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Astros 5 @ Dodgers 3
Dodger Stadium
April 17, 1971

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros, played on April 17, 1971 at Dodger Stadium. The home team Dodgers were bested by the visiting Astros with a score of 5 to 3.

Game Summary

DateApril 17, 1971 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 5 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 3 H: 6 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 3
Hits: 6
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherWade Blasingame  
Losing PitcherBill Singer  
SaveDenny Lemaster  
Game Winning RBIDoug Rader 

Game Info

DateApril 17, 1971 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherWade Blasingame  
Home Starting PitcherBill Singer  
BallparkDodger Stadium 
CityLos Angeles 
StateCA 
Attendance16,172 
Time of Game2 hours 44 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bob Engel
1B: Tony Venzon
2B: Stan Landes
3B: Mel Steiner

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Roger Metzger  Shortstop 
Joe Morgan  Second Baseman 
Jim Wynn  Center Fielder 
Bob Watson  Left Fielder 
Denis Menke  First Baseman 
Doug Rader  Third Baseman 
Cesar Cedeno  Right Fielder 
Jack Hiatt  Catcher 
Wade Blasingame  Pitcher 
Harry Walker  Manager 

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Maury Wills  Shortstop 
Manny Mota  Right Fielder 
Wes Parker  First Baseman 
Dick Allen  Left Fielder 
Bill Sudakis  Catcher 
Steve Garvey  Third Baseman 
Bill Russell  Second Baseman 
Willie Davis  Center Fielder 
Bill Singer  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

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Astros 5 @ Dodgers 3
Dodger Stadium
April 17, 1971

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 4/17/1971 -- Houston at Los Angeles (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
Metzger R, ss         5  0  0  0   Wills M, ss-3b-ss     5  1  1  0   
Morgan J, 2b          3  1  1  1   Mota M, rf            3  0  0  0   
Wynn J, cf            4  1  2  2   Parker W, 1b          3  1  0  0   
Geronimo C, cf        1  0  0  0   Allen D, lf           3  1  3  3   
Watson B, lf          4  1  1  0   Sudakis B, c          4  0  1  0   
Menke D, 1b           4  1  1  0   Garvey S, 3b          4  0  0  0   
Rader D, 3b           3  0  2  1   Brewer J, p           0  0  0  0   
Cedeno C, rf          4  0  0  0   Russell B, 2b         4  0  0  0   
Hiatt J, c            3  1  1  0   Davis W, cf           3  0  1  0   
Blasingame W, p       4  0  2  1   Singer B, p           2  0  0  0   
Lemaster D, p         0  0  0  0   Grabarkewitz , ss-3b  0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  5 10  5                        31  3  6  3

Houston          000 012 011 --  5
Los Angeles      000 003 000 --  3

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Blasingame W (W)      8.0  6  3  3  5  3
Lemaster D (S)        1.0  0  0  0  1  0

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Singer B (L)*         8.0 10  5  4  3  7
Brewer J              1.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

E -- Russell B
DP -- Houston 2, Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Houston 7, Los Angeles 7
2B -- Davis W
3B -- Rader D
HR -- Wynn J, Allen D
SB -- Morgan J
CS -- Morgan J
SF -- Morgan J
WP -- Brewer J, Lemaster D
T -- 2:44
A -- 16172

    

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