Astros @ Dodgers
April 16, 1971

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Bottom 10 R H E
Astros 5 10 1
Dodgers 5 10 0
Bottom 10 R H E
Astros 5 10 1
Dodgers 6 11 0

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .167
OBP .000 .211
At Bats 2 18
Hits 0 3
• Singles 0 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 2

George Culver Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 1
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Dodger Stadium - April 16, 1971
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George Culver
Jack Hiatt
Denis Menke
Joe Morgan
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Cesar Geronimo
Jim Wynn
Cesar Cedeno
Bill Buckner
Steve Garvey
Dick Allen

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 5 10 1 5
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 11 0 9
Winning Pitcher Pete Mikkelsen
Losing Pitcher George Culver
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Buckner
Attendance 18,492
Time of Game 2 hours 47 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allen scores. Garvey moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Garvey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allen moves to second.
Bottom 10 Sims hits a fly ball into left field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Allen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Parker strikes out.
Top 10 Geronimo strikes out.
Top 10 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 10 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 9 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 9 There goes Russell. The throw from Hiatt and he is safe. Russell steals second.
Bottom 9 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Mikkelsen strikes out.
Top 9 Culver strikes out.
Top 9 Metzger hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Russell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hiatt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Parker tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Sims hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parker moves to third.
Bottom 8 George Culver now pitching. Allen hits a popup towards first. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis scores.
Bottom 8 Cesar Geronimo now playing left field. Davis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Davis reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Pete Mikkelsen now pitching. Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Russell hits a line drive towards first. Menke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wills hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cesar Cedeno now playing right field. Billy Grabarkewitz pinch hits for Joe Moeller. Grabarkewitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Garvey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hiatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sims hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moeller fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hiatt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Menke hits a line drive towards short. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Watson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Watson reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Wynn hits a line drive towards third. Garvey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Morgan hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Moeller strikes out.
Top 4 Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bill Buckner now playing right field. Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Tom Haller pinch hits for Willie Crawford. Haller strikes out.
Bottom 3 Garvey takes first base on ball four. Parker moves to third. Sims moves to second.
Bottom 3 Sims takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hiatt fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Hiatt. Parker moves to second.
Bottom 3 Parker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Russell tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Russell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Russell reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Hiatt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out. Watson scores. Menke moves to second.
Top 3 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Watson moves to third.
Top 3 Watson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Crawford. Watson reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Moeller hits a popup towards first. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Crawford hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jack Hiatt now catching. Garvey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Joe Moeller now pitching. Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Metzger scores. Wilson moves to second.
Top 2 Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third.
Top 2 Jack Hiatt pinch runs for Johnny Edwards. Metzger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Crawford. Metzger reaches second base with a double. Rader scores. Hiatt goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Menke scores. Rader moves to third.
Top 2 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Menke moves to second.
Top 2 Menke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sims strikes out.
Bottom 1 Allen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Allen reaches second base with a double. Davis goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Parker hits a popup in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills scores.
Bottom 1 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to third.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Edwards for a passed ball. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops it up and throws to first, with Vance covering, for the out.