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.

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