Playing in his first major league game, Terry Puhl singled in the 13th inning, advanced on a sacrifice and scored on a double by Bob Watson to give the Astros a 3-2 victory over the Dodgers. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Wednesday, July      13, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   2  7  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   3 11  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Martinez 2b           6   0   1   0     0   1   .290      Puhl lf               6   1   1   0     0   0   .167
Russell ss            5   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Cabell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Garvey 1b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .295        Sperring 3b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .155
Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     1   0   .278      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     2   0   .210
Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Watson 1b             5   0   1   1     0   1   .283
Baker lf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .293      Cruz rf               4   2   2   1     1   0   .290
Hale rf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .258      Ferguson c            5   0   2   0     0   2   .256
Yeager c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .295      Boswell 2b            5   0   1   1     0   0   .233
Hooton p              2   0   0   0     1   0   .179      Metzger ss            5   0   3   0     0   0   .200
  Powell ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Lemongello p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .030
  Lopes pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .288        Howard ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .056        Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Downing p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fuller ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .159
  Sosa p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .333        McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   2   7   2     2   2             Totals               42   3  11   3     3   6

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 17,755
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Astros 8
DP: Dodgers 3, Astros 1
Doubles: Boswell (1), Watson (15)
Triples: Hale (1)
Home Runs: Cruz (10)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (27), Cabell (27)
Caught Stealing: Garvey (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Monday (1), Lemongello (2), Howard (4), Watson (1), Sperring (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Yeager (2)
GIDP: Russell (10), Watson (7), Boswell (2), Ferguson (11)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                 10     9   2   2   1   5   1  38   2.66
Hough                   0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.39
Downing                 0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   6.75
Sosa L(0-2)             2.1   2   1   1   0   1   0   8   2.90
Totals                 12.2  11   3   3   3   6   1  49

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemongello             10     6   2   2   1   2   0  35   4.30
Niekro                  2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   2.69
McLaughlin W(3-3)       1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.10
Totals                 13     7   2   2   2   2   0  46

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jerry Crawford


DODGERS 1ST: Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); Russell
struck out; Garvey popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl lined to left; Cabell popped to catcher in foul
territory; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey made an out to second; Monday flied out to
center; Baker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out (catcher to first); Cruz flied out
to left; Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Astros 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Hale flied out to center; Yeager singled to right;
Hooton made an out to pitcher; Martinez singled to left [Yeager
to second]; Russell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Boswell grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
singled to first; Lemongello out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Metzger to second]; Puhl flied to left in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey singled to center; Garvey was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Cey flied out to right;
Monday flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Baker singled to shortstop; Hale tripled to center
[Baker scored]; Yeager hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hale
scored]; Hooton flied out to left; Martinez grounded out (second
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz singled to first; Cruz stole second; Ferguson
struck out; Boswell doubled to right [Cruz scored]; Metzger
flied out to center; Lemongello struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell flied out to left; Garvey grounded out
(third to first); Cey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Puhl grounded out (third to first); Cabell singled
to right; Cabell stole second; Cedeno walked; Watson grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cedeno out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Monday flied out to center; Baker flied out to
center; Hale singled to right; Yeager forced Hale (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Cruz homered; Ferguson singled to center; Boswell
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Ferguson out
at second]; Metzger singled to center; Lemongello grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Hooton walked; Martinez struck out; Russell
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Hooton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros
2.

ASTROS 8TH: Puhl flied out to right; Cabell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

DODGERS 9TH: SPERRING REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING 3B); Garvey flied
out to right; Enos Cabell left with groin injury; Cey
made an out to second; Monday popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Watson flied out to right; Cruz grounded out (third
to first); Ferguson singled to left; Boswell flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

DODGERS 10TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Hale made an
out to third; Yeager popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 10TH: Metzger singled to shortstop; HOWARD BATTED FOR
LEMONGELLO; Howard out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Metzger to second]; Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Metzger to third]; Sperring struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

DODGERS 11TH: NIEKRO REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); POWELL BATTED
FOR HOOTON; Powell singled to left; LOPES RAN FOR POWELL;
Martinez forced Lopes (shortstop to second); Russell lined to
left; Garvey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 11TH: HOUGH REPLACED LOPES (PITCHING); Cedeno walked;
Watson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cedeno to
second]; DOWNING REPLACED HOUGH (PITCHING); Cruz walked; SOSA
REPLACED DOWNING (PITCHING); Ferguson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

DODGERS 12TH: Cey walked; Monday out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Cey to second]; Baker flied out to center; Hale
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 12TH: Boswell lined to right; Metzger grounded out
(shortstop to first); FULLER BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Fuller struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

DODGERS 13TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED FULLER (PITCHING); Yeager
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sosa grounded out (third to
first); Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 13TH: Puhl singled to left; Sperring out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Puhl to second]; Cedeno made an out to
shortstop; Watson doubled to right [Puhl scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 3.