Still searching for his first victory of the season, Bill Singer was handed his fourth straight defeat when the Astros beat the Dodgers, 5-3. Dick Allen homered for the Dodgers with two men on base in the sixth to tie the score, but Doug Rader broke the deadlock with a run-scoring triple in the eighth and the Astros added an extra run on two singles and a sacrifice fly in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Saturday, April     17, 1971 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  1  2    0  1  1  -   5 10  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3  6  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Metzger ss            5   0   0   0     0   1   .205      Wills ss,3b,ss        5   1   1   0     0   1   .235
Morgan 2b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .220      Mota rf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .231
Wynn cf               4   1   2   2     0   1   .286      Parker 1b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .261
  Geronimo cf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Allen lf              3   1   3   3     1   0   .205
Watson lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .261      Sudakis c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .208
Menke 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .280      Garvey 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Rader 3b              3   0   2   1     1   0   .200        Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cedeno rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .212      Russell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .308
Hiatt c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .400      Davis cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .326
Blasingame p          4   0   2   1     0   2   .375      Singer p              2   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Lemaster p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Grabarkewitz ss,3b  0   0   0   0     1   0   .000

Totals               35   5  10   5     3   8             Totals               31   3   6   3     6   3

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 16,172
Left on Base: Astros 7, Dodgers 7
DP: Astros 2, Dodgers 1
Errors: Russell
Doubles: Davis (5)
Triples: Rader (1)
Home Runs: Wynn (1), Allen (2)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (2)
Caught Stealing: Morgan (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (1)
GIDP: Watson (1), Sudakis (1), Garvey (2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blasingame W(2-1)       8     6   3   3   5   3   1  33   2.95
Lemaster SV(2)          1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     6   3   3   6   3   1  37

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(0-4)           8    10   5   4   3   7   1  36   5.79
Brewer                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.70
Totals                  9    10   5   4   3   8   1  39

Wild Pitches: Lemaster (1), Brewer (1)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out; Morgan walked; Morgan was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Mota
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker walked; Allen walked
[Parker to second]; Sudakis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke
struck out; Rader walked; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Russell flied
out to center; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Hiatt grounded out (third to first); Blasingame
struck out; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

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

ASTROS 4TH: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Wynn singled
to center; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Parker grounded out (third to first); Allen singled
to left; Sudakis grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Allen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Menke singled to left; Rader flied out to right;
Cedeno popped to third; Hiatt reached on an error by Russell
[Menke to second]; Blasingame singled to left [Hiatt to second,
Menke scored (unearned)]; Metzger flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Russell
popped to catcher in foul territory; Davis walked; Singer
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Morgan singled to center; Morgan stole second; Wynn
homered [Morgan scored]; Watson flied out to right; Menke made
an out to first; Rader singled to center; Cedeno flied out to
left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Wills singled to right; Mota walked [Wills to
second]; Parker forced Mota (shortstop to second) [Wills to
third]; Allen homered [Wills scored, Parker scored]; Sudakis
singled to left; Garvey grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Sudakis out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Hiatt walked; Blasingame was called out on strikes;
Metzger forced Hiatt (second to shortstop); Morgan popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell struck out; Davis doubled to right; Singer
walked; Wills struck out; Mota struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Astros 3, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Wynn grounded out (second to first); Watson singled
to center; Menke popped to second in foul territory; Rader
tripled to right [Watson scored]; Cedeno struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING CF); Parker
grounded out (pitcher to first); Allen singled to shortstop;
Sudakis flied out to right; Garvey grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Hiatt singled to left; Blasingame singled to left
[Hiatt to second]; BREWER REPLACED GARVEY (PITCHING);
GRABARKEWITZ REPLACED SINGER (PLAYING SS); WILLS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Metzger forced Blasingame (shortstop to
second) [Hiatt to third]; WILLS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
GRABARKEWITZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Morgan hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Hiatt scored]; Brewer threw a wild
pitch [Metzger to second]; Geronimo was called out on strikes; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 9TH: LEMASTER REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Russell
grounded out (third to first); Davis flied out to right;
Grabarkewitz walked; Lemaster threw a wild pitch [Grabarkewitz
to second]; Wills popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 3.