April 11, 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 10
CLE 2 CHW 8
BAL 4 KCR 4
DET 0 OAK 1
MIN 0 TOR 10
@SEA 7
(11) TEX 11
NYY 7 CIN 6
ATL 0
(6) HOU 10
LAD 6 CHC 7
@NYM 5 PHI 6
MON 3 SDP 5
SFG 3 PIT 4
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 30,701

Friday, April 11, 1980
Time of Game: 2:58

Dodgers

0-2

Lost 2

4th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         2  0  0   4  0  0   0  0  0    6  9  2
Astros          0  3  0   0  0  0   2  5  X   10 13  3

W: D Smith (1-0), L: D Stanhouse (0-1)

Astros

2-0

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    2   1   0   1    3   2  .000  .333    0    3   5   
R Law CF                      5   1   1   0    0   0  .222  .444    0    2   0   
R Smith RF                    5   0   4   3    0   0  .556 1.223    0    1   0   CS
S Garvey 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    9   0   
D Baker LF                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .400  .775    0    1   0   SF
R Cey 3B                      5   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    3   0   
D Thomas SS                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .125  .375    0    2   3   2B,GDP
S Yeager C                    3   1   1   0    1   2  .200  .533    0    3   1   
R Sutcliffe P                 3   1   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  D Stanhouse P               0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  S Howe P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   6   9   6    6   7                    24  10

BATTING

2B: D Thomas (1, off J Niekro).

SF: D Baker (2, off J Niekro).

TB: R Smith 4; D Thomas 2; D Baker 2; R Law; S Yeager.

GIDP: D Thomas (1).

RBI: R Smith 3 (3); R Sutcliffe (1); D Baker (2); D Lopes (1).

2-out RBI: R Smith 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Thomas-D Lopes-S Garvey 2.

E: D Thomas (2); S Yeager (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Smith (1, 2nd base by J Andujar/A Ashby).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Puhl RF                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .555    0    0   0   
C Reynolds SS                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .250  .875    0    1   1   HR
C Cedeno CF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .200  .629    0    2   0   SB,CS,GDP
J Morgan 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .572    0    6   2   
J Cruz LF                     2   3   2   0    2   0  .600 1.914    0    3   0   SB,IW
E Cabell 3B                   4   3   3   1    0   0  .429  .858    0    0   1   GDP
  F LaCorte P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Bergman 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    4   0   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Walling PH-1B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
A Ashby C                     3   0   1   2    0   1  .333  .833    0    6   2   2B
  J Gonzalez PR               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Pujols C                  1   1   1   2    0   0 1.000 3.000    0    3   0   2B
J Niekro P                    1   0   1   2    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   1   
  J Leonard PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Andujar P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  A Howe PH-1B-3B             2   0   1   1    0   0  .400 1.200    0    1   0   SB
Totals                       34  10  13   9    3   3                    27   8

BATTING

2B: L Pujols (1, off S Howe); A Ashby (1, off R Sutcliffe).

HR: C Reynolds (1, off D Stanhouse; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

IBB: J Cruz (1, by D Stanhouse).

TB: C Reynolds 5; E Cabell 3; L Pujols 2; J Cruz 2; A Ashby 2; A Howe; J Morgan; J Niekro; C Cedeno.

GIDP: E Cabell (1); C Cedeno (2).

RBI: A Ashby 2 (3); J Niekro 2 (2); L Pujols 2 (2); A Howe (1); E Cabell (1); C Reynolds (1).

2-out RBI: J Niekro 2; L Pujols 2; A Howe.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 6 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Morgan-D Walling.

E: D Bergman (1); E Cabell (2); C Reynolds (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Howe (1, 2nd base off S Howe/S Yeager); C Cedeno (1, 2nd base off D Stanhouse/S Yeager); J Cruz (1, 2nd base off R Sutcliffe/S Yeager).

