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Saturday April 12, 1980
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A two-out single by Mickey Hatcher scored Dusty Baker in the 17th inning and gave the Dodgers a 6-5 victory over the Astros in a five-hour, 35-minute marathon. Nolan Ryan, making his N. L. debut with the Astros, smashed a three-run homer and was leading, 5-4, when he was removed for a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning. The homer was the first of Ryan's major league career. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 5

Game Played on Saturday, April 12, 1980 (Day game) at Astrodome

Dodgers      0  1  2    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   6 15  2
Astros       0  0  0    4  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   5 13  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              7   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Puhl rf               6   0   2   0     1   1   .200
Law cf                3   1   0   0     1   0   .167        Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Guerrero ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Reynolds ss           8   0   3   0     0   0   .313
  Thomas pr,cf        2   1   1   0     1   1   .200      Cedeno cf             7   1   1   0     1   0   .167
Smith rf              8   1   3   2     0   2   .471      Morgan 2b             6   0   0   0     2   1   .154
Garvey 1b             7   0   1   0     1   1   .067      Cruz lf               8   1   3   1     0   1   .462
Baker lf              8   2   4   2     0   0   .462      Cabell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .364
Cey 3b                5   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Gonzalez 3b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Howe 1b               7   1   0   1     1   2   .167
  Sutcliffe ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Ashby c               3   1   1   0     2   0   .333
  Welch pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Leonard ph,rf       3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Howe p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ryan p                2   1   1   3     0   0   .500
  Hooton ph,p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bergman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Russell ss            7   1   2   0     1   0   .286        Ruhle p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Yeager c              1   0   1   0     2   0   .333        Sambito p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Thomasson ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hatcher 3b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .250        Pujols ph,c         2   0   1   0     0   0   .667
Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnstone ph        1   0   1   1     0   0   .500
  Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monday ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ferguson ph,c       5   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               62   6  15   6     9   8             Totals               62   5  13   5     7   6

Time of Game: 5:35   Attendance: 24,609
Left on Base: Dodgers 15, Astros 15
DP: Dodgers 1, Astros 2
Errors: Russell, Sutton
Doubles: Baker (1), Cruz (1), Cedeno (1), Puhl (1)
Triples: Reynolds (1)
Home Runs: Baker (1), Smith (1), Ryan (1)
Stolen Bases: Law (1), Lopes (1), Cabell (1), Cedeno (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Hooton (1), Smith (1), Gonzalez (1)
GIDP: Ferguson (1), Baker (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton                  5     6   5   4   2   3   1  24   7.20
Castillo                2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   0.00
Hough                   1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   0.00
Stanhouse               3     3   0   0   1   0   0  13   9.00
Howe W(1-0)             5     1   0   0   2   1   0  18   1.59
Hooton SV(1)            1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   9.00
Totals                 17    13   5   4   7   6   1  71

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan                    6     6   4   4   5   3   2  28   6.00
Ruhle                   1.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   7   0.00
Sambito                 3.2   2   1   1   1   2   0  13   1.93
LaCorte                 2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   0.00
Smith L(1-1)            4     4   1   1   1   3   0  17   1.80
Totals                 17    15   6   6   9   8   2  72

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Charlie Williams


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Law flied
out to center; Smith singled to right; Garvey flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl popped to first; Reynolds grounded out (second
to pitcher); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker homered; Cey struck out; Russell walked;
Yeager singled to right [Russell to third]; Russell was out
trying to advance to home and Yeager advanced to second (catcher
to pitcher); Sutton flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Morgan walked; Cruz singled to left [Morgan to
second]; Cabell forced Cruz (shortstop to second) [Morgan to
third]; Cabell stole second; Howe struck out; Ashby was walked
intentionally; Ryan popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes was called out on strikes; Law walked; Law
stole second; Smith homered [Law scored]; Garvey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Baker popped to second; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Reynolds
singled to center; Cedeno forced Reynolds (shortstop to second);
Cedeno stole second [Cedeno to third (error by Russell)]; Morgan
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey flied out to right; Russell grounded out (third
to first); Yeager walked; Sutton grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz doubled to center; Cabell singled to third
[Cruz to third]; Howe forced Cabell (pitcher to second) [Cruz
scored]; Ashby reached on an error by Sutton [Howe to second];
Ryan homered [Howe scored, Ashby scored (unearned)]; Puhl struck
out; Reynolds flied out to center; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Astros 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Law flied out to
left; Smith struck out; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno doubled to right; Morgan grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Cedeno to third]; Cruz grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Cedeno scored]; Cabell flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Cey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Russell singled to left; Yeager walked
[Russell to second]; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR SUTTON; Johnstone
singled to center [Russell scored, Yeager to third, Johnstone to
second (on throw)]; Lopes grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Astros 5.

