April 16 in Houston Astros History: Astros touch Steve Howe, Tom Niedenfuer and Ken Howell for six runs in the ninth to shock the Dodgers, 7-3 (1985)

Astros touch Steve Howe, Tom Niedenfuer and Ken Howell for six runs in the ninth to shock the Dodgers, 7-3. Kevin Bass ' double starts the rally which makes a winner of Dave Smith . The key play occurs when Howell misfires on Bill Doran 's suicide squeeze bunt, allowing two Astros to score.

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