The Astros collected 17 hits, the highest total off Los Angeles pitching in a game this season, and defeated the Dodgers, 9-7. The Dodgers had 15 hits.

Doug Rader led the Astros with a double and three singles, driving in three runs. Errors by Bobby Valentine and Bill Buckner enabled the Astros to score five unearned runs in the third inning to pin the defeat on Al Downing. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 7
Game Played on Sunday, June      20, 1971 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       1  1  5    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   9 17  0
Dodgers      4  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   7 15  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wynn cf               6   0   2   2     0   0   .219      Wills ss              4   1   2   1     0   0   .303
Morgan 2b             6   1   3   0     0   0   .253      Buckner rf            5   1   3   1     0   0   .248
Cedeno rf             5   0   2   0     0   1   .249      Davis cf              4   1   1   1     1   0   .357
Watson lf             4   1   2   1     1   0   .288      Allen lf              5   1   1   2     0   0   .251
  Geronimo lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Parker 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .293
Menke 1b              3   2   1   0     2   0   .241      Lefebvre 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Hiatt c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .343      Haller c              3   0   0   1     0   0   .234
Rader 3b              5   2   4   3     0   0   .212      Valentine 3b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .276
Metzger ss            5   1   1   1     0   0   .224      Downing p             1   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Dierker p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .095        Moeller p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ray p               4   1   1   1     0   0   .167        Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .308
  Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Vance p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Darwin ph           1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Sims ph             1   1   1   0     0   0   .274

Totals               43   9  17   8     3   1             Totals               37   7  15   6     1   0

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 24,277
Left on Base: Astros 11, Dodgers 6
DP: Astros 3, Dodgers 1
Errors: Buckner, Valentine
Doubles: Rader (12), Cedeno (14), Valentine (6), Buckner (2), Parker (11)
Stolen Bases: Morgan 2 (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Hiatt (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Wills (6), Haller (2)
GIDP: Watson (6), Lefebvre (6), Allen (12)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker                 1.1   8   5   5   0   0   0  11   2.15
Ray W(2-1)              6.2   5   2   2   1   0   0  25   2.51
Gladding SV(7)          1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.29
Totals                  9    15   7   7   1   0   0  40

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing L(7-4)          2.2   8   7   2   1   1   0  18   2.33
Moeller                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.45
Vance                   3     7   2   2   1   0   0  16   6.84
Mikkelsen               3     1   0   0   1   0   0  11   2.67
Totals                  9    17   9   4   3   1   0  47

Passed Balls: Hiatt (2)
Wild Pitches: Gladding (1), Downing (5), Vance (3), Mikkelsen (2)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ken Burkhart


ASTROS 1ST: Wynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan singled
to left; Morgan stole second; Cedeno flied out to left; Watson
singled to center [Morgan scored]; Menke walked [Watson to
second]; Downing threw a wild pitch [Menke to second, Watson to
third]; Hiatt grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills singled to right; Buckner singled to pitcher
[Wills to second]; Davis singled to right [Buckner to third,
Wills scored, Davis to second (on throw)]; Allen singled to
center [Davis scored, Buckner scored]; Parker singled to right
[Allen to third]; Lefebvre grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Allen scored (no RBI), Parker out at
second]; Haller made an out to shortstop; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader doubled to left; Metzger grounded out (third
to first); Dierker flied out to center; Wynn singled to left
[Rader scored]; Morgan flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 2ND: Valentine doubled to right; Downing singled to
shortstop [Valentine to third]; Wills hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Valentine scored]; Buckner doubled to right [Downing to
third]; RAY REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Davis was walked
intentionally; Allen grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Davis out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 2, Dodgers 5.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno was called out on strikes; Watson singled to
right; Menke flied out to right; Hiatt reached on an error by
Valentine [Watson to second]; Rader singled to right [Hiatt to
third, Watson scored (unearned)]; Metzger singled to center
[Rader to second, Hiatt scored (unearned)]; Ray singled to
center [Metzger to second, Rader scored (unearned)]; MOELLER
REPLACED DOWNING (PITCHING); Wynn singled to right [Metzger
scored (unearned), Ray scored (error by Buckner) (unearned)];
Morgan flied out to right; 5 R (0 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
7, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 3RD: Parker doubled to left; Lefebvre grounded out
(second to first) [Parker to third]; Haller hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Parker scored]; Valentine singled to center; CRAWFORD
BATTED FOR MOELLER; Crawford flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 7, Dodgers 6.

ASTROS 4TH: VANCE REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Cedeno singled
to right; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Cedeno out at second]; Menke singled to third;
Hiatt singled to right [Menke to third]; Rader singled to left
[Hiatt to second, Menke scored]; Metzger forced Rader (shortstop
to second); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 8, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 4TH: Wills lined to right; Buckner grounded out (second
to first); Davis lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
8, Dodgers 6.

ASTROS 5TH: Ray grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynn grounded
out (shortstop to first); Morgan singled to center; Cedeno
doubled to right [Morgan to third]; Watson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 8, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 5TH: Allen lined to third; Parker flied out to right;
Lefebvre flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 8,
Dodgers 6.

ASTROS 6TH: Menke walked; Vance threw a wild pitch [Menke to
second]; Hiatt out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Menke
to third]; Rader singled to center [Menke scored]; Metzger
popped to third in foul territory; Ray grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 6TH: Haller flied out to right; Valentine grounded out
(shortstop to first); DARWIN BATTED FOR VANCE; Darwin singled to
left; Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 9, Dodgers 6.

ASTROS 7TH: MIKKELSEN REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); Wynn flied out
to center; Morgan singled to center; Morgan stole second;
Mikkelsen threw a wild pitch [Morgan to third]; Cedeno flied out
to center; Watson walked; Menke grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 9, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 7TH: Buckner flied out to right; Davis lined to center;
Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 9, Dodgers 6.

ASTROS 8TH: Hiatt grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader flied
out to center; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 9, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 8TH: Parker grounded out (first unassisted); Lefebvre
singled to right; Haller grounded out (second to first)
[Lefebvre to second]; Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Dodgers 6.

ASTROS 9TH: Ray grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynn made an
out to shortstop; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 9, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 9TH: GERONIMO REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); SIMS BATTED
FOR MIKKELSEN; Sims singled to right; GLADDING REPLACED RAY
(PITCHING); Wills singled to center [Sims to second]; Buckner
singled to center [Wills to second, Sims scored]; Davis lined
into a double play (second to shortstop) [Wills out at second];
Hiatt allowed a passed ball [Buckner to second]; Gladding threw
a wild pitch [Buckner to third]; Allen popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Dodgers 7.