Doug Rau limited the Astros to two singles in upping his record to 4-1 as the Dodgers defeated Houston, 2-0. Los Angeles scored their first run in the first inning on Willie Crawford's double, two walks and a sacrifice fly by Rob Cey. Singles by Jim Wynn, Steve Garvey and Joe Ferguson got the final run home in the third. A second-inning single by Doug Rader and third-inning base hit by loser Larry Dierker were the only Astro hits. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Monday, May       5, 1975 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1
Dodgers      1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .146      Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Crawford lf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .273
Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Wynn cf               3   1   1   0     1   1   .309
Watson 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .354      Garvey 1b             2   0   1   0     1   0   .347
Rader 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .308      Cey 3b                3   0   0   1     0   1   .282
Cabell rf             1   0   0   0     2   0   .292      Ferguson rf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .171
Helms 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .183
Jutze c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Auerbach ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .151
Dierker p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .067      Rau p                 2   0   1   0     1   0   .214
  Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   2   0     2   2             Totals               28   2   6   2     3   5

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 22,236
Left on Base: Astros 3, Dodgers 7
DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Rader
Doubles: Crawford 2 (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Garvey (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cey (3)
GIDP: Helms (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker L(3-3)          7     6   2   2   3   3   0  29   4.29
Niekro                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8     6   2   2   3   5   0  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(4-1)              9     2   0   0   2   2   0  30   2.70
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2   2   0  30

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (pitcher to first); Crawford
doubled to right; Wynn walked; Garvey walked [Crawford to third,
Wynn to second]; Cey hit a sacrifice fly to right [Crawford
scored, Wynn to third]; Ferguson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (second to first); Rader singled
to right; Cabell walked [Rader to second]; Helms grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cabell out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Yeager flied to left; Greg Gross stole HR from
Steve Yeager with catch over the wall; Auerbach popped to
first in foul territory; Rau singled to center; Lopes grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Jutze popped to second; Dierker singled to left;
Gross flied out to left; Metzger grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Crawford grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn
singled to left; Garvey singled to left [Wynn to second]; Cey
flied out to left; Ferguson singled to left [Wynn scored, Garvey
out at third (left to third to second to shortstop)]; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson flied
out to right; Rader was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Yeager popped to first in foul territory; Auerbach
popped to second; Rau grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Cabell walked; Helms flied out to right; Jutze
popped to second; Dierker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes made an out to shortstop; Crawford doubled to
right; Wynn struck out; Garvey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
lined to second; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey flied out to right; Ferguson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Yeager flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
flied out to center; Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Auerbach was called out on strikes; Rau walked;
Lopes forced Rau (third to second); Crawford struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Helms flied out to left; Jutze grounded out (pitcher
to first); HOWARD BATTED FOR DIERKER; Howard popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: NIEKRO REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Wynn reached on
an error by Rader [Wynn to first]; Garvey out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Wynn to second]; Cey struck out;
Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Gross flied out to right; Metzger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cedeno popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.