The Astros, who had lost to Don Sutton seven straight times, turned around, defeating the Dodgers' ace righthander, 5-4. Cesar Cedeno started the Astros' scoring with a homer in the first inning. Two more runs followed in the second on a double by Milt May, triple by Enos Cabell and infield out by Rob Andrews, but the Dodgers tied the score in the third when Jim Wynn homered with two men on base.

After a single by Ron Cey and double by Henry Cruz put the Dodgers ahead in the sixth, the Astros came back with a tally in their half on a single by May, stolen base by pinch-runner Skip Jutze and single by Cabell. Roger Metzger then opened the seventh with a single and counted the deciding run on a triple by Cedeno. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Game Played on Wednesday, June      25, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      0  0  3    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  8  0
Astros       1  2  0    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   5 10  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b,ss           5   1   2   0     0   0   .234      Gross lf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .270
Buckner lf            2   0   0   0     2   0   .174      Metzger ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .245
Wynn cf               4   1   2   3     1   0   .290      Cedeno cf             3   1   2   2     0   0   .257
Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .318      Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .341
Cey 3b                5   1   1   0     0   2   .266      May c                 3   1   2   0     0   0   .248
Cruz rf               3   0   1   1     1   0   .283        Jutze pr,c          1   1   0   0     0   0   .175
Yeager c              1   0   0   0     2   0   .209      Cabell rf             3   1   2   2     1   0   .280
  Lee ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .179      Rader 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .236
  Lacy pr,2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .318      Andrews 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .197
De Jesus ss           1   0   0   0     2   0   .205      Konieczny p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .156
  Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .258        Granger p           1   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sutton p              2   1   0   0     1   0   .128
  Ferguson ph,c       1   0   0   0     0   0   .198

Totals               30   4   8   4    10   3             Totals               32   5  10   5     3   2

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 12,969
Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Astros 8
DP: Dodgers 0, Astros 3
Doubles: May (7), Watson (16)
Triples: Cruz (1), Cabell (4), Cedeno (2)
Home Runs: Wynn (13), Cedeno (6)
Stolen Bases: Jutze (1)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (1), Garvey (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Buckner (1), Konieczny (4)
GIDP: Garvey (11), Sutton (2)
Hit by Pitch: Cedeno (5,by Sutton)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(11-7)          7    10   5   5   3   2   1  34   2.22
Marshall                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.21
Totals                  8    10   5   5   3   2   1  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Konieczny               5.1   5   4   4   8   1   1  26   4.19
Granger W(1-1)          3.2   3   0   0   2   2   0  15   2.13
Totals                  9     8   4   4  10   3   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Sutton (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Buckner
walked; Wynn singled [Buckner to third]; Garvey grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to second to first) [Wynn out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

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

DODGERS 2ND: Cey lined to right; Cruz walked; Cruz was caught
stealing second; Yeager walked; De Jesus flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: May doubled; Cabell tripled [May scored]; Rader
singled [Cabell stayed at third]; Andrews forced Rader
(shortstop to second) [Cabell scored]; Konieczny out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Andrews to second]; Gross
walked; Metzger flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Sutton walked; Lopes singled [Sutton to second];
Buckner popped to third in foul territory; Wynn homered [Sutton
scored, Lopes scored]; Garvey walked; Cey struck out while
Garvey was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 3 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno was hit by a pitch; Watson doubled [Cedeno to
third]; May popped to catcher in foul territory; Cabell grounded
out (third to first); Rader popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager
walked; De Jesus walked [Yeager to second]; Sutton made an out
to pitcher; Lopes forced Yeager (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Konieczny
struck out; Gross grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Buckner flied out to center; Wynn grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger made an out to shortstop; Cedeno grounded
out (first to pitcher); Watson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey singled; Cruz tripled [Cey scored]; Yeager
popped to first in foul territory; De Jesus walked; GRANGER
REPLACED KONIECZNY (PITCHING); Sutton grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [De Jesus out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: May singled; JUTZE RAN FOR MAY; Jutze stole second;
Cabell singled [Jutze scored]; Rader flied out to center;
Andrews singled to left [Cabell out at third (left to third),
Andrews to second (on throw to 3b)]; Granger walked; Gross flied
out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Astros 4.

DODGERS 7TH: JUTZE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Lopes singled;
Buckner out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lopes to
second]; Wynn walked; Garvey made an out to shortstop; Cey
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Metzger singled; Cedeno tripled [Metzger scored];
Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Jutze reached on a
fielder's choice [Cedeno out at home (shortstop to catcher)];
Cabell walked [Jutze to second]; Rader forced Cabell (third to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Astros 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Cruz flied out to center; LEE BATTED FOR YEAGER;
Lee singled; LACY RAN FOR LEE; CRAWFORD BATTED FOR DE JESUS;
Crawford struck out; FERGUSON BATTED FOR SUTTON; Ferguson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
4, Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: FERGUSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MARSHALL
REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); LACY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B);
LOPES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Andrews grounded out
(second to first); Granger grounded out (first unassisted);
Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Astros 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
walked; Wynn made an out to second; Garvey singled [Buckner to
second]; Cey forced Garvey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Astros 5.