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Wednesday April 18, 1979
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Vern Ruhle yielded only six hits and did not allow any runner past second base while pitching the Astros to a 4-0 victory over the Dodgers. The Astros picked up three runs in the second inning. A single by Enos Cabell, walk to Art Howe and double by Jose Cruz produced the first run and another pair came across on a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly by Alan Ashby. [The Sporting News]


Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

Game Played on Wednesday, April 18, 1979 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Astros       0  3  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  8  2
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl rf               4   0   2   0     1   1   .333      Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Reynolds ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .196      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .321
Cedeno cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .375      Cey 3b                4   0   3   0     0   0   .235
Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .263
  Landestoy pr,2b     0   1   0   0     0   0   .200      Thomasson rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Cabell 3b,1b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .298      Baker lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Howe 2b,3b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .136      Thomas cf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .176
Cruz lf               3   1   1   2     0   1   .286      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Ashby c               2   0   1   1     1   1   .235      Rau p                 1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Ruhle p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Sutcliffe p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               29   4   8   3     5   5             Totals               31   0   6   0     1   2

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 30,811
Left on Base: Astros 7, Dodgers 5
DP: Astros 2, Dodgers 0
Errors: Cruz, Ashby
Doubles: Cruz (3), Rau (1)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (1)
Caught Stealing: Puhl 2 (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Ruhle (2), Howe (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Ashby (1), Cruz (1)
GIDP: Baker (1), Garvey (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle W(1-2)            9     6   0   0   1   2   0  32   1.57
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   2   0  32

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau L(0-2)              5     6   3   3   3   1   0  22   6.23
Hough                   2.1   2   1   1   2   1   0  11   7.50
Rautzhan                0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   8.10
Sutcliffe               1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.90
Totals                  9     8   4   4   5   5   0  38

Passed Balls: Yeager (2)
Wild Pitches: Rau (1)

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Jim Scott, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Boyd Mauer


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to left; Reynolds flied out to right;
Cedeno walked; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to center; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cey singled to left [Cey to second (error
by Cruz)]; Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell singled to left; Howe walked [Cabell to
second]; Cruz doubled [Cabell scored, Howe to third]; Rau threw
a wild pitch [Howe scored, Cruz to third]; Ashby hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Cruz scored]; Ruhle popped to third; Puhl walked;
Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Thomasson singled; Baker grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Thomasson out at second];
Thomas flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds flied out to right; Cedeno singled; Cedeno
stole second; Watson lined to right; Cabell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager flied out to center; Rau doubled; Lopes
popped to first in foul territory; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
grounded out (second to first); Ashby singled; Ruhle was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey flied out to center; Garvey struck out;
Thomasson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Puhl singled; On a bunt Reynolds singled [Puhl to
second]; Puhl was caught stealing third (catcher to third);
Cedeno flied out to center; Watson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Baker flied out to center; Thomas singled; Yeager
struck out; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR RAU; Davalillo forced Thomas
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers
0.

ASTROS 6TH: HOUGH REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Cabell flied
out to right; Howe flied out to center; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes grounded out (pitcher to first); Russell
flied out to left; Cey singled; Garvey forced Cey (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Ashby walked; Ruhle out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Ashby to second]; Puhl singled [Ashby to third];
Reynolds forced Puhl (second to shortstop); Yeager allowed a
passed ball [Reynolds to second]; Cedeno grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Thomasson grounded out (second to first); Baker
popped to second; Thomas walked; Yeager lined to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Watson singled to left; LANDESTOY RAN FOR WATSON;
Cabell walked [Landestoy to second]; Howe out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Landestoy to third, Cabell to second];
RAUTZHAN REPLACED HOUGH (PITCHING); Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Landestoy scored]; Ashby was called out on strikes; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: LANDESTOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CABELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); JOSHUA BATTED FOR RAUTZHAN; Joshua grounded out (second to
first); Ashby dropped a foul fly hit by Lopes for an error;
Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 9TH: SUTCLIFFE REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Ruhle struck
out; Puhl was called out on strikes; Reynolds flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Cey singled; Garvey grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Cey out at second]; Thomasson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
4, Dodgers 0.



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