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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1976 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 1, Houston Astros 0

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Buckner lf 3 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 1
Garvey 1b 3 0 0 0
Smith rf 3 0 0 0
Goodson 3b 4 0 0 0
  Auerbach 3b 0 0 0 0
Russell ss 4 0 0 0
Baker cf 3 0 0 0
Yeager c 1 0 0 0
Rhoden p 3 1 1 0
Totals 27 1 2 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 4 0 0 0
Andrews 2b 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
Watson 1b 3 0 0 0
  Milbourne pr 0 0 0 0
Herrmann c 3 0 0 0
Johnson lf 3 0 1 0
  Howard pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 2 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  DaVanon ss 0 0 0 0
Richard p 2 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 1 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 3 0
Los Angeles 000 001 000121
Houston 000 000 000031
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  W (6-0) 9.0 3 0 0 3 2
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
3
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  L (7-8) 8.0 2 1 1 5 5
  Forsch   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
5
6

  E–Auerbach (6), Andrews (6).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Los Angeles Buckner (14,off Richard), Houston Andrews (4,off Rhoden); Cruz (5,off Rhoden).  SF–Sizemore (1,off Richard).  IBB–Buckner (2,by Richard).  WP–Richard (7).  IBB–Richard (2,Buckner).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:27.  A–13,871.
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