| Ron Cey hit a two-run homer in the third inning and singled in a pair of tie-breaking runs in the eighth to pace the Dodgers to a 6-4 victory over the Astros before an L.A. opening-day crowd of 45,476. The score was 4-4 in the eighth when Steve Garvey singled and Dusty Baker doubled to set up Cey's game-winning blow. [The Sporting News] |
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Thursday, April 17, 1980 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 - 4 6 0 Dodgers 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 x - 6 12 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .280 Lopes 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .206 Reynolds ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .276 Law cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .265 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .320 Smith rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .515 Morgan 2b 1 1 0 0 3 0 .190 Garvey 1b 2 2 1 0 2 0 .143 Cruz lf 3 1 0 1 1 1 .417 Baker lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .438 Cabell 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .423 Cey 3b 3 1 3 4 1 0 .300 Howe 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .130 Hatcher pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Pujols c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .333 Thomas c 3 0 2 0 0 1 .263 Ryan p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .115 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Sutton p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reuss p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Landestoy ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 31 4 6 4 6 8 Totals 32 6 12 6 3 6 Time of Game: 3:06 Attendance: 45,476 Left on Base: Astros 6, Dodgers 6 DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 1 Doubles: Smith (3), Baker 2 (6) Triples: Law (2) Home Runs: Puhl (2), Cey (1) Stolen Bases: Morgan 3 (5), Puhl (1), Cruz (2), Cedeno 2 (6) Caught Stealing: Cabell (1), Cey (1), Smith (2), Hatcher (1) Sacrifice Hits: Thomas (1) GIDP: Cedeno (3) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan 6 8 4 4 3 5 1 27 6.00 Smith L(1-2) 1.1 4 2 2 0 1 0 7 4.26 LaCorte 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Totals 8 12 6 6 3 6 1 36 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton 6 5 3 3 4 6 1 25 5.73 Reuss W(1-0) 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 12 1.13 Totals 9 6 4 4 6 8 1 37 Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Jerry Crawford ASTROS 1ST: Puhl homered; Reynolds singled to left; Cedeno grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Reynolds out at second]; Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Cruz was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to right; Law lined to shortstop; Smith doubled to left; Garvey walked; Baker flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe struck out; Pujols flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey singled to center; Thomas singled to left [Cey to third]; Cey was caught stealing home (catcher to third to catcher to third); Russell struck out; Sutton struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0. ASTROS 3RD: Ryan was called out on strikes; Puhl singled to right; Puhl stole second; Reynolds walked; Cedeno struck out; Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Lopes singled to right; Law tripled to center [Lopes scored]; Smith singled to second [Law scored]; Garvey walked [Smith to second]; Smith was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Garvey to second]; Baker struck out; Cey homered [Garvey scored]; Thomas struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 4. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Cabell flied out to right; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Pujols singled to left [Cruz scored]; Ryan was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 4TH: Russell flied out to center; Sutton popped to catcher in foul territory; Lopes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 4. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl made an out to second; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 5TH: Law grounded out (second to first); Smith struck out; Garvey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 4. ASTROS 6TH: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Cruz flied to right in foul territory [Morgan to third]; Cabell singled to center [Morgan scored]; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 6TH: Baker doubled to left; Cey walked; Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Baker to third, Cey to second]; Russell grounded out (third to first); JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR SUTTON; Johnstone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 4. ASTROS 7TH: REUSS REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); GONZALEZ BATTED FOR RYAN; Gonzalez flied out to center; Puhl flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 7TH: SMITH REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Lopes grounded out (third to first); Law struck out; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Dodgers 4. ASTROS 8TH: Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Cedeno singled to third; Cedeno stole second; Morgan walked; Cedeno stole third and Morgan stole second; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Cedeno scored]; Cabell was walked intentionally; Howe grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 8TH: Garvey singled to third; Baker doubled to center [Garvey to third]; Cey singled to left [Baker scored, Garvey scored]; HATCHER RAN FOR CEY; Hatcher was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Thomas singled to first; LACORTE REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Russell grounded out (third to first) [Thomas to second]; Reuss grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 6. ASTROS 9TH: HATCHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Pujols struck out; LANDESTOY BATTED FOR LACORTE; Landestoy was called out on strikes; Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 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