The Dodgers scored their sixth straight victory, 8-4, over the Astros, with former Houston player Jim Wynn doing the most damage to his old teammates. Wynn raised his major league-leading RBI total to 34 with a two-run single in a five-run L. A. fifth and a sacrifice fly in the sixth. The Astros had taken a 1-0 lead in the fourth on Cesar Cedeno's sixth homer of the year, but Wynn put the Dodgers ahead to stay with his bases-loaded single in the next frame. Andy Messersmith went the distance to up his record to 4-0 with L. A., but not before he was tagged for a solo homer by Doug Rader and a two-run shot by pinch-hitter Ollie Brown in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Monday, May       13, 1974 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  3  -   4  8  3
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  5  1    1  1  x  -   8 12  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .360      Lopes 2b              4   1   2   0     1   0   .196
Gallagher rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .147      Buckner lf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .339
Cedeno cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .277      Wynn cf               2   2   1   3     2   0   .327
L. May 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .295      Garvey 1b             5   1   1   1     0   0   .326
M. May c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Cey 3b                4   1   1   1     1   0   .293
Rader 3b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .261      Paciorek rf           5   0   1   1     0   2   .255
Helms 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .311      Yeager c              5   0   2   1     0   0   .373
Kelleher ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .114      Russell ss            4   1   2   1     0   0   .288
  Brown ph            1   1   1   2     0   0   .227      Messersmith p         4   1   1   0     0   0   .304
Roberts p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .208
  Nagy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Easler ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  C. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .250

Totals               35   4   8   4     1   6             Totals               37   8  12   8     5   2

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 17,595
Left on Base: Astros 5, Dodgers 11
DP: Astros 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: Helms, Kelleher, Roberts
Doubles: Cey (4)
Home Runs: Cedeno (6), Rader (4), Brown (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Wynn (6)
GIDP: Yeager (2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(5-4)          4.2   6   5   2   3   1   0  25   3.41
Nagy                    1.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   6   3.60
J. Johnson              2     4   2   1   2   1   0  12   4.42
Totals                  8    12   8   4   5   2   0  43

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(4-0)      9     8   4   4   1   6   3  36   2.43
Totals                  9     8   4   4   1   6   3  36

Passed Balls: M. May (1)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Doug Harvey


ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (second to first); Gallagher
grounded out (third to first); Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Buckner flied
out to right; Wynn walked; Garvey grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: L. May grounded out (third to first); M. May struck
out; Rader singled to center; Helms flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (third to first); Paciorek struck
out; Yeager grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Kelleher lined to right; Roberts grounded out
(second to first); Gross singled to right; Gallagher struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell flied out to right; Messersmith singled to
left; Lopes singled to center [Messersmith to second]; Buckner
flied out to left; Wynn walked [Messersmith to third, Lopes to
second]; Garvey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno homered; L. May struck out; M. May flied out
to left; Rader popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey flied out to left; Paciorek grounded out (third
to first); Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Helms flied out to left; Kelleher walked; Roberts
singled to shortstop [Kelleher to second]; Gross grounded out
(third to first) [Kelleher to third, Roberts to second];
Gallagher flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell singled to left; Messersmith reached on an
error by Roberts [Russell to third]; Lopes flied out to right
[Messersmith to second]; Buckner walked; Wynn singled to center
[Russell scored, Messersmith scored (unearned), Buckner to
third]; Garvey singled to right [Buckner scored, Wynn to third];
Cey reached on a fielder's choice [Wynn scored (unearned),
Garvey to second (error by Helms; assist by Kelleher)]; Paciorek
flied out to right [Garvey to third]; Yeager singled to center
[Garvey scored (unearned), Cey to third]; NAGY REPLACED ROBERTS
(PITCHING); Russell lined to right; 5 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
 Astros 1, Dodgers 5.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied out to center; L. May singled to
center; M. May forced L. May (second to shortstop); Rader struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Messersmith grounded out (second to first); Lopes
singled to shortstop; Buckner singled to right [Lopes to third];
Wynn hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lopes scored]; Garvey
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 6.

ASTROS 7TH: Helms popped to second in foul territory; Kelleher
flied out to right; EASLER BATTED FOR NAGY; Easler lined to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 7TH: J. JOHNSON REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Cey doubled
to left; Paciorek struck out; Yeager singled to center [Cey to
third]; Russell singled to third [Cey scored, Yeager to second];
Messersmith forced Russell (shortstop to second) [Yeager to
third]; Lopes walked [Messersmith to second]; Buckner lined to
left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 7.

ASTROS 8TH: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Gallagher
grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 8TH: Wynn reached on an error by Kelleher; M. May
allowed a passed ball [Wynn to second]; Garvey flied out to
right; Cey walked; Paciorek singled to center [Wynn scored
(unearned), Cey to third]; Yeager grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to shortstop to first) [Paciorek out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 8.

ASTROS 9TH: L. May grounded out (shortstop to first); M. May
grounded out (first unassisted); Rader homered; Helms singled to
right; BROWN BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Brown homered [Helms scored];
C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR J. JOHNSON; C. Johnson struck out; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 8.