With two out in the 16th inning, Larry Milbourne singled, stole second and scored on a single by Jose Cruz to give the Astros a 1-0 victory over the Dodgers. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Wednesday, April     21, 1976 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   0  9  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   1 12  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buckner lf            6   0   2   0     0   0   .277      Howard rf,lf          5   0   2   0     0   1   .147
Sizemore 2b           5   0   1   0     1   2   .159        Forsch p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Baker cf              7   0   1   0     0   1   .279        Howe ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garvey 1b             6   0   2   0     1   1   .302        Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cey 3b                7   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Cabell 3b             7   0   1   0     0   2   .362
Ferguson c            6   0   0   0     1   3   .188      Cedeno cf             5   0   1   0     1   1   .286
Hale rf               6   0   0   0     1   1   .190      Watson 1b             7   0   1   0     0   1   .362
De Jesus ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Johnson c             4   0   1   0     1   0   .265
  Goodson ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .250        Jutze pr,c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  Russell pr,ss       4   0   1   0     0   1   .211      Roberts lf            2   0   1   0     1   0   .200
John p                2   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Gross ph,rf         3   0   0   0     1   0   .289
  Cruz ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Milbourne 2b          6   1   3   0     1   0   .294
  Hough p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Metzger ss            2   0   0   0     2   0   .256
  Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Wall p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        DaVanon ss          1   0   1   0     1   0  1.000
                                                          Richard p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Cruz ph,lf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .150

Totals               54   0   9   0     6  10             Totals               54   1  12   1     8   8

Time of Game: 3:54   Attendance: 10,106
Left on Base: Dodgers 14, Astros 15
DP: Dodgers 1, Astros 1
Doubles: Buckner (1), Milbourne (2)
Stolen Bases: Buckner (3), Russell 2 (2), Milbourne (1)
Caught Stealing: Cedeno (2), Howard (2), DaVanon (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Buckner (1), Sizemore (1)
GIDP: Baker (2)
Hit by Pitch: Cedeno (1,by Hough)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John                    7     8   0   0   3   3   0  28   2.25
Hough                   4     0   0   0   3   2   0  16   3.52
Wall L(0-1)             4.2   4   1   1   2   3   0  19   3.24
Totals                 15.2  12   1   1   8   8   0  63

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard                10     4   0   0   3   7   0  36   2.60
Forsch                  5     4   0   0   2   2   0  21   0.64
Barlow W(2-0)           1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.72
Totals                 16     9   0   0   6  10   0  62

Hit by Pitch: Hough (1)
Wild Pitches: John 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


DODGERS 1ST: Buckner singled; Buckner stole second; Sizemore
struck out; Baker struck out; Garvey grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Howard singled; Cabell singled [Howard to second];
Cedeno hit into a double play (shortstop to second) [Howard out
at home (second to first to catcher), Cabell out at second];
John threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to second]; Watson struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey made an out to shortstop; Ferguson struck out;
Hale grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Roberts
grounded out (third to first); Milbourne singled; Metzger walked
[Milbourne to second]; John threw a wild pitch [Milbourne to
third]; Richard forced Metzger (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 3RD: De Jesus flied out to center; John singled; Buckner
popped to first in foul territory; Sizemore flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Howard flied out to center; Cabell was called out on
strikes; Cedeno singled; Cedeno was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey
struck out; Cey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
singled to left [Johnson out at second (left to second)];
Roberts walked; Milbourne doubled [Roberts to third]; Metzger
walked; Richard flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson walked; Hale forced Ferguson (second to
shortstop); De Jesus popped to catcher in foul territory; John
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner popped to catcher in foul territory;
Sizemore singled; Baker grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Sizemore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Johnson flied
out to left; Roberts singled; Milbourne made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey singled; Cey grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Garvey to second]; Ferguson flied out to center; Hale
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Richard
struck out; Howard singled; Howard was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 8TH: GOODSON BATTED FOR DE JESUS; Goodson walked;
RUSSELL RAN FOR GOODSON; CRUZ BATTED FOR JOHN; Russell stole
second; Cruz walked; Buckner out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Russell to third, Cruz to second]; Sizemore struck out;
Baker made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: RUSSELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HOUGH REPLACED
CRUZ (PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cedeno was hit by a pitch; Watson grounded out (third to first)
[Cedeno to second]; Johnson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Cey flied out
to center; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: GROSS BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Gross grounded out
(pitcher to first); Milbourne grounded out (second to first);
Metzger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Astros 0.

DODGERS 10TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HOWARD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Hale popped to third in foul territory;
Russell was called out on strikes; Hough made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 10TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR RICHARD; Cruz made an out to third;
Howard struck out; Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 11TH: FORSCH REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); CRUZ STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker singled;
Garvey singled [Baker to second]; Cey flied out to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 11TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Johnson walked; JUTZE RAN FOR JOHNSON; Gross walked
[Jutze to second]; Milbourne walked [Jutze to third, Gross to
second]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR METZGER; Boswell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 12TH: DAVANON REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING SS); JUTZE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Ferguson made an out to second;
Hale grounded out (pitcher to first); Russell singled; MOTA
BATTED FOR HOUGH; Russell stole second; Mota struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 12TH: WALL REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out
(second to first); Forsch struck out; Cabell was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 13TH: Buckner doubled; Sizemore out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Buckner to third]; Baker made an out to
shortstop; Garvey was walked intentionally; Cey made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 13TH: Cedeno lined to left; Watson singled; Jutze flied
out to center; Gross lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 14TH: Ferguson struck out; Hale flied out to right;
Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 14TH: Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first);
DaVanon singled; DaVanon was picked off and caught stealing
second (catcher to first to shortstop to second); Cruz was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros
0.

DODGERS 15TH: Wall grounded out (pitcher to first); Buckner
grounded out (second to first); Sizemore walked; Baker lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 15TH: HOWE BATTED FOR FORSCH; Howe flied out to left;
Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno walked; Watson
forced Cedeno (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 16TH: BARLOW REPLACED HOWE (PITCHING); Garvey flied out
to center; Cey singled; Ferguson struck out; Hale walked [Cey to
second]; Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 16TH: Jutze grounded out (pitcher to first); Gross lined
to shortstop; Milbourne singled; Milbourne stole second; DaVanon
was walked intentionally; Cruz singled [Milbourne scored,
DaVanon to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 1.