April 5, 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 7
@BOS 1 CAL 3
MIL 2 DET 11
@MIN 3 SEA 5
NYY 4 TEX 4
CHW 1 LAD 16
@HOU 7 NYM 2
PHI 0 SDP 16
@SFG 13 PIT 7
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 27,343

Tuesday, April 5, 1983, 7:40PM
Time of Game: 3:23

Dodgers

1-0

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         4  1  1   0  0  6   2  2  0   16 15  2
Astros          1  0  5   0  0  0   0  1  0    7 10  3

W: A Pena (1-0), L: F LaCorte (0-1), S: D Stewart (1)

Astros

0-1

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      3   3   0   0    2   1  .000  .400    0    2   1   SB,SH,IW
K Landreaux CF                5   2   3   6    0   1  .600 1.300    0    2   0   2B,SF
D Baker LF                    4   2   2   1    1   0  .500 1.350    0    1   0   2B
  C Maldonado LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
P Guerrero 3B                 5   2   3   5    0   0  .600 2.200    0    0   1   HR,3B
  D Thomas PR-3B              0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
G Brock 1B                    5   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .800    0    7   3   3B
M Marshall RF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  D Stewart P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
B Russell SS                  3   2   2   1    2   0  .667 1.467    0    3   4   2·SB
S Yeager C                    4   2   2   1    1   0  .500 1.100    0    7   2   
F Valenzuela P                2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    1   0   
  A Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  R Roenicke PH-RF            2   1   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    1   0   SH
Totals                       39  16  15  15    6   7                    27  13

BATTING

2B: K Landreaux (1, off F LaCorte); D Baker (1, off J Niekro).

3B: G Brock (1, off J Solano); P Guerrero (1, off J Niekro).

HR: P Guerrero (1, off F LaCorte; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: K Landreaux (1, off J Niekro).

SH: R Roenicke (1, off F LaCorte); S Sax (1, off J Niekro).

IBB: S Sax (1, by F LaCorte).

TB: P Guerrero 8; K Landreaux 4; G Brock 3; D Baker 3; S Yeager 2; B Russell 2; F Valenzuela; R Roenicke.

RBI: K Landreaux 6 (6); P Guerrero 5 (5); G Brock (1); S Yeager (1); B Russell (1); D Baker (1).

2-out RBI: B Russell; S Yeager.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 8 for 15.

FIELDING

E: P Guerrero (1); B Russell (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Sax (1, 2nd base off J Niekro/L Pujols); B Russell 2 (2, 2nd base off J Niekro/L Pujols, 2nd base off F LaCorte/L Pujols).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   5   1   3   2    0   1  .600 1.600    0    3   0   3B,SB,CS
  K Bass CF                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Doran 2B                    3   1   0   0    2   3  .000  .400    0    2   1   CS
D Thon SS                     4   2   1   0    1   0  .250  .900    0    1   0   2B
P Garner 3B                   4   1   2   1    1   0  .500 1.350    0    1   3   2B
  M Madden P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Cruz LF                     4   0   1   2    1   0  .250  .650    0    1   1   
R Knight 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    5   2   
T Puhl RF                     4   1   1   0    1   1  .250  .650    0    4   0   
L Pujols C                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .250  .500    0    7   2   
  H Spilman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Niekro P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Scott PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  F LaCorte P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  F DiPino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  J Solano P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Walling PH-3B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
Totals                       37   7  10   6    7   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: P Garner (1, off F Valenzuela); D Thon (1, off F Valenzuela).

3B: O Moreno (1, off D Stewart).

TB: O Moreno 5; P Garner 3; D Thon 2; J Cruz; T Puhl; L Pujols; R Knight.

RBI: J Cruz 2 (2); O Moreno 2 (2); P Garner (1); L Pujols (1).

2-out RBI: O Moreno 2; J Cruz; L Pujols.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

E: J Niekro (1); P Garner (1); L Pujols (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Moreno (1, 2nd base off A Pena/S Yeager).

