Welcome to our redesigned site
The redesign was done to make the web experience more user friendly, as well as to make the mobile and desktop versions more compatible. We hope you find the site an improved experience. We always welcome your input, so let us know what you think. Play ball!
Lineups and Summary (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 5, 1970
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on September 5, 1970 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | September 5, 1970 |
---|---|
Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 5, 1970 |
---|---|
Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Claude Osteen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 15,053 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: John Kibler 2B: Andy Olsen 3B: Dick Tremblay |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
---|---|
Maury Wills | Shortstop |
Bill Russell | Right Fielder |
Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
Wes Parker | First Baseman |
Tom Haller | Catcher |
Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
Willie Crawford | Left Fielder |
Billy Grabarkewitz | Third Baseman |
Claude Osteen | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
---|---|
Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
Jim Wynn | Left Fielder |
Bob Watson | First Baseman |
Denis Menke | Shortstop |
Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
Larry Howard | Catcher |
Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 5, 1970
Top 1
-
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Dierker
Wills hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Dierker
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Dierker
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Dierker
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Osteen
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Osteen
Morgan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Crawford. Morgan reaches second base with a double. Alou goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Osteen
Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Osteen
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Osteen
Menke hits a line drive into right field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Osteen
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops it up and throws to first, with Osteen covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Dierker
Haller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Haller for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Dierker
Sizemore strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Dierker
Crawford hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Osteen
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Osteen
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Osteen
Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Osteen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabarkewitz vs. Dierker
Grabarkewitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osteen vs. Dierker
Osteen hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Dierker
Wills strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Osteen
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Osteen
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Osteen
Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Dierker
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Dierker
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Russell moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Parker vs. Dierker
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Russell scores. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Haller vs. Dierker
Haller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out. Davis scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Dierker
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Osteen
Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Osteen
Menke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Menke reaches second base with a double. Watson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Osteen
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Menke scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Osteen
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Osteen
Howard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Crawford. Howard reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dierker vs. Osteen
Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Dierker
Crawford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grabarkewitz vs. Dierker
Grabarkewitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osteen vs. Dierker
Osteen hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Dierker
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grabarkewitz moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Dierker
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Osteen
Alou hits a line drive into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Osteen
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Osteen
Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crawford throws the ball in to Sizemore who tags Wynn, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Dierker
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Dierker
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Dierker
Haller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Osteen
Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Osteen
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grabarkewitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Osteen
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grabarkewitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Watson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Osteen
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Russell. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Cedeno is thrown out after the base hit. Watson scores. View Play
Top 7
-
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Dierker
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Dierker
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabarkewitz vs. Dierker
Grabarkewitz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gabrielson vs. Dierker
Len Gabrielson pinch hits for Claude Osteen.
Gabrielson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Menke fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lamb
Ray Lamb now pitching.
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dierker vs. Lamb
Dierker bunts towards first. Parker scoops it up and throws to first, with Sizemore covering, for the out. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Lamb
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Lamb
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Lamb
Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Dierker
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Dierker
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Dierker
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Lamb
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grabarkewitz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Lamb
Menke takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Lamb
Rader hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Russell throws the ball in to Parker who tags Rader trying to return to first, for the out. Watson scores. Menke moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Lamb
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Lamb
Howard is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dierker vs. Lamb
Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamb fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Dierker
Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haller vs. Dierker
Haller hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Dierker
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play (back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/5/1970 -- Los Angeles at Houston (N) Los Angeles AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Wills M, ss 4 0 1 0 Alou J, rf 3 1 1 0 Russell B, rf 4 1 1 0 Morgan J, 2b 4 1 1 1 Davis W, cf 3 1 1 0 Wynn J, lf 4 1 2 2 Parker W, 1b 4 0 1 1 Watson B, 1b 4 3 3 0 Haller T, c 4 0 0 1 Menke D, ss 3 1 1 1 Sizemore T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rader D, 3b 4 0 2 2 Crawford W, lf 2 0 0 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 1 1 Grabarkewitz B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Howard L, c 2 0 1 0 Osteen C, p 2 0 0 0 Dierker L, p 3 0 0 0 Gabrielson L, ph 1 0 0 0 Lamb R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 2 4 2 31 7 12 7 Los Angeles 000 200 000 -- 2 Houston 300 201 01x -- 7 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Osteen C (L) 6.0 10 6 6 0 3 Lamb R 2.0 2 1 1 4 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Dierker L (W) 9.0 4 2 2 3 4 DP -- Los Angeles 1, Houston 1 LOB -- Los Angeles 4, Houston 5 2B -- Morgan J, Menke D, Howard L, Cedeno C HR -- Wynn J SH -- Dierker L T -- 1:59 A -- 15053
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score