A walk to Dick Allen and singles by Steve Garvey and Bill Buckner gave the Dodgers a run in the 10th inning to defeat the Astros, 6-5. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 5

Game Played on Friday, April 16, 1971 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Astros 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 10 1 Dodgers 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 6 11 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Miller rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .238 Wills ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .239 Cedeno rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Russell 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .343 Morgan 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Davis cf 4 2 2 2 0 1 .325 Wynn cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Parker 1b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .279 Watson lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .262 Allen lf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .139 Geronimo lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Sims c 4 0 1 0 1 1 .368 Menke 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .283 Garvey 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .257 Rader 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .167 Crawford rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Edwards c 1 0 1 1 0 0 .229 Haller ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .667 Hiatt pr,c 3 1 0 0 0 0 .429 Buckner rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .211 Metzger ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 .231 Vance p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilson p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .125 Moeller p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Culver p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Grabarkewitz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mikkelsen p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 40 5 10 5 0 4 Totals 38 6 11 6 4 6 Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 18,492 Left on Base: Astros 5, Dodgers 9 DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 0 Errors: Hiatt Doubles: Metzger (2), Watson 2 (3), Allen (3), Davis (4) Triples: Russell (1) Stolen Bases: Russell (3) Sacrifice Flies: Davis (1), Garvey (1) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilson 7 7 5 5 3 3 0 31 4.30 Culver L(2-2) 2.2 4 1 1 1 3 0 13 2.25 Totals 9.2 11 6 6 4 6 0 44 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Vance 1.1 5 4 4 0 0 0 9 6.75 Moeller 5.2 4 1 1 0 1 0 21 2.53 Mikkelsen W(1-0) 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 10 0.00 Totals 10 10 5 5 0 4 0 40 Passed Balls: Edwards (1) Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Stan Landes ASTROS 1ST: Miller grounded out (first to pitcher); Morgan grounded out (second to first); Wynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Wills singled to center; Edwards allowed a passed ball [Wills to second]; Russell grounded out (third to first) [Wills to third]; Davis singled to center [Wills scored]; Parker popped to catcher; Allen doubled to center [Davis scored]; Sims struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 2. ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to center; Menke singled to center; Rader singled to left [Menke to second]; Edwards singled to center [Rader to third, Menke scored]; HIATT RAN FOR EDWARDS; Metzger doubled to right [Hiatt scored, Rader scored]; Wilson singled to right [Metzger to third]; MOELLER REPLACED VANCE (PITCHING); Miller grounded out (second to first) [Wilson to second, Metzger scored]; Morgan flied out to left; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 2ND: HIATT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Garvey singled to left; Crawford popped to shortstop; Moeller popped to first; Wills flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 2. ASTROS 3RD: Wynn flied out to center; Watson doubled to right; Menke singled to left [Watson to third]; Rader grounded out (third to first) [Menke to second, Watson scored]; Hiatt popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 3RD: Russell tripled to right; Davis hit a sacrifice fly to left [Russell scored]; Parker walked; Parker was picked off first but was safe on an error by Hiatt [Parker to second]; Allen flied out to right; Sims walked; Garvey walked [Parker to third, Sims to second]; HALLER BATTED FOR CRAWFORD; Haller struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 3. ASTROS 4TH: BUCKNER REPLACED HALLER (PLAYING RF); Metzger grounded out (second to first); Wilson grounded out (third to first); Miller flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 4TH: Moeller struck out; Wills flied out to center; Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 3. ASTROS 5TH: Morgan popped to shortstop; Wynn lined to third; Watson doubled to center; Menke lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 5TH: Davis flied out to left; Parker flied out to left; Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 3. ASTROS 6TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Hiatt grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 6TH: Sims popped to third in foul territory; Garvey popped to catcher in foul territory; Buckner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 3. ASTROS 7TH: Wilson struck out; Miller singled to right; Morgan flied out to center; Wynn forced Miller (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 7TH: CEDENO REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING RF); GRABARKEWITZ BATTED FOR MOELLER; Grabarkewitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills popped to third in foul territory; Russell lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 3. ASTROS 8TH: MIKKELSEN REPLACED GRABARKEWITZ (PITCHING); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke grounded out (third to first); Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Davis doubled to right; Parker singled to center [Davis scored]; CULVER REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Allen popped to first; Sims singled to right [Parker to third]; Garvey hit a sacrifice fly to center [Parker scored]; Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 5. ASTROS 9TH: Hiatt grounded out (third to first); Metzger lined to second; Culver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 9TH: Mikkelsen struck out; Wills singled to right; Russell forced Wills (pitcher to shortstop); Russell stole second; Davis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 5. ASTROS 10TH: Cedeno struck out; Morgan grounded out (second to first); Wynn singled to left; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 10TH: Parker struck out; Allen walked; Sims flied out to left; Garvey singled to right [Allen to second]; Buckner singled to center [Garvey to second, Allen scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 6.

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