Top 1

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Messersmith
  
  Howard hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. Messersmith
  
  Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Messersmith
  
  Cruz strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopes vs. Stanton
  
  Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. DaVanon misplays the ball. That's an error on DaVanon. Lopes moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lacy vs. Stanton
  
  There goes Lopes. The throw from May and he is safe. Lopes steals third. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Lacy vs. Stanton
  
  Lacy takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Crawford vs. Stanton
  
  Crawford hits a fly ball towards right. Gross catches it and throws to home to double up Lopes. Lacy moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Garvey vs. Stanton
  
  Garvey takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cey vs. Stanton
  
  Cey strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Messersmith
  
  Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Messersmith
  
  May hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cabell vs. Messersmith
  
  Cabell is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Stanton
  
  Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yeager vs. Stanton
  
  There's a wild pitch. Cruz moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Yeager vs. Stanton
  
  Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Russell vs. Stanton
  
  Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Messersmith vs. Stanton
  
  Messersmith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to third. Russell moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Lopes vs. Stanton
  
  Lopes strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DaVanon vs. Messersmith
  
  DaVanon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Andrews vs. Messersmith
  
  Andrews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stanton vs. Messersmith
  
  Stanton hits a popup towards the mound. Messersmith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Howard vs. Messersmith
  
  Howard 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 

Bottom 3

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lacy vs. Stanton
  
  Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Crawford vs. Stanton
  
  Crawford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Garvey vs. Stanton
  
  Garvey takes first base on ball four. Crawford moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cey vs. Stanton
  
  Cey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crawford moves to third. Garvey moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Cruz vs. Stanton
  
  Cruz takes first base on ball four. Crawford scores. Garvey moves to third. Cey moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Yeager vs. Forsch
  
  Ken Forsch now pitching.
  
  Yeager hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Forsch
  
  Russell strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Messersmith vs. Forsch
  
  Messersmith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. Messersmith
  
  Gross hits a line drive into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Messersmith
  
  Cruz 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, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Messersmith
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopes vs. Forsch
  
  Lopes takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lacy vs. Forsch
  
  Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopes moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Crawford vs. Forsch
  
  Crawford hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Garvey vs. Forsch
  
  Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Messersmith
  
  May strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cabell vs. Messersmith
  
  Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DaVanon vs. Messersmith
  
  DaVanon hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cey vs. Forsch
  
  Cey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cruz vs. Forsch
  
  Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Cey trying to get to third. Gross throws the ball in to DaVanon, who relays the ball to Cabell who tags Cey for the out. Cruz moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Yeager vs. Forsch
  
  Yeager hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Russell vs. Forsch
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Andrews vs. Messersmith
  
  Andrews takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Milbourne vs. Messersmith
  
  Larry Milbourne pinch hits for Ken Forsch.
  
  Milbourne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Andrews moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Howard vs. Messersmith
  
  Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Gross vs. Messersmith
  
  Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey fields the ball and throws to Messersmith covering. Safe. There goes Milbourne trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cruz vs. Messersmith
  
  Cruz 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 

Bottom 6

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Messersmith vs. Sosa
  
  Jose Sosa now pitching.
  
  Messersmith is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopes vs. Sosa
  
  Lopes is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lacy vs. Sosa
  
  Lacy is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 7

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Messersmith
  
  Jerry Royster now playing second base.
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Messersmith
  
  May strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cabell vs. Messersmith
  
  Cabell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  DaVanon vs. Messersmith
  
  There goes Cabell. The throw from Yeager and he is safe. Cabell steals second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  DaVanon vs. Messersmith
  
  DaVanon hits a fly ball towards left. Lacy settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Lacy. Cabell scores. DaVanon moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Andrews vs. Messersmith
  
  Andrews hits a fly ball into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Crawford vs. Sosa
  
  Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crawford for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garvey vs. Sosa
  
  Garvey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cey vs. Sosa
  
  Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cruz vs. Sosa
  
  There's a wild pitch. Cey moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cruz vs. Sosa
  
  Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boswell vs. Messersmith
  
  Ken Boswell pinch hits for Jose Sosa.
  
  Boswell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Royster reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Messersmith
  
  Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. Messersmith
  
  Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yeager vs. Konieczny
  
  Doug Konieczny now pitching.
  
  Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Konieczny
  
  Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Messersmith vs. Konieczny
  
  Messersmith hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Messersmith
  
  Cruz is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Messersmith
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Messersmith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Messersmith
  
  May hits a fly ball into left field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/27/1975 -- Houston at Los Angeles (D)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
Howard W, cf          4  0  0  0   Lopes D, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Gross G, rf           4  0  1  0   Royster J, 2b         0  0  0  0   
Cruz J, lf            4  0  0  0   Lacy L, lf            3  0  0  0   
Johnson C, 1b         4  0  0  0   Crawford W, rf        4  1  1  0   
May M, c              4  0  0  0   Garvey S, 1b          2  1  0  0   
Cabell E, 3b          2  1  0  0   Cey R, 3b             3  1  2  0   
DaVanon J, ss         3  0  0  0   Cruz H, cf            3  1  2  1   
Andrews R, 2b         2  0  1  0   Yeager S, c           4  1  1  4   
Stanton M, p          1  0  0  0   Russell B, ss         3  0  0  0   
Forsch K, p           0  0  0  0   Messersmith A, p      4  0  0  0   
Milbourne L, ph       1  0  1  0                                      
Sosa J, p             0  0  0  0                                      
Boswell K, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Konieczny D, p        0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  1  3  0                        29  5  6  5

Houston          000 000 100 --  1
Los Angeles      005 000 00x --  5

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Stanton M (L)         2.1  3  4  4  5  2
Forsch K              2.2  3  1  1  1  1
Sosa J                2.0  0  0  0  1  3
Konieczny D           1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Messersmith A (W)     9.0  3  1  0  2  6

E -- DaVanon J, Lacy L
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 4, Los Angeles 7
HR -- Yeager S
SB -- Lopes D, Cabell E
WP -- Stanton M, Sosa J
T -- 2:01
A -- 13529

    

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