Mike Marshall, who relieved Doug Rau with the bases loaded and none out in the seventh inning, saved the Dodgers' 7-2 victory over the Astros. Dodger scoring included a two-run homer by Joe Ferguson and two RBIs by Dusty Baker on a single with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Thursday, April     22, 1976 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      0  1  0    2  3  0    0  1  0  -   7  8  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  8  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buckner lf            4   1   2   1     1   0   .294      Howard rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .135
Sizemore 2b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .163        Gross ph,rf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Baker cf              4   0   1   2     0   0   .277      Cabell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .355
  Cruz cf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cedeno cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .302
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .277      Watson 1b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .347
Cey 3b                1   1   1   0     1   0   .289      Johnson c             4   1   1   1     0   2   .263
  Goodson 3b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Roberts lf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .263
Ferguson c            4   2   1   2     0   0   .194      Milbourne 2b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .309
Hale rf               3   1   2   1     1   0   .250      Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .238
De Jesus ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .150      Andujar p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Rau p                 1   1   0   0     2   0   .250        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Howe ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Rondon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            DaVanon ph          0   0   0   0     1   0  1.000
                                                            Hardy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               33   7   8   6     7   2             Totals               33   2   8   2     4   7

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  8,529
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Astros 8
DP: Dodgers 2, Astros 1
Errors: Cabell
Doubles: Hale (1), Buckner (2), Cedeno 2 (5), Roberts (1)
Home Runs: Ferguson (1), Johnson (1)
Stolen Bases: Ferguson (1), Hale 2 (3), Garvey (1)
Caught Stealing: Buckner (1)
GIDP: Buckner (1), Milbourne (2), Cedeno (1)
Hit by Pitch: Cey (1,by Sosa)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(2-0)              6     7   1   1   4   6   0  27   2.00
Marshall SV(3)          3     1   1   1   0   1   1  10   4.00
Totals                  9     8   2   2   4   7   1  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar L(0-2)          4.1   5   6   5   4   0   1  20   9.28
Sosa                    0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   9.53
Rondon                  2     0   0   0   3   1   0   9  10.80
Hardy                   2     2   1   1   0   1   0   8   8.25
Totals                  9     8   7   6   7   2   1  41

Passed Balls: Ferguson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Sosa (1)
Balks: Rau (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Nick Colosi


DODGERS 1ST: Buckner singled; Sizemore flied out to right;
Buckner was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Baker
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Howard flied out to right; Cabell flied out to
right; Cedeno doubled; Watson walked; Johnson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey
walked; Ferguson forced Cey (third to second); Ferguson stole
second; Hale singled [Ferguson scored]; Hale stole second; De
Jesus flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Roberts flied out to left; Milbourne singled; Rau
balked [Milbourne to second]; Metzger was called out on strikes;
Andujar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Rau walked; Buckner grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Rau out at second]; Sizemore grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Howard flied out to left; Cabell flied out to
center; Cedeno doubled; Watson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker popped to catcher in foul territory; Garvey
flied out to center; Cey singled; Ferguson homered [Cey scored];
Hale popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Roberts
singled; Milbourne grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Roberts out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Astros 0.

DODGERS 5TH: De Jesus flied out to right; Rau walked; Buckner
walked [Rau to second]; Sizemore singled [Rau to third, Buckner
to second]; SOSA REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Baker singled [Rau
scored, Buckner scored, Sizemore scored (error by Cabell)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Garvey made an out to shortstop; Cey was
hit by a pitch [Baker to second]; Ferguson lined to shortstop; 3
R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: GOODSON REPLACED CEY (PLAYING 3B); Metzger grounded
out (third to first); HOWE BATTED FOR SOSA; Howe struck out;
Howard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
6, Astros 0.

DODGERS 6TH: RONDON REPLACED HOWE (PITCHING); Hale walked; Hale
stole second; De Jesus walked; Rau forced Hale (pitcher to
third) [De Jesus to second]; Buckner flied out to center;
Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell singled; Cedeno grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Cabell out at second]; Watson walked;
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Astros 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Garvey walked;
Garvey stole second; Goodson struck out; Ferguson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: CRUZ REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING CF); Roberts doubled;
Ferguson allowed a passed ball [Roberts to third]; Milbourne
singled [Roberts scored]; Metzger walked [Milbourne to second];
DAVANON BATTED FOR RONDON; DaVanon walked [Milbourne to third,
Metzger to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED RAU (PITCHING); GROSS
BATTED FOR HOWARD; Gross flied out to center; Cabell struck out;
Cedeno flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Astros 1.

DODGERS 8TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HARDY REPLACED
DAVANON (PITCHING); Hale doubled; De Jesus struck out; Marshall
grounded out (third to shortstop to first); Buckner doubled
[Hale scored]; Sizemore flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 7, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Watson made an out to shortstop; Johnson homered;
Roberts grounded out (third to first); Milbourne grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Astros 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Cruz flied out to center; Garvey grounded out
(third to first); Goodson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); BOSWELL
BATTED FOR HARDY; Boswell grounded out (third to first); Gross
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Astros 2.