Ron Cey hit a grand slam in the first inning to provide the Dodgers with a 4-0 victory over the Astros behind the three-hit pitching of Burt Hooton. Cey's homer off Tom Griffin came with two out and followed a single by Bill Buckner and passes to Jim Wynn and Willie Crawford. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Wednesday, June      18, 1975 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Dodgers      4  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  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   .273      Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .246
Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Buckner lf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .180
Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Wynn cf               2   1   0   0     2   1   .284
Watson 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .339      Garvey 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .317
Johnson c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Crawford rf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .256
Cabell rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Cey 3b                4   1   1   4     0   1   .263
Rader 3b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .236      Yeager c              3   0   2   0     0   0   .215
Milbourne 2b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .161      Auerbach ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .186
Griffin p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .136      Hooton p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .115
  Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Cruz ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .238

Totals               30   0   3   0     0   5             Totals               30   4   7   4     3   8

Time of Game: 1:47   Attendance: 47,416
Left on Base: Astros 3, Dodgers 5
DP: Astros 1, Dodgers 0
Doubles: Rader 2 (11)
Home Runs: Cey (10)
Stolen Bases: Yeager (1)
GIDP: Cey (6)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin L(3-7)          5     4   4   4   2   7   1  21   4.79
Forsch                  3     3   0   0   1   1   0  12   3.33
Totals                  8     7   4   4   3   8   1  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(6-5)           9     3   0   0   0   5   0  30   3.68
Totals                  9     3   0   0   0   5   0  30

Passed Balls: Yeager (5)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Gross struck out; Metzger popped to shortstop;
Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Buckner singled to left; Wynn
walked [Buckner to second]; Garvey struck out; Crawford walked
[Buckner to third, Wynn to second]; Cey homered [Buckner scored,
Wynn scored, Crawford scored]; Yeager flied out to left; 4 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to right; Johnson grounded out
(third to first); Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 2ND: Auerbach popped to second; Hooton struck out; Lopes
singled to left; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 3RD: Rader doubled to center; Milbourne grounded out
(shortstop to first); Griffin struck out; Gross flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 3RD: Wynn was called out on strikes; Garvey made an out
to third; Crawford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno made
an out to third; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey struck out; Yeager singled to right; Yeager
stole second; Auerbach struck out; Hooton struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader doubled to left;
Milbourne grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Buckner flied
out to right; Wynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 6TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Howard grounded out
(second to first); Gross grounded out (second to first); Metzger
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 6TH: FORSCH REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Garvey singled
to center; Crawford forced Garvey (second to shortstop); Cey
popped to first in foul territory; Yeager singled to right
[Crawford to third]; Auerbach grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson was
called out on strikes; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: Hooton struck out; Lopes grounded out (third to
first); Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); Rader
grounded out (shortstop to first); Milbourne struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Wynn walked; On a bunt Garvey singled to third
[Wynn to second]; Crawford popped to shortstop; Cey grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garvey out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 9TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR FORSCH; Cruz singled to left; Yeager
allowed a passed ball [Cruz to second]; Gross flied out to left;
Metzger struck out; Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 4.