  Hiatt pr,c          3   1   0   0     0   0   .429        Buckner rf          3   0   1   1     0   0   .211
Metzger ss            4   1   1   2     0   0   .231      Vance p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilson p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .125        Moeller p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Culver p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Grabarkewitz ph     1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mikkelsen p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               40   5  10   5     0   4             Totals               38   6  11   6     4   6

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 18,492
Left on Base: Astros 5, Dodgers 9
DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Hiatt
Doubles: Metzger (2), Watson 2 (3), Allen (3), Davis (4)
Triples: Russell (1)
Stolen Bases: Russell (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Davis (1), Garvey (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson                  7     7   5   5   3   3   0  31   4.30
Culver L(2-2)           2.2   4   1   1   1   3   0  13   2.25
Totals                  9.2  11   6   6   4   6   0  44

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vance                   1.1   5   4   4   0   0   0   9   6.75
Moeller                 5.2   4   1   1   0   1   0  21   2.53
Mikkelsen W(1-0)        3     1   0   0   0   3   0  10   0.00
Totals                 10    10   5   5   0   4   0  40

Passed Balls: Edwards (1)

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Stan Landes


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

DODGERS 1ST: Wills singled to center; Edwards allowed a passed
ball [Wills to second]; Russell grounded out (third to first)
[Wills to third]; Davis singled to center [Wills scored]; Parker
popped to catcher; Allen doubled to center [Davis scored]; Sims
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to center; Menke singled to center;
Rader singled to left [Menke to second]; Edwards singled to
center [Rader to third, Menke scored]; HIATT RAN FOR EDWARDS;
Metzger doubled to right [Hiatt scored, Rader scored]; Wilson
singled to right [Metzger to third]; MOELLER REPLACED VANCE
(PITCHING); Miller grounded out (second to first) [Wilson to
second, Metzger scored]; Morgan flied out to left; 4 R, 5 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 2ND: HIATT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Garvey singled
to left; Crawford popped to shortstop; Moeller popped to first;
Wills flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4,
Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Wynn flied out to center; Watson doubled to right;
Menke singled to left [Watson to third]; Rader grounded out
(third to first) [Menke to second, Watson scored]; Hiatt popped
to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell tripled to right; Davis hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Russell scored]; Parker walked; Parker was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Hiatt [Parker to second];
Allen flied out to right; Sims walked; Garvey walked [Parker to
third, Sims to second]; HALLER BATTED FOR CRAWFORD; Haller
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 4TH: BUCKNER REPLACED HALLER (PLAYING RF); Metzger
grounded out (second to first); Wilson grounded out (third to
first); Miller flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
5, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Moeller struck out; Wills flied out to center;
Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5,
Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Morgan popped to shortstop; Wynn lined to third;
Watson doubled to center; Menke lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Davis flied out to left; Parker flied out to left;
Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 5, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Hiatt
grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Sims popped to third in foul territory; Garvey
popped to catcher in foul territory; Buckner flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Wilson struck out; Miller singled to right; Morgan
flied out to center; Wynn forced Miller (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: CEDENO REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING RF); GRABARKEWITZ
BATTED FOR MOELLER; Grabarkewitz grounded out (shortstop to
first); Wills popped to third in foul territory; Russell lined
to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 8TH: MIKKELSEN REPLACED GRABARKEWITZ (PITCHING); Watson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke grounded out (third to
first); Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Davis
doubled to right; Parker singled to center [Davis scored];
CULVER REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Allen popped to first; Sims
singled to right [Parker to third]; Garvey hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Parker scored]; Buckner grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 5.

ASTROS 9TH: Hiatt grounded out (third to first); Metzger lined
to second; Culver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5,
Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Mikkelsen struck out; Wills singled to right;
Russell forced Wills (pitcher to shortstop); Russell stole
second; Davis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5,
Dodgers 5.

ASTROS 10TH: Cedeno struck out; Morgan grounded out (second to
first); Wynn singled to left; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 10TH: Parker struck out; Allen walked; Sims flied out to
left; Garvey singled to right [Allen to second]; Buckner singled
to center [Garvey to second, Allen scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 6.