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Astros
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
May 7, 1975
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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 May 7, 1975 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 7, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 7, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Griffin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Andy Messersmith |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 31,222 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John McSherry 1B: Chris Pelekoudas 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: Nick Colosi |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Left Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Tom Griffin | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Willie Crawford | Left Fielder |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Joe Ferguson | Right Fielder |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Rick Auerbach | Shortstop |
| Andy Messersmith | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
May 7, 1975
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Messersmith
Gross 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 -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Messersmith
Metzger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Messersmith
Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Griffin
Lopes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Griffin
Crawford hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Griffin
Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Messersmith
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Messersmith
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Messersmith
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Messersmith
Rader takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Helms vs. Messersmith
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Watson tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Messersmith
Griffin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Griffin
Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Griffin
Cey strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Griffin
Ferguson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Griffin
Yeager strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Messersmith
Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Messersmith
Metzger bunts towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Lopes covering, for the out. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Messersmith
Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Messersmith
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auerbach vs. Griffin
Auerbach hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Messersmith vs. Griffin
Messersmith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Griffin
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to first for the out. Messersmith moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crawford vs. Griffin
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
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Messersmith
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Messersmith
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Messersmith
Rader hits a popup towards short. Auerbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Messersmith
Helms hits a popup towards short. Auerbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Griffin
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Griffin
Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Griffin
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Messersmith
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Messersmith
Gross 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 -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Messersmith
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Messersmith covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Griffin
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. Griffin
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auerbach vs. Griffin
Auerbach 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
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Messersmith
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Messersmith
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Messersmith
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Messersmith
May hits a line drive towards first. Garvey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Messersmith vs. Griffin
Messersmith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Griffin
Lopes bunts towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lopes for the out. Messersmith moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crawford vs. Griffin
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crawford for the out. Messersmith moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wynn vs. Griffin
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Messersmith scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Griffin
Garvey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cey vs. Griffin
Cey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Messersmith
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Messersmith
Helms hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Messersmith
Larry Milbourne pinch runs for Tommy Helms.
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Griffin
Larry Milbourne now playing second base.
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Griffin
Yeager strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auerbach vs. Griffin
Auerbach hits a fly ball into left field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Messersmith
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Messersmith
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Messersmith
Cedeno hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Messersmith vs. Griffin
Messersmith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Griffin
Lopes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Griffin
Crawford takes first base on ball four. Messersmith moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Griffin
Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Griffin
Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Griffin
Cey hits a fly ball into left field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Messersmith
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Messersmith
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Messersmith
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
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Box Score
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Game of 5/7/1975 -- Houston at Los Angeles (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Gross G, lf 4 0 1 0 Lopes D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Metzger R, ss 3 0 0 0 Crawford W, lf 3 1 0 0
Cedeno C, cf 4 0 0 0 Wynn J, cf 4 1 2 4
Watson B, 1b 4 1 1 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 0 1 0
Cruz J, rf 4 0 1 0 Cey R, 3b 4 0 0 0
May M, c 4 0 2 0 Ferguson J, rf 2 1 1 1
Rader D, 3b 2 0 0 0 Yeager S, c 3 0 0 0
Helms T, 2b 2 0 1 1 Auerbach R, ss 3 0 0 0
Milbourne L, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Messersmith A, p 3 2 2 0
Griffin T, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 6 1 29 5 6 5
Houston 010 000 000 -- 1
Los Angeles 010 001 03x -- 5
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin T (L) 8.0 6 5 5 2 4
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith A (W) 9.0 6 1 1 1 5
E -- Metzger R
DP -- Houston 1, Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Houston 5, Los Angeles 3
HR -- Ferguson J, Wynn J
SH -- Metzger R, Lopes D
SF -- Helms T
T -- 1:48
A -- 31222
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