Burt Hooton, bidding for his 12th straight victory in an effort to set a Los Angeles club record, pitched 11 innings before going out for a pinch-hitter and Charlie Hough then came out as the winner in relief when the Dodgers scored in the 13th to defeat the Astros, 5-4.

Hooton helped himself with the second homer of his major league career as the Dodgers built up a 4-0 lead, but the Astros came back with a two-run smash by Jose Cruz in the seventh and the tying pair on a single by Art Gardner and double by Cesar Cedeno in the eighth. Lee Lacy, who had four hits in the game, scored the Dodgers' winning run when Jim Wynn doubled with two out in the 13th. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Saturday, September 20, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  1  1    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   5 16  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  2  0    0  0  0    0  -   4  8  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              6   1   2   0     1   0   .262      Gardner lf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .105
Lacy lf               6   1   4   1     1   0   .320        Siebert p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Crawford rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .263        Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  McMullen ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Cabell 3b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .267
  Simpson cf,rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cedeno cf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .290
  Royster ph,rf       2   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Johnson 1b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Garvey 1b             6   1   3   0     1   1   .317      Cruz rf               5   1   1   2     0   2   .264
Cey 3b                4   1   2   1     3   2   .281      May c                 5   0   1   0     0   0   .249
Hale cf,rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .210      Milbourne 2b          5   0   0   0     0   0   .194
  Wynn ph,cf          2   0   1   1     1   0   .246      Metzger ss            5   1   1   0     0   1   .229
  Cruz pr,cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Sosa p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Yeager c              5   0   1   1     1   1   .238        Boswell ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Russell ss            5   0   1   0     1   0   .213        York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hooton p              3   1   1   1     0   0   .127        Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .294
  Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Howard ph,lf        3   0   0   0     0   1   .294
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               49   5  16   5     9   7             Totals               46   4   8   4     0   9

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 12,703
Left on Base: Dodgers 17, Astros 3
DP: Dodgers 1, Astros 1
Doubles: Cey (28), Yeager (16), Wynn (15), Cedeno (30)
Home Runs: Hooton (1), Cruz (9)
Stolen Bases: Lopes 2 (76), Russell (5), Cabell (10), Metzger (4)
Caught Stealing: Hale (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Hooton 2 (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Yeager (5)
GIDP: Lacy (9), Gardner (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                 11     8   4   4   0   9   1  40   3.11
Hough W(3-6)            2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.59
Totals                 13     8   4   4   0   9   1  46

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sosa                    6     7   3   3   4   2   1  27   4.20
York                    1.2   3   1   1   3   1   0  11   4.66
Crawford                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.63
Siebert L(0-2)          5     6   1   1   2   3   0  22   3.38
Totals                 13    16   5   5   9   7   1  61

Wild Pitches: Sosa 2 (4), Siebert 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Tom Gorman


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to center; Lacy singled to right;
Crawford forced Lacy (shortstop to second); Garvey singled to
center [Crawford to third]; Cey walked [Garvey to second]; Hale
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gardner popped to catcher in foul territory; Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Yeager flied out to center; Russell lined to
pitcher; Hooton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz was
called out on strikes; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy lined
to shortstop; Crawford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Milbourne flied out to right; Metzger struck out
(catcher to first); Sosa struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey walked; Sosa threw a wild pitch [Garvey to
second]; Cey walked; Hale singled to right [Garvey out at home
(right to catcher), Cey to third]; Yeager hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Cey scored]; Hale was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Gardner was called out on strikes; Cabell singled to
center; Cabell stole second; Cedeno popped to first in foul
territory; Johnson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell flied out to left; Hooton homered; Lopes
lined to second; Lacy singled to left; Crawford flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz struck out; May flied out to left; Milbourne
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey singled to left; Sosa threw a wild pitch
[Garvey to second]; Cey doubled to center [Garvey scored]; Hale
popped to catcher in foul territory; Yeager walked; Russell
forced Yeager (shortstop to second) [Cey to third]; Hooton
popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger grounded out (pitcher unassisted); BOSWELL
BATTED FOR SOSA; Boswell singled to left; Gardner grounded into
a double play (second to first to first) [Boswell out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 0.

DODGERS 7TH: YORK REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Lopes singled to
center; Lopes stole second; Lacy singled to left [Lopes scored];
Crawford flied out to left; Garvey singled to right [Lacy to
second]; Cey struck out; Hale flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno singled
to shortstop; Johnson struck out; Cruz homered [Cedeno scored];
May singled to third; Milbourne flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Astros 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Yeager flied out to left; Russell walked; Hooton
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Russell to second];
Lopes walked; Russell stole third and Lopes stole second; Lacy
walked; CRAWFORD REPLACED YORK (PITCHING); MCMULLEN BATTED FOR
CRAWFORD; McMullen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: SIMPSON REPLACED MCMULLEN (PLAYING CF); HALE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Metzger singled to right; HOWARD BATTED
FOR CRAWFORD; Metzger stole second; Howard grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gardner singled to center [Metzger
scored]; Cabell forced Gardner (second unassisted); Cedeno
doubled to left [Cabell scored]; Johnson popped to first in foul
territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Astros 4.

DODGERS 9TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SIEBERT
REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); Garvey struck out; Cey struck out;
WYNN BATTED FOR HALE; Wynn walked; Yeager grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Astros 4.

ASTROS 9TH: WYNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); SIMPSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cruz lined to first; May flied out to
center; Milbourne flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Astros 4.

DODGERS 10TH: Russell singled to right; Hooton out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Russell to second]; Lopes
singled to shortstop [Russell stayed at second]; Lacy grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lopes out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Astros 4.

ASTROS 10TH: Metzger flied out to center; Howard struck out;
Siebert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Astros 4.

DODGERS 11TH: ROYSTER BATTED FOR SIMPSON; Royster popped to
first in foul territory; Garvey flied out to left; Cey singled
to left; Wynn lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Astros 4.

ASTROS 11TH: ROYSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Cabell struck
out; Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Astros 4.

DODGERS 12TH: Yeager doubled to left; Siebert threw a wild pitch
[Yeager to third]; Russell lined to third; MOTA BATTED FOR
HOOTON; Mota grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Astros
4.

ASTROS 12TH: HOUGH REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Cruz flied out to
right; May grounded out (shortstop to first); Milbourne grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Astros 4.

DODGERS 13TH: Lacy singled to shortstop; Siebert threw a wild
pitch [Lacy to second]; Royster flied out to center; Garvey
flied out to left; Cey was walked intentionally; Wynn doubled to
left [Lacy scored, Cey to third]; CRUZ RAN FOR WYNN; Yeager was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Astros
4.

ASTROS 13TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Metzger flied out
to left; Howard flied out to left; GROSS BATTED FOR SIEBERT;
Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Astros 4.