| 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. 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