CS: C Cedeno (1, 2nd base by R Sutcliffe/S Yeager).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Sutcliffe                    6.1   8   5   5    2   3   0   7.11   26     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 0· 8     38    -     1.22  -0.38
D Stanhouse, BS (1), L (0-1)   1     3   4   4    1   0   1  36.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 3          1-0    2.51  -0.36
S Howe                         0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0  13.50    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 2          3-3    2.01  -0.22
Totals                         8    13  10  10    3   3   1          37     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 1·13          4-3

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Niekro                       5     6   6   1    3   4   0   1.80   27     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 1· 6     42    -     1.26  -0.54
J Andujar                      2     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 2          0-0    0.40   0.03
D Smith, W (1-0)               1     1   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.71   0.04
F LaCorte                      1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.55   0.01
Totals                         9     9   6   1    6   7   0          43     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 2· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Stanhouse (1; J Cruz).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 30,701.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros                       
1. D Lopes              2B    1. T Puhl               RF 
2. R Law                CF    2. C Reynolds           SS 
3. R Smith              RF    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. S Garvey             1B    4. J Morgan             2B 
5. D Baker              LF    5. J Cruz               LF 
6. R Cey                3B    6. E Cabell             3B 
7. D Thomas             SS    7. D Bergman            1B 
8. S Yeager             C     8. A Ashby              C  
9. R Sutcliffe          P     9. J Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  6-6  123      35%  98% L Pujols        S Howe          Double to RF; Cedeno Scores; Cruz Scores; Cabell Scores/Adv on E6; Pujols to 3B
   b 8   0  6-5  ---      33%  60% C Reynolds      D Stanhouse     Home Run
   b 7   1  6-3  12-      22%  37% A Ashby         R Sutcliffe     Double to CF; Cruz Scores; Cabell Scores
   b 2   2  2-1  -23      22%  66% J Niekro        R Sutcliffe     Single to LF; Cruz Scores; Cabell Scores; Niekro to 2B/Adv on E2
   t 4   2  3-4  123     -18%  15% R Smith         J Niekro        Single to RF; Yeager Scores/unER; Sutcliffe Scores/unER; Lopes to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  D Lopes         Walk
          1--      36%  R Law           Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Lopes to 3B
   R      1-3      27%  R Smith         Single to CF; Lopes Scores; Law to 3B
   O      1-3      31%  S Garvey        Groundout: P-1B; Smith to 2B
   RO     -23      30%  D Baker         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Law Scores/unER
   O      -2-      32%  R Cey           Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      30%  T Puhl          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      28%  C Reynolds      Flyball: LF
          ---      30%  C Cedeno        Walk
   O      1--      28%  J Morgan        Cedeno Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Niekro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      29%  D Thomas        Strikeout
   O      ---      30%  S Yeager        Strikeout
   O      ---      31%  R Sutcliffe     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
          ---      35%  J Morgan        Single to CF
          1--      46%  J Cruz          Single to RF; Morgan to 3B
          1-3      48%  E Cabell        Cruz Steals 2B
   R      -23      60%  " "             Single to RF; Morgan Scores; Cruz to 3B; Cabell to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -23      53%  D Bergman       Popfly: 3B
   O      -23      44%  A Ashby         Groundout: P-1B
   RR     -23      66%  J Niekro        Single to LF; Cruz Scores; Cabell Scores; Niekro to 2B/Adv on E2
   O      -2-      63%  T Puhl          Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-3, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      65%  D Lopes         Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  R Law           Flyball: CF
          ---      66%  R Smith         Single to RF
   O      1--      68%  S Garvey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rick Sutcliffe facing 2-3-4
          ---      71%  C Reynolds      Single to RF
   OO     1--      65%  C Cedeno        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      64%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-3, Joe Niekro facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  D Baker         Single to 3B
   O      1--      64%  R Cey           Popfly: 2B
