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Dodgers
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 27, 1981
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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 September 27, 1981 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | September 27, 1981 |
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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 | September 27, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fernando Valenzuela |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Sutton |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 41,686 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe West 1B: Dick Stello 2B: John Kibler 3B: Bruce Froemming |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
Ken Landreaux | Center Fielder |
Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
Rick Monday | Right Fielder |
Pedro Guerrero | Third Baseman |
Mike Scioscia | Catcher |
Bill Russell | Shortstop |
Fernando Valenzuela | Pitcher |
Tom Lasorda | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
Cesar Cedeno | First Baseman |
Art Howe | Third Baseman |
Luis Pujols | Catcher |
Dickie Thon | Shortstop |
Don Sutton | Pitcher |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 27, 1981
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Sutton
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Sutton
Landreaux hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Sutton
Baker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Valenzuela
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Valenzuela covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Valenzuela
Garner 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: ---
Scott vs. Valenzuela
Scott strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Sutton
Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Sutton
Monday hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Sutton
Guerrero is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Valenzuela
Cruz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Valenzuela
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Valenzuela
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Scioscia and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howe vs. Valenzuela
Howe 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: --3
Pujols vs. Valenzuela
Pujols is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scioscia vs. Sutton
Scioscia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Sutton
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valenzuela vs. Sutton
Valenzuela hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Scioscia moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Sutton
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Valenzuela
Thon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sutton vs. Valenzuela
Sutton bunts in front of the plate. Scioscia fields it and throws to first for the out. Thon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puhl vs. Valenzuela
There goes Thon. The throw from Scioscia and he is safe. Thon steals third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Puhl vs. Valenzuela
Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thon tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Valenzuela
Garner hits a popup towards third. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Sutton
Landreaux hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Sutton
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Sutton
Garvey is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Valenzuela
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Guerrero fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Valenzuela
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Valenzuela
Cedeno hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Sutton
Monday is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Sutton
Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scioscia vs. Sutton
Scioscia hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Valenzuela
Steve Sax now playing second base.
Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Valenzuela
Pujols is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Valenzuela
Thon is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Sutton
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valenzuela vs. Sutton
Valenzuela hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sax vs. Sutton
Sax hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Valenzuela
Sutton hits a fly ball into right field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Valenzuela
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Valenzuela
Garner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Valenzuela
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Guerrero fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Sutton
Landreaux hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Sutton
Sutton fires to first and picks off Landreaux. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Sutton
Baker hits a popup towards short. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Sutton
Garvey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Valenzuela
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Valenzuela
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howe vs. Valenzuela
Howe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baker throws the ball in to Guerrero who relays the ball to Sax who tags Howe trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Cruz scores. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pujols vs. Valenzuela
Pujols hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thon vs. Valenzuela
Thon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pujols moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sutton vs. Valenzuela
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Valenzuela fields it and throws to third for the out. Thon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Puhl vs. Valenzuela
Puhl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baker throws the ball in to Sax who tags Puhl trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Thon scores. Sutton moves to third. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Sutton
Monday is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Sutton
Guerrero strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scioscia vs. Sutton
Scioscia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Niedenfuer
Tom Niedenfuer now pitching.
Garner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Niedenfuer
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Niedenfuer
Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sax settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Sutton
Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Bill Russell.
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sutton
Reggie Smith pinch hits for Tom Niedenfuer.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sax vs. Sutton
Sax hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Sutton
Landreaux strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/27/1981 -- Los Angeles at Houston (N) Los Angeles AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Lopes D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Puhl T, rf 3 0 1 2 Sax S, 2b 2 1 1 1 Garner P, 2b 4 0 1 0 Landreaux K, cf 4 0 1 0 Scott T, cf 4 0 0 0 Baker D, lf 3 0 0 0 Cruz J, lf 3 1 0 0 Garvey S, 1b 3 0 0 0 Cedeno C, 1b 2 1 1 0 Monday R, rf 3 0 0 0 Howe A, 3b 3 0 1 1 Guerrero P, 3b 3 0 0 0 Pujols L, c 3 0 1 1 Scioscia M, c 2 0 0 0 Thon D, ss 3 2 2 0 Russell B, ss 2 0 0 0 Sutton D, p 2 0 0 0 Johnstone J, ph 1 0 0 0 Valenzuela F, p 2 0 0 0 Niedenfuer T, p 0 0 0 0 Smith R, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 1 2 1 27 4 7 4 Los Angeles 000 000 001 -- 1 Houston 001 000 30x -- 4 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Valenzuela F (L) 7.0 7 4 4 2 5 Niedenfuer T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Sutton D (W) 9.0 2 1 1 1 9 E -- Scioscia M LOB -- Los Angeles 1, Houston 3 2B -- Cedeno C HR -- Sax S SB -- Cedeno C, Thon D SH -- Sutton D SF -- Puhl T T -- 2:23 A -- 41686
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