Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
April 17, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1971 at Dodger Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 5 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 1 1 1
Wynn cf 4 1 2 2
  Geronimo cf 1 0 0 0
Watson lf 4 1 1 0
Menke 1b 4 1 1 0
Rader 3b 3 0 2 1
Cedeno rf 4 0 0 0
Hiatt c 3 1 1 0
Blasingame p 4 0 2 1
  Lemaster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss,3b,ss 5 1 1 0
Mota rf 3 0 0 0
Parker 1b 3 1 0 0
Allen lf 3 1 3 3
Sudakis c 4 0 1 0
Garvey 3b 4 0 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
Russell 2b 4 0 0 0
Davis cf 3 0 1 0
Singer p 2 0 0 0
  Grabarkewitz ss,3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Houston 000 012 0115100
Los Angeles 000 003 000361
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Blasingame  W (2-1) 8.0 6 3 3 5 3
  Lemaster  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
6
3
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Singer  L (0-4) 8.0 10 5 4 3 7
  Brewer   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
3
8

  E–Russell (2).  DP–Houston 2, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Los Angeles Davis (5,off Blasingame).  3B–Houston Rader (1,off Singer).  HR–Houston Wynn (1,6th inning off Singer 1 on, 0 out), Los Angeles Allen (2,6th inning off Blasingame 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Morgan (1,off Brewer).  CS–Morgan (2,2nd base by Singer/Sudakis).  WP–Lemaster (1), Brewer (1).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:44.  A–16,172.
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