          1--      59%  D Thomas        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Baker to 2B
          12-      50%  S Yeager        Single to SS; Baker to 3B; Thomas to 2B
   R      123      37%  R Sutcliffe     Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Baker Scores/unER; Thomas to 3B; Yeager to 2B
   R      123      26%  D Lopes         Walk; Thomas Scores/unER; Yeager to 3B; Sutcliffe to 2B
   O      123      33%  R Law           Flyball: LF
   RR     123      15%  R Smith         Single to RF; Yeager Scores/unER; Sutcliffe Scores/unER; Lopes to 3B
   O      1-3      18%  S Garvey        Popfly: 2B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Rick Sutcliffe facing 5-6-7
          ---      22%  J Cruz          Walk
   OO     1--      14%  E Cabell        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      13%  D Bergman       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Joe Niekro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      14%  D Baker         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      15%  R Cey           Groundout: C-1B
          ---      14%  D Thomas        Double to RF
          -2-      14%  S Yeager        Walk
   O      12-      15%  R Sutcliffe     Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Rick Sutcliffe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      13%  A Ashby         Strikeout
                  Jeffrey Leonard pinch hits for Joe Niekro batting 9th
   O      ---      12%  J Leonard       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      11%  T Puhl          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Joaquin Andujar facing 1-2-3
                  Joaquin Andujar replaces Jeffrey Leonard pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      12%  D Lopes         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      12%  R Law           Lineout: 2B
          ---      12%  R Smith         Single to RF
   O      1--      13%  S Garvey        Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Rick Sutcliffe facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      11%  C Reynolds      Popfly: 1B
   O      ---       9%  C Cedeno        Strikeout
   O      ---       8%  J Morgan        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Joaquin Andujar facing 4-5-6
   O      ---       9%  S Garvey        Groundout: P-1B
          ---       8%  D Baker         Single to CF
   O      1--       9%  R Cey           Flyball: LF
   O      1--      10%  D Thomas        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Rick Sutcliffe facing 5-6-7
          ---      14%  J Cruz          Single to LF
          1--      22%  E Cabell        Single to RF; Cruz to 2B
   O      12-      15%  D Bergman       Flyball: CF
   RR     12-      37%  A Ashby         Double to CF; Cruz Scores; Cabell Scores
                  Don Stanhouse replaces Rick Sutcliffe pitching and batting 9th; Art Howe pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar batting 9th; Julio Gonzalez pinch runs for Alan Ashby batting 8th
   O      -2-      30%  A Howe          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -2-      23%  T Puhl          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Dave Smith facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Smith replaces Dave Bergman pitching and batting 7th; Luis Pujols replaces Julio Gonzalez playing C batting 8th; Art Howe moves to 1B
   O      ---      24%  S Yeager        Strikeout
          ---      22%  D Stanhouse     Walk
          1--      19%  D Lopes         Walk; Stanhouse to 2B
          12-      14%  R Law           Single to LF; Stanhouse to 3B; Lopes to 2B
   O      123      21%  R Smith         Foul Flyball: C
   O      123      27%  S Garvey        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Don Stanhouse facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      60%  C Reynolds      Home Run
          ---      66%  C Cedeno        Single to CF
          1--      74%  J Morgan        Cedeno Steals 2B
   O      -2-      65%  " "             Popfly: 3B
          -2-      66%  J Cruz          Intentional Walk
          12-      77%  E Cabell        Single to 2B; Cedeno to 3B; Cruz to 2B
                  Steve Howe replaces Don Stanhouse pitching and batting 9th; Denny Walling pinch hits for Dave Smith batting 7th
   O      123      63%  D Walling       Lineout: SS
   RRR    123      98%  L Pujols        Double to RF; Cedeno Scores; Cruz Scores; Cabell Scores/Adv on E6; Pujols to 3B
   R      --3      99%  A Howe          Single to LF; Pujols Scores
          1--      99%  T Puhl          Howe Steals 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 10.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 6-10, Frank LaCorte facing 5-6-7
                  Frank LaCorte replaces Enos Cabell pitching and batting 6th; Denny Walling moves to 1B; Art Howe moves to 3B
          ---      97%  D Baker         Walk
   O      1--      99%  R Cey           Strikeout
   OO     1--     100%  D Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 10.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation