Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
July 27, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 1972 at Astrodome. 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lacy 2b 5 0 1 0
Buckner lf 4 2 2 1
Davis cf 5 2 3 1
Robinson rf 3 0 1 1
Parker 1b 1 0 0 1
Valentine 3b 4 0 0 0
Sims c 3 0 0 0
Russell ss 3 1 0 0
Osteen p 3 1 1 1
Totals 31 6 8 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 1 1 0
Cedeno cf 3 1 2 2
Wynn rf 4 0 0 1
  York p 0 0 0 0
May 1b 4 0 1 0
Watson lf 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Helms 2b 3 0 2 0
Howard c 3 1 0 0
Forsch p 1 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Los Angeles 100 001 301681
Houston 101 000 010373
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen  W (11-7) 9.0 7 3 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
1
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   5.0 4 2 1 5 3
  Ray  L (9-4) 1.2 2 3 0 0 1
  Griffin   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  York   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
2
6
5

  E–Russell (16), Cedeno (5), May (5), Rader (7).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Houston 2.  PB–Howard (4).  2B–Los Angeles Davis (15,off Forsch), Houston Metzger (9,off Osteen); May (19,off Osteen); Helms (9,off Osteen).  3B–Houston Helms (3,off Osteen).  HR–Los Angeles Osteen (1,9th inning off York 0 on, 0 out), Houston Cedeno (14,8th inning off Osteen 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Parker (6,off Ray); Osteen (4,off Ray); Forsch (7,off Osteen).  SF–Parker (3,off Forsch).  SB–Lacy (2,2nd base off Forsch/Howard); Buckner 2 (7,2nd base off Ray/Howard,2nd base off York/Howard).  CS–Cedeno (10,2nd base by Osteen/Sims).  WP–Osteen (3).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:41.  A–22,037.
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