Pitching a four-hitter, Andy Messersmith became a 10-game winner when the Dodgers defeated the Astros, 6-1. Ron Cey started Messersmith on the way to triumph with a three-run homer in the first inning after Davey Lopes and Jim Wynn reached base on singles. Steve Yeager added a homer in the fourth. A run-scoring single by pinch-hitter Enos Cabell spoiled Messersmith's shutout bid in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      17, 1975 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  4  0
Dodgers      3  0  0    1  1  0    0  1  x  -   6 12  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Lopes 2b              3   2   2   0     2   1   .246
Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Paciorek lf           5   1   2   0     0   1   .198
Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Wynn cf               3   1   2   0     2   0   .286
Watson 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .344        Cruz cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
May c                 4   0   1   0     0   2   .236      Garvey 1b             5   0   2   1     0   0   .314
  Jutze pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .184      Cey 3b                4   1   1   3     1   2   .263
Cruz rf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .234      Ferguson rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .195
Rader 3b              3   1   0   0     0   0   .230      Yeager c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .206
Milbourne 2b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .170      Auerbach ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Boswell ph,2b       0   0   0   0     1   0   .250        Buckner ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .177
Roberts p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .077        De Jesus ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .303      Messersmith p         4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
  Richard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Cabell ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .271
  Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               30   1   4   1     3   6             Totals               36   6  12   6     5   6

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 25,586
Left on Base: Astros 5, Dodgers 11
DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 1
Doubles: Watson (13), Garvey (13)
Home Runs: Cey (9), Yeager (3)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (22)
GIDP: Cruz (4)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(3-9)          5     8   5   5   2   2   2  25   3.83
Richard                 2     3   0   0   1   3   0  10   4.85
Niekro                  1     1   1   1   2   1   0   6   4.50
Totals                  8    12   6   6   5   6   2  41

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(10-3)     9     4   1   1   3   6   0  33   2.05
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3   6   0  33

Passed Balls: May (13)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Andy Olsen


ASTROS 1ST: Gross flied out to left; Metzger grounded out
(second to first); Cedeno made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to right; Paciorek struck out; Wynn
singled to center [Lopes to second]; Garvey grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Lopes to third, Wynn to second]; Cey
homered [Lopes scored, Wynn scored]; Ferguson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (third to first); May grounded
out (catcher to first); Cruz walked; Rader forced Cruz
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers
3.

DODGERS 2ND: Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); Auerbach
grounded out (third to first); Messersmith singled to shortstop;
Lopes singled to center [Messersmith to third]; Paciorek flied
out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Milbourne popped to first; Roberts flied out to
center; Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Wynn singled to left; On a bunt Garvey made an out
to pitcher; Cey lined to third; Ferguson forced Wynn (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno
popped to shortstop; Watson doubled to left; May struck out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Yeager homered; Auerbach grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); Messersmith grounded out (second to first);
Lopes was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz flied out to right; Rader flied out to center;
Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Paciorek singled to left; Wynn walked [Paciorek to
second]; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first) [Paciorek to
third, Wynn to second]; Cey was walked intentionally; Ferguson
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Paciorek scored, Wynn to
third, Cey to second]; Yeager grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 5.

ASTROS 6TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Howard was called out on
strikes; Gross made an out to shortstop; Metzger struck out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 6TH: RICHARD REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Auerbach flied
out to left; Messersmith struck out; Lopes walked; Paciorek
singled to left [Lopes to second]; Wynn forced Paciorek (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; Watson
struck out; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey singled to third; Cey struck out; Ferguson
singled to center [Garvey to second]; Yeager flied out to right
[Garvey to third]; BUCKNER BATTED FOR AUERBACH; Buckner struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 5.

ASTROS 8TH: DE JESUS REPLACED BUCKNER (PLAYING SS); Cruz walked;
Rader forced Cruz (third to second); BOSWELL BATTED FOR
MILBOURNE; Boswell walked [Rader to second]; CABELL BATTED FOR
RICHARD; Cabell singled to left [Rader scored, Boswell to
second]; Gross grounded out (second to first) [Boswell to third,
Cabell to second]; Metzger flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: BOSWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); NIEKRO
REPLACED CABELL (PITCHING); Messersmith grounded out (shortstop
to first); Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; May allowed a
passed ball [Lopes to third]; Paciorek flied out to center; Wynn
walked; Garvey doubled to left [Lopes scored, Wynn to third];
Cey struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 6.

ASTROS 9TH: CRUZ REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING CF); Cedeno flied out to
center; Watson singled to center; May singled to right [Watson
to second]; JUTZE RAN FOR MAY; Cruz grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Jutze out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 6.