ASTROS 6TH: CASTILLO REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Howe popped
to second; Ashby walked; BERGMAN BATTED FOR RYAN; Bergman
grounded out (second to first) [Ashby to second]; Puhl grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Astros
5.

DODGERS 7TH: RUHLE REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); Law grounded out
(pitcher to first); Smith grounded out (first unassisted);
Garvey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Astros 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Reynolds tripled to center; Cedeno grounded out
(pitcher to first); Morgan hit into a double play (right to
catcher) [Reynolds out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
4, Astros 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Baker singled to left; Cey flied out to left;
Russell singled to shortstop [Baker to second]; THOMASSON BATTED
FOR YEAGER; Thomasson walked [Baker to third, Russell to
second]; MONDAY BATTED FOR CASTILLO; SAMBITO REPLACED RUHLE
(PITCHING); FERGUSON BATTED FOR MONDAY; Ferguson grounded into a
double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Baker out at home]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); FERGUSON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Cruz flied out to center; Cabell flied out
to center; Howe walked; Ashby singled to center [Howe to third];
Sambito struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Astros 5.

DODGERS 9TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING 3B); Lopes flied
out to center; GUERRERO BATTED FOR LAW; Guerrero walked; THOMAS
RAN FOR GUERRERO; Smith flied out to center; Garvey singled to
left [Thomas to third]; Baker doubled to left [Thomas scored,
Garvey to third]; Cey struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
5, Astros 5.

ASTROS 9TH: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); STANHOUSE
REPLACED CEY (PITCHING); HATCHER REPLACED HOUGH (PLAYING 3B);
Puhl doubled to left; Reynolds flied out to left; Cedeno flied
out to center [Puhl to third]; Morgan was walked intentionally;
Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

DODGERS 10TH: Russell flied out to center; Hatcher flied out to
center; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

ASTROS 10TH: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Howe lined
to second; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

DODGERS 11TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas
struck out; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

ASTROS 11TH: WALLING BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Walling grounded out
(second to first); Puhl singled to center; Reynolds singled to
center [Puhl to second]; Cedeno popped to first; Morgan flied
out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

DODGERS 12TH: LACORTE REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Garvey
walked; Baker grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Garvey out at second]; SUTCLIFFE BATTED FOR
STANHOUSE; Sutcliffe singled to left; WELCH RAN FOR SUTCLIFFE;
Russell forced Welch (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

ASTROS 12TH: HOWE REPLACED WELCH (PITCHING); Cruz flied out to
center; Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); Howe flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

DODGERS 13TH: Hatcher flied out to right; Ferguson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lopes grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

ASTROS 13TH: LEONARD BATTED FOR ASHBY; Leonard grounded out
(second to first); PUJOLS BATTED FOR LACORTE; Pujols grounded
out (second to first); Puhl walked; Reynolds forced Puhl (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

DODGERS 14TH: SMITH REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); LEONARD STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); PUJOLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Thomas
singled to left; Smith struck out; Garvey struck out; Baker
forced Thomas (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

ASTROS 14TH: Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Morgan
grounded out (second to first); Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

DODGERS 15TH: Howe lined to shortstop; Russell grounded out
(third to first); Hatcher popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

ASTROS 15TH: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Howe
grounded out (shortstop to first); Leonard grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

DODGERS 16TH: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas walked; Smith singled
to center [Thomas to third]; Garvey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

ASTROS 16TH: Pujols singled to center; Smith out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Pujols to second]; Reynolds grounded
out (second to first) [Pujols to third]; Cedeno was walked
intentionally; Morgan lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Astros 5.

DODGERS 17TH: Baker singled to left; HOOTON BATTED FOR HOWE;
Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Baker to
second]; Russell grounded out (second to first) [Baker to
third]; Hatcher singled to left [Baker scored]; Ferguson struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Astros 5.

ASTROS 17TH: HOOTON STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); Cruz singled to
left; Gonzalez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Cruz
to second]; Howe was called out on strikes; Leonard flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Astros 5.



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