Claude Osteen yielded only four hits and pitched the Dodgers to a 4-2 victory over the Astros. Osteen gave up a single by Lee May and a homer by Bob Watson in the second inning, but the Dodgers picked up a run in the fourth and loaded the bases on singles by Willie Davis and Wes Parker and a walk to Willie Crawford to chase Don Wilson in the sixth.

Bobby Valentine greeted Jim Ray with a looper to shallow left field, scoring Davis, but Watson threw out Parker at third. Bill Russell then forced Valentine and when Tommy Helms threw wildly to first on the attempted double play, Crawford scored to put the Dodgers ahead. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Houston Astros 2

Game Played on Friday, September 15, 1972 (Night game) at Astrodome

Dodgers 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 - 4 9 0 Astros 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 2 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Grabarkewitz 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .177 Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Mota lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .328 Wynn rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .274 Davis cf 4 2 1 0 0 0 .285 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .329 Parker 1b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .277 May 1b 4 1 1 0 0 3 .287 Crawford rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .248 Watson lf 3 1 1 2 0 1 .309 Valentine 3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .263 Rader 3b 1 0 1 0 2 0 .244 Wills 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .117 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Howard c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Yeager c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .208 Wilson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .121 Osteen p 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 Sutherland ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 4 9 3 3 2 Totals 28 2 4 2 3 6 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 16,762 Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Astros 2 DP: Dodgers 2, Astros 2 Errors: Helms 2 Doubles: Osteen (4) Home Runs: Watson (14) Caught Stealing: Rader (5) GIDP: Mota (9), Cedeno (10) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Osteen W(17-10) 9 4 2 2 3 6 1 31 2.70 Totals 9 4 2 2 3 6 1 31 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilson L(12-9) 5 7 3 2 2 1 0 23 2.81 Ray 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4.10 Cosgrove 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 8 3.38 Gladding 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.98 Totals 9 9 4 3 3 2 0 38 Wild Pitches: Ray (5) Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer DODGERS 1ST: Grabarkewitz singled to right; Mota lined into a double play (second to first) [Grabarkewitz out at first]; Davis made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn walked; Cedeno grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 2ND: Parker made an out to second; Crawford flied out to left; Valentine flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: May singled to center; Watson homered [May scored]; Rader walked; Rader was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first to second to catcher); Helms grounded out (third to first); Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2. DODGERS 3RD: Russell struck out; Yeager flied out to center; Osteen made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Wilson struck out; Metzger lined to center; Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2. DODGERS 4TH: Grabarkewitz flied out to right; Mota grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis reached on an error by Helms [Davis to first]; Parker singled to right [Davis to second]; Crawford singled to center [Davis scored (unearned), Parker to second]; Valentine lined to pitcher; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno was called out on strikes; May struck out; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 2. DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager singled to left; Osteen doubled to right [Yeager to third]; Grabarkewitz walked; Mota grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Grabarkewitz out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Rader walked; Helms flied out to left; Howard lined into a double play (second to first) [Rader out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 2. DODGERS 6TH: Davis singled to center; Parker singled to center [Davis to second]; Crawford walked [Davis to third, Parker to second]; RAY REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Valentine forced Parker (left to shortstop) [Davis scored, Crawford to second]; Russell forced Valentine (shortstop to second) [Crawford scored (error by Helms) (no RBI), Russell to second]; Ray threw a wild pitch [Russell to third]; Yeager walked; Osteen flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR RAY; Sutherland flied out to right; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 2. DODGERS 7TH: COSGROVE REPLACED SUTHERLAND (PITCHING); Grabarkewitz was called out on strikes; Mota singled to third; Davis flied out to center [Mota to second]; Parker singled to right [Mota scored]; Crawford forced Parker (second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno singled to left; May struck out; Watson struck out; Rader singled to left [Cedeno to second]; Helms forced Cedeno (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 2. DODGERS 8TH: Valentine flied out to right; Russell flied out to center; Yeager flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: WILLS REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING 3B); Howard grounded out (second to first); ALOU BATTED FOR COSGROVE; Alou made an out to shortstop; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 2. DODGERS 9TH: GLADDING REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Osteen grounded out (first unassisted); Grabarkewitz flied out to left; Mota flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Wynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno made an out to second; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 2.

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