With all three runs in the game scoring on homers, Jose Cruz hit for the circuit in the 14th inning to lift the Astros to a 2-1 victory over the Dodgers. Rick Rhoden hit his first homer of the year and second of his major league career to account for the Dodgers' run in the third inning. Joe Ferguson tied the score with a smash in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      6, 1977 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   2 10  0
Dodgers      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   1  9  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gonzalez 2b           6   0   1   0     0   1   .260      Martinez 2b           6   0   2   0     0   0   .302
Cabell 3b             6   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Russell ss            6   0   2   0     0   3   .287
Cruz rf               6   1   2   1     0   0   .269      Smith rf              5   0   1   0     1   1   .312
Watson 1b             6   0   0   0     0   2   .274      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     2   3   .291
Ferguson c            6   1   2   1     0   1   .262      Garvey 1b             6   0   0   0     0   3   .308
Gardner cf            5   0   0   0     0   2   .140      Monday cf             5   0   0   0     1   2   .260
Fuller lf             4   0   2   0     1   2   .186      Baker lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .293
  Howard pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .208        Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .059
Metzger ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .205        Mota ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .417
Richard p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .182        Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .245        Powell ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .280
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Lopes pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .288
  Cedeno ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Yeager c              6   0   1   0     0   1   .289
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rhoden p              3   1   1   1     0   0   .195
                                                            Hale lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .269
                                                            Burke ph,lf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .214

Totals               49   2  10   2     1  10             Totals               48   1   9   1     5  14

Time of Game: 3:21   Attendance: 36,757
Left on Base: Astros 6, Dodgers 10
DP: Astros 2, Dodgers 2
Doubles: Russell (16)
Home Runs: Ferguson (12), Cruz (7), Rhoden (1)
Caught Stealing: Martinez (3), Cey (2)
GIDP: Garvey (11)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard                10     6   1   1   2  12   1  35   2.97
Sambito                 2     2   0   0   1   0   0   9   1.99
McLaughlin W(2-3)       2     1   0   0   2   2   0   9   4.27
Totals                 14     9   1   1   5  14   1  53

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden                 10     7   1   1   1   6   1  35   3.87
Hough                   2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   3.31
Garman L(4-1)           2     3   1   1   0   1   1   9   2.48
Totals                 14    10   2   2   1  10   2  50

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez flied out to left; Cabell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Martinez flied out to right; Russell struck out;
Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson
singled to left; Gardner lined to right; Fuller singled to right
[Ferguson to third]; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey walked; Garvey grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Cey out at second]; Monday was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers
0.

ASTROS 3RD: Richard was called out on strikes; Gonzalez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cabell singled to third; Cruz lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Baker grounded out (second to first); Yeager
grounded out (third to first); Rhoden homered; Martinez singled
to center; Martinez was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson flied out to right; Ferguson homered; Gardner
struck out; Fuller walked; Fuller was picked off first (catcher
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell struck out; Smith singled to right; Cey
struck out; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Richard
singled to right; Gonzalez hit into a double play (pitcher to
first) [Richard out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker
singled to center; Yeager flied out to left; Rhoden grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell flied out to left; Cruz singled to left;
Watson hit into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cruz out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Martinez lined to pitcher; Russell struck out;
Smith popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Gardner
was called out on strikes; Fuller was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Cey walked; Garvey struck out; Monday was called
out on strikes while Cey was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Richard
flied out to center; Gonzalez singled to left; Cabell forced
Gonzalez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Baker popped to catcher in foul territory; Yeager
singled to left; Rhoden forced Yeager (first to shortstop);
Martinez singled to pitcher [Rhoden to second]; Russell flied
out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson struck out (catcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Smith flied out to center; Cey struck out; Garvey
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 10TH: Gardner grounded out (third to first); Fuller was
called out on strikes; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 10TH: Monday popped to shortstop; Baker struck out;
Yeager grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 11TH: HOUGH REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); HALE REPLACED
RHODEN (PLAYING LF); BOSWELL BATTED FOR RICHARD; Boswell popped
to catcher in foul territory; Gonzalez struck out; Cabell struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 11TH: SAMBITO REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); BURKE BATTED
FOR HALE; Burke grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez
grounded out (second to first); Russell singled to right; Smith
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 12TH: BURKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cruz popped to
second; Watson struck out; Ferguson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 12TH: Cey flied out to right; Garvey grounded out (third
to first); Monday walked; MOTA BATTED FOR HOUGH; Mota singled to
center [Monday to second]; Yeager forced Mota (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 13TH: GARMAN REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Gardner flied out
to right; Fuller singled to center; HOWARD RAN FOR FULLER;
Metzger singled to right [Howard to second]; CEDENO BATTED FOR
SAMBITO; Cedeno popped to first; Gonzalez forced Metzger (third
to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 13TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MCLAUGHLIN
REPLACED CEDENO (PITCHING); Burke flied out to left; Martinez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Russell doubled to left; Smith
was walked intentionally; Cey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 14TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cruz homered;
Watson struck out; Ferguson grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 14TH: Garvey flied out to right; Monday flied out to
center; POWELL BATTED FOR GARMAN; Powell walked; LOPES RAN FOR
POWELL; Yeager struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2,
Dodgers 1.