Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
April 19, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1976 at Astrodome. 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Houston Astros 8

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Buckner lf 5 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 5 0 1 0
Baker cf 4 1 1 1
Garvey 1b 4 1 1 0
Cey 3b 3 0 1 1
Yeager c 2 0 0 0
  Downing p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Goodson ph 0 0 0 0
  Wall p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
Hale rf 3 0 2 0
DeJesus ss 4 0 1 0
Sutton p 1 0 0 0
  Ferguson c 2 1 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Milbourne 2b 4 1 1 1
Cabell 3b 4 2 1 1
Cedeno cf 3 1 2 0
Watson 1b 2 1 1 2
Johnson c 4 1 1 1
Cruz lf 4 0 1 3
Gross rf 4 1 1 0
Metzger ss 3 1 1 0
Dierker p 2 0 0 0
  Hardy p 0 0 0 0
  Barlow p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 9 8
Los Angeles 000 000 021370
Houston 400 400 00x892
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  L (0-3) 3.2 8 8 8 3 2
  Downing   2.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Hough   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Wall   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
8
8
4
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (2-1) 7.0 4 0 0 1 4
  Hardy   0.1 2 2 2 2 0
  Barlow   1.2 1 1 1 3 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
6
5

  E–Cabell (4), Metzger (1).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–Los Angeles Garvey (1,off Hardy), Houston Cedeno (3,off Hough).  3B–Houston Cruz (1,off Sutton).  HBP–Hale (1,by Dierker).  SH–Dierker (1,off Sutton).  SB–Cabell 3 (4,2nd base off Sutton/Yeager 2,3rd base off Sutton/Yeager); Cedeno 2 (6,2nd base off Sutton/Yeager 2).  WP–Dierker 2 (3), Hardy (1).  HBP–Dierker (1,Hale).  T–2:41.  A–9,122.
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