Fanning 11 in seven innings, J.R. Richard broke his own N.L. record for most strikeouts by a righthanded pitcher, bringing his season total to 313, as the Astros shut out the Dodgers, 3-0. Last year Richard whiffed 303.

Joe Sambito pitched the last two innings and picked up his 21st save. The Astros' first two runs off Jerry Reuss were unearned on errors by Derrel Thomas and Mickey Hatcher. The final tally in the seventh counted on a walk to Art Howe and singles by Tom Wiedenbauer and Luis Pujols. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 29, 1979 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  0  1    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   3 12  2
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landestoy 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Thomas ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .257
Gonzalez 3b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Joshua rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .290
  Cabell 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Garvey 1b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .315
Leonard cf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .287        Davalillo pr,lf     2   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Alou lf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .256      Cey 3b                0   0   0   0     0   0   .281
  Puhl lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .287        Hatcher ph,3b       4   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Howe 1b               3   1   1   1     1   1   .246      Guerrero lf,1b        4   0   1   0     0   2   .241
  Bergman 1b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .545      Thomasson cf          4   0   1   0     0   2   .250
Wiedenbauer rf        5   0   3   0     0   2   .667      Martinez 2b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .278
Sexton ss             4   0   2   0     1   2   .195      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   2   .216
Pujols c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .236      Reuss p               1   0   0   0     1   1   .167
Richard p             4   0   1   0     0   1   .126        Mota ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .341
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286        LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               40   3  12   2     2   7             Totals               31   0   5   0     2  11

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 20,647
Left on Base: Astros 13, Dodgers 6
DP: Astros 2, Dodgers 0
Errors: Sexton, Richard, Thomas, Hatcher
Doubles: Landestoy (9), Richard (1), Thomas (15)
Stolen Bases: Thomasson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Landestoy (4)
GIDP: Thomasson (5)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(18-13)        7     3   0   0   2  11   0  26   2.71
Sambito SV(21)          2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.79
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2  11   0  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(7-14)           8    11   3   1   2   5   0  39   3.54
LaGrow                  1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   5.27
Totals                  9    12   3   1   2   7   0  43

Wild Pitches: Richard (19)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Paul Runge


ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Leonard singled to center;
Alou singled to center [Leonard to third]; Howe struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Thomas doubled to left; Thomas was picked off
second but was safe on an error by Richard [Thomas to third];
Joshua flied out to left; Garvey flied out to right; HATCHER
BATTED FOR CEY; Hatcher struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: HATCHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Wiedenbauer
struck out (catcher to first); Sexton singled to right; Pujols
forced Sexton (second to shortstop); Richard grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Guerrero struck out; Thomasson singled to right;
Thomasson stole second; Martinez struck out; Yeager struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Landestoy doubled to right; Gonzalez grounded out
(second to first) [Landestoy to third]; Leonard reached on a
fielder's choice [Landestoy out at home (pitcher to third),
Leonard to second]; Alou reached on an error by Thomas [Leonard
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Alou to second]; Howe grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Reuss walked; Thomas struck out; Joshua walked
[Reuss to second]; Garvey reached on an error by Sexton [Reuss
to third, Joshua to second, Garvey to first]; DAVALILLO RAN FOR
GARVEY; Hatcher lined into a double play (first unassisted)
[Davalillo out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 4TH: DAVALILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GUERRERO
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Wiedenbauer singled to third;
Sexton singled to left [Wiedenbauer to second]; Pujols flied out
to center; Richard struck out; Landestoy forced Sexton
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 4TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first);
Thomasson struck out; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); Leonard
lined to third; Alou reached on an error by Hatcher [Alou to
third]; Howe singled to right [Alou scored (unearned)];
Wiedenbauer singled to right [Howe to third]; Sexton walked
[Wiedenbauer to second]; Pujols grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager struck out; Reuss struck out; Thomas flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Richard doubled to center; Landestoy out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Richard to third]; Gonzalez
grounded out (first unassisted); Leonard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Joshua grounded out (second to first); Davalillo
singled to center; Richard threw a wild pitch [Davalillo to
second]; Hatcher flied out to right; Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe walked;
Wiedenbauer singled to right [Howe to third]; Sexton struck out;
Pujols singled to right [Howe scored, Wiedenbauer to third];
Richard lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 7TH: Thomasson struck out; Martinez flied out to right;
Yeager popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez
grounded out (first unassisted); Leonard flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); MOTA BATTED
FOR REUSS; BERGMAN REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING 1B); Mota singled to
second; Thomas flied out to left; Joshua flied out to left;
Davalillo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 9TH: LAGROW REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Alou flied out to
left; Bergman singled to second; Wiedenbauer struck out; Sexton
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: CABELL REPLACED GONZALEZ (PLAYING 3B); PUHL
REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING LF); Hatcher grounded out (second to
first); Guerrero singled to left; Thomasson grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Guerrero out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 0.