The Dodgers kept their West Division hopes alive by coming from behind to tie the score on a single by Ron Cey in the ninth inning and then beating the Astros, 3-2, on a homer by Joe Ferguson in the 10th. The victory moved the Dodgers within two games of the Astros with two left to play.

The Astros scored their initial run in the second on a double by Alan Ashby and single by Ken Forsch. Rick Monday and Steve Garvey hit doubles to tie the score in the fourth, but the Astros went ahead again with a run in the eighth on a pass to Cesar Cedeno, single by Art Howe and sacrifice fly by Ashby. Monday singled for his third hit of the game in the ninth and Dusty Baker was safe on an error by Rafael Landestoy. After Garvey flied out, Cey hit his single to score pinch-runner Rudy Law and pave the way for Ferguson's game-winning homer in the 10th. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Friday, October   3, 1980 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  -   2  9  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1    1  -   3  7  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Lopes 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Landestoy 2b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Perconte 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Cabell 3b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .274        Johnstone ph,rf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .312
Puhl rf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .283      Monday rf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .276
Cruz lf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .305        Law pr,lf           0   1   0   0     0   0   .261
Cedeno cf             3   1   1   0     2   2   .308      Baker lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .296
Howe 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .278        Weiss pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bergman pr,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Frias ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Ashby c               4   1   2   1     0   1   .251      Garvey 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .303
Reynolds ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .219      Cey 3b                4   0   1   1     0   0   .256
Forsch p              4   0   1   1     0   1   .234      Guerrero cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .324
                                                          Ferguson c            4   1   1   1     0   1   .235
                                                          Thomas ss,2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .257
                                                          Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .078
                                                            Thomasson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
                                                            Valenzuela p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   2   9   2     3   7             Totals               34   3   7   3     0   2

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 49,642
Left on Base: Astros 11, Dodgers 4
DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Landestoy, Lopes
Doubles: Puhl (23), Ashby (19), Cedeno (32), Monday (7), Garvey (27)
Home Runs: Ferguson (9)
Stolen Bases: Reynolds (2), Forsch (1)
Caught Stealing: Guerrero (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Ashby (5)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(12-13)         9     7   3   2   0   2   1  34   3.20
Totals                  9     7   3   2   0   2   1  34

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton                  8     7   2   2   3   4   0  35   2.21
Valenzuela W(2-0)       2     2   0   0   0   3   0   8   0.00
Totals                 10     9   2   2   3   7   0  43

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen


ASTROS 1ST: Morgan reached on an error by Lopes [Morgan to
first]; Cabell flied out to left; Puhl doubled to left [Morgan
to third]; Cruz popped to third; Cedeno walked; Howe flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to center; Monday flied out to
center; Baker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Ashby doubled to right; Reynolds flied out to right;
Forsch singled to center [Ashby scored]; Morgan flied out to
right; Cabell walked [Forsch to second]; Puhl forced Cabell
(shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey flied out to right; Cey flied out to right;
Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno was
called out on strikes; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Ferguson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Thomas grounded out (second to first); Sutton popped to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Ashby singled to pitcher; Reynolds singled to left
[Ashby to second]; Forsch forced Ashby (pitcher to third)
[Reynolds to second]; Reynolds stole third and Forsch stole
second; Morgan struck out; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Lopes popped to second; Monday doubled to center;
Baker popped to shortstop; Garvey doubled to left [Monday
scored]; Cey grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 5TH: PERCONTE REPLACED LOPES (PLAYING 2B); Puhl popped to
first; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno doubled to
left; Howe flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Guerrero singled to left; Guerrero was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Ferguson struck out; Thomas
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Ashby flied out to right; Reynolds popped to
shortstop; Forsch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Sutton flied out to right; Perconte lined to first;
Monday singled to right; Baker forced Monday (pitcher to
shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Cabell
popped to second; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Garvey
grounded out (third to first); Cey lined to second; Guerrero
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Cruz flied out to left; Cedeno walked; Howe singled
to center [Cedeno to third]; BERGMAN RAN FOR HOWE; Ashby hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Cedeno scored]; Reynolds flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: BERGMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Ferguson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas grounded out (catcher
to first); THOMASSON BATTED FOR SUTTON; Thomasson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 9TH: VALENZUELA REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Forsch
lined to second; Landestoy was called out on strikes; Cabell
singled to center; Puhl singled to right [Cabell to second];
Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR PERCONTE; Johnstone grounded
out (second to first); Monday singled to right; LAW RAN FOR
MONDAY; Baker reached on an error by Landestoy [Law to second,
Baker to first]; WEISS RAN FOR BAKER; Garvey flied out to
center; Cey singled to center [Law scored (unearned), Weiss to
second]; Guerrero forced Cey (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 10TH: LAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); JOHNSTONE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); FRIAS REPLACED WEISS (PLAYING SS); THOMAS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Cedeno struck out; Bergman lined
to second; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 10TH: Ferguson homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Dodgers 3.