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A three-run homer by Cliff Johnson in the eighth inning carried the Astros to a 4-2 victory over the Dodgers. The Astros began the eighth with a run on an error, infield out and single by Art Gardner to tie the score at 1-1. Jose Cruz then was hit by a pitch before Johnson smashed his homer. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2Game Played on Sunday, September 28, 1975 (Day game) at Dodger StadiumAstros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 4 6 1
Dodgers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 8 2
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Howard lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Royster 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Gardner cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .194 Lacy lf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .314
Cruz rf 3 1 0 0 0 0 .257 Hale rf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .211
Johnson 1b 3 1 1 3 1 0 .276 Paciorek ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .193
May c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .241 Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .319
Helms 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .207 Cey 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .283
Boswell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .242 McMullen 3b 1 0 1 0 1 0 .239
Andrews 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .238 Auerbach pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Yeager c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .228
York p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .091 Simpson cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333
Gross ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 Alvarez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cosgrove p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .154 De Jesus ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .184
Siebert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mota ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .265
Russell pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .206
Rhoden p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .071
Lee ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .212
Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Lewallyn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wynn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248
Totals 34 4 6 4 2 3 Totals 35 2 8 2 2 1
Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 36,507
Left on Base: Astros 6, Dodgers 10
DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Boswell, De Jesus, Hough
Doubles: Cey (29)
Home Runs: Johnson (20)
Stolen Bases: Gardner (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Yeager (6)
Hit by Pitch: Cruz (1,by Hough), Cey (7,by York)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
York W(4-4) 7 4 1 0 1 1 0 28 3.86
Cosgrove 1.2 4 1 1 1 0 0 10 3.03
Siebert SV(2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.95
Totals 9 8 2 1 2 1 0 39
Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Rhoden 7 3 0 0 2 2 0 26 3.08
Hough L(3-7) 1 2 4 3 0 1 1 7 2.95
Lewallyn 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00
Totals 9 6 4 3 2 3 1 37
Passed Balls: May (18)
Hit by Pitch: York (5), Hough (8)
Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Paul Runge
ASTROS 1ST: Howard flied out to left; Gardner grounded out
(second to first); Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 1ST: Royster grounded out (second to first); Lacy flied
out to right; Hale grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Johnson walked; May walked [Johnson to second];
Helms singled to center [Johnson to third, May to second];
Andrews struck out; Metzger lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Helms out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros
0, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 2ND: Garvey flied out to center; Cey doubled to right;
Yeager grounded out (first unassisted) [Cey to third]; Simpson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0,
Dodgers 0.
ASTROS 3RD: York was called out on strikes; Howard flied out to
center; Gardner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros
0, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 3RD: BOSWELL REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 3B); De Jesus
popped to first in foul territory; Rhoden grounded out (first to
pitcher); Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Johnson
grounded out (third to first); May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 4TH: Lacy grounded out (first unassisted); Hale walked;
Garvey reached on an error by Boswell [Hale to second, Garvey to
first]; Cey was hit by a pitch [Hale to third, Garvey to
second]; Yeager hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hale scored
(unearned)]; Simpson singled to pitcher [Garvey to third, Cey to
second]; De Jesus flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
ASTROS 5TH: MCMULLEN REPLACED CEY (PLAYING 3B); Boswell grounded
out (second unassisted); Andrews grounded out (second to first);
Metzger popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
DODGERS 5TH: Rhoden flied out to right; Royster grounded out
(first to pitcher); Lacy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
ASTROS 6TH: York singled to third; Howard flied out to left;
Gardner flied out to left; Cruz forced York (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
DODGERS 6TH: Hale flied out to left; Garvey grounded out (second
to first); McMullen singled to center; May allowed a passed ball
[McMullen to second]; Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
ASTROS 7TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); May grounded
out (second to first); Boswell reached on an error by De Jesus
[Boswell to first]; Andrews singled to right [Boswell to third];
Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0,
Dodgers 1.
DODGERS 7TH: Simpson struck out; De Jesus grounded out
(shortstop to first); LEE BATTED FOR RHODEN; Lee singled to
left; Royster popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.
ASTROS 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); GROSS BATTED FOR
YORK; Gross reached on an error by Hough [Gross to first];
Howard grounded out (catcher to first) [Gross to second];
Gardner singled to right [Gross scored (unearned)]; Gardner
stole second; Cruz was hit by a pitch; Johnson homered [Gardner
scored, Cruz scored]; May popped to shortstop; Boswell struck
out (catcher to first); 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4,
Dodgers 1.
DODGERS 8TH: COSGROVE REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Lacy flied out
to center; PACIOREK BATTED FOR HALE; Paciorek flied out to
right; Garvey singled to center; McMullen walked [Garvey to
second]; AUERBACH RAN FOR MCMULLEN; Yeager forced Auerbach
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers
1.
ASTROS 9TH: PACIOREK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); AUERBACH
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); LEWALLYN REPLACED HOUGH (PITCHING);
Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out
(second to first); Cosgrove singled to center; Howard grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers
1.
DODGERS 9TH: ALVAREZ BATTED FOR SIMPSON; Alvarez grounded out
(third to first); MOTA BATTED FOR DE JESUS; Mota singled to
pitcher; RUSSELL RAN FOR MOTA; WYNN BATTED FOR LEWALLYN; Wynn
popped to catcher in foul territory; Royster singled to center
[Russell to third]; Lacy singled to left [Russell scored,
Royster to second]; SIEBERT REPLACED COSGROVE (PITCHING);
Paciorek lined to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers
2.
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