CS: B Doran (1, 2nd base by D Stewart/S Yeager); O Moreno (1, 2nd base by F Valenzuela/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
F Valenzuela                   2.2   7   6   6    4   2   0  20.25   19     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 1· 7     18    -     1.18  -0.47
A Pena, W (1-0)                2.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 0          2-0    1.13   0.17
D Stewart, S (1)               4     3   1   0    2   3   0   0.00   17     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.11   0.01
Totals                         9    10   7   6    7   7   0          44     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 2·10          2-0

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                       3     8   6   5    1   1   0  15.00   18     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 8     21    -     0.69  -0.41
F LaCorte, L (0-1)             2.1   2   6   6    4   3   1  23.14   13     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.37  -0.36
F DiPino                       0.2   2   2   2    1   1   0  27.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.09  -0.00
J Solano                       2     3   2   1    0   2   0   4.50    9     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 3          3-2    0.04  -0.00
M Madden                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    15  16  14    6   7   1          48     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0·15          3-2

F DiPino faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: F LaCorte (1).

IBB: F LaCorte (1; S Sax).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lanny Harris.

Time of Game: 3:23.

Attendance: 27,343.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Houston Astros                       
1. S Sax                2B    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. K Landreaux          CF    2. B Doran              2B 
3. D Baker              LF    3. D Thon               SS 
4. P Guerrero           3B    4. P Garner             3B 
5. G Brock              1B    5. J Cruz               LF 
6. M Marshall           RF    6. R Knight             1B 
7. B Russell            SS    7. T Puhl               RF 
8. S Yeager             C     8. L Pujols             C  
9. F Valenzuela         P     9. J Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  6-6  123      25%  90% K Landreaux     F LaCorte       Double to RF; Russell Scores; Yeager Scores; Sax Scores
   b 3   2  6-4  123     -22%  44% O Moreno        F Valenzuela    Single to CF; Puhl Scores; Pujols Scores; Scott to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-      14%  74% D Baker         J Niekro        Double to CF; Sax Scores; Landreaux to 3B
   t 1   0  0-1  -23      11%  85% P Guerrero      J Niekro        Triple to RF; Landreaux Scores; Baker Scores
   b 3   2  6-3  1-3      -9%  71% L Pujols        F Valenzuela    Single to SS; Garner Scores; Puhl to 2B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  S Sax           Walk
          1--      59%  K Landreaux     Single to CF; Sax to 2B
   R      12-      74%  D Baker         Double to CF; Sax Scores; Landreaux to 3B
   RR     -23      85%  P Guerrero      Triple to RF; Landreaux Scores; Baker Scores
   O      --3      82%  G Brock         Flyball: SS
   O      --3      79%  M Marshall      Flyball: RF
   R      --3      84%  B Russell       Single to CF; Guerrero Scores
   O      1--      84%  S Yeager        Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Fernando Valenzuela facing 1-2-3
          ---      81%  O Moreno        Single to CF
   O      1--      83%  B Doran         Strikeout
   O      1--      86%  D Thon          Moreno Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      85%  " "             Walk
          1--      84%  P Garner        Single to LF; Thon to 2B
   R      12-      77%  J Cruz          Single to LF; Thon Scores; Garner to 2B
   O      12-      81%  R Knight        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Joe Niekro facing 9-1-2
          ---      82%  F Valenzuela    Single to RF
   O      1--      81%  S Sax           Reached on E1/Sacrifice (Bunt); Valenzuela out at 3B/2B-3B
          1--      84%  K Landreaux     Sax Steals 2B; Sax to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   RO     --3      85%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Sax Scores/unER
          ---      86%  D Baker         Single to LF
   O      1--      85%  P Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Fernando Valenzuela facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      87%  T Puhl          Strikeout
          ---      85%  L Pujols        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      87%  J Niekro        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      88%  O Moreno        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Joe Niekro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      88%  G Brock         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      87%  M Marshall      Flyball: CF
          ---      88%  B Russell       Single to LF
          1--      88%  S Yeager        Russell Steals 2B
   R      -2-      92%  " "             Single to CF; Russell Scores
   O      1--      92%  F Valenzuela    Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Fernando Valenzuela facing 2-3-4
          ---      89%  B Doran         Walk
          1--      82%  D Thon          Double to LF; Doran to 3B
   R      -23      74%  P Garner        Double to RF; Doran Scores; Thon to 3B
   RO     -23      76%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B-P; Thon Scores; Garner to 3B
   O      --3      81%  R Knight        Groundout: 3B-1B
          --3      79%  T Puhl          Walk
   R      1-3      71%  L Pujols        Single to SS; Garner Scores; Puhl to 2B
                  Tony Scott pinch hits for Joe Niekro batting 9th
          12-      67%  T Scott         Walk; Puhl to 3B; Pujols to 2B
   RR     123      44%  O Moreno        Single to CF; Puhl Scores; Pujols Scores; Scott to 3B
                  Alejandro Pena replaces Fernando Valenzuela pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      43%  B Doran         Moreno Steals 2B
   O      -23      50%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 6.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 6-6, Frank LaCorte facing 1-2-3
