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July 25, 1974

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Dodgers	2	5	1
Astros	0	7	0

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Dodgers	2	5	1
Astros	0	7	0

Cliff Johnson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.247
OBP	.333	.374
At Bats	3	93
Hits	1	23
• Singles	1	15
• Doubles	0	2
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	5
Walks	0	18
RBI’s	0	15

Doug Rau Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
8	6	0

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Astrodome - July 25, 1974

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Doug Rau

Joe Ferguson

Steve Garvey

Davey Lopes

Ron Cey

Bill Russell

Bill Buckner

Jim Wynn

Willie Crawford

Cliff Johnson

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Los Angeles Dodgers	2	5	1	3
Houston Astros	0	7	0	6
Winning Pitcher	Doug Rau
Losing Pitcher	Don Wilson
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Bill Buckner
Attendance	43,552
Time of Game	2 hours 5 minutes

View Box Score

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Johnson hits a line drive towards third. Cey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 9 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Cedeno strikes out.

Bottom 8 Metzger is called out on strikes.

Bottom 8 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Lopes hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Ken Forsch now pitching. Rau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Ray Busse pinch hits for Don Wilson. Busse hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rader moves to second.

Bottom 7 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Johnson strikes out.

Bottom 7 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 7 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.

Top 7 Crawford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Cey takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 The ball gets by Johnson for a passed ball. Garvey moves to third.

Top 7 Garvey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Garvey reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 6 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 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.

Bottom 6 Metzger strikes out.

Top 6 Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 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.

Top 6 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.

Top 6 Rau bunts towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Helms covering, for the out. Russell moves to second.

Top 6 Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Wilson strikes out.

Bottom 5 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Ferguson strikes out.

Top 5 Crawford hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Cey hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Rader hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Johnson strikes out.

Bottom 4 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Wynn hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 3 Metzger is called out on strikes.

Bottom 3 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 3 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.

Top 3 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.

Top 3 Rau strikes out.

Top 3 Russell strikes out.

Bottom 2 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second.

Bottom 2 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Ferguson hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Crawford strikes out.

Top 2 Cey hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Metzger strikes out.

Bottom 1 There goes Gross. The throw from Ferguson and he is out, Lopes applying the tag.

Bottom 1 Gross takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 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.

Top 1 Wynn strikes out. There goes Lopes. The throw from Johnson and Lopes is out.

Top 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 1 Lopes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Lopes reaches second base with a double.

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