Cesar Cedeno and Lee May drove in five runs apiece to lead the Astros to a 15-11 victory over the Dodgers in a free-hitting contest marked by a record-tying use of pitchers. The Astros called on eight hurlers to equal the N. L. record for a nine-inning game. The Dodgers used six pitchers and the two-club total of 14 matched the major league mark.

Cedeno batted in one run with an infield out in the third inning, two with a triple in the fourth and two with a double in the seventh. May homered in the third, singled behind Cedeno's double in the seventh and added three RBIs with a homer in the eighth. The Dodgers' biggest blow was a three-run homer by Willie Davis. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 15, Los Angeles Dodgers 11
Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1972 (Day game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      0  0  3    4  1  2    0  1  0  -  11 17  3
Astros       0  0  3    3  2  0    4  3  x  -  15 17  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grabarkewitz 2b       4   1   1   1     2   2   .182      Metzger ss            5   3   2   1     1   0   .228
Parker 1b             5   2   2   0     1   1   .279      Wynn rf               5   4   4   3     1   0   .280
Davis cf              6   2   3   3     0   0   .292      Cedeno cf             5   2   2   5     1   0   .328
Robinson lf           4   0   0   0     1   1   .249      May 1b                6   1   4   5     0   1   .289
Crawford rf           4   3   2   0     1   1   .256      Watson lf             4   0   1   0     2   0   .310
Valentine 3b          5   1   4   2     0   0   .275      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     2   1   .240
Russell ss            5   1   2   2     0   1   .268      Helms 2b              5   1   0   0     1   0   .266
Yeager c              5   1   3   1     0   0   .244      Howard c              4   3   2   0     1   1   .222
Downing p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .115      Dierker p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Mikkelsen p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Reuss p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .113
  Garvey ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .269        Stewart ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .215
  Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .063
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alou ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .318
  Rau p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Cosgrove p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McDermott ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
                                                            Sutherland ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Roberts p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
                                                            Gladding p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               42  11  17   9     5   9             Totals               43  15  17  15     9   5

Time of Game: 3:29   Attendance:  9,213
Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Astros 13
DP: Dodgers 1, Astros 1
Errors: Grabarkewitz, Valentine, Russell
Doubles: Grabarkewitz (4), Cedeno (36), Wynn (28), May (26)
Triples: Wynn (3), Cedeno (8)
Home Runs: Davis (17), May (29)
Stolen Bases: Valentine (5), Grabarkewitz (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Richert (1)
GIDP: Parker (12), Rader (17)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing                 2.2   5   3   3   2   1   1  14   3.07
Mikkelsen               1.1   4   3   3   0   2   0   8   4.28
Perranoski              0.2   2   2   0   1   0   0   6   5.35
Richert L(2-3)          1.2   2   3   3   3   0   0  10   2.34
Brewer                  0.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   6   1.26
Rau                     1     2   3   2   2   1   0   8   2.89
Totals                  8    17  15  12   9   5   1  52

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker                 3     5   6   6   2   2   1  16   3.32
Reuss                   1     2   1   1   0   2   0   5   4.11
Griffin                 0.1   3   1   1   1   0   0   5   2.98
Ray                     0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   4.07
Cosgrove                0.2   3   2   1   0   1   0   5   5.40
Culver W(6-2)           1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.75
Roberts                 0.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   4   4.42
Gladding SV(14)         1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.80
Totals                  9    17  11  10   5   9   1  48

Passed Balls: Howard (7)
Wild Pitches: Reuss (7)

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - John McSherry


DODGERS 1ST: Grabarkewitz grounded out (shortstop to first);
Parker grounded out (second to first); Davis lined to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

