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Astros
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
September 27, 1976
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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 September 27, 1976 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 27, 1976 |
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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 | September 27, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dan Larson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Sutton |
Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
City | Los Angeles |
State | CA |
Attendance | 10,639 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Dale 1B: Paul Runge 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Bob Engel |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wilbur Howard | Left Fielder |
Al Javier | Right Fielder |
Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
Cliff Johnson | First Baseman |
Art Howe | Second Baseman |
Ken Boswell | Third Baseman |
Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
Dan Larson | Pitcher |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
Bill Buckner | Left Fielder |
Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
Bill Russell | Shortstop |
Glenn Burke | Center Fielder |
Kevin Pasley | Catcher |
Don Sutton | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
September 27, 1976
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Sutton
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howard for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Sutton
Javier 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Sutton
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Buckner settles under the ball 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. Larson
Lopes hits a line drive towards third. Boswell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Larson
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Larson
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Larson
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sutton
Johnson 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: ---
Howe vs. Sutton
Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Sutton
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Howe for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Larson
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Larson
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Larson
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Sutton
Herrmann hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Sutton
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larson vs. Sutton
Larson 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
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pasley vs. Larson
Pasley strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Larson
Sutton strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Larson
Lopes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Larson
There goes Lopes. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Lopes steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Larson
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Sutton
Howard hits a line drive to center field. Burke throws towards Lopes. Lopes fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lopes. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Sutton
Javier 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: -2-
Cruz vs. Sutton
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Sutton
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Larson
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Larson
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Larson
There goes Garvey. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Garvey steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cey vs. Larson
Cey strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Larson
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Larson, and towards Metzger, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Sutton
Howe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Sutton
There's a wild pitch. Howe moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boswell vs. Sutton
Boswell 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: -2-
Herrmann vs. Sutton
Herrmann strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Sutton
Metzger 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 5
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Larson
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boswell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pasley vs. Larson
Pasley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boswell juggles the ball. That's an error on Boswell. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sutton vs. Larson
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larson vs. Sutton
Larson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Sutton
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Sutton
Javier hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pasley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Sutton
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
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Larson
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Larson
Buckner hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Herrmann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Larson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sutton
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell misplays the ball. That's an error on Russell. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Sutton
Howe hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Sutton
Boswell 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: 1--
Herrmann vs. Sutton
Herrmann strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Larson
Garvey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Larson
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boswell fields it and throws to first for the out. Garvey moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Larson
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garvey scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. Larson
There goes Russell. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Russell steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burke vs. Larson
Burke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodson vs. Larson
Ed Goodson pinch hits for Kevin Pasley.
Goodson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Sutton
Steve Yeager now catching. Greg Gross pinch hits for Roger Metzger.
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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Sutton
Cesar Cedeno pinch hits for Dan Larson.
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Sutton
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Sutton
Javier hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Pentz
Alex Taveras now playing shortstop. Gene Pentz now pitching.
Sutton hits a line drive towards the mound. Pentz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Pentz
Lopes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Pentz
There goes Lopes. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Lopes steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Pentz
Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopes scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Pentz
There goes Buckner. The throw from Herrmann and he is out, Taveras applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pentz
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Sutton
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Sutton
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Sutton
Bob Watson pinch hits for Art Howe.
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Sutton
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boswell for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/27/1976 -- Houston at Los Angeles (N) Houston AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI Howard W, lf 3 0 1 0 Lopes D, 2b 3 1 1 0 Javier A, rf 4 0 0 0 Buckner B, lf 4 0 1 1 Cruz J, cf 4 0 1 0 Smith R, rf 3 0 1 0 Johnson C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Garvey S, 1b 3 1 1 0 Howe A, 2b 2 0 1 0 Cey R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Watson B, ph 1 0 0 0 Russell B, ss 3 0 1 1 Boswell K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Burke G, cf 3 0 1 0 Herrmann E, c 3 0 0 0 Pasley K, c 2 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 2 0 0 0 Goodson E, ph 1 0 0 0 Gross G, ph 1 0 0 0 Yeager S, c 0 0 0 0 Taveras A, ss 0 0 0 0 Sutton D, p 3 0 0 0 Larson D, p 2 0 1 0 Cedeno C, ph 1 0 0 0 Pentz G, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 0 4 0 28 2 6 2 Houston 000 000 000 -- 0 Los Angeles 000 000 11x -- 2 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Larson D (L) 7.0 5 1 1 1 4 Pentz G 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Sutton D (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 3 E -- Lopes D, Boswell K, Russell B DP -- Houston 2, Los Angeles 1 LOB -- Houston 6, Los Angeles 4 2B -- Smith R SB -- Lopes D 2, Garvey S, Russell B CS -- Buckner B WP -- Sutton D T -- 2:03 A -- 10639
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