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Lineups and Summary
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Dodgers
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 25, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on July 25, 1974 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | July 25, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 25, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doug Rau |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Wilson |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 43,552 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Dale 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Art Williams 3B: Doug Harvey |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | Left Fielder |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Willie Crawford | Right Fielder |
| Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Doug Rau | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Cliff Johnson | Catcher |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Don Wilson | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 25, 1974
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Wilson
Lopes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Lopes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Wilson
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Wilson
Wynn strikes out. There goes Lopes. The throw from Johnson and Lopes is out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Wilson
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Rau
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Rau
There goes Gross. The throw from Ferguson and he is out, Lopes applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Rau
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Rau
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Wilson
Cey hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Wilson
Crawford strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Wilson
Ferguson hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Rau
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Rau
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rau
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Rau
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Rau
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Wilson
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rau vs. Wilson
Rau strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Wilson
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Rau
Wilson hits a line drive into left field. Buckner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Buckner. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Rau
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Rau
Metzger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Rau
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Wilson
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Wilson
Wynn hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Wilson
Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Rau
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Rau
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Rau
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Rau
Rader hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Wilson
Cey hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Wilson
Crawford hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Wilson
Ferguson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Rau
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Rau
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Rau
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Wilson
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rau vs. Wilson
Rau bunts towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Helms covering, for the out. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Wilson
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buckner vs. Wilson
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. Russell scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Wilson
Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Rau
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Rau
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 -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Rau
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Wilson
Garvey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Garvey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cey vs. Wilson
The ball gets by Johnson for a passed ball. Garvey moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cey vs. Wilson
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crawford vs. Wilson
Crawford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ferguson vs. Wilson
Ferguson hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Garvey tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Wilson
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Rau
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rau
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Rau
Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Rau
Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busse vs. Rau
Ray Busse pinch hits for Don Wilson.
Busse hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rau vs. Forsch
Ken Forsch now pitching.
Rau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Forsch
Lopes hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Forsch
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Rau
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Rau
Metzger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Rau
Cedeno strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Forsch
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Forsch
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Forsch
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Rau
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Rau
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rau
Johnson hits a line drive towards third. Cey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/25/1974, game 2 -- Los Angeles at Houston (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Lopes D, 2b 4 0 2 0 Gross G, rf 3 0 1 0
Buckner B, lf 4 0 1 1 Metzger R, ss 4 0 0 0
Wynn J, cf 4 0 0 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 0 0
Garvey S, 1b 4 1 1 0 Watson B, lf 4 0 0 0
Cey R, 3b 3 0 0 0 May L, 1b 4 0 1 0
Crawford W, rf 3 0 0 0 Johnson C, c 4 0 1 0
Ferguson J, c 2 0 0 1 Rader D, 3b 3 0 2 0
Russell B, ss 3 1 1 0 Helms T, 2b 3 0 1 0
Rau D, p 2 0 0 0 Wilson D, p 2 0 1 0
Busse R, ph 1 0 0 0
Forsch K, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 2 5 2 32 0 7 0
Los Angeles 000 001 100 -- 2
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Rau D (W) 9.0 7 0 0 1 8
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson D (L) 7.0 5 2 1 1 5
Forsch K 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Buckner B
DP -- Los Angeles 1, Houston 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 3, Houston 6
2B -- Lopes D, Garvey S
CS -- Lopes D, Gross G
SH -- Rau D
SF -- Ferguson J
PB -- Johnson C
T -- 2:05
A -- 43552
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