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Saturday April 13, 1974
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The Dodgers escorted Don Sutton to his third straight victory by scoring five runs in the fourth inning to defeat the Astros, 6-3. After Steve Garvey singled to drive in the first run, Bill Russell walked to load the bases. Davey Lopes followed with a single to send two runs across the plate and Bill Buckner added two more with a double. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 3

Game Played on Saturday, April 13, 1974 (Night game) at Astrodome

Dodgers      0  0  0    5  1  0    0  0  0  -   6  7  1
Astros       2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   1   1   2     1   0   .294      Gross rf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .478
Buckner rf            4   0   1   2     1   0   .241        J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Metzger ss            4   1   2   0     0   1   .323
Cey 3b                4   1   1   0     0   0   .344      Cedeno cf             4   1   2   2     0   1   .382
Ferguson c            4   1   1   0     0   1   .194      Watson lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Garvey 1b             3   1   2   1     1   1   .323      M. May c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Joshua lf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .167      L. May 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .308
  Paciorek lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .364      Rader 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .276
Russell ss            3   1   0   0     1   1   .300      Helms 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .375
Sutton p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Wilson p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Nagy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Konieczny p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gallagher ph,rf     2   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               33   6   7   6     4   5             Totals               35   3   8   3     1   3

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 18,352
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Astros 6
DP: Dodgers 1, Astros 1
Errors: Russell
Doubles: Buckner (2), Joshua (2), Metzger (2)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (4)
GIDP: Buckner (3)
Hit by Pitch: Lopes (1,by Konieczny)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(3-0)           9     8   3   3   1   3   0  36   1.44
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   3   0  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson L(0-1)           3.2   5   5   5   4   2   0  20   8.44
Nagy                    1.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   6   1.93
Konieczny               2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
J. Johnson              2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9     7   6   6   4   5   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Konieczny (1)
Wild Pitches: Sutton (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Satch Davidson


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes lined to third; Buckner flied out to center;
Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross walked; Metzger singled to right [Gross to
second]; Sutton threw a wild pitch [Gross to third, Metzger to
second]; Cedeno singled to left [Gross scored, Metzger scored];
Cedeno stole second; Watson grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Cedeno to third]; M. May made an out to shortstop; L. May
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Astros 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey flied out to right; Ferguson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Garvey walked; Joshua flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader made an out to shortstop; Helms singled to
center; Wilson lined into a double play (first to second) [Helms
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell was called out on strikes; Sutton flied out
to right; Lopes walked; Buckner walked [Lopes to second]; Wynn
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Gross grounded out (second to first); Metzger
grounded out (second to first); Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey singled to left; Ferguson singled to left [Cey
to second]; Garvey singled to left [Cey scored, Ferguson to
third]; Joshua forced Garvey (first to shortstop); Russell
walked [Joshua to second]; Sutton struck out; Lopes singled to
center [Ferguson scored, Joshua scored, Russell to third, Lopes
to second (on throw)]; Buckner doubled to right [Russell scored,
Lopes scored]; NAGY REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Wynn grounded
out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (second to first); M. May
grounded out (first to pitcher); L. May singled to center; Rader
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Astros 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey flied out to right; Ferguson flied out to
center; Garvey singled to right; Joshua doubled to left [Garvey
scored]; Russell flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Helms made an out to second; CAMPBELL BATTED FOR
NAGY; On a bunt Campbell grounded out (pitcher to first); Gross
reached on an error by Russell; Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Astros 2.

DODGERS 6TH: KONIECZNY REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Sutton
grounded out (second to first); Lopes was hit by a pitch;
Buckner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Lopes out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno singled to center; Watson flied out to right;
M. May made an out to second; On a bunt L. May singled to third
[Cedeno to second]; Rader singled to left [Cedeno scored, L. May
to second]; Helms forced Rader (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Astros 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Wynn flied out to center; Cey flied out to center;
Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: GALLAGHER BATTED FOR KONIECZNY; Gallagher grounded
out (second to first); Gross was called out on strikes; Metzger
doubled to left; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Astros 3.

DODGERS 8TH: J. JOHNSON REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); GALLAGHER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Garvey struck out; Joshua struck
out; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 6, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Watson flied out to left; M. May grounded out
(shortstop to first); L. May grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Astros 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Sutton flied out to center; Lopes grounded out
(shortstop to first); Buckner out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: PACIOREK REPLACED JOSHUA (PLAYING LF); Rader popped
to first in foul territory; Helms flied out to center; Gallagher
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Astros 3.



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