Reggie Smith hit two homers and drove in three runs to enable the Dodgers to defeat the Astros, 4-3. Smith's first homer of the game followed a pass to Rafael Landestoy in the third inning. After Dusty Baker doubled and Jerry Grote singled for another run in the fourth, Smith hit his second homer and 32nd of the season in the fifth for the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Saturday, October   1, 1977 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  5  0
Dodgers      0  0  2    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Fischlin ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Lopes 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Gonzalez 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .245        Lacy 2b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Cruz rf               3   2   2   0     1   0   .298      Landestoy ss          3   1   1   0     1   1   .313
Walling cf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .294      Smith rf              2   2   2   3     1   0   .307
Cannon lf             4   0   0   1     0   2   .125        Davalillo rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .341
Walton 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .190      Goodson 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .177
Boswell 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .216      Garvey 1b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Pujols c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .067        Burke cf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Andujar p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .189      Baker lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .289
  Dixon p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Monday cf,1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .231
  Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Grote c               4   0   2   1     0   1   .270
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Hooton p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .164
                                                            Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .378
                                                            Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               32   3   5   2     2   5             Totals               32   4   8   4     4   3

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 23,661
Left on Base: Astros 4, Dodgers 8
DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 0
Doubles: Cruz 2 (31), Baker (26)
Home Runs: Smith 2 (32)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar L(11-8)         5     6   4   4   3   1   2  24   3.69
Dixon                   1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.26
Forsch                  2     2   0   0   1   0   0   9   2.72
Totals                  8     8   4   4   4   3   2  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(12-7)          7     5   3   3   2   3   0  28   2.62
Sosa                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.98
Hough SV(22)            1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.32
Totals                  9     5   3   3   2   5   0  34

Wild Pitches: Hooton (5)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Fischlin grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez
popped to first in foul territory; Cruz doubled to left; Walling
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to left; Landestoy grounded out
(third to first); Smith walked; Goodson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cannon struck out; Walton grounded out (second to
first); Boswell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); Baker
grounded out (pitcher to first); Monday walked; Grote grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Pujols flied out to center; Andujar struck out;
Fischlin flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Hooton flied out to center; Lopes grounded out
(second to first); Landestoy walked; Smith homered [Landestoy
scored]; Goodson singled to center; Garvey flied out to right; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 4TH: BURKE REPLACED GARVEY (PLAYING CF); MONDAY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cruz doubled to left; Walling singled to first [Cruz to
third]; Cannon grounded out (second to first) [Cruz scored,
Walling to second]; Walton made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker doubled to center; Monday grounded out
(second to first) [Baker to third]; Grote singled to center
[Baker scored]; Hooton singled to left [Grote to second]; Lopes
popped to catcher in foul territory; Landestoy struck out; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 5TH: LACY REPLACED LOPES (PLAYING 2B); Boswell walked;
Pujols struck out; Andujar flied out to right; Fischlin grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Smith homered; Goodson flied out to left; Burke
grounded out (second to first); Baker flied out to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 6TH: DAVALILLO REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); Gonzalez
singled to right; Cruz walked [Gonzalez to second]; Walling
singled to center [Gonzalez scored, Cruz to third, Walling to
second (on throw)]; Hooton threw a wild pitch [Cruz scored,
Walling to third]; Cannon made an out to shortstop; Walton lined
to right; Boswell grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 6TH: DIXON REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Monday popped to
first in foul territory; Grote struck out; Hooton struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Pujols made an out to second; HOWARD BATTED FOR
DIXON; Howard lined to third; Fischlin grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: FORSCH REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Lacy flied out
to center; Landestoy singled to third; Davalillo grounded out
(second to first) [Landestoy to second]; Goodson was walked
intentionally; Burke flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 3, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 8TH: SOSA REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); Gonzalez made an
out to first; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Walling
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
3, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Baker flied out to left; Monday grounded out (first
unassisted); Grote singled to center; MOTA BATTED FOR SOSA; Mota
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 9TH: HOUGH REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Cannon struck out;
Walton struck out; Boswell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 4.