Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 80
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Saturday, July 8, 1978 (N) at Astrodome
LA N 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 7 14 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 2
Los Angeles Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lopes 2b 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 4 Russell ss 5 0 3 2 0 1 2 3 Smith rf 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 Cey 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 Martinez pr,3b 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0 1 2 8 0 Baker lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 Davalillo lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ferguson c 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 North cf 4 1 1 1 1 1 8 0 Hooton p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 7 14 5 5 7 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Lopes-Russell-Garvey. E: Smith (8). BATTING - 2B: Lopes (14,off Bannister); Baker (17,off Bannister); Ferguson (9,off Sambito). 3B: Russell (4,off McLaughlin). HR: Smith (12,3rd inning off Bannister 0 on 0 out). SH: Hooton 2 (11,off Bannister,off Sambito). GDP: Hooton (1,off Forsch). Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING - SB: Baker (7,3rd base off Bannister/Pujols); Lopes (24,2nd base off McLaughlin/Pujols).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walling lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Cruz rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 Watson 1b 1 0 0 1 2 0 7 3 Howe 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 Landestoy ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 Pujols c 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 Bannister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baldwin ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bergman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Howard ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 30 1 5 1 2 0 27 17 FIELDING - DP: 1. Landestoy-Howe-Watson. E: Pujols (2), Forsch (2). BATTING - 2B: Cruz (15,off Hooton). SF: Watson (8,off Hooton). GDP: Howe (10,off Hooton). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Cabell (18,2nd base off Hooton/Ferguson).
PITCHING
Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hooton W(8-7) 9 5 1 0 2 0 0 33
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bannister L(3-4) 3 7 4 4 1 4 1 16 Williams 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 McLaughlin 1 3 3 1 2 1 0 9 Forsch 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 Sambito 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 Totals 9 14 7 5 5 7 1 46 McLaughlin faced 3 batters in the 7th inning WP: Bannister (6), McLaughlin 2 (3). Inherited Runners - Scored: Forsch 3-1. . Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Paul Pryor Time of Game: 2:29 Starting Lineups: Los Angeles Dodgers Houston Astros 1. Lopes 2b Puhl cf 2. Russell ss Walling lf 3. Smith rf Cabell 3b 4. Cey 3b Cruz rf 5. Garvey 1b Watson 1b 6. Baker lf Howe 2b 7. Ferguson c Landestoy ss 8. North cf Pujols c 9. Hooton p Bannister p DODGERS 1ST: Lopes doubled to left; Russell singled to left [Lopes scored, Russell out at second (left to third to second to first to shortstop)]; Smith grounded out (third to first); Cey walked; Garvey struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to center; Walling made an out to third; Cabell singled to center; Cabell stole second; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. DODGERS 2ND: Baker doubled to left; Baker stole third; Bannister threw a wild pitch [Baker scored]; Ferguson grounded out (third to first); North singled to center; Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [North to second]; Lopes singled to left [North scored]; Russell struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Howe grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Watson out at second]; Landestoy singled to shortstop; Pujols made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 0. DODGERS 3RD: Smith homered; Cey singled to center; Garvey struck out; Baker forced Cey (shortstop to second); Ferguson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: BALDWIN BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Baldwin singled to right; Puhl flied out to center; Walling flied out to left; Cabell lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 0. DODGERS 4TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED BALDWIN (PITCHING); North grounded out (second to first); Hooton popped to catcher in foul territory; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson flied out to center; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 0. DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith walked; Cey flied out to right; Garvey singled to center [Smith to third]; Baker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Landestoy flied out to right; Pujols grounded out (second to first); BERGMAN BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Bergman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 0. DODGERS 6TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); Ferguson walked; McLaughlin threw a wild pitch [Ferguson to second]; McLaughlin threw a wild pitch [Ferguson to third]; North struck out; Hooton reached on an error by Pujols [Ferguson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Hooton to first]; Lopes forced Hooton (second to shortstop); Lopes stole second; Russell tripled to center [Lopes scored (unearned)]; Smith lined to second; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl flied out to center; Walling grounded out (second to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Astros 0. DODGERS 7TH: Cey singled to pitcher; MARTINEZ RAN FOR CEY; Garvey walked [Martinez to second]; Baker singled to left [Martinez to third, Garvey to second]; FORSCH REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Ferguson popped to catcher in foul territory; North reached on an error by Forsch (assist by Watson) [Martinez scored (RBI), Garvey to third, Baker to second, North to first]; Hooton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [North out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 7, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Cruz doubled to right [Cruz to third (error by Smith)]; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cruz scored (unearned)]; Howe flied out to left; Landestoy made an out to third; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 7, Astros 1. DODGERS 8TH: Lopes flied out to center; Russell singled to shortstop; Smith singled to right [Russell to third]; Martinez struck out; Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 7, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: DAVALILLO REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING LF); Pujols flied out to center; HOWARD BATTED FOR FORSCH; Howard made an out to shortstop; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 7, Astros 1. DODGERS 9TH: SAMBITO REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Davalillo flied out to center; Ferguson doubled to left; North walked; Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Ferguson to third, North to second]; Lopes flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 7, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: Walling flied out to center; Cabell flied out to center; Cruz singled to right; Watson walked [Cruz to second]; Howe grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 7, Astros 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Dodgers 7 14 1 12 Astros 1 5 2 5
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