Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Houston Astros 0 (Game 2)
Game Played on Thursday, July      25, 1974 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  5  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .253      Gross rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .307
Buckner lf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .313      Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   4   .260
Wynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .295      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .298
Garvey 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .313      Watson lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     1   0   .272      L. May 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .281
Crawford rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .290      C. Johnson c          4   0   1   0     0   2   .245
Ferguson c            2   0   0   1     0   1   .258      Rader 3b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .258
Russell ss            3   1   1   0     0   1   .271      Helms 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Rau p                 2   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Wilson p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .200
                                                            Busse ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   5   2     1   5             Totals               32   0   7   0     1   8

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 43,552
Left on Base: Dodgers 3, Astros 6
DP: Dodgers 1, Astros 1
Errors: Buckner
Doubles: Lopes (13), Garvey (21)
Caught Stealing: Lopes (10), Gross (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Rau (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Ferguson (3)
GIDP: Cedeno (5)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(9-6)              9     7   0   0   1   8   0  33   2.75
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   8   0  33

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson L(6-8)           7     5   2   1   1   5   0  26   3.91
Forsch                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.44
Totals                  9     5   2   1   1   5   0  32

Passed Balls: C. Johnson (3)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Doug Harvey


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes doubled to left; Buckner singled to second
[Lopes stayed at second]; Wynn struck out while Lopes was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); Garvey grounded out (second
to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross walked; Gross was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Metzger struck out; Cedeno grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey popped to shortstop; Crawford struck out;
Ferguson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to right; L. May grounded out
(third to first); C. Johnson singled to left; Rader singled to
center [C. Johnson to second]; Helms flied out to center; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell struck out; Rau struck out; Lopes grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 3RD: Wilson singled to left [Wilson to second (error by
Buckner)]; Gross singled to third [Wilson stayed at second];
Metzger was called out on strikes; Cedeno grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynn
popped to first; Garvey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); L. May
singled to left; C. Johnson struck out; Rader popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey flied out to right; Crawford lined to
shortstop; Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson
struck out; Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell singled to right; Rau out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Russell to second]; Lopes singled to
second [Russell to third]; Buckner forced Lopes (second to
shortstop) [Russell scored]; Wynn flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger struck out; Cedeno grounded out (second to
first); Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey doubled to center; C. Johnson allowed a
passed ball [Garvey to third]; Cey walked; Crawford popped to
second; Ferguson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Garvey scored
(unearned)]; Russell forced Cey (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: L. May grounded out (third to first); C. Johnson
struck out; Rader singled to left; Helms singled to left [Rader
to second]; BUSSE BATTED FOR WILSON; Busse popped to shortstop;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

DODGERS 8TH: FORSCH REPLACED BUSSE (PITCHING); Rau grounded out
(third to first); Lopes popped to shortstop; Buckner flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Gross grounded out (third to first); Metzger was
called out on strikes; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Wynn grounded out (third to first); Garvey grounded
out (third to first); Cey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); L. May
grounded out (shortstop to first); C. Johnson lined to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.