Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 18, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1974 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 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard lf 5 0 0 0
Gross rf 5 2 3 0
Cedeno cf 3 1 1 0
May L. 1b 4 0 1 0
  Milbourne pr 0 0 0 0
  Campbell 1b 0 0 0 0
  Watson ph 1 0 1 1
  Gallagher pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
May M. c 5 0 1 0
Helms 2b 4 0 2 0
Metzger ss 2 0 0 0
Dierker p 3 0 1 0
  Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 1
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 0 1 0
Buckner lf 4 0 1 0
Wynn cf 5 0 1 0
Garvey 1b 5 1 1 0
Crawford rf 2 0 2 0
  McMullen ph,3b 2 1 2 2
  Royster pr 0 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 0 1 0
  Auerbach pr 0 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Manuel ph 1 0 0 0
Ferguson c 3 0 1 0
Russell ss 3 0 0 0
Downing p 2 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
  Joshua ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 10 2
Houston 000 000 020 13100
Los Angeles 000 000 002 02102
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker   8.0 5 1 1 2 5
  Cosgrove   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Forsch  W (6-7) 2.0 4 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
10
2
2
3
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Downing   7.0 4 0 0 3 6
  Marshall   2.0 4 2 2 0 2
  Hough  L (8-4) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Brewer   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
10
3
3
3
8

  E–Crawford 2 (8).  DP–Houston 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Houston Gross (15,off Marshall); L May (26,off Marshall); Watson (18,off Hough), Los Angeles Crawford (22,off Dierker); Lopes (26,off Dierker); Cey (19,off Forsch).  HR–Los Angeles McMullen (3,9th inning off Cosgrove 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Dierker (11,off Downing); Metzger (21,off Marshall); Cedeno (2,off Hough); Buckner (4,off Dierker).  HBP–Cey (7,by Dierker).  IBB–Russell (24,by Forsch).  CS–Wynn (15,2nd base by Dierker/M May).  HBP–Dierker (6,Cey).  IBB–Forsch (11,Russell).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:46.  A–26,165.
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