| The slumping Dodgers suffered their fourth straight defeat, losing to the Astros, 5-2. Steve Garvey batted in the Dodgers' runs with a double in the first inning. A homer by Joe Ferguson in the fourth and a run on singles by Willie Crawford and Enos Cabell around a walk to Ferguson in the sixth brought the Astros even. Then in the seventh, after Art Howe was hit by a pitch and Cesar Cedeno walked, the Astros pushed over three runs on singles by Julio Gonzalez, Crawford and Cliff Johnson. [The Sporting News] |
Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May 31, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Astros 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 x - 5 6 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .309 Cedeno cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .191 Martinez ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .321 Gonzalez ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 .277 Smith rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .321 Crawford lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .273 Cey 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .310 Howard rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Garvey 1b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .313 Ferguson c 2 1 1 1 2 1 .271 Monday cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .272 Johnson 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .314 Baker lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .329 Gardner rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Yeager c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .271 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Hooton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Roberts rf,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Wall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cabell 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .261 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Howe 2b 3 1 0 0 0 0 .261 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .107 Totals 32 2 7 2 2 2 Totals 28 5 6 5 5 6 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 10,345 Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Astros 7 DP: Dodgers 0, Astros 0 Doubles: Garvey (12) Home Runs: Ferguson (9) Stolen Bases: Smith (2), Ferguson (1) Caught Stealing: Yeager (1) Sacrifice Hits: Hooton (3), Richard (4) Hit by Pitch: Richard (1,by Hooton), Howe (1,by Hooton) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton L(4-2) 6.1 4 5 5 5 5 1 29 2.97 Wall 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.30 Garman 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.25 Totals 8 6 5 5 5 6 1 36 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(4-4) 9 7 2 2 2 2 0 35 2.80 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 2 0 35 Hit by Pitch: Hooton 2 (2) Wild Pitches: Hooton (3) Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Jim Quick DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Martinez singled to center; Smith singled to left [Martinez to third]; Smith stole second; Cey struck out; Garvey doubled to right [Martinez scored, Smith scored]; Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez struck out; Crawford grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. DODGERS 2ND: Baker flied out to center; Yeager walked; Yeager was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hooton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson walked; Ferguson stole second; Hooton threw a wild pitch [Ferguson to third]; Johnson struck out; Gardner grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. DODGERS 3RD: Lopes singled to center; Martinez singled to pitcher [Lopes to second]; Smith lined to right; Cey lined to left; Garvey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Howe flied out to right; Richard struck out; Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. DODGERS 4TH: Monday flied out to left; Baker singled to center; Yeager flied out to left; Hooton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Crawford flied out to right; Ferguson homered; Johnson walked; Gardner struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1. DODGERS 5TH: Lopes flied out to center; Martinez grounded out (second to first); Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Cabell walked; Howe flied out to center; Richard was hit by a pitch [Cabell to second]; Cedeno flied out to right; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1. DODGERS 6TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey grounded out (third to first); Monday grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Crawford singled to right; Ferguson walked [Crawford to second]; Johnson flied out to center; BOSWELL BATTED FOR GARDNER; Boswell struck out; Cabell singled to right [Crawford scored, Ferguson to second]; Ferguson was picked off second (catcher to second to third); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2. DODGERS 7TH: ROBERTS REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING RF); Baker singled to left; Yeager flied out to center; Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Baker to second]; Lopes grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Howe was hit by a pitch; Richard out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Howe to second]; Cedeno was walked intentionally; Gonzalez singled to center [Howe scored, Cedeno to third, Gonzalez to second (on throw)]; WALL REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); Crawford singled to right [Cedeno scored, Gonzalez to third]; GARMAN REPLACED WALL (PITCHING); Ferguson struck out; Johnson singled to right [Gonzalez scored, Crawford to third]; Roberts grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 5. DODGERS 8TH: HOWARD REPLACED CRAWFORD (PLAYING RF); ROBERTS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Martinez lined to shortstop; Smith made an out to first; Cey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe flied out to left; Richard made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 5. DODGERS 9TH: Garvey flied out to right; Monday walked; Baker flied out to right; Yeager flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 5.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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