Playing their longest game of the season, the Dodgers defeated the Astros in 14 innings, 6-5. The winning run came on a walk to Jerry Grote, infield hit by Vic Davalillo and single by Steve Garvey, who accounted for his 115th RBI. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 5
Game Played on Friday, September 30, 1977 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  -   5 16  2
Dodgers      0  3  0    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   6 16  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl lf               4   2   4   0     0   0   .301      Lopes 2b              3   0   1   2     0   0   .285
  Howard ph,lf,cf     3   0   1   1     0   0   .258        Lacy 2b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .269
Cabell 3b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .280      Russell ss            2   0   1   0     1   0   .278
  Sperring 3b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .186        Landestoy pr,ss     0   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Cedeno cf             5   1   2   3     0   0   .276        Oates ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .275
  Roberts lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .074        Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Walling rf            6   0   0   1     1   0   .231        Grote c             2   1   0   0     1   0   .263
Walton 1b             6   0   1   0     0   1   .235      Smith rf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .305
Gonzalez 2b           5   0   0   0     1   2   .245        Davalillo rf        5   0   3   1     0   0   .349
Pujols c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Garvey 1b             7   0   2   1     0   2   .299
  Ferguson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Baker lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .289
  Herrmann c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Leonard lf          1   0   0   0     1   1   .333
Fischlin ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .273      Monday cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .233
  Watson ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .287        Simpson cf          2   0   1   0     0   0   .182
  Cannon pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .167      Goodson 3b            6   1   1   0     0   0   .169
  Metzger ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Yeager c              4   2   2   1     0   0   .256
Niekro p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .140        Webb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .077        Rhoden ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .231
  Howe ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .267        Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gardner pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Burke ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lewallyn p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cruz ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .151
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Mota ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .389
  Boswell ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .223        Washington ss       3   0   1   0     0   1   .389
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               55   5  16   5     2   7             Totals               55   6  16   6     3   6

Time of Game: 4:02   Attendance: 25,431
Left on Base: Astros 11, Dodgers 12
DP: Astros 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Walton, Forsch
Doubles: Puhl (13), Cedeno (35), Yeager (21)
Triples: Puhl (5)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (47), Landestoy (2), Washington (1)
Caught Stealing: Cedeno (14), Goodson (1), Mota (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cedeno (8)
GIDP: Niekro (2), Simpson (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  7    11   5   5   1   2   0  31   3.04
Forsch                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.79
Thomas                  2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.84
Sambito                 3     3   0   0   0   3   0  12   2.33
McLaughlin L(4-7)       0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   4.25
Totals                 13.1  16   6   6   3   6   0  58

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton                  7     9   4   4   1   3   0  29   3.18
Rautzhan                1.1   3   1   1   1   1   0   8   4.35
Webb                    2.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   9   3.00
Garman                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.73
Lewallyn W(3-0)         1     2   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.25
Totals                 14    16   5   5   2   7   0  58

Passed Balls: Pujols (1)
Wild Pitches: Lewallyn (1)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl tripled to left; Cabell grounded out (third to
first); Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to center [Puhl scored];
Walling walked; Walton popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell
walked; Pujols allowed a passed ball [Russell to second]; Smith
made an out to second; Garvey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Gonzalez flied out to center; Pujols grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fischlin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker singled to left; Monday singled to right
[Baker to second]; Goodson forced Monday (first to shortstop)
[Baker to third]; Yeager doubled to left [Baker scored, Goodson
to third]; Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes
singled to center [Goodson scored, Yeager scored]; Lopes stole
second; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Niekro singled to left; Puhl singled to right
[Niekro to second]; Cabell flied out to center; Cedeno forced
Puhl (third to second) [Niekro to third]; Cedeno was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Smith flied out to left; Garvey singled to right;
Baker made an out to second; Monday popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Walling grounded out (second to first); Walton
struck out (catcher to first); Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Goodson singled to left; Goodson was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Yeager flied out to left;
Sutton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 5TH: DAVALILLO REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); Pujols flied
out to right; Fischlin singled to left; Niekro grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Fischlin out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
singled to left; LANDESTOY RAN FOR RUSSELL; Landestoy stole
second; Davalillo popped to catcher in foul territory; Garvey
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 6TH: LANDESTOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LACY REPLACED
LOPES (PLAYING 2B); Puhl doubled to left; Cabell singled to
center [Puhl to third]; Cedeno doubled to center [Puhl scored,
Cabell scored, Cedeno to third (on throw to home)]; Walling
grounded out (first unassisted) [Cedeno scored]; Walton lined to
first; Gonzalez lined to first; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
flied out to left; Goodson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Pujols grounded out (third to first); Fischlin
singled to third; Niekro struck out; Puhl singled to right
[Fischlin to second]; Cabell forced Fischlin (third unassisted);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Yeager singled to left; MOTA BATTED FOR SUTTON;
Mota singled to right [Yeager to third]; Lacy singled to left
[Yeager scored, Mota to second]; Mota was caught stealing third
(catcher to third) [Lacy to second]; OATES BATTED FOR LANDESTOY;
Oates grounded out (second to first) [Lacy to third]; Davalillo
singled to center [Lacy scored]; Garvey forced Davalillo
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers
5.

