| Despite uncorking a league record six wild pitches, J.R. Richard hurled the Astros past the Dodgers, 2-1. The fireballing righthander yielded six hits and struck out 13 batsmen, whiffing three Dodgers in the sixth inning with runners on second and third and none out. [The Sporting News] |
Houston Astros 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Tuesday, April 10, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Astros 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 2 5 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0 1 3 .182 Puhl rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Russell ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .500 Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .056 Smith rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .182 Cedeno cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .368 Thomas pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Cruz lf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .267 Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .360 Cabell 3b,1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .294 Cey 3b 3 0 1 0 1 2 .250 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Baker lf 4 1 1 0 0 3 .217 Landestoy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monday cf,rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .231 Howe 2b,3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .133 Ferguson c 3 0 1 1 1 1 .286 Bochy c 2 0 1 0 1 1 .500 Martinez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Richard p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hooton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Thomasson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Joshua ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 6 1 4 13 Totals 29 2 5 2 3 6 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 14,091 Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Astros 6 DP: Dodgers 0, Astros 0 Doubles: Cey (1), Ferguson (1), Cedeno 2 (4), Cruz (1), Cabell (2) Stolen Bases: Smith 2 (2), Thomas (2) Caught Stealing: Russell (1) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton L(0-1) 6 4 2 2 1 5 0 23 3.14 Hough 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 9 1.42 Totals 8 5 2 2 3 6 0 32 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(2-0) 9 6 1 1 4 13 0 37 1.26 Totals 9 6 1 1 4 13 0 37 Passed Balls: Bochy (1) Wild Pitches: Richard 6 (8) Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Jim Rains, 2B - Bob Schroeder, 3B - Howard Hansen DODGERS 1ST: ump1b,rainj901 ump2b,schrb901 ump3b,hansh901 timeofgame,160 attendance,14091; Lopes grounded out (second to first); Russell singled to center; Russell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Reynolds struck out; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Cey doubled to center; Baker struck out; Monday grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz struck out; Cabell made an out to second; Watson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 3RD: Ferguson was called out on strikes; Hooton grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Howe grounded out (second to first); Bochy singled to center; Richard forced Bochy (third to second); Puhl struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 4TH: Russell lined to shortstop; Smith struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Smith stole second; Garvey flied out to center; Richard threw a wild pitch [Smith to third]; Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno doubled to left; Cruz doubled to right [Cedeno scored]; Cabell doubled to right [Cruz scored]; Watson flied out to right; Howe walked; Bochy was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 2. DODGERS 5TH: Baker singled to left; Richard threw a wild pitch [Baker to second]; Monday struck out; Ferguson doubled to left [Baker scored]; Hooton flied out to left; Richard threw a wild pitch [Ferguson to third]; Lopes walked; Russell flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Richard grounded out (third to first); Puhl made an out to third; Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 2. DODGERS 6TH: Smith singled to right; Smith stole second; Garvey singled to third [Smith to third]; Richard threw a wild pitch [Garvey to second]; Cey struck out; Baker struck out; Monday struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno struck out; Cruz flied out to left; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 2. DODGERS 7TH: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); THOMASSON BATTED FOR HOOTON; Thomasson flied out to center; Lopes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: HOUGH REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Watson flied out to left; Howe grounded out (first unassisted); Bochy walked; Richard flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 2. DODGERS 8TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 2B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Russell walked; Smith forced Russell (second to shortstop); THOMAS RAN FOR SMITH; Thomas stole second; Bochy allowed a passed ball [Thomas to third]; Garvey struck out; Cey walked; Baker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MONDAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Puhl popped to third in foul territory; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Cedeno doubled to left; Cruz walked; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 2. DODGERS 9TH: Monday grounded out (first unassisted); Ferguson walked; MARTINEZ RAN FOR FERGUSON; JOSHUA BATTED FOR HOUGH; Richard threw a wild pitch [Martinez to second]; Joshua flied out to center [Martinez to third]; Lopes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 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