The third hit of the game by Cesar Cedeno drove home the winning run in the ninth inning as the Astros edged the Dodgers, 4-3. With one out, J.R. Richard beat out an infield hit. Cedeno then tripled down the right field line, allowing Richard to score easily. The Dodgers had tied the contest in the seventh on a homer by Derrel Thomas. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Sunday, July      29, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      0  0  1    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   3  5  0
Astros       2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   4 11  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              2   1   1   0     2   0   .261      Cedeno 1b             5   0   3   1     0   1   .271
Russell ss            4   0   2   1     0   1   .264      Reynolds ss           3   1   2   0     1   0   .280
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .315      Puhl cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Cey 3b                3   0   1   0     1   1   .276      Cruz lf               3   2   3   1     1   0   .305
Baker lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .283      Cabell 3b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .272
Thomasson rf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Leonard rf            4   0   0   1     0   0   .281
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ashby c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .219
Thomas cf             4   1   1   1     0   2   .266      Landestoy 2b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .187
Oates c               3   1   0   0     1   0   .059      Richard p             3   1   1   0     0   1   .123
Hooton p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .172
  Joshua rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .296

Totals               29   3   5   2     5   8             Totals               33   4  11   4     2   5

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 46,754
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Astros 8
DP: Dodgers 0, Astros 2
Errors: Cedeno, Richard
Doubles: Cey (11), Cruz 2 (26)
Triples: Cedeno (1)
Home Runs: Thomas (2)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (26), Cabell (23), Leonard (11)
Caught Stealing: Cedeno 2 (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Thomasson (1), Richard (6), Cabell (2)
GIDP: Garvey (16)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                  8     9   3   3   2   5   0  34   3.08
Forster L(1-2)          0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   4.11
Totals                  8.1  11   4   4   2   5   0  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(9-11)         9     5   3   3   5   8   1  35   3.79
Totals                  9     5   3   3   5   8   1  35

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Eric Gregg


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes lined to left; Russell made an out to second;
Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno struck out; Reynolds walked; Puhl flied out
to right; Cruz doubled to right [Reynolds scored]; Cabell
singled to center [Cruz scored]; Cabell stole second; Leonard
flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey walked; Baker struck out; Thomasson struck out;
Thomas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Ashby struck out; Landestoy singled to center;
Richard out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Landestoy to
second]; Cedeno made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Oates walked; Hooton lined to first; Lopes walked
[Oates to second]; Russell singled to center [Oates scored,
Lopes to second]; Garvey grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Russell out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds singled to center; Puhl grounded out
(second to first) [Reynolds to second]; Cruz walked; Cabell
popped to second; Leonard flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey struck out; Baker flied out to right; Thomasson
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); Landestoy
struck out; Richard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Thomas struck out; Oates grounded out (first
unassisted); Hooton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Reynolds grounded out (first to
pitcher); Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes singled to left; Lopes stole second; Russell
singled to shortstop [Lopes to third]; Garvey lined into a
double play (first unassisted) [Lopes scored (error by Cedeno)
(no RBI), Russell out at first]; Cey doubled to left; Baker
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz doubled to left; Cabell grounded out (first
unassisted) [Cruz to third]; Leonard reached on a fielder's
choice [Cruz scored]; Leonard stole second; Ashby popped to
shortstop; Landestoy struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Astros 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Thomasson popped to shortstop; Thomas homered;
Oates grounded out (second to first); Hooton struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Richard grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno
singled to center; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Reynolds singled to right; Puhl grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Lopes walked; Lopes was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Richard [Lopes to second]; Russell struck
out; Garvey popped to second; Cey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Cruz singled to center; Cabell out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Cruz to second]; Leonard flied out to
center; Ashby lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Astros 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Baker walked; Thomasson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Baker to second]; Thomas grounded out
(second to first) [Baker to third]; Oates grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: FORSTER REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); JOSHUA
REPLACED HOOTON (PLAYING RF); Landestoy grounded out (first
unassisted); Richard singled to second; Cedeno tripled to right
[Richard scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 4.