Greg Gross tripled in the sixth inning and scored on a single by Enos Cabell to enable J.R. Richard to pitch the Astros to a 1-0 victory over the Dodgers. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    4, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .296      Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     0   3   .238
Cabell 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .280      Buckner lf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .291
Cedeno cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .296      Smith rf              3   0   2   0     1   0   .245
Watson 1b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .300      Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .308
Roberts lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     1   3   .285
  Cruz lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .307      Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Baker cf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .249
Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     1   1   .204        Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Yeager c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Richard p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .101      Rau p                 2   0   0   0     0   1   .195
                                                            Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .185
                                                            Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .267

Totals               32   1   6   1     2   3             Totals               31   0   6   0     3  10

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 18,433
Left on Base: Astros 6, Dodgers 7
DP: Astros 2, Dodgers 0
Doubles: Smith (12), Garvey (22)
Triples: Gross (3)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (34)
GIDP: Garvey 2 (14)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(13-11)        9     6   0   0   3  10   0  34   2.37
Totals                  9     6   0   0   3  10   0  34

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau L(10-8)             8     4   1   1   2   2   0  29   2.96
Hough                   1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.39
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   3   0  34

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Jerry Dale


ASTROS 1ST: Gross struck out; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cedeno grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Buckner walked; Smith singled to
center [Buckner to second]; Garvey grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Buckner out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to right; Roberts grounded out
(third to first); Andrews popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey walked; Russell flied out to left; Baker struck
out; Yeager singled to right [Cey to third]; Rau struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Herrmann grounded out (first unassisted); Metzger
popped to second; Richard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes singled to center; Lopes stole second;
Buckner struck out; Smith walked; Garvey grounded into a double
play (third to first) [Lopes out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Gross grounded out (second to first); Cabell
grounded out (second to first); Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey struck out; Russell flied out to right; Baker
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson singled to center; Roberts popped to
shortstop in foul territory; Andrews flied out to left; Herrmann
walked [Watson to second]; Metzger forced Herrmann (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager flied out to left; Rau grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lopes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Richard flied out to center; Gross tripled to
center; Cabell singled to right [Gross scored, Cabell out at
second (right to shortstop to first)]; Cedeno walked; Watson
singled to right [Cedeno to third]; Roberts flied out to left; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner lined to third; Smith doubled to right;
Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Andrews flied out to center; Herrmann grounded out
(second to first); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell grounded out (second to first); Baker
struck out; Yeager flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Richard lined to shortstop; Gross flied out to left;
Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: GOODSON BATTED FOR RAU; Goodson flied out to
center; Lopes struck out; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 9TH: HOUGH REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Cedeno grounded
out (second to first); Watson singled to center; Roberts singled
to right [Watson to second]; Andrews flied out to center;
Herrmann struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: CRUZ REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING LF); Smith grounded
out (second to first); Garvey doubled to right; Cey struck out;
Russell singled to shortstop [Garvey to third]; MOTA BATTED FOR
BAKER; Mota grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.