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Astros
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
September 29, 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 29, 1976 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 29, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 29, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Sambito |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Sutcliffe |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 11,600 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Bob Engel 2B: Jerry Dale 3B: Paul Runge |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alex Taveras | Shortstop |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Cliff Johnson | First Baseman |
| Art Howe | Second Baseman |
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Al Javier | Left Fielder |
| Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
| Joe Sambito | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Bill Buckner | Left Fielder |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Lee Lacy | Right Fielder |
| Glenn Burke | Center Fielder |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Rick Sutcliffe | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
September 29, 1976
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Sutcliffe
Taveras hits a fly ball into right field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Sutcliffe
Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Sutcliffe
Cedeno 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 1
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Sambito
Lopes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Sambito
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sambito fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Sambito
Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sutcliffe
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: ---
Howe vs. Sutcliffe
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Sutcliffe
Gross 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: 1--
Javier vs. Sutcliffe
Javier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Sambito
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Sambito
Garvey 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 -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Sambito
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sambito fields it 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. Sutcliffe
Herrmann strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sambito vs. Sutcliffe
Sambito hits a popup 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: ---
Taveras vs. Sutcliffe
Taveras hits a fly ball into right field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Sambito
Burke 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 -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Sambito
Yeager hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutcliffe vs. Sambito
Sutcliffe strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Sutcliffe
Cabell 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: ---
Cedeno vs. Sutcliffe
Cedeno 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Sutcliffe
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Yeager and he is out, Lopes applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sutcliffe
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Sutcliffe
Howe strikes out. Yeager drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Howe out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Sambito
Lopes hits a line drive towards short. Taveras reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Sambito
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Sambito
Buckner hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Sambito
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Sutcliffe
Rick Auerbach now playing shortstop.
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Sutcliffe
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Sutcliffe
Herrmann hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Sambito
Garvey hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Sambito
Lacy hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Sambito
Burke hits a fly ball into left field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sambito vs. Wall
Stan Wall now pitching.
Sambito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Wall
Taveras hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Yeager fields it and throws to first for the out. Sambito moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Wall
Cabell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Wall
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sambito moves to third. Cabell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Wall
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Sambito
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wall vs. Sambito
Wall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sambito fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Sambito
Lopes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Wall
Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Wall
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Wall
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auerbach vs. Sambito
Auerbach hits a fly ball into left field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Sambito
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Sambito
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sambito fields it and throws to first for the out. Buckner moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Sambito
Garvey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buckner scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Sambito
Lacy hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Wall
Herrmann hits a fly ball into right field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Wall
Leon Roberts pinch hits for Joe Sambito.
Roberts hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Wall
Taveras strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Forsch
Ken Forsch now pitching.
Burke 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 -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Forsch
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodson vs. Forsch
Ed Goodson pinch hits for Stan Wall.
Goodson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Hough
Charlie Hough now pitching.
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Hough
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hough
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Yeager and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Hough
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Watson vs. Hough
Bob Watson pinch hits for Art Howe.
Watson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/29/1976 -- Houston at Los Angeles (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Taveras A, ss 4 0 0 0 Lopes D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Cabell E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Russell B, ss 2 0 1 0
Cedeno C, cf 3 0 1 0 Auerbach R, ss 1 0 0 0
Johnson C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Buckner B, lf 3 1 1 0
Howe A, 2b 3 0 1 0 Cey R, 3b 2 0 0 0
Watson B, ph 1 0 0 0 Garvey S, 1b 3 0 1 1
Gross G, rf 3 0 1 0 Lacy L, rf 3 0 0 0
Javier A, lf 3 0 0 0 Burke G, cf 3 0 0 0
Herrmann E, c 3 0 0 0 Yeager S, c 3 0 0 0
Sambito J, p 1 0 0 0 Sutcliffe R, p 1 0 0 0
Roberts L, ph 1 0 0 0 Wall S, p 1 0 0 0
Forsch K, p 0 0 0 0 Goodson E, ph 1 0 0 0
Hough C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 0 3 0 26 1 3 1
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
Los Angeles 000 000 10x -- 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Sambito J (L) 7.0 3 1 1 1 2
Forsch K 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe R 5.0 2 0 0 1 3
Wall S (W) 3.0 1 0 0 2 2
Hough C (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
E -- Russell B, Yeager S
DP -- Houston 1, Los Angeles 2
LOB -- Houston 5, Los Angeles 2
SB -- Cedeno C
CS -- Cedeno C
T -- 1:52
A -- 11600
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