Bob Watson hit a two-run homer off 20-game winner Tommy John to give the Astros a 4-2 victory over the Dodgers. The Astros counted their initial pair in the fourth inning on an error by Ron Cey, pass to Watson, single by Art Howe and forceout by Denny Walling. Cesar Cedeno singled in the fifth ahead of Watson's wallop. Steve Garvey hit his 33rd homer for the Dodgers, the most for any Los Angeles player since the club moved west from Brooklyn. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Thursday, September 29, 1977 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    2  2  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cannon lf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .167      Lopes 2b              2   1   1   0     1   0   .284
Cabell ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .281        Landestoy 2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Cedeno cf             4   2   1   0     0   1   .275      Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Watson 1b             3   2   2   2     1   0   .285        Washington ss       1   0   1   0     0   0   .400
Howe 3b               4   0   2   1     0   0   .265      Smith rf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .306
Walling rf            4   0   1   1     0   2   .429        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Gonzalez 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .249        Goodson 1b          0   0   0   0     1   0   .170
Pujols c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .111        Simpson pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .150
Bannister p           3   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     0   1   .241
  Pentz p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Lacy 3b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
                                                          Garvey 1b             3   1   2   1     0   0   .299
                                                            Grote c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
                                                          Baker lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .289
                                                          Burke cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .256
                                                          Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .253
                                                            Webb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          John p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .177
                                                            Leonard ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .375
                                                            Davalillo ph,rf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .316

Totals               35   4  10   4     1   8             Totals               30   2   5   2     2   4

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance: 14,506
Left on Base: Astros 5, Dodgers 3
DP: Astros 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Cey
Doubles: Cannon (2), Lopes (19)
Home Runs: Watson (21), Garvey (33)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (61)
Caught Stealing: Cabell (22), Washington (1)
GIDP: Gonzalez (7), Baker (9)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister W(8-9)        6     3   1   1   1   3   0  21   4.04
Pentz SV(2)             3     2   1   1   1   1   1  11   3.83
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   4   1  32

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(20-7)            6    10   4   3   1   5   1  27   2.78
Sosa                    2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.01
Webb                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.40
Totals                  9    10   4   3   1   8   1  36

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bob Engel


ASTROS 1ST: Cannon struck out; Cabell singled to left; Cabell
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cedeno struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes made an out to shortstop; Russell flied out
to center; Smith grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to left; Howe singled to shortstop
[Watson to second]; Walling struck out; Gonzalez grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Howe out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey struck out; Garvey singled to catcher; Baker
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Garvey
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Pujols grounded out (first unassisted); Bannister
struck out; Cannon doubled to center; Cabell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Burke flied out to left; Yeager lined to third;
John struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno reached on an error by Cey [Cedeno to first];
Cedeno stole second; Watson walked; Howe singled to center
[Cedeno scored (unearned), Watson to third]; Walling forced Howe
(second to shortstop) [Watson scored]; Gonzalez singled to left
[Walling to second]; Pujols struck out; Bannister grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Lopes doubled to right; Russell grounded out
(second to first) [Lopes to third]; Smith singled to center
[Lopes scored]; Cey flied out to center; Garvey forced Smith
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers
1.

ASTROS 5TH: Cannon grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell
singled to right; Cedeno singled to right [Cabell out at third
(right to third)]; Watson homered [Cedeno scored]; Howe grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers
1.

DODGERS 5TH: Baker made an out to second; Burke flied out to
center; Yeager flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
4, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Walling singled to right; Gonzalez flied out to
right; Pujols grounded out (first unassisted) [Walling to
second]; Bannister grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: LEONARD BATTED FOR JOHN; Leonard struck out; Lopes
walked; Russell lined to shortstop; Smith forced Lopes (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 7TH: LEONARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LANDESTOY
REPLACED LOPES (PLAYING 2B); WASHINGTON REPLACED RUSSELL
(PLAYING SS); SOSA REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Cannon struck out;
Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: PENTZ REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Cey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Garvey homered; Baker flied out to
center; Burke grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 8TH: LACY REPLACED CEY (PLAYING 3B); Watson flied out to
right; Howe flied out to center; Walling struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Yeager struck out; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR LEONARD;
Davalillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Landestoy grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4,
Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 9TH: DAVALILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WEBB REPLACED
YEAGER (PITCHING); GOODSON REPLACED SOSA (PLAYING 1B); GROTE
REPLACED GARVEY (PLAYING C ); Gonzalez made an out to second;
Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); Pentz struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Washington singled to center; Goodson walked
[Washington to second]; SIMPSON RAN FOR GOODSON; Washington was
caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Simpson to second];
Lacy flied out to center; Grote grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 2.