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. Houston Astros 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0Game Played on Saturday, September 29, 1979 (Day game) at Dodger StadiumAstros 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. |
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