| 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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