Dusty Baker drove in four runs, including two with a homer, and Joe Ferguson accounted for two RBIs with a single and homer as the Dodgers defeated the Astros, 7-4. Ferguson batted in one run with a single in the second and Reggie Smith doubled for another tally in the third before the Astros took a 3-2 lead.

Baker then swung into action, tying the score with a single in the fifth and sending the Dodgers ahead with his two-run homer in the seventh. Ferguson hit his homer in the eighth and Baker accounted for his fourth RBI of the game with a single in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Friday, July      7, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      0  1  1    0  1  0    2  1  1  -   7 13  1
Astros       0  0  0    3  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  6  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .300      Puhl cf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .310
Russell ss            5   2   3   0     0   0   .274      Alou lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .311
Smith rf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .304        Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Cey 3b                2   0   0   0     1   1   .265      Cabell 3b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .301
  Martinez 3b         1   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Watson 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .293
Garvey 1b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .299      Howe 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .280
Baker lf              4   2   4   4     1   0   .278      Cruz rf               3   1   2   2     0   0   .276
Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Pujols c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .194
  North cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Fischlin ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .122
Ferguson c            4   1   2   2     1   0   .227      Lemongello p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .139
Rau p                 2   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Walling ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .252
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .271
  Hough p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .364

Totals               38   7  13   7     5   3             Totals               32   4   6   3     0   6

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 20,707
Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Astros 1
DP: Dodgers 1, Astros 1
Errors: Smith
Doubles: Baker (16), Smith (16), Martinez (1), Cabell (16)
Home Runs: Baker (6), Ferguson (9), Cruz (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Rau (10)
GIDP: Garvey (9), Pujols (1)
Hit by Pitch: Cey (4,by Lemongello)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(9-4)              7     6   4   4   0   3   1  26   3.57
Hough SV(4)             2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   2.39
Totals                  9     6   4   4   0   6   1  32

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemongello L(7-8)       8    11   6   6   4   3   2  39   3.75
Forsch                  1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6   3.58
Totals                  9    13   7   7   5   3   2  45

Hit by Pitch: Lemongello (4)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jim Quick


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Russell flied out to left; Smith
flied out to center; Cey walked [Lopes to second]; Garvey
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl struck out; Alou grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cabell singled to left; Watson flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker doubled to left; Monday grounded out (second
to first) [Baker to third]; Ferguson singled to center [Baker
scored]; Rau out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Ferguson to second]; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
grounded out (first unassisted); Pujols struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell singled to right; Smith doubled to center
[Russell scored]; Cey was hit by a pitch; Garvey grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Smith to third, Cey
out at second]; Baker walked; Monday grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Fischlin grounded out (second to first); Lemongello
flied out to left; Puhl flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson flied out to left; Rau popped to third in
foul territory; Lopes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
doubled to right [Cabell to third (error by Smith)]; Watson
singled to center [Cabell scored]; Howe flied out to center;
Cruz homered [Watson scored]; Pujols flied out to center; 3 R, 3
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell singled to center; Smith lined to right;
Cey grounded out (third to first) [Russell to second]; Garvey
walked; Baker singled to center [Russell scored, Garvey to
third]; Monday popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Fischlin lined to center; Lemongello struck out;
Puhl flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Astros 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Ferguson made an out to first; Rau grounded out
(second to first); Lopes singled to left; Russell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Alou flied out to center; Cabell flied out to left;
Watson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Cey struck
out; Garvey singled to left; Baker homered [Garvey scored];
Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: NORTH REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING CF); Howe singled to
left; Cruz singled to center [Howe to third]; Pujols grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Howe scored,
Cruz out at second]; Fischlin flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Astros 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Ferguson homered; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR RAU;
Davalillo struck out; Lopes made an out to second; Russell
singled to right; Smith grounded out (second to pitcher); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); MARTINEZ
REPLACED CEY (PLAYING 3B); WALLING BATTED FOR LEMONGELLO;
Walling grounded out (second to first); Puhl struck out; Alou
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Astros 4.

DODGERS 9TH: WALLING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); FORSCH
REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Martinez doubled to left; Garvey
grounded out (third to first); Baker singled to center [Martinez
scored]; North grounded out (third to first) [Baker to second];
Ferguson was walked intentionally; Hough flied out to left; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Astros 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Cabell struck out; Watson popped to first in foul
territory; Howe made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 7, Astros 4.