                  Frank LaCorte replaces Tony Scott pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      47%  S Sax           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  K Landreaux     Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  D Baker         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 6-6, Alejandro Pena facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  D Thon          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  P Garner        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      47%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--      50%  R Knight        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 6.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 6-6, Frank LaCorte facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  P Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  G Brock         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      44%  M Marshall      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 6-6, Alejandro Pena facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  T Puhl          Lineout: RF
   O      ---      49%  L Pujols        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  F LaCorte       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 6.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 6-6, Frank LaCorte facing 7-8-9
          ---      55%  B Russell       Walk
          1--      60%  S Yeager        Russell Steals 2B
          -2-      64%  " "             Walk
                  Ron Roenicke pinch hits for Alejandro Pena batting 9th
   O      12-      64%  R Roenicke      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Russell to 3B; Yeager to 2B
          -23      65%  S Sax           Intentional Walk
   RRR    123      90%  K Landreaux     Double to RF; Russell Scores; Yeager Scores; Sax Scores
          -2-      91%  D Baker         Wild Pitch; Landreaux to 3B
          --3      92%  " "             Walk
   RRR    1-3      98%  P Guerrero      Home Run; Landreaux Scores; Baker Scores
                  Frank DiPino replaces Frank LaCorte pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  G Brock         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      98%  M Marshall      Strikeout
                  6 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 12, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-12, Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Stewart replaces Mike Marshall pitching and batting 6th; Ron Roenicke moves to RF
   O      ---      98%  O Moreno        Strikeout
          ---      98%  B Doran         Walk
   O      1--      99%  D Thon          Doran Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      99%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 12, Astros 6.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 12-6, Frank DiPino facing 7-8-9
          ---      99%  B Russell       Walk
          1--      99%  S Yeager        Single to CF; Russell to 2B
          12-     100%  R Roenicke      Single to LF; Russell to 3B; Yeager to 2B
                  Julio Solano replaces Frank DiPino pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      99%  S Sax           Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Yeager to 3B; Roenicke to 2B
   RRO    123     100%  K Landreaux     Single to LF; Yeager Scores; Roenicke Scores; Sax out at 2B/LF-C-1B; Landreaux to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  D Baker         Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 14, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-14, Dave Stewart facing 4-5-6
          ---      99%  P Garner        Walk
   O      1--     100%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF
          1--      99%  R Knight        Single to RF; Garner to 2B
   O      12-     100%  T Puhl          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Garner to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  L Pujols        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 14, Astros 6.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 14-6, Julio Solano facing 4-5-6
          ---     100%  P Guerrero      Single to LF
                  Derrel Thomas pinch runs for Pedro Guerrero batting 4th
   R      1--     100%  G Brock         Triple to RF; Thomas Scores
   O      --3     100%  D Stewart       Strikeout
   O      --3     100%  B Russell       Flyball: LF
   R      --3     100%  S Yeager        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Brock Scores/unER/No RBI
   O      1--     100%  R Roenicke      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 16, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-16, Dave Stewart facing 9-1-2
                  Derrel Thomas moves to 3B; Candy Maldonado replaces Dusty Baker playing LF batting 3rd; Denny Walling pinch hits for Julio Solano batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Walling       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  O Moreno        Triple to RF
   O      --3     100%  B Doran         Strikeout
   R      --3     100%  D Thon          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Moreno Scores/unER/No RBI
   O      1--     100%  P Garner        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 16, Astros 7.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 16-7, Mike Madden facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Madden replaces Phil Garner pitching and batting 4th; Denny Walling moves to 3B; Kevin Bass replaces Omar Moreno playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  S Sax           Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  K Landreaux     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  C Maldonado     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 16, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-16, Dave Stewart facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Knight        Groundout: P-1B
          ---     100%  T Puhl          Single to RF
                  Harry Spilman pinch hits for Luis Pujols batting 8th
   O      1--     100%  H Spilman       Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 16, Astros 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198304050

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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