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Tuesday April 10, 1979
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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.  Dodgers 1, Astros 2.



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