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May 13, 1974

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Astros 1 5 3
Dodgers 8 12 0
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Astros 2 6 3
Dodgers 8 12 0

Doug Rader Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .254
OBP .333 .336
At Bats 3 118
Hits 1 30
• Singles 1 21
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 22

Andy Messersmith Season Stats

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3 0 0
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Dodger Stadium - May 13, 1974
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Home Run
Andy Messersmith
Steve Yeager
Steve Garvey
Davey Lopes
Ron Cey
Bill Russell
Bill Buckner
Jim Wynn
Tom Paciorek
Doug Rader
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Rader hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out.
Top 9 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Johnson's glove, towards Helms, who fields it, throws to second, with Kelleher covering, for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Paciorek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Cey moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Cey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Garvey hits a fly ball into right field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by May for a passed ball. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 8 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher misplays the ball. That's an error on Kelleher.
Top 8 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Buckner hits a line drive into left field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lopes takes first base on ball four. Messersmith moves to second.
Bottom 7 Messersmith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields it and throws to second for the out. Yeager moves to third.
Bottom 7 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cey scores. Yeager moves to second.
Bottom 7 Yeager hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cey moves to third.
Bottom 7 Paciorek strikes out.
Bottom 7 Jerry Johnson now pitching. Cey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gross. Cey reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Mike Easler pinch hits for Mike Nagy. Easler hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopes reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kelleher hits a fly ball into right field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Helms hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopes tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopes moves to third.
Bottom 6 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Messersmith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rader strikes out.
Top 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mike Nagy now pitching. Russell hits a line drive into right field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Yeager hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garvey scores. Cey moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Paciorek hits a fly ball into right field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Garvey moves to third.
Bottom 5 Cey hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Wynn scores. Garvey moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Garvey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buckner scores. Wynn moves to third.
Bottom 5 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Russell scores. Messersmith scores. Buckner moves to third.
Bottom 5 Buckner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Lopes hits a fly ball into right field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Messersmith moves to second.
Bottom 5 Messersmith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Roberts. Russell moves to third.
Bottom 5 Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gallagher hits a fly ball into left field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. Kelleher moves to third. Roberts moves to second.
Top 5 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kelleher moves to second.
Top 5 Kelleher takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cey hits a fly ball into left field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rader hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 May hits a fly ball into left field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 May strikes out.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garvey for the out.
Bottom 3 Wynn takes first base on ball four. Messersmith moves to third. Lopes moves to second.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lopes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Messersmith moves to second.
Bottom 3 Messersmith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gallagher strikes out.
Top 3 Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kelleher hits a line drive into right field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Paciorek strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 May strikes out.
Top 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 1 Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 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.