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Shortly after hearing the news that manager Walter Alston would bow out at the close of the season, Don Sutton pitched the Dodgers to a 2-0 triumph over the Astros. Sutton yielded four hits in posting his fourth shutout and 14th complete game. Bill Russell broke up the scoreless duel between Sutton and Dan Larson when he singled home Steve Garvey in the seventh, Garvey had singled and advanced to second on a groundout. [The Sporting News] Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Houston Astros 0Game Played on Monday, September 27, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger StadiumAstros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 x - 2 6 2 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Howard lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .219 Lopes 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .241 Javier rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Buckner lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .305 Cruz cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .304 Smith rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .256 Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Garvey 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .318 Howe 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .136 Cey 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Watson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Russell ss 3 0 1 1 0 1 .276 Boswell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Burke cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .344 Herrmann c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .201 Pasley c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Metzger ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Goodson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Yeager c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Taveras ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Sutton p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .084 Larson p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .290 Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Pentz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 31 0 4 0 2 3 Totals 28 2 6 2 2 5 Time of Game: 2:03 Attendance: 10,639 Left on Base: Astros 6, Dodgers 4 DP: Astros 2, Dodgers 1 Errors: Boswell, Lopes, Russell Doubles: Smith (15) Stolen Bases: Lopes 2 (61), Garvey (18), Russell (15) Caught Stealing: Buckner (9) GIDP: Boswell (8), Sutton (3), Goodson (6) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Larson L(5-8) 7 5 1 1 1 4 0 26 3.02 Pentz 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 3.06 Totals 8 6 2 2 2 5 0 30 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton W(21-9) 9 4 0 0 2 3 0 33 3.03 Totals 9 4 0 0 2 3 0 33 Wild Pitches: Sutton (4) Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Bob Engel ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (first unassisted); Javier grounded out (third to first); Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes lined to third; Buckner flied out to left; Smith doubled to left; Garvey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 2ND: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Howe singled to center; Boswell grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Howe out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell struck out; Burke grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 3RD: Herrmann made an out to shortstop; Metzger flied out to center; Larson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Pasley struck out; Sutton struck out; Lopes singled to center; Lopes stole second; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 4TH: Howard singled to center [Howard to second (error by Lopes)]; Javier popped to first in foul territory; Cruz struck out; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Smith walked; Garvey forced Smith (second to shortstop); Garvey stole second; Cey struck out; Russell grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 5TH: Howe walked; Sutton threw a wild pitch [Howe to second]; Boswell grounded out (second to first); Herrmann struck out; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 5TH: Burke grounded out (third to first); Pasley reached on an error by Boswell [Pasley to first]; Sutton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Pasley out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 6TH: Larson singled to right; Howard flied out to right; Javier popped to catcher in foul territory; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 6TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner grounded out (catcher to first); Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 7TH: Johnson reached on an error by Russell [Johnson to first]; Howe popped to shortstop; Boswell popped to second; Herrmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 7TH: Garvey singled to center; Cey grounded out (third to first) [Garvey to second]; Russell singled to left [Garvey scored]; Russell stole second; Burke singled to left [Russell to third]; GOODSON BATTED FOR PASLEY; Goodson grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Burke out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1. ASTROS 8TH: YEAGER REPLACED GOODSON (PLAYING C ); GROSS BATTED FOR METZGER; Gross grounded out (second to first); CEDENO BATTED FOR LARSON; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard walked; Javier popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 8TH: TAVERAS REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING SS); PENTZ REPLACED CEDENO (PITCHING); Sutton lined to pitcher; Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Buckner singled to center [Lopes scored]; Buckner was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Smith struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 2. ASTROS 9TH: Cruz singled to third; Johnson flied out to center; WATSON BATTED FOR HOWE; Watson flied out to right; Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 2. |
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