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Tuesday September 28, 1976
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A single by Bob Watson in the first inning for his 100th RBI of the season provided J.R. Richard with the only run that he needed to pitch the Astros to a 1-0 victory over the Dodgers. Cesar Cedeno was safe on a two-base error by Davey Lopes before Watson singled to beat Burt Hooton. [The Sporting News]


Houston Astros 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

Game Played on Tuesday, September 28, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Astros       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Cabell 3b,1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Buckner lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Cedeno cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .296      Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Watson 1b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .313      Garvey 1b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .320
  Howe 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .136      Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Cruz lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .301      Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Johnson c             2   0   1   0     2   0   .224      Burke cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .314
Gross rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Pasley c              2   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .210        Goodson ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Richard p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .115        Auerbach pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .098
                                                            Yeager c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                          Hooton p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .098
                                                            Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .114
                                                            Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               32   1   5   1     3   3             Totals               30   0   3   0     0   5

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 10,483
Left on Base: Astros 7, Dodgers 3
DP: Astros 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: Richard, Lopes
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (54), Garvey (19), Lopes (62)
Caught Stealing: Cabell (8)
GIDP: Cey (11)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(19-15)        9     3   0   0   0   5   0  30   2.81
Totals                  9     3   0   0   0   5   0  30

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(11-15)         8     4   1   0   3   3   0  31   3.26
Hough                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.28
Totals                  9     5   1   0   3   3   0  35

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


ASTROS 1ST: Andrews grounded out (second to first); Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno reached on an error by
Lopes [Cedeno to second]; Watson singled to right [Cedeno scored
(unearned)]; Cruz struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted); Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Johnson walked; Gross forced Johnson (first to
shortstop); Metzger popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Richard forced Gross (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey singled to center; Garvey stole second; Cey
flied out to right; Russell struck out; Burke flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Andrews flied out to left; Cabell singled to center;
Cabell was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop to pitcher); Cedeno grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Pasley struck out; Hooton struck out; Lopes reached
on an error by Richard [Lopes to first]; Lopes stole second;
Buckner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson flied out to right; Cruz lined to second;
Johnson singled to center; Gross struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Smith flied out to left; Garvey singled to center;
Cey grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Garvey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers
0.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Richard
struck out; Andrews flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (second to first); Burke
popped to first in foul territory; Pasley flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno singled to third;
Cedeno stole second; Watson walked; Cruz flied out to left;
Johnson walked [Cedeno to third, Watson to second]; Gross lined
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Hooton struck out; Lopes grounded out (pitcher to
first); Buckner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Metzger popped to third in foul territory; Richard
flied out to right; Andrews popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Garvey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Cabell popped to second; Cedeno grounded out
(shortstop to first); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Burke
grounded out (shortstop to first); GOODSON BATTED FOR PASLEY;
Goodson singled to left; AUERBACH RAN FOR GOODSON; LEE BATTED
FOR HOOTON; Lee lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 9TH: YEAGER REPLACED AUERBACH (PLAYING C ); HOUGH
REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Cruz flied out to left; Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross singled to left;
Metzger forced Gross (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: HOWE REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 3B); CABELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Lopes flied out to right; Buckner popped
to third in foul territory; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.



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