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Dodgers 7 @ Astros 8
Astrodome
July 26, 1974

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on July 26, 1974 at Astrodome. The home team Astros beat the visiting Dodgers with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateJuly 26, 1974 
Visiting Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 7 H: 13 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 7
Hits: 13
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 8 H: 16 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 8
Hits: 16
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherKen Forsch  
Losing PitcherMike Marshall  
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Game Winning RBIRoger Metzger 

Game Info

DateJuly 26, 1974 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherAndy Messersmith  
Home Starting PitcherTom Griffin  
BallparkAstrodome 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance26,924 
Time of Game2 hours 57 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Harry Wendelstedt
1B: Art Williams
2B: Doug Harvey
3B: Jerry Dale

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Davey Lopes  Second Baseman 
Bill Buckner  Left Fielder 
Jim Wynn  Center Fielder 
Steve Garvey  First Baseman 
Ron Cey  Third Baseman 
Willie Crawford  Right Fielder 
Steve Yeager  Catcher 
Bill Russell  Shortstop 
Andy Messersmith  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Greg Gross  Right Fielder 
Roger Metzger  Shortstop 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Lee May  First Baseman 
Milt May  Catcher 
Bob Watson  Left Fielder 
Doug Rader  Third Baseman 
Tommy Helms  Second Baseman 
Tom Griffin  Pitcher 
Preston Gomez  Manager 

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Dodgers 7 @ Astros 8
Astrodome
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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/26/1974 -- Los Angeles at Houston (N)

  Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Lopes D, 2b           4  0  1  0   Gross G, rf           6  1  2  0   
Buckner B, lf         6  0  1  0   Metzger R, ss         6  2  3  1   
Wynn J, cf            4  3  2  0   Cedeno C, cf          5  2  3  4   
Garvey S, 1b          6  0  2  1   May L, 1b             5  0  0  0   
Cey R, 3b             4  1  1  1   May M, c              4  1  1  0   
Crawford W, rf        5  2  2  0   Watson B, lf          4  1  3  1   
Yeager S, c           4  1  2  1   Howard W, pr-lf       1  0  0  0   
Marshall M, p         2  0  1  0   Rader D, 3b           5  0  1  2   
Russell B, ss         4  0  1  2   Helms T, 2b           4  0  2  0   
Messersmith A, p      1  0  0  0   Milbourne L, 2b       1  1  1  0   
Joshua V, ph          0  0  0  0   Griffin T, p          1  0  0  0   
Mota M, ph            1  0  0  1   Cosgrove M, p         1  0  0  0   
Hough C, p            1  0  0  0   Gallagher B, ph       1  0  0  0   
Ferguson J, c         2  0  0  0   Forsch K, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Campbell D, ph        0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44  7 13  6                        45  8 16  8

Los Angeles      110 310 001 00 --  7
Houston          203 000 200 01 --  8
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Messersmith A         3.0  9  5  5  0  3
Hough C               3.2  5  2  2  1  1
Marshall M (L)        3.2  2  1  1  0  2

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Griffin T*            3.0  4  5  5  4  2
Cosgrove M            3.0  3  1  1  2  0
Forsch K (W)          5.0  6  1  1  0  2
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 4th

E -- Helms T
DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 12, Houston 8
2B -- Garvey S, Crawford W, Helms T, Watson B 2, Wynn J 2, Buckner B, Lopes D
HR -- Cedeno C 2
SB -- Lopes D
CS -- Cedeno C, Lopes D
SH -- Campbell D
SF -- Russell B, Cey R
Balk -- Marshall M
T -- 2:57
A -- 26924

    

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