Tossing his ninth complete game of the season and striking out 12 batters, J.R. Richard throttled the Dodgers on four hits in a 5-1 victory, enabling the Astros to end their four-game losing streak. The Astros scored in the first inning on doubles by Terry Puhl and Jose Cruz and added a run in the third on an RBI single by Enos Cabell. In the sixth, Art Howe singled in a run and Richard knocked in two more with a single. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Sunday, July      9, 1978 (Day game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  4  2
Astros       1  0  1    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   5  7  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   0   0   0     2   0   .300      Walling lf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .234
Russell ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .274      Puhl cf               4   2   2   0     0   0   .306
  North ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Cabell 3b             4   0   1   1     0   2   .297
Smith rf              5   0   0   0     0   3   .298      Cruz rf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .285
Cey 3b                4   0   1   0     0   2   .266      Watson 1b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .293
Garvey 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .297        Bergman 1b          0   0   0   0     1   0   .143
Baker lf              2   0   0   0     2   1   .279      Howe 2b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .275
Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .281      Pujols c              3   1   0   0     1   2   .195
Ferguson c            2   0   0   0     2   1   .223      Fischlin ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .115
Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .081      Richard p             4   0   1   2     0   2   .132
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .364
  Oates ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .419

Totals               33   1   4   1     6  12             Totals               33   5   7   5     3   8

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 30,285
Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Astros 8
DP: Dodgers 0, Astros 0
Errors: Lopes, Russell, Cruz, Fischlin
Doubles: Garvey (16), Puhl (12), Cruz (16)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (25), Puhl (14), Cruz (15)
Hit by Pitch: Fischlin (1,by Sutton)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(9-7)           6     7   5   3   1   7   0  28   3.93
Hough                   2     0   0   0   2   1   0   9   2.30
Totals                  8     7   5   3   3   8   0  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(8-9)          9     4   1   1   6  12   0  39   3.49
Totals                  9     4   1   1   6  12   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Sutton (3)
Wild Pitches: Richard 2 (10)

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


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

ASTROS 1ST: Walling flied out to left; Puhl doubled to left;
Cabell struck out; Cruz doubled to right [Puhl scored]; Watson
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Astros 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey made an out to second; Baker walked; Monday
was called out on strikes; Ferguson flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe flied out to center; Pujols was called out on
strikes; Fischlin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Sutton grounded out (first to pitcher); Lopes
reached on an error by Cruz [Lopes to second]; Richard threw a
wild pitch [Lopes to third]; Russell made an out to third; Smith
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Richard struck out; Walling made an out to
shortstop; Puhl singled to pitcher; Puhl stole second; Cabell
singled to center [Puhl scored]; Cruz lined to first; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey struck out; Garvey struck out; Baker walked;
Monday forced Baker (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (second to first); Howe flied
out to center; Pujols struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson struck out; Sutton struck out; Lopes
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Fischlin was hit by a pitch; On a bunt Richard
struck out; Walling popped to third in foul territory; Puhl
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell singled to center; Smith struck out; Cey
grounded out (third to first) [Russell to second]; Garvey
doubled to center [Russell scored]; Baker struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cruz singled
to right; Cruz stole second; Watson was walked intentionally;
Howe singled to center [Cruz scored, Watson to third]; Pujols
reached on a fielder's choice [Watson out at home (shortstop to
catcher), Howe to second]; Fischlin reached on an error by
Russell [Howe to third, Pujols to second, Fischlin to first];
Richard singled to right [Howe scored (unearned), Pujols scored
(unearned), Fischlin to third]; Walling struck out; 3 R (1 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 5.

DODGERS 7TH: BERGMAN REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); Monday struck
out; Ferguson walked; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR SUTTON; Davalillo
grounded out (second to first) [Ferguson to second]; Richard
threw a wild pitch [Ferguson to third]; Lopes walked; Lopes
stole second; Russell made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 5.

ASTROS 7TH: HOUGH REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Puhl popped to
catcher in foul territory; Cabell struck out; Cruz grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Smith flied out to right; Cey singled to center;
Garvey reached on an error by Fischlin [Cey to second, Garvey to
first]; Baker lined to left; Monday struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: Bergman walked; Howe grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Bergman to second]; Pujols walked; Fischlin reached on an error
by Lopes [Bergman to third, Pujols to second, Fischlin to
first]; Richard made an out to second; Walling grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Ferguson walked; OATES BATTED FOR HOUGH; Oates
singled to catcher [Ferguson to second]; Lopes flied out to
right [Ferguson to third]; NORTH BATTED FOR RUSSELL; North lined
to left; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 5.