A single by Julio Gonzalez for his fourth hit of the game drove in what proved to be the Astros' winning run in a 7-6 victory over the Dodgers. Reggie Smith homered for the Dodgers, while the Astros had two by Art Howe and one by Enos Cabell. Howe broke a 5-5 tie with his second swat in the eighth inning. Cesar Cedeno was hit by a pitch, stole second and crossed the plate on Gonzalez' single, enabling the Astros to shrug off the run driven in by Boog Powell with a single in the Dodgers' half of the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Game Played on Wednesday, May       25, 1977 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  1  0    1  0  3    0  2  0  -   7 11  2
Dodgers      0  0  2    0  2  1    0  1  0  -   6 10  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cedeno cf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .183      Martinez 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .350
Gonzalez ss           5   0   4   1     0   0   .297        Hale ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .323
Watson 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .241        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Johnson lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Russell ss            5   2   2   0     0   0   .269
  Gardner lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .156      Smith rf              4   2   2   2     1   0   .328
Ferguson c            2   2   1   0     3   0   .290      Cey 3b                3   0   1   0     2   0   .306
Cabell 3b             5   2   2   2     0   1   .269      Garvey 1b             5   0   1   2     0   0   .298
Cruz rf               4   0   1   2     0   0   .228      Monday cf             4   2   1   0     1   2   .283
Howe 2b               4   2   2   2     0   0   .243      Baker lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .319
Andujar p             4   0   0   0     0   2   .263      Yeager c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .300
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rau p                 2   0   0   0     0   1   .174
                                                            Goodson ph          1   0   0   1     0   0   .083
                                                            Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Powell ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .333
                                                            Lacy pr,2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .327

Totals               36   7  11   7     4   6             Totals               37   6  10   6     4   4

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 27,743
Left on Base: Astros 8, Dodgers 9
DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Gonzalez, Cabell, Russell
Doubles: Cabell (6), Cey (9)
Home Runs: Cabell (3), Howe 2 (3), Smith (12)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (18), Russell (7), Monday (1)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (4), Gonzalez (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Baker (2)
GIDP: Watson (4)
Hit by Pitch: Watson (3,by Rau), Cedeno (5,by Hough)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar W(4-3)          7.1   9   6   5   3   2   1  34   4.32
Forsch SV(4)            1.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   8   2.70
Totals                  9    10   6   5   4   4   1  42

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau                     6     8   5   4   3   4   2  29   3.99
Hough L(3-3)            2     3   2   2   0   2   1   9   2.32
Sosa                    1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   6.30
Totals                  9    11   7   6   4   6   3  42

Hit by Pitch: Rau (3), Hough (3)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Montague


ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno struck out; Gonzalez singled to shortstop;
Watson was hit by a pitch [Gonzalez to second]; Johnson flied
out to center [Gonzalez to third]; Ferguson forced Watson (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Martinez lined to second; Russell grounded out
(third to first); Smith singled to right; Cey doubled to left
[Smith to third]; Garvey flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell reached on an error by Russell [Cabell to
second]; Cruz singled to center [Cabell scored (unearned)]; Cruz
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Howe popped to
first in foul territory; Andujar struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Monday grounded out (second to first); Baker
grounded out (third to first); Yeager grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno flied out to right; Gonzalez singled to
center; Watson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Gonzalez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Rau grounded out (third to first); Martinez
grounded out (third to first); Russell singled to right; Smith
walked [Russell to second]; Cey walked [Russell to third, Smith
to second]; Garvey singled to third [Russell scored, Smith
scored, Cey out at home (third to shortstop to pitcher)]; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Ferguson walked; Cabell doubled to right [Ferguson to third];
Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Ferguson scored, Cabell to
third]; Howe grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Monday struck out; Baker lined to left; Yeager
singled to left; Rau struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
2, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Andujar popped to first; Cedeno struck out; Gonzalez
singled to right; Watson walked [Gonzalez to second]; Johnson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Martinez lined to right; Russell singled to center;
Russell stole second; Smith homered [Russell scored]; Cey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey grounded out (second
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Ferguson walked; Cabell homered [Ferguson scored];
Cruz grounded out (second to first); Howe homered; Andujar
struck out; Cedeno singled to left; Gonzalez grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Monday walked; Baker out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Monday to second]; Monday stole third;
Yeager reached on an error by Cabell [Monday stayed at third,
Yeager to first]; GOODSON BATTED FOR RAU; Goodson grounded out
(second to first) [Monday scored (unearned), Yeager to second];
Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 5.

ASTROS 7TH: HOUGH REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Watson struck
out; Johnson grounded out (third to first); Ferguson singled to
shortstop; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5,
Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
popped to second; Cey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 5, Dodgers 5.

ASTROS 8TH: Cruz flied out to left; Howe homered; Andujar flied
out to center; Cedeno was hit by a pitch; Cedeno stole second;
Gonzalez singled to center [Cedeno scored]; Gonzalez was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 7, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: GARDNER REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Garvey
grounded out (third to first); Monday singled to left; Baker
singled to right [Monday to third]; FORSCH REPLACED ANDUJAR
(PITCHING); Yeager struck out; POWELL BATTED FOR HOUGH; Powell
singled to right [Monday scored, Baker to third]; LACY RAN FOR
POWELL; HALE BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Hale flied out to right; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 7, Dodgers 6.

ASTROS 9TH: SOSA REPLACED HALE (PITCHING); LACY STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING 2B); Watson lined to shortstop; Gardner popped to
shortstop; Ferguson walked; Cabell lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 7, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 9TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
grounded out (first to second to pitcher); Cey walked; Garvey
reached on an error by Gonzalez [Cey to second, Garvey to
first]; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 7,
Dodgers 6.