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. Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 4Game Played on Wednesday, June 21, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger StadiumAstros 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. |
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