ASTROS 8TH: RAUTZHAN REPLACED OATES (PITCHING); WASHINGTON
REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING SS); Cedeno singled to shortstop; Walling
grounded out (third to first) [Cedeno to second]; Walton flied
out to right; Gonzalez walked; FERGUSON BATTED FOR PUJOLS;
Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: HERRMANN REPLACED FERGUSON (PLAYING C ); FORSCH
REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Baker grounded out (third to first);
Monday flied out to left; Goodson reached on an error by Forsch
[Goodson to second]; Yeager flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 5.

ASTROS 9TH: LEONARD REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING LF); SIMPSON
REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING CF); WATSON BATTED FOR FISCHLIN; Watson
singled to center; CANNON RAN FOR WATSON; HOWE BATTED FOR
FORSCH; Howe singled to right [Cannon to third]; GARDNER RAN FOR
HOWE; HOWARD BATTED FOR PUHL; Howard grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Cannon scored, Gardner to second]; WEBB REPLACED YEAGER
(PITCHING); GROTE REPLACED RAUTZHAN (PLAYING C ); Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 9TH: THOMAS REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); METZGER
REPLACED CANNON (PLAYING SS); HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
LF); Washington struck out; Lacy popped to first in foul
territory; Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 5.

ASTROS 10TH: Walling flied out to center; Walton grounded out
(second to first); Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 10TH: SPERRING REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING 3B); Davalillo
reached on an error by Walton [Davalillo to first]; Garvey
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Davalillo to second]; Leonard
walked; Simpson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Leonard out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
5, Dodgers 5.

ASTROS 11TH: Herrmann popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); CRUZ BATTED FOR THOMAS;
Cruz singled to third; Howard grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 11TH: SAMBITO REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Goodson made an
out to first; RHODEN BATTED FOR WEBB; Rhoden struck out;
Washington singled to center; Washington stole second; Lacy
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5,
Dodgers 5.

ASTROS 12TH: GARMAN REPLACED RHODEN (PITCHING); Sperring
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out (second
to first); Walling flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 5, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 12TH: ROBERTS REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING LF); HOWARD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Grote flied out to right;
Davalillo singled to left; Garvey struck out; Leonard struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 5.

ASTROS 13TH: Walton singled to right; Gonzalez struck out;
Herrmann flied out to left; Metzger grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 13TH: Simpson singled to second; Goodson popped to
catcher in foul territory; BURKE BATTED FOR GARMAN; Burke forced
Simpson (shortstop to second); Washington grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Dodgers 5.

ASTROS 14TH: LEWALLYN REPLACED BURKE (PITCHING); BOSWELL BATTED
FOR SAMBITO; Boswell singled to right; Howard singled to pitcher
[Boswell to second]; Lewallyn threw a wild pitch [Boswell to
third, Howard to second]; Sperring struck out; Roberts struck
out; Walling flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
5, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 14TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Lacy
grounded out (pitcher to first); Grote walked; Davalillo singled
to shortstop [Grote to second]; Garvey singled to left [Grote
scored, Davalillo to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5,
Dodgers 6.