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The Dodgers kept pace with the Giants in the West division race when Maury Wills batted in a run with a single in the eighth inning to defeat the Astros, 2-1, in a three-hit duel between Bill Singer and Don Wilson. The Astros scored their run in the fourth inning on a walk to Joe Morgan and singles by Cesar Cedeno and Bob Watson. Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Houston Astros 1Game Played on Tuesday, September 28, 1971 (Night game) at Dodger StadiumAstros 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0
Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 x - 2 3 0
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Wills ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .279
Morgan 2b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .254 Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276
Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .262 Haller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
Watson 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .285 Davis cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .311
Chiles lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Allen 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .298
Wynn rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .205 Crawford rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .281
Menke 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Mota lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .316
Edwards c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .229 Sims c 2 1 1 1 1 0 .271
Wilson p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .154 Grabarkewitz pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
Parker 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
Valentine 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .253
Singer p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .103
Totals 28 1 3 1 2 6 Totals 25 2 3 2 3 2
Time of Game: 1:37 Attendance: 29,628
Left on Base: Astros 2, Dodgers 3
DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 1
Home Runs: Sims (6)
Caught Stealing: Grabarkewitz (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Singer (8)
GIDP: Wilson (2)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Wilson L(16-10) 8 3 2 2 3 2 1 29 2.45
Totals 8 3 2 2 3 2 1 29
Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Singer W(10-17) 9 3 1 1 2 6 0 30 4.16
Totals 9 3 1 1 2 6 0 30
Passed Balls: Sims (5)
Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Andy Olsen
ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Morgan
grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 1ST: Wills flied out to left; Buckner grounded out
(second to first); Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Chiles
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 2ND: Allen lined to left; Crawford flied out to left;
Mota flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0,
Dodgers 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Menke flied out to center; Edwards flied out to
center; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0,
Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 3RD: Sims made an out to shortstop; Valentine flied out
to left; Singer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
walked; Cedeno singled to left [Morgan to third]; Sims allowed a
passed ball [Cedeno to second]; Watson singled to center [Morgan
scored, Cedeno out at home (center to catcher), Watson to second
(on throw)]; Chiles struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1,
Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 4TH: Wills flied out to center; Buckner flied out to
center; Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Wynn struck out; Menke grounded out (shortstop to
first); Edwards flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros
1, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 5TH: Allen made an out to second; Crawford grounded out
(second to first); Mota grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0.
ASTROS 6TH: Wilson struck out; Metzger grounded out (second to
first); Morgan walked; Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 6TH: Sims homered; Valentine grounded out (second to
first); Singer struck out; Wills lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 1.
ASTROS 7TH: Watson was called out on strikes; Chiles grounded
out (shortstop to first); Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 1.
DODGERS 7TH: Buckner singled to center; Davis flied out to
center; Allen walked [Buckner to second]; Crawford flied out to
left; Mota was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 1.
ASTROS 8TH: Menke flied out to left; Edwards singled to center;
Wilson grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Edwards out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1,
Dodgers 1.
DODGERS 8TH: Sims walked; GRABARKEWITZ RAN FOR SIMS;
Grabarkewitz was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Valentine walked; Singer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Valentine to second]; Wills singled to shortstop
[Valentine scored]; Buckner grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 2.
ASTROS 9TH: PARKER REPLACED GRABARKEWITZ (PLAYING 1B); HALLER
REPLACED BUCKNER (PLAYING C ); Metzger lined to shortstop;
Morgan made an out to shortstop; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 2.
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