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In addition to striking out 12 batters in a six-hitter, J.R. Richard drove in two runs to lead the Astros to a 4-1 triumph over the Dodgers. In the Astros' fifth, Enos Cabell reached first on an error by shortstop Bill Russell, Jeff Leonard singled and Alan Ashby walked to load the bases. A single by Richard drove in Cabell and Leonard to break a 1-1 tie. A single by Craig Reynolds plated Ashby with the final tally. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1Game Played on Wednesday, August 8, 1979 (Night game) at Dodger StadiumAstros 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 0
Dodgers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Landestoy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Lopes 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .262
Reynolds ss 4 0 1 1 0 2 .270 Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270
Puhl cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .288 Garvey 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .323
Cruz lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .308 Cey 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .280
Cabell 1b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .270 Baker lf 4 0 2 0 0 2 .295
Leonard rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .291 Ferguson rf 4 0 1 0 0 3 .252
Howe 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Yeager c 4 0 1 0 0 3 .212
Ashby c 2 1 0 0 1 1 .215 Thomas cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .261
Richard p 3 0 1 2 0 1 .143 Hooton p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .172
Thomasson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236
Castillo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joshua ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282
Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429
Totals 33 4 7 4 1 6 Totals 33 1 6 1 2 12
Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 41,584
Left on Base: Astros 3, Dodgers 7
DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Russell
Doubles: Cey (13)
Home Runs: Puhl (8)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (10)
GIDP: Cabell (14)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Richard W(11-11) 9 6 1 1 2 12 0 35 3.54
Totals 9 6 1 1 2 12 0 35
Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Hooton L(10-8) 5 5 4 2 1 5 1 21 3.09
Castillo 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00
Brett 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.92
Totals 9 7 4 2 1 6 1 34
Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Terry Tata
ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy popped to catcher in foul territory;
Reynolds struck out; Puhl homered; Cruz singled to left; Cruz
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Russell popped to shortstop;
Garvey singled to left; Cey doubled to right [Garvey scored];
Baker struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 1.
ASTROS 2ND: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Leonard
grounded out (third to first); Howe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 1.
DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson struck out; Yeager struck out; Thomas
walked; Hooton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1,
Dodgers 1.
ASTROS 3RD: Ashby struck out; Richard struck out; Landestoy
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 1.
DODGERS 3RD: Lopes struck out; Russell struck out; Garvey
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1,
Dodgers 1.
ASTROS 4TH: Reynolds was called out on strikes; Puhl flied out
to right; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 1.
DODGERS 4TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker struck
out; Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1,
Dodgers 1.
ASTROS 5TH: Cabell reached on an error by Russell [Cabell to
first]; Leonard singled to third [Cabell to second]; Howe
grounded out (first unassisted) [Cabell to third, Leonard to
second]; Ashby was walked intentionally; Richard singled to
center [Cabell scored (unearned), Leonard scored, Ashby to
second]; Landestoy grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Ashby to
third, Richard to second]; Reynolds singled to left [Ashby
scored (unearned), Richard to third]; Puhl grounded out (second
to first); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 1.
DODGERS 5TH: Yeager singled to left; Thomas popped to second;
THOMASSON BATTED FOR HOOTON; Thomasson flied out to right; Lopes
walked [Yeager to second]; Russell grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 1.
ASTROS 6TH: CASTILLO REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Cruz singled
to right; Cabell grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Cruz out at second]; Leonard flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 1.
DODGERS 6TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey
grounded out (third to first); Baker singled to shortstop;
Ferguson singled to left [Baker to second]; Yeager struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 1.
ASTROS 7TH: Howe flied out to center; Ashby popped to third in
foul territory; Richard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 1.
DODGERS 7TH: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); JOSHUA
BATTED FOR CASTILLO; Joshua flied out to left; Lopes popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 1.
ASTROS 8TH: BRETT REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Landestoy lined to
second; Reynolds popped to first in foul territory; Puhl lined
to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 1.
DODGERS 8TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Garvey flied
out to left; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 1.
ASTROS 9TH: Cruz struck out; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Leonard singled to center; Howe grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 1.
DODGERS 9TH: Baker singled to left; Ferguson struck out; Yeager
struck out; Thomas flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 4, Dodgers 1.
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