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Doug Rau pitched a shutout for his 10th victory and Ted Martinez and Bill Russell each rapped three hits as the Dodgers defeated the Astros, 8-0. After the Dodgers took a 7-0 lead, John Hale entered the game as a pinch-hitter for Manny Mota and homered for the final run. The victory was Rau's fifth straight. [The Sporting News] Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Houston Astros 0Game Played on Tuesday, July 12, 1977 (Night game) at AstrodomeDodgers 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 - 8 13 1
Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 2
Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Martinez 2b 5 3 3 1 0 0 .299 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .256
Russell ss 5 1 3 2 0 1 .292 Cabell 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .277
Garvey 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .296 Cedeno cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .213
Cey 3b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .281 Watson 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .284
Baker rf,lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .295 Ferguson c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253
Mota lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .429 Cruz rf 3 0 2 0 1 1 .287
Hale ph,rf 2 1 1 1 1 0 .250 Fuller lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .161
Burke cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .208 Puhl lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Yeager c 3 1 1 0 1 2 .296 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .180
Rau p 3 1 0 0 0 0 .156 Sambito p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167
Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182
Sperring ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .157
McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 38 8 13 7 3 5 Totals 29 0 4 0 4 6
Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 17,874
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Astros 6
DP: Dodgers 2, Astros 2
Errors: Cey, Gonzalez, Sambito
Doubles: Russell (17), Cruz (17)
Home Runs: Hale (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Rau (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Cey (4)
GIDP: Garvey (13), Rau (2), Ferguson (10), Cedeno (7)
Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Rau W(10-1) 9 4 0 0 4 6 0 33 3.87
Totals 9 4 0 0 4 6 0 33
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Sambito L(4-3) 3.1 10 7 3 1 2 0 20 2.37
Niekro 3.2 2 1 1 1 3 1 15 2.78
McLaughlin 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.17
Totals 9 13 8 4 3 5 1 43
Wild Pitches: Niekro (2)
Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Andy Olsen
DODGERS 1ST: Martinez singled to right; Russell singled to right
[Martinez to second]; Garvey grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Martinez to third, Russell out at second];
Cey singled to right [Martinez scored]; Baker struck out; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez was called out on strikes; Cabell flied out
to center; Cedeno lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers
1, Astros 0.
DODGERS 2ND: Mota singled to left; Burke singled to center [Mota
to second]; Yeager struck out; Rau grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Burke out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to right; Ferguson flied out to
right; Cruz walked; Fuller reached on an error by Cey [Cruz out
at third (shortstop to third), Fuller to first]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.
DODGERS 3RD: Martinez singled to center; Russell doubled to left
[Martinez scored, Russell to third (on throw to home)]; Garvey
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cey flied out to center; Baker
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Sambito was
called out on strikes; Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.
DODGERS 4TH: Mota grounded out (pitcher to first); Burke walked;
Yeager singled to left [Burke to second]; Rau reached on an
error by Sambito [Burke to third, Yeager to second, Rau to
first]; Martinez singled to right [Burke scored (unearned),
Yeager to third, Rau to second]; Russell singled to center
[Yeager scored, Rau to third, Martinez to second]; NIEKRO
REPLACED SAMBITO (PITCHING); Garvey reached on an error by
Gonzalez [Rau scored (unearned) (RBI), Martinez scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Russell to third, Garvey to first]; Cey hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Russell scored (unearned)]; Baker
flied out to right; 5 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 7,
Astros 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno walked;
Watson singled to center [Cedeno to second]; Ferguson grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Watson out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 7, Astros 0.
DODGERS 5TH: HALE BATTED FOR MOTA; Hale homered; Burke grounded
out (pitcher to first); Yeager walked; Rau out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Yeager to second]; Martinez grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8,
Astros 0.
ASTROS 5TH: HALE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BAKER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Cruz doubled to left; Fuller struck out;
Metzger grounded out (third to first); Niekro grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Astros 0.
DODGERS 6TH: Russell struck out; Garvey singled to center;
Niekro threw a wild pitch [Garvey to second]; Cey was called out
on strikes; Baker flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 8, Astros 0.
ASTROS 6TH: Gonzalez made an out to first; Cabell singled to
center; Cedeno flied out to left; Watson walked [Cabell to
second]; Ferguson forced Watson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 8, Astros 0.
DODGERS 7TH: Hale flied out to right; Burke flied out to left;
Yeager struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8, Astros 0.
ASTROS 7TH: Cruz singled to right; Fuller struck out; Metzger
flied out to left; SPERRING BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Sperring flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Astros 0.
DODGERS 8TH: PUHL REPLACED FULLER (PLAYING LF); MCLAUGHLIN
REPLACED SPERRING (PITCHING); Rau grounded out (first to
pitcher); Debut game for Terry Puhl; Martinez flied out
to center; Russell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8, Astros 0.
ASTROS 8TH: Gonzalez struck out; Cabell walked; Cedeno grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cabell out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8, Astros 0.
DODGERS 9TH: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Cey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Baker singled to left; Hale walked
[Baker to second]; Burke flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Dodgers 8, Astros 0.
ASTROS 9TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Ferguson flied
out to right; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8,
Astros 0.
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