Steve Garvey singled and scored in the second inning and homered in the fourth to enable the Dodgers to defeat the Astros, 2-1, and keep alive their chances to tie for the West Division title and force playoff a game.

After his single in the second, Steve Garvey completed his circuit of the bases on singles by Pedro Guerrero and Derrel Thomas. The Astros tied the count in the fourth on singles by Jose Cruz and Art Howe around a stolen base before Garvey's homer decided the outcome of the pitching duel between Jerry Reuss and Nolan Ryan. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Saturday, October   4, 1980 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Dodgers      0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .246      Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .253
  LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Perconte 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Cabell 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .276      Monday rf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .270
Cruz lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .305        Hatcher rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .308      Baker lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .294
Howe 1b               4   0   2   1     0   1   .281        Law lf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Bergman pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Garvey 1b             4   2   3   1     0   0   .306
Woods rf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .365      Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Landestoy ss,2b       3   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Guerrero cf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .324
Ashby c               2   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Ferguson c            3   0   1   0     0   2   .236
  Puhl ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .282      Thomas ss             3   0   1   1     0   0   .258
  Pujols c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .199      Reuss p               3   0   0   0     0   3   .088
Ryan p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .086
  Leonard ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Reynolds ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .219

Totals               31   1   7   1     1   7             Totals               31   2   6   2     0  10

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 46,085
Left on Base: Astros 5, Dodgers 5
DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 3
Errors: Cabell
Home Runs: Garvey (26)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (36)
Sacrifice Hits: Ryan (5)
GIDP: Cedeno (13), Cruz (11)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(11-10)           7     6   2   2   0   9   1  28   3.35
LaCorte                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.77
Totals                  8     6   2   2   0  10   1  31

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(18-6)           9     7   1   1   1   7   0  33   2.51
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   7   0  33

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


ASTROS 1ST: Morgan walked; Cabell singled to center [Morgan to
second]; Cruz popped to shortstop; Cedeno grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Cabell out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to second; Monday was called out on
strikes; Baker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe struck out; Woods struck out; Landestoy
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey singled to right; Cey popped to second;
Guerrero singled to left [Garvey to second]; Ferguson was called
out on strikes; Thomas singled to left [Garvey scored, Guerrero
to third, Thomas to second (on throw)]; Reuss was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Ashby popped to second; Ryan struck out; Morgan
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes popped to third; Monday struck out; Baker
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
singled to center; Cruz stole second; Cedeno grounded out
(second to first) [Cruz to third]; Howe singled to center [Cruz
scored]; Woods struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey homered; Cey flied out to center; Guerrero
struck out; Ferguson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby
singled to right; Ryan reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Ashby to second]; Morgan lined into a double
play (second to shortstop) [Ashby out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Reuss
struck out; Lopes flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell singled to left; Cruz grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cabell out at second];
Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Monday flied out to center; Baker flied out to
center; Garvey singled to left; Cey reached on an error by
Cabell [Garvey to second, Cey to first]; Guerrero forced Cey
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers
2.

ASTROS 7TH: Howe popped to third in foul territory; Woods struck
out; Landestoy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Ferguson singled to right; Thomas flied out to
center; Reuss struck out; Lopes grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 8TH: PERCONTE REPLACED LOPES (PLAYING 2B); PUHL BATTED
FOR ASHBY; Puhl struck out; LEONARD BATTED FOR RYAN; Leonard
flied out to center; Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: PUJOLS REPLACED PUHL (PLAYING C ); REYNOLDS
REPLACED LEONARD (PLAYING SS); LACORTE REPLACED MORGAN
(PITCHING); LANDESTOY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Monday
struck out; Baker popped to shortstop; Garvey popped to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 9TH: HATCHER REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING RF); LAW REPLACED
BAKER (PLAYING LF); Cabell grounded out (second to first); Cruz
flied out to center; Cedeno singled to right; Howe singled to
center [Cedeno to third]; BERGMAN RAN FOR HOWE; Woods grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers
2.