Rick Rhoden decided his own pitching duel with J.R. Richard by scoring the Dodgers' run in a 1-0 victory over the Astros. Neither club managed a hit until Rhoden singled in the sixth inning. Bill Buckner followed with a double, sending Rhoden to third and putting the Dodger hurler in position to score on a sacrifice fly by Ted Sizemore. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Houston Astros 0

Game Played on Wednesday, June 23, 1976 (Night game) at Astrodome

Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 2 1 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Buckner lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .294 Gross rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Sizemore 2b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .226 Andrews 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .310 Garvey 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .315 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Smith rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .207 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .269 Goodson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Milbourne pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Auerbach 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Herrmann c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299 Johnson lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .228 Baker cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Howard pr,lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 Yeager c 1 0 0 0 2 0 .224 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .307 Rhoden p 3 1 1 0 0 1 .333 Metzger ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .223 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .299 DaVanon ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .091 Cruz ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .272 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 27 1 2 1 5 6 Totals 31 0 3 0 3 2 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 13,871 Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Astros 7 DP: Dodgers 0, Astros 2 Errors: Auerbach, Andrews Doubles: Buckner (14), Andrews (4), Cruz (5) Sacrifice Flies: Sizemore (1) GIDP: Rhoden (1), Russell (6) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rhoden W(6-0) 9 3 0 0 3 2 0 34 3.06 Totals 9 3 0 0 3 2 0 34 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard L(7-8) 8 2 1 1 5 5 0 30 2.96 Forsch 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.80 Totals 9 2 1 1 5 6 0 33 Wild Pitches: Richard (7) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Dutch Rennert DODGERS 1ST: Buckner lined to first; Sizemore struck out; Garvey popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (third to first); Andrews flied out to center; Cedeno made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 2ND: Smith grounded out (second to first); Goodson flied out to left; Russell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (third to first); Herrmann walked; Johnson flied out to left; Cabell forced Herrmann (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 3RD: Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); Yeager walked; Rhoden grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Yeager out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 4TH: Buckner flied out to center; Sizemore flied out to left; Garvey walked; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Andrews flied out to left; Cedeno lined to center; Watson walked; Herrmann grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 5TH: Goodson made an out to first; Russell grounded out (third to first); Baker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Johnson flied out to left; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 6TH: Yeager made an out to third; Rhoden singled; Buckner doubled [Rhoden to third]; Sizemore hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rhoden scored]; Garvey struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Richard struck out; Gross flied out to left; Andrews doubled; Cedeno made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. DODGERS 7TH: Smith walked; Goodson reached on an error by Andrews [Smith to second]; Russell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Smith to third, Goodson out at second]; Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Watson made an out to catcher; Herrmann grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson singled; HOWARD RAN FOR JOHNSON; Cabell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. DODGERS 8TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Yeager walked; Richard threw a wild pitch [Yeager to second]; Rhoden struck out (catcher to first); Buckner was walked intentionally; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first) [Yeager to third, Buckner to second]; Garvey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: BOSWELL BATTED FOR METZGER; Boswell grounded out (second to first); CRUZ BATTED FOR RICHARD; Cruz doubled; Gross flied out to center; Andrews made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. DODGERS 9TH: DAVANON REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING SS); FORSCH REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Smith struck out; Goodson grounded out (second to first); Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: AUERBACH REPLACED GOODSON (PLAYING 3B); Cedeno flied out to left; Watson reached on an error by Auerbach; MILBOURNE RAN FOR WATSON; Herrmann made an out to shortstop; Howard walked [Milbourne to second]; Cabell forced Milbourne (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

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