Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 23, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1976 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 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 5 0 0 0
Andrews 2b 5 1 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 3 2 0
Watson 1b 4 1 1 1
Cruz lf 4 0 3 2
Johnson c 3 0 0 0
  Jutze c 2 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 2 0 0 0
  Boswell ph,3b 1 0 1 0
  DaVanon pr,3b 0 0 0 1
Metzger ss 5 0 2 1
Andujar p 1 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts ph 1 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Milbourne ph 0 0 0 0
  Siebert p 0 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 10 5
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 1 1 0
Buckner lf 5 1 3 0
Baker cf 5 1 1 1
Garvey 1b 5 1 4 3
Cey 3b 4 0 2 0
  Auerbach pr 0 1 0 0
Ferguson rf,c 3 0 0 0
Yeager c 3 0 0 0
  Cruz rf 1 0 0 0
Russell ss 4 0 0 0
  Goodson ph 1 0 0 1
Rhoden p 3 1 1 0
  Hough p 1 0 0 0
  Wall p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 40 6 13 6
Houston 000 000 220 15104
Los Angeles 201 000 100 26132
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar   5.0 8 3 2 2 0
  Pentz   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Niekro   2.0 2 1 1 1 3
  Siebert  L (0-2) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Forsch   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.1
13
6
5
4
4
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden   6.2 6 2 2 1 4
  Hough   1.2 3 2 2 2 1
  Wall  W (1-1) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
10.0
10
5
5
3
6

  E–Andrews 2 (3), Cedeno (3), Watson (8), Lopes (3), Yeager (2).  DP–Houston 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Houston Andrews (1,off Hough), Los Angeles Buckner (9,off Andujar).  SH–Cruz (1,off Wall); Ferguson (1,off Forsch).  SF–DaVanon (1,off Wall).  HBP–Watson (2,by Wall).  IBB–Cruz (2,by Forsch).  SB–Cedeno 2 (14,2nd base off Rhoden/Yeager,2nd base off Hough/Ferguson); Lopes (6,2nd base off Niekro/Jutze).  CS–Garvey (2,2nd base by Andujar/Johnson).  WP–Hough (1).  HBP–Wall (1,Watson).  IBB–Forsch (3,Cruz).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Art Williams, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–3:46.  A–33,975.
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