With a crowd of 46,501 on hand, the Dodgers set an attendance record with a total of 2,955,087 while losing their last game of the regular season to the Astros, 6-3. The Dodgers scored their runs on homers by Manny Mota, Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke, all in the sixth inning off J.R. Richard, who allowed only one other hit and struck out 14. Mota's homer as a pinch-hitter was his first since 1972. Burke's was his first in the major leagues.

Baker hit his 30th, enabling the Dodgers to set a record as the first club having four players with 30 or more homers each in one season. The others were Steve Garvey with 33, Reggie Smith with 32 and Ron Cey with 30. After the Dodgers took a 3-2 lead, the Astros exploded for four runs in the seventh. Jose Cruz singled, Enos Cabell walked and Cesar Cedeno singled for the tying tally. Bob Watson, who homered earlier in the game, drew an intentional walk to load the bases and Denny Walling cleared the sacks with a triple. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Sunday, October   2, 1977 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       1  0  0    1  0  0    4  0  0  -   6 13  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3  4  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz rf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .299      Davalillo rf          4   0   0   0     0   3   .313
Cabell 3b,1b          4   1   2   0     1   0   .282      Russell ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Cedeno cf             5   2   3   1     0   0   .279        Washington ss       1   0   0   0     0   0   .368
Watson 1b             3   2   2   2     1   1   .289        Landestoy ss        2   0   0   0     0   1   .278
  Cannon ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .118      Baker lf              3   1   2   1     0   1   .291
  Sperring 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .186        Simpson lf,1b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .174
Walling lf            4   0   1   3     0   1   .286      Garvey 1b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .297
Howe 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .264        Burke cf            2   1   1   1     0   0   .254
Herrmann c            4   0   2   0     0   1   .291      Goodson 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Metzger ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .186      Monday cf,1b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .230
Richard p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .230        Webb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Grote ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
                                                          Lacy 2b               1   0   0   0     2   1   .266
                                                          Yeager c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
                                                            Oates c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .269
                                                          Castillo p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mota ph             1   1   1   1     0   0   .395
                                                            Lewallyn p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Leonard ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .300

Totals               37   6  13   6     2   4             Totals               31   3   4   3     2  14

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 46,501
Left on Base: Astros 7, Dodgers 3
DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Washington, Burke
Doubles: Cedeno (36), Cabell (36)
Triples: Walling (1)
Home Runs: Watson (22), Mota (1), Baker (30), Burke (1)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (23), Cannon (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Richard (11)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(18-12)        9     4   3   3   2  14   3  33   2.97
Totals                  9     4   3   3   2  14   3  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Castillo                6     8   2   2   0   4   1  25   3.97
Lewallyn L(3-1)         1     3   4   4   2   0   0   8   4.24
Webb                    2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.25
Totals                  9    13   6   6   2   4   1  40

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


ASTROS 1ST: Cruz singled to left; Cruz was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Cabell singled to center; Cedeno
doubled to left [Cabell out at home (left to shortstop to
catcher), Cedeno to third (on throw to home)]; OATES REPLACED
YEAGER (PLAYING C ); Watson singled to left [Cedeno scored];
Walling popped to shortstop; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Davalillo struck out; Russell grounded out (third
to first); Baker singled to left; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe popped to catcher in foul territory; Herrmann
singled to right; Metzger flied to left in foul territory;
Richard forced Herrmann (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Goodson struck out; Monday struck out; Lacy struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; Cabell
flied out to right; Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Oates struck out; Castillo grounded out (shortstop
to first); Davalillo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 4TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED RUSSELL (PLAYING SS); Watson
homered; Walling flied out to center; Howe grounded out (pitcher
to first); Herrmann singled to left; Metzger reached on an error
by Washington [Herrmann to second, Metzger to first]; Richard
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Washington flied out to center; Baker struck out;
Garvey popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 5TH: BURKE REPLACED GARVEY (PLAYING CF); LANDESTOY
REPLACED WASHINGTON (PLAYING SS); MONDAY CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); Cruz grounded out (second to first); Cabell
grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno singled to center
[Cedeno to third (error by Burke)]; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Goodson flied out to center; Monday struck out;
Lacy walked; Oates flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Walling struck out; Howe struck out; Herrmann struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: MOTA BATTED FOR CASTILLO; Mota homered; Davalillo
flied out to left; Landestoy struck out; Baker homered; Burke
homered; Goodson grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 7TH: LEWALLYN REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); SIMPSON REPLACED
BAKER (PLAYING LF); Metzger grounded out (second to first);
Richard grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz singled to left;
Cabell walked [Cruz to second]; Cedeno singled to left [Cruz
scored, Cabell to third]; Watson was walked intentionally
[Cedeno to second]; Walling tripled to right [Cabell scored,
Cedeno scored, Watson scored]; Howe made an out to third; 4 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Monday flied out to left; Lacy walked; Oates struck
out; LEONARD BATTED FOR LEWALLYN; Leonard was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 8TH: LEONARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WEBB REPLACED
MONDAY (PITCHING); SIMPSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Herrmann flied out to left; Metzger singled to left; Richard out
on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Metzger to second]; Cruz
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Davalillo struck out; Landestoy flied out to
center; Simpson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6,
Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Cabell doubled to left; Cedeno grounded out (second
to first) [Cabell to third]; CANNON BATTED FOR WATSON; Cannon
reached on a fielder's choice [Cabell out at home (first to
catcher)]; Cannon was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 9TH: SPERRING REPLACED CANNON (PLAYING 3B); CABELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Burke flied out to right;
Goodson grounded out (pitcher to first to pitcher); GROTE BATTED
FOR WEBB; Grote popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
6, Dodgers 3.