| The Dodgers scored on a bases-loaded walk and defeated the Astros, 1-0, behind the two-hit hurling of Burt Hooton. Dusty Baker doubled with two out in the sixth inning and was forced home when Floyd Bannister passed Ron Cey, Steve Garvey and Lee Lacy in succession. [The Sporting News] |
Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 24, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .283 Puhl lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .294 Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Baker lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .286 Cedeno cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Cey 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .248 Cruz rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .296 Garvey 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .296 Watson 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .289 Lacy rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .277 Herrmann c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Simpson pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Howe 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Burke cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Metzger ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .187 Yeager c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .255 Cannon ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Mota ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .394 Bannister p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Grote c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 McLaughlin p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hooton p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .156 Walton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Totals 31 1 5 1 5 7 Totals 27 0 2 0 2 5 Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 23,181 Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Astros 2 DP: Dodgers 1, Astros 0 Doubles: Baker (24), Watson (38) Caught Stealing: Simpson (1) GIDP: Howe (10) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton W(11-7) 9 2 0 0 2 5 0 29 2.58 Totals 9 2 0 0 2 5 0 29 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bannister L(7-9) 5.2 3 1 1 4 3 0 24 4.15 McLaughlin 3.1 2 0 0 1 4 0 12 3.98 Totals 9 5 1 1 5 7 0 36 Wild Pitches: Bannister (6) Balks: Bannister (2) Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Jerry Dale DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Russell made an out to shortstop; Baker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to left; Cabell made an out to second; Cedeno grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (third to first); Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz walked; Watson doubled to center [Cruz out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; Herrmann grounded out (second to first) [Watson to third]; Howe struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 3RD: Burke popped to first in foul territory; Yeager struck out; Hooton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister grounded out (second to first); Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 4TH: Lopes struck out; Russell popped to first in foul territory; Baker singled to center; Cey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 5TH: Garvey flied out to right; Lacy grounded out (third to first); Burke singled to center; Bannister balked [Burke to second]; Yeager walked; Hooton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Watson struck out; Herrmann singled to center; Howe grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Herrmann out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 6TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell grounded out (third to first); Baker doubled to left; Bannister threw a wild pitch [Baker to third]; Cey walked; Garvey walked [Cey to second]; Lacy walked [Baker scored, Cey to third, Garvey to second]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Burke grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Metzger flied out to left; McLaughlin struck out; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. DODGERS 7TH: Yeager flied out to right; Hooton struck out; Lopes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Cabell grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. DODGERS 8TH: Russell flied out to right; Baker was called out on strikes; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: Watson made an out to second; Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. DODGERS 9TH: Garvey singled to pitcher; Lacy singled to right [Garvey to third]; SIMPSON RAN FOR LACY; Burke reached on a fielder's choice [Garvey out at home (pitcher to third to catcher), Simpson to third, Burke to second]; MOTA BATTED FOR YEAGER; Mota was walked intentionally; Hooton struck out; Simpson was caught stealing home (catcher to third); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: SIMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GROTE REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING C ); CANNON BATTED FOR METZGER; Cannon struck out; WALTON BATTED FOR MCLAUGHLIN; Walton grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl walked; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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