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Saturday September 24, 1977
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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.



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