Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 28, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1971 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Houston Astros 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 2 1 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0
Watson 1b 3 0 1 1
Chiles lf 3 0 0 0
Wynn rf 3 0 0 0
Menke 3b 3 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 1 0
Wilson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 0 1 1
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0
  Haller c 0 0 0 0
Davis cf 3 0 0 0
Allen 3b 2 0 0 0
Crawford rf 3 0 0 0
Mota lf 3 0 0 0
Sims c 2 1 1 1
  Grabarkewitz pr 0 0 0 0
  Parker 1b 0 0 0 0
Valentine 2b 2 1 0 0
Singer p 2 0 0 0
Totals 25 2 3 2
Houston 000 100 000–130
Los Angeles 000 001 01x–230
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L (16-10) 8.0 3 2 2 3 2
Totals
8.0
3
2
2
3
2
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Singer  W (10-17) 9.0 3 1 1 2 6
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
6
  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 1.  PB–Sims (5).  HR–Los Angeles Sims (6,6th inning off Wilson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Singer (8,off Wilson).  CS–Grabarkewitz (2,2nd base by Wilson/Edwards).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–1:37.  A–29,628.
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