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Two errors by shortstop Bill Russell set up three unearned runs for Houston in the first inning, paving the way for the Astros' 5-3 victory over the Dodgers. After Jesus Alou singled in the opening frame, Russell bobbled the throw at second base after Enos Cabell hit grounder to Davey Lopes. Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3Game Played on Tuesday, June 20, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger StadiumAstros 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 11 0
Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 3 8 2
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Puhl cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .315 Lopes 2b 5 1 1 0 0 2 .317
Alou lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .375 Russell ss 5 0 2 1 0 2 .276
Howard lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Garvey 1b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .286
Cabell 3b 5 0 1 1 0 2 .294 Cey 3b 2 0 1 1 3 0 .279
Watson 1b 3 2 2 0 1 0 .274 Baker lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .270
Howe 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .284 Lacy rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .307
Ferguson c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .220 North cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Cruz rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Davalillo ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275
Walling rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Yeager c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .195
Fischlin ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .111 Mota ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Richard p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .146 John p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154
McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Oates ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .444
Welch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Monday ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .305
Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Grote ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .318
Totals 36 5 11 2 3 6 Totals 34 3 8 3 6 7
Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 41,991
Left on Base: Astros 7, Dodgers 10
DP: Astros 1, Dodgers 4
Errors: Russell 2
Doubles: Howe (19), Cabell (8), Watson (10), Russell (13), Lopes (10), Cey (15)
Triples: Watson (2), Russell (2)
GIDP: Howe (5), Ferguson (5), Richard (2), Lacy (3)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Richard W(6-7) 7.1 6 2 2 4 7 0 31 3.52
McLaughlin SV(1) 1.2 2 1 1 2 0 0 9 5.40
Totals 9 8 3 3 6 7 0 40
Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
John L(8-5) 5 8 5 2 3 3 0 25 3.96
Welch 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 0.00
Rautzhan 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.55
Totals 9 11 5 2 3 6 0 39
Wild Pitches: John (3)
Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Joe West
ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou singled
to left; Cabell reached on an error by Russell (assist by Lopes)
[Alou to second, Cabell to first]; Watson forced Cabell
(shortstop to second) [Alou to third]; Howe doubled to center
[Alou scored (unearned), Watson to third]; Ferguson walked; Cruz
reached on an error by Russell [Watson scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Howe scored (unearned) (no RBI), Ferguson to third, Cruz
to first]; Fischlin grounded out (second to first); 3 R (0 ER),
2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 1ST: Lopes was called out on strikes; Russell was called
out on strikes; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Richard struck out; Puhl singled to left; Alou
singled to left [Puhl to third]; Cabell doubled to right [Puhl
scored, Alou to third]; Watson was walked intentionally; Howe
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Cabell out at
third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 2ND: Cey walked; Baker was called out on strikes; Lacy
popped to catcher in foul territory; North singled to center
[Cey to second]; Yeager popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 4, Dodgers 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Ferguson grounded out (first to pitcher); Cruz
grounded out (third to first); Fischlin grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 3RD: John flied out to center; Lopes grounded out
(second to first); Russell doubled to left; Garvey struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Richard struck out; Puhl singled to center; Alou
singled to left [Puhl to second]; John threw a wild pitch [Puhl
to third, Alou to second]; Cabell struck out while Puhl was
picked off third (catcher to third); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 4, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 4TH: Cey walked; Baker flied out to center; Lacy
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cey
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Watson tripled to right; Howe walked; Ferguson
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Watson scored (no RBI), Howe out at second]; Cruz grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 5TH: North grounded out (second to first); Yeager popped
to first in foul territory; OATES BATTED FOR JOHN; Oates walked;
Lopes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 0.
ASTROS 6TH: WELCH REPLACED OATES (PITCHING); Fischlin was called
out on strikes; Debut game for Bob Welch; Richard
grounded out (third to first); Puhl struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 6TH: WALLING REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING RF); Russell struck
out; Garvey lined to left; Cey walked; Baker struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 0.
ASTROS 7TH: Alou grounded out (third to first); Cabell lined to
first; Watson doubled to left; Howe popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 7TH: Lacy singled to center; North grounded out (second
to first) [Lacy to second]; Yeager popped to third; MONDAY
BATTED FOR WELCH; Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 0.
ASTROS 8TH: RAUTZHAN REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); Ferguson
singled to center; Walling grounded out (first unassisted)
[Ferguson to second]; Fischlin singled to right [Ferguson to
third]; Richard grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Fischlin out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 5, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 8TH: HOWARD REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING LF); Lopes doubled to
left; Russell flied out to center; Garvey singled to left [Lopes
scored]; Cey doubled to left [Garvey scored]; MCLAUGHLIN
REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Baker popped to shortstop; Lacy
walked; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR NORTH; Davalillo grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 2.
ASTROS 9TH: DAVALILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Puhl grounded
out (pitcher to first); Howard grounded out (first to pitcher);
Cabell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros
5, Dodgers 2.
DODGERS 9TH: MOTA BATTED FOR YEAGER; Mota grounded out
(shortstop to first); GROTE BATTED FOR RAUTZHAN; Grote singled
to pitcher; Lopes popped to shortstop; Russell tripled to right
[Grote scored]; Garvey walked; Cey grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 3.
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