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Dodgers
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 1, 1973
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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 August 1, 1973 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | August 1, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 1, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Downing |
Home Starting Pitcher | J.R. Richard |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 19,956 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bruce Froemming 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Paul Pryor |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
Bill Buckner | Left Fielder |
Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
Willie Crawford | Right Fielder |
Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
Bill Russell | Shortstop |
Al Downing | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommie Agee | Right Fielder |
Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
Lee May | First Baseman |
Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
Skip Jutze | Catcher |
J.R. Richard | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 1, 1973
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Richard
Lopes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Richard
There goes Lopes. The throw from Jutze and he is safe. Lopes steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Richard
Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopes moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Richard
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ferguson vs. Richard
Ferguson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Downing
Agee strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Downing
Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Downing
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Downing
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Richard
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Richard
Garvey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Richard
Cey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Richard
Russell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Downing
Rader hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Downing
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Downing
Helms strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Richard
Downing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Richard
Lopes strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Richard
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Richard
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Downing
Jutze hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Downing
Richard strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Downing
Agee is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Richard
Ferguson 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Richard
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Richard
Garvey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Richard
There goes Garvey. The throw from Jutze and he is out, Helms applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Downing
Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Downing
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Downing
Jim Wynn pinch runs for Cesar Cedeno.
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Downing
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Richard
Jim Wynn now playing center field.
Cey hits a fly ball into right field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Richard
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Richard
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Downing
May hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Downing
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Downing
Jutze hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Richard
Lopes strikes out. Jutze drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Lopes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Richard
Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Richard
There goes Buckner. The throw from Jutze and he is safe. Buckner steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Richard
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferguson vs. Richard
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crawford vs. Richard
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Richard covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Downing
Richard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Downing
Agee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Downing
Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Agee moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Downing
Wynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Wynn reaches second base with a double. Agee scores. Metzger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Downing
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Culver
George Culver now pitching.
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields the ball and throws to second. Lopes drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Lopes. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Culver
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rader scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Culver
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Richard
Garvey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Richard
Cey hits a fly ball into right field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Richard
Russell hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Culver
Jutze is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Culver
Richard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Culver
Agee hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joshua vs. Richard
Von Joshua pinch hits for George Culver.
Joshua strikes out. Jutze drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Joshua out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Richard
Lopes strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Richard
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Hough
Charlie Hough now pitching.
Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Hough
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Hough
There goes Wynn. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. Wynn steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Hough
Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Hough
Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynn scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Hough
May strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Richard
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Richard covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Richard
Ferguson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Richard
Crawford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ferguson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garvey vs. Richard
Garvey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Helms reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cey vs. Richard
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/1/1973 -- Los Angeles at Houston (N) Los Angeles AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Lopes D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Agee T, rf 3 1 0 0 Buckner B, lf 4 0 1 0 Metzger R, ss 3 1 1 0 Davis W, cf 4 0 0 0 Cedeno C, cf 1 0 1 0 Ferguson J, c 3 0 1 0 Wynn J, pr-cf 1 2 1 2 Crawford W, rf 4 0 1 0 Watson B, lf 4 0 1 1 Garvey S, 1b 4 0 1 0 Rader D, 3b 4 1 1 1 Cey R, 3b 4 0 1 0 May L, 1b 4 0 1 1 Russell B, ss 3 0 0 0 Helms T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Downing A, p 1 0 0 0 Jutze S, c 3 0 0 0 Culver G, p 0 0 0 0 Richard J, p 3 0 0 0 Joshua V, ph 1 0 0 0 Hough C, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 0 5 0 29 5 6 5 Los Angeles 000 000 000 -- 0 Houston 000 004 01x -- 5 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Downing A (L) 5.1 4 4 3 3 4 Culver G 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 Hough C 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Richard J (W) 9.0 5 0 0 3 9 E -- Lopes D DP -- Los Angeles 1 LOB -- Los Angeles 7, Houston 4 2B -- Wynn J SB -- Lopes D, Buckner B, Wynn J CS -- Garvey S T -- 2:13 A -- 19956
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