Bill Singer ended a personal four-game losing streak with his first victory since June 12 and posted his first shutout of the season, pitching the Dodgers past the Astros, 3-0. The Dodgers pinned the defeat on Jack Billingham with two runs in the fourth inning on a walk to Dick Allen, singles by Willie Crawford and Jim Lefebvre and a sacrifice fly by Steve Garvey. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Thursday, August    5, 1971 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              4   0   2   0     1   0   .287      Metzger ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .230
Buckner rf            4   1   0   0     0   0   .274      Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .264
Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .323      Wynn rf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .224
Allen 1b              3   1   0   0     2   1   .291      Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .257
  Sims c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Crawford lf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .307      Menke 1b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .256
  Parker ph,1b        1   0   1   1     0   0   .283      Alou lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .308
Lefebvre 2b           4   0   1   1     1   1   .255      Hiatt c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .291
Haller c              1   0   0   0     2   1   .222        Geronimo pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Mota ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .311        Howard c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Garvey 3b             4   0   0   1     0   0   .245      Billingham p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .163
Singer p              4   0   1   0     0   2   .125        Chiles ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .300
                                                            Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
                                                            Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lemaster p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Watson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .292

Totals               33   3   7   3     6   5             Totals               32   0   6   0     4  10

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 17,893
Left on Base: Dodgers 14, Astros 9
DP: Dodgers 1, Astros 0
Errors: Wynn, Gladding
Doubles: Cedeno (28)
Stolen Bases: Wills (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Davis (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Garvey (2)
GIDP: Alou (11)
Hit by Pitch: Crawford (1,by Billingham), Haller (2,by Gladding), Buckner (4,by Gladding)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer W(6-13)          9     6   0   0   4  10   0  36   4.29
Totals                  9     6   0   0   4  10   0  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(5-10)      6     5   2   2   5   4   0  29   3.65
Culver                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.34
Gladding                1     1   1   0   0   0   0   7   2.06
Lemaster                1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.05
Totals                  9     7   3   2   6   5   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Billingham (13), Gladding 2 (6)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (second to first); Buckner
grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out (catcher to first); Morgan
walked; Wynn made an out to third; Cedeno grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Allen grounded out (second to first); Crawford was
hit by a pitch; Lefebvre struck out; Haller walked [Crawford to
second]; Garvey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader was called out on strikes; Menke singled to
third; Alou grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Menke out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Astros 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Singer struck out (catcher to first); Wills singled
to left; Buckner forced Wills (second to shortstop); Davis
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Hiatt struck out; Billingham struck out; Metzger
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Allen walked; Crawford singled to left [Allen to
second]; Lefebvre singled to right [Allen scored, Crawford to
third]; Haller was walked intentionally [Lefebvre to second];
Garvey hit a sacrifice fly to right [Crawford scored]; Singer
struck out; Wills walked [Lefebvre to third, Haller to second];
Buckner grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Wynn flied
out to center; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Davis singled to left; Allen flied out to center;
Crawford grounded out (first unassisted) [Davis to second];
Lefebvre walked; Haller struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Rader struck out; Menke walked; Alou grounded out
(third to first) [Menke to second]; Hiatt grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Singer
grounded out (second to first); Wills singled to center; Wills
stole second; Buckner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: CHILES BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Chiles struck out;
Metzger singled to second; Morgan struck out; Wynn walked
[Metzger to second]; Cedeno made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

DODGERS 7TH: CULVER REPLACED CHILES (PITCHING); Davis flied out
to left; Allen struck out; Crawford grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Menke struck
out; Alou singled to third; Hiatt singled to left [Alou to
second]; GERONIMO RAN FOR HIATT; MILLER BATTED FOR CULVER;
Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

DODGERS 8TH: HOWARD REPLACED GERONIMO (PLAYING C ); GLADDING
REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Lefebvre lined to left; Haller was
hit by a pitch; Garvey forced Haller (third to second); Singer
singled to right [Garvey to third (error by Wynn)]; Wills flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
was called out on strikes; Wynn walked; Cedeno doubled to center
[Wynn to third]; Rader made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Buckner was hit by a pitch; Davis reached on an
error by Gladding on a sacrifice bunt [Buckner to third, Davis
to first]; LEMASTER REPLACED GLADDING (PITCHING); Allen was
walked intentionally [Davis to second]; PARKER BATTED FOR
CRAWFORD; Parker singled to second [Buckner scored (unearned),
Davis to third, Allen to second]; Lefebvre forced Davis (third
to catcher) [Allen to third, Parker to second]; MOTA BATTED FOR
HALLER; Mota forced Allen (third to catcher) [Parker to third,
Lefebvre to second]; Garvey flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: PARKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SIMS REPLACED
ALLEN (PLAYING C ); MOTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Menke
grounded out (third to first); Alou singled to right; Howard
struck out; WATSON BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Watson popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 0.