A pinch-hit single by Steve Yeager in the 11th inning gave the Dodgers a 5-4 victory over the Astros. Bill North opened the stanza with a two-base hit and moved to third on a sacrifice by Jerry Grote before Yeager delivered his game-winning blow. Rookie Bob Welch pitched the final two frames for his first major league win.

The Dodgers led, 4-2, going into the eighth, but an error by second baseman Davey Lopes helped the Astros to a pair of unearned runs. The tying tally came in when reliever Charlie Hough walked Jesus Alou with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Wednesday, June      21, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  -   4  7  0
Dodgers      1  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   5 14  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl cf               6   1   2   0     0   1   .316      Lopes 2b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .314
Walling lf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .253      Russell ss            4   1   1   0     1   1   .276
Cabell 3b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Garvey 1b             5   1   3   1     0   0   .292
Cruz rf               4   1   0   1     1   1   .272      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     1   0   .274
Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Baker lf              5   2   3   2     0   0   .278
Howe 2b               4   0   1   0     1   1   .283      Lacy rf               5   0   2   1     0   2   .311
Ferguson c            2   1   1   2     1   1   .224      North cf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .248
  Sexton pr,ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .164      Grote c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .319
  Alou ph             0   0   0   1     1   0   .375      Rhoden p              3   0   1   0     0   2   .161
  Sambito p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .444
Fischlin ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bergman ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .121        Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .313
  Baldwin c           2   0   1   0     0   0   .222        Welch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lemongello p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .143        Yeager ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .200
  Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .245
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Gonzalez ss         2   0   1   0     0   0   .273

Totals               40   4   7   4     5   8             Totals               41   5  14   5     3   8

Time of Game: 3:23   Attendance: 34,975
Left on Base: Astros 9, Dodgers 9
DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 0
Doubles: Russell (14), Lopes (11), North (6)
Home Runs: Ferguson (6), Baker (4)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (11), Puhl 2 (10), Walling (4)
Caught Stealing: Cey (3), Baker (1), Lacy (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Grote (1)
Hit by Pitch: Watson (2,by Hough)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemongello              6     9   4   4   2   5   1  28   3.83
Forsch                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.12
Sambito L(3-4)          3.1   5   1   1   1   3   0  14   3.32
Totals                 10.1  14   5   5   3   8   1  45

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden                  7     5   4   4   3   4   1  29   4.01
Hough                   0.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   5   2.63
Rautzhan                1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.51
Welch W(1-0)            2     1   0   0   0   4   0   7   0.00
Totals                 11     7   4   4   5   8   1  46

Hit by Pitch: Hough (2)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Joe West, 3B - John Kibler


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl struck out; Walling grounded out (third to
first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to left; Russell doubled to left;
Garvey singled to right [Russell scored]; Cey walked [Garvey to
second]; Baker grounded out (third to first) [Garvey to third,
Cey to second]; Lacy was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Watson grounded out
(third to first); Howe grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz
to third]; Ferguson homered [Cruz scored]; Fischlin grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: North grounded out (second to first); Grote walked;
Rhoden struck out; Lopes forced Grote (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Lemongello was called out on strikes; Puhl singled
to center; Puhl stole second; Walling popped to shortstop;
Cabell popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers
1.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell struck out; Garvey singled to left; Cey
forced Garvey (pitcher to second); Cey was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz popped to first in foul territory; Watson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe singled to center;
Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker homered; Lacy flied out to right; On a bunt
North grounded out (third to first); Grote singled to right;
Rhoden singled to right [Grote to third]; Lopes grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Fischlin grounded out (second to first); Lemongello
grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (second to first); Garvey
singled to shortstop; Cey flied out to right; Baker singled to
right [Garvey scored, Baker to second (on throw to home)]; Lacy
singled to left [Baker scored, Lacy to second (on throw to
home)]; North grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Walling grounded out (second to first); Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Grote popped to catcher; Rhoden struck out; Lopes
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Watson flied out to right; Howe flied out to right;
Ferguson walked; SEXTON RAN FOR FERGUSON; BERGMAN BATTED FOR
FISCHLIN; Bergman walked [Sexton to second]; HOWARD BATTED FOR
LEMONGELLO; Howard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: BALDWIN REPLACED BERGMAN (PLAYING C ); SEXTON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); FORSCH REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING);
Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey lined to
third; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Puhl singled to right; Walling singled to second
[Puhl to third]; HOUGH REPLACED RHODEN (PITCHING); Walling stole
second; Cabell popped to second; Cruz grounded out (second to
first) [Puhl scored, Walling to third]; Watson was hit by a
pitch; Howe walked [Watson to second]; ALOU BATTED FOR SEXTON;
Alou walked [Walling scored, Watson to third, Howe to second];
RAUTZHAN REPLACED HOUGH (PITCHING); Baldwin grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); GONZALEZ REPLACED
FORSCH (PLAYING SS); Baker singled to right; Baker was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Lacy struck out; North
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Gonzalez singled to left; Puhl forced Gonzalez
(shortstop to second); Puhl stole second; Walling grounded out
(second to first) [Puhl to third]; Cabell lined to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 9TH: Grote flied out to right; MOTA BATTED FOR RAUTZHAN;
Mota struck out; Lopes doubled to left; Russell walked; Garvey
forced Lopes (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
4, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 10TH: WELCH REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Cruz was called out
on strikes; Watson struck out; Howe was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 10TH: Cey grounded out (third to first); Baker flied out
to right; Lacy singled to center; Lacy was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4,
Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 11TH: Sambito struck out; Baldwin singled to left;
Gonzalez flied out to center; Puhl flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 11TH: North doubled to left; Grote out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [North to third]; YEAGER BATTED FOR
WELCH; Yeager singled to left [North scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 5.