Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 4
Played on Monday, April 9, 1979 (N) at Astrodome
LA N 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 2 5 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0
Los Angeles Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 Russell ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 5 Smith rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 Cey 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 Baker lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 Monday cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Thomas pr,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ferguson c 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 Martinez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yeager c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Welch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Reuss p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Totals 31 2 5 2 2 9 27 13 BATTING - 2B: Baker (2,off Ruhle). HR: Russell (1,6th inning off Ruhle 0 on 0 out). SH: Welch (1,off Ruhle). HBP: Smith (2,by Ruhle); Welch (1,by Ruhle). IBB: Ferguson (1,by Andujar). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Thomas (1,2nd base off Ruhle/Ashby); Cey (2,2nd base off Andujar/Ashby).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Gonzalez ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cabell 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 5 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 Howe 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 Ashby c 3 0 1 1 0 0 9 2 Ruhle p 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 1 4 1 2 2 27 11 BATTING - SH: Ruhle (1,off Welch); Watson (1,off Reuss); Gonzalez (1,off Reuss). Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Welch W(1-0) 5 3 1 1 1 2 0 19 Reuss SV(1) 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 2 0 33
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ruhle L(0-1) 8 5 2 2 0 8 1 31 Andujar 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 Totals 9 5 2 2 2 9 1 36 HBP: Ruhle 2 (2,Smith,Welch). IBB: Andujar (1,Ferguson). Umpires: HP - Howard Hansen, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Jim Rains, 3B - Bob Schroeder Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 12116 Starting Lineups: Los Angeles Dodgers Houston Astros 1. Lopes 2b Puhl rf 2. Russell ss Reynolds ss 3. Smith rf Cedeno cf 4. Garvey 1b Cruz lf 5. Cey 3b Cabell 3b 6. Baker lf Watson 1b 7. Monday cf Howe 2b 8. Ferguson c Ashby c 9. Welch p Ruhle p DODGERS 1ST: ump2b,rainj901 ump3b,schrb901 timeofgame,148 attendance,12116; Lopes flied out to left; Russell flied out to center; Smith was hit by a pitch; Garvey forced Smith (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to center; Reynolds made an out to first; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (third to first); Baker struck out; Monday made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz lined to center; Cabell lined to first; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 3RD: Ferguson popped to third in foul territory; Welch was hit by a pitch; Lopes struck out; Russell grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Howe flied out to left; Ashby singled to left; Ruhle out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Ashby to second]; Puhl flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 4TH: Smith struck out; Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Reynolds flied out to center; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 5TH: Baker doubled to left; Monday grounded out (second to first); Ferguson singled to center [Baker scored]; Welch out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Ferguson to second]; Lopes grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Cabell singled to third; Watson flied out to center; Howe singled to right [Cabell to third]; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted) [Cabell scored, Howe to second]; Ruhle walked; Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 1. DODGERS 6TH: Russell homered; Smith struck out; Garvey struck out; Cey lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: REUSS REPLACED WELCH (PITCHING); Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1. DODGERS 7TH: Baker struck out; Monday singled to center; THOMAS RAN FOR MONDAY; Thomas stole second; Ferguson grounded out (first to pitcher); Reuss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Cabell walked; Watson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cabell to second]; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1. DODGERS 8TH: Lopes made an out to third; Russell singled to center; Smith flied out to left; Garvey forced Russell (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: ALOU BATTED FOR RUHLE; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl grounded out (second to first); Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1. DODGERS 9TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Cey walked; Cey stole second; Baker grounded out (third to first); Thomas grounded out (second to first); Ferguson was walked intentionally; MARTINEZ RAN FOR FERGUSON; Reuss was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: YEAGER REPLACED MARTINEZ (PLAYING C ); Cedeno singled to left; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR CRUZ; Gonzalez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cedeno to second]; Cabell made an out to shortstop; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Dodgers 2 5 0 7 Astros 1 4 0 5
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