Closing on on the title in the N.L. West, the Dodgers blanked the Astros, 6-0, behind the four-hit pitching of Bob Welch. The Dodgers took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a single by Davey Lopes, a sacrifice by Bill North and single by Rick Monday.

Another run scored in the fourth on a double by Steve Garvey and single by Bill Russell. In the seventh, the Dodgers scored twice on singles by Lopes and North, a sacrifice fly by Monday and single by Garvey. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 13, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Dodgers      1  0  0    1  0  0    2  2  x  -   6 12  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landestoy ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Lopes 2b              5   2   2   0     0   0   .282
Gonzalez 2b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .230      North cf              3   1   1   0     0   1   .230
  Obradovich ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Monday rf             3   0   2   2     0   1   .261
Puhl cf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .300        Simpson rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cruz rf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .310      Garvey 1b             4   1   4   1     0   0   .307
Cabell 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Watson 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Baker lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .267
Walling lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Russell ss            4   1   2   1     0   0   .282
Bochy c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .261      Yeager c              4   1   1   2     0   0   .194
Forsch p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .174      Welch p               4   0   0   0     0   1   .174
  Cannon ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   4   0     0   4             Totals               34   6  12   6     1   4

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance: 27,063
Left on Base: Astros 2, Dodgers 7
DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 1
Doubles: Garvey (31)
Home Runs: Yeager (3)
Stolen Bases: Russell (10)
Caught Stealing: Cabell (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (2), North (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Monday (2)
GIDP: Cabell (11)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(9-6)           8    12   6   6   1   4   1  37   2.95
Totals                  8    12   6   6   1   4   1  37

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Welch W(6-3)            9     4   0   0   0   4   0  29   2.04
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   4   0  29

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick


ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gonzalez singled to second; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted)
[Gonzalez to second]; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; North out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Lopes to second]; Monday singled to
right [Lopes scored]; Garvey singled to right [Monday to third];
Cey lined to shortstop; Baker flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell singled to shortstop; Cabell was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Watson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Walling lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager
popped to first in foul territory; Welch grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Bochy singled to left; Forsch out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher unassisted) [Bochy to second]; Landestoy grounded
out (first unassisted) [Bochy to third]; Gonzalez grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes grounded out (third to first); North grounded
out (pitcher to first); Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 4TH: On a bunt Puhl singled to third; Cruz popped to
third in foul territory; Cabell grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Puhl out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey doubled to left; Cey was called out on
strikes; Baker flied out to center; Russell singled to center
[Garvey scored]; Russell stole second; Yeager grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson flied out to left; Walling grounded out
(second to first); Bochy popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Welch popped to second; Lopes popped to shortstop;
North struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Forsch struck out; Landestoy grounded out (shortstop
to first); Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Monday singled to first; Garvey singled to third
[Monday to second]; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Monday to third, Garvey to second]; Baker was walked
intentionally; Russell forced Monday (first to catcher) [Garvey
to third, Baker to second]; Yeager forced Russell (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Puhl lined to left; Cruz lined to third; Cabell
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Welch struck out; Lopes singled to left; North
singled to center [Lopes to third]; Monday hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Lopes scored, North to second]; Garvey singled to
center [North scored]; Cey flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 8TH: SIMPSON REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING RF); Watson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Walling grounded out (first
unassisted); Bochy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
singled to shortstop; Yeager homered [Russell scored]; Welch
flied out to right; Lopes flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 6.

ASTROS 9TH: CANNON BATTED FOR FORSCH; Cannon lined to second;
Landestoy flied to left in foul territory; OBRADOVICH BATTED FOR
GONZALEZ; Obradovich popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 6.