A single by Enos Cabell with two out in the top of the ninth inning scored Terry Puhl from second base and gave the Astros a 4-3 triumph over the Dodgers. Puhl reached first on a base on balls with one out and was sacrificed to second. Cabell followed with his second hit and second RBI of the game.

The Astros had tied the contest in the seventh on a leadoff double by Puhl, sacrifice by Jesus Alou and infield out by Cabell. The Dodgers scored an unearned run in the sixth after a homer by Joe Ferguson had lifted the Astros to a 2-2 tie in the top of the inning. Lee Lacy reached first on an error, stole second and came home on a single by Steve Yeager. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Thursday, June      22, 1978 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  1  -   4 12  1
Dodgers      2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  6  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl cf               4   2   3   0     1   0   .323      Lopes 2b              4   1   1   1     1   2   .313
Alou lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .349      Russell ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .276
  Howard lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Cabell 3b             5   0   2   2     0   1   .291      Cey 3b                2   0   0   0     2   2   .272
Watson 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .273      Baker lf              3   0   0   1     0   1   .274
Howe 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .287      Lacy rf               4   1   0   0     0   0   .301
Ferguson c            3   1   1   2     1   2   .226      North cf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .250
Cruz rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Yeager c              3   0   1   1     1   0   .202
Fischlin ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .143        Martinez pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Rau p                 2   0   1   0     0   0   .241
                                                            Monday ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .303

Totals               33   4  12   4     3   3             Totals               30   3   6   3     5   6

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 31,246
Left on Base: Astros 8, Dodgers 7
DP: Astros 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Fischlin
Doubles: Howe (20), Puhl (11)
Triples: Cruz (4)
Home Runs: Ferguson (7), Lopes (7)
Stolen Bases: Cabell (12), Howe (2), Lacy (4)
Caught Stealing: Puhl (6), Cabell (6), North (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (5), Alou (3), Howard (1), Rau (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Baker (2)
GIDP: Alou (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(4-4)           9     6   3   2   5   6   1  37   6.09
Totals                  9     6   3   2   5   6   1  37

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau L(7-3)              9    12   4   4   3   3   1  39   3.46
Totals                  9    12   4   4   3   3   1  39

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


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to right; Puhl was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Alou lined to third; Cabell
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes homered; Russell singled to left; Garvey
singled to right [Russell to third]; Cey walked [Garvey to
second]; Baker sacrifice flied into a double play (center to
third) [Russell scored, Garvey out at third]; Lacy forced Cey
(third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Howe doubled
to left; Ferguson walked; Cruz forced Ferguson (second to
shortstop); Fischlin forced Cruz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 2ND: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager
flied out to right; Rau singled to right; Lopes walked [Rau to
second]; Russell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl
grounded out (first unassisted); Alou grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Garvey flied out to left; Cey walked; Baker struck
out; Lacy grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell singled to shortstop; Watson popped to first;
Howe singled to left [Cabell to second]; Cabell stole third and
Howe stole second; Ferguson struck out; Cruz flied out to right;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: North singled to center; North was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Yeager walked; Rau out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Yeager to second]; Lopes
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Fischlin singled to right; Niekro out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Fischlin to second]; Puhl singled to
shortstop [Fischlin stayed at second]; Alou grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Puhl out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey
flied out to center; Cey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
singled to center; Howe flied out to left; Ferguson homered
[Watson scored]; Cruz tripled to right; Fischlin was walked
intentionally; Niekro forced Fischlin (shortstop to second); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Lacy reached
on an error by Fischlin [Lacy to first]; Lacy stole second;
North struck out; Yeager singled to left [Lacy scored
(unearned)]; Rau grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Puhl doubled to left; Alou out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Puhl to third]; Cabell grounded out (third
to first) [Puhl scored]; Watson singled to center; Howe flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Lopes flied out to right; Russell flied out to
right; Garvey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Ferguson was called out on strikes; Cruz flied out
to center; Fischlin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: HOWARD REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING LF); Cey struck out;
Baker flied out to center; Lacy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Niekro grounded out (second to first); Puhl walked;
Howard out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Puhl to
second]; Cabell singled to center [Puhl scored]; Cabell was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 9TH: North walked; On a bunt Yeager forced North (third
to shortstop); MARTINEZ RAN FOR YEAGER; MONDAY BATTED FOR RAU;
Monday popped to third; Lopes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 4, Dodgers 3.