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

DODGERS 2ND: Robinson lined to left; Crawford singled to right;
Valentine forced Crawford (second to shortstop); Valentine stole
second; Russell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May singled to right; Watson singled to center [May
to second]; Rader grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [May to third, Watson out at second]; Helms
walked; Howard lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager grounded out (third to first); Downing
struck out; Grabarkewitz walked; Grabarkewitz stole second;
Parker walked; Davis homered [Grabarkewitz scored, Parker
scored]; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Dierker struck out; Metzger singled to left; Wynn
tripled to right [Metzger scored]; Cedeno grounded out (third to
first) [Wynn scored]; May homered; Watson walked; MIKKELSEN
REPLACED DOWNING (PITCHING); Rader struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Crawford singled to right; Valentine singled to
center [Crawford to third]; Russell singled to center [Crawford
scored, Valentine to third]; REUSS REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING);
Yeager singled to right [Valentine scored, Russell to third];
Mikkelsen struck out; Grabarkewitz doubled to right [Russell
scored, Yeager to third]; Reuss threw a wild pitch [Yeager
scored, Grabarkewitz to third]; Parker struck out; Davis
grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
7, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Helms grounded out (pitcher to first); Howard
singled to left; STEWART BATTED FOR REUSS; Stewart singled to
right [Howard to second]; Metzger flied out to center; Wynn
singled to left [Howard scored, Stewart to second]; Cedeno
tripled to right [Stewart scored, Wynn scored]; May struck out;
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Astros 6.

DODGERS 5TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Crawford walked; Valentine
singled to right [Crawford to third]; Russell singled to center
[Crawford scored, Valentine to second]; Yeager singled to center
[Valentine to third, Russell to second]; GARVEY BATTED FOR
MIKKELSEN; RAY REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Garvey struck out;
Grabarkewitz struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 8,
Astros 6.

ASTROS 5TH: PERRANOSKI REPLACED GARVEY (PITCHING); Watson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader flied out to center;
Helms reached on an error by Valentine [Helms to first]; Howard
walked [Helms to second]; ALOU BATTED FOR RAY; Alou singled to
left [Helms scored (unearned), Howard to second]; Metzger
singled to left [Howard scored (unearned), Alou to third];
RICHERT REPLACED PERRANOSKI (PITCHING); Wynn walked [Metzger to
second]; Cedeno lined to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Dodgers 8, Astros 8.

DODGERS 6TH: COSGROVE REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Parker singled
to center; Davis singled to right [Parker to second]; Robinson
struck out; Crawford forced Davis (third to second) [Parker to
third]; Valentine singled to center [Parker scored, Crawford to
third]; CULVER REPLACED COSGROVE (PITCHING); Howard allowed a
passed ball [Crawford scored (unearned), Valentine to second];
Russell grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 10, Astros 8.

ASTROS 6TH: May popped to first in foul territory; Watson flied
out to right; Rader walked; Helms forced Rader (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 10, Astros 8.

DODGERS 7TH: Yeager singled to right; Richert out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Yeager to second]; Grabarkewitz walked;
Parker grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Grabarkewitz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 10, Astros 8.

ASTROS 7TH: Howard singled to left; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR
CULVER; Sutherland made an out to shortstop; Metzger walked
[Howard to second]; Wynn singled to left [Howard scored, Metzger
to third]; BREWER REPLACED RICHERT (PITCHING); Cedeno doubled to
left [Metzger scored, Wynn scored]; May singled to right [Cedeno
scored]; Watson walked [May to second]; Rader made an out to
second; Helms reached on an error by Russell [May to third,
Watson to second, Helms to first]; Howard struck out; 4 R, 4 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 10, Astros 12.

DODGERS 8TH: ROBERTS REPLACED SUTHERLAND (PITCHING); Davis
singled to second; Robinson walked [Davis to second]; Crawford
struck out; Valentine singled to center [Davis scored, Robinson
to second]; GLADDING REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Russell forced
Valentine (shortstop to second) [Robinson to third]; Yeager
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
11, Astros 12.

ASTROS 8TH: RAU REPLACED BREWER (PITCHING); Gladding struck out;
Metzger reached on an error by Grabarkewitz [Metzger to first];
Wynn doubled to left [Metzger to third]; Cedeno was walked
intentionally; May doubled to left [Metzger scored (unearned),
Wynn scored, Cedeno scored]; Watson flied out to right; Rader
walked; Helms flied out to center; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 11, Astros 15.

DODGERS 9TH: MCDERMOTT BATTED FOR RAU; McDermott flied out to
center; Grabarkewitz struck out; Parker singled to right; Davis
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 11, Astros 15.