Dodgers (7) vs Astros (5) · Jul 8, 1978 · MLB Scores

FINAL

Jul 8, 1978

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
LAD	1	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	7	7	2	4
HOU	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	5	11	2	6

win:T. John (LAD)loss:T. Dixon (HOU)

LADHOU

1
Steve Garvey out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Terry Puhl. Davey Lopes scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
10
4
Art Howe singles on a to left fielder Dusty Baker Jr. Jose Cruz scores. Bob Watson to 2nd. [1 run]
11
5
Bill North singles on a to center fielder Terry Puhl. Dusty Baker Jr. scores. [1 run]
21
5
Bob Welch hits a sacrifice bunt. Fielding error by first baseman Bob Watson. Bill North scores. Johnny Oates to 3rd. Bob Welch to 1st. [1 run]
31
5
Davey Lopes singles on a to center fielder Terry Puhl. Johnny Oates scores. Bob Welch to 2nd. [1 run]
41
5
Terry Puhl singles on a to right fielder Reggie Smith. Luis Pujols scores. Rafael Landestoy scores. Fielding error by pitcher Bob Welch. [2 runs]
43
5
Bob Watson triples (3) on a to left fielder Dusty Baker Jr. Terry Puhl scores. Jose Cruz scores. [2 runs]
45
6
Johnny Oates singles on a to right fielder Jose Cruz. Dusty Baker Jr. scores. Rick Monday scores. Bill North to 3rd. [2 runs]
65
6
Joe Ferguson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jose Cruz. Bill North scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
75

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Davey Lopes2B	2	4	1	1	0	1	1	.304
2Bill RussellSS	0	5	0	0	0	0	4	.275
3Steve Garvey1B	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.297
Reggie SmithRF	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.305
4Ron Cey3B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	.266
Ted Martinez3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238
5Dusty Baker Jr.LF	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	.281
6Rick MondayRF-1B	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	.286
7Bill NorthCF	1	3	2	1	2	1	0	.264
8Johnny OatesC	2	3	1	2	1	0	0	.400
Tommy JohnP	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.118
9Bob WelchP	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.500
Lance RautzhanP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Joe FergusonPH-C	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	.226
TOTAL	7	33	7	6	7	2	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	PC	ERA
Bob WelchRHP	4.2	8	5	5	0	22	2.65
Lance RautzhanLHP	0.1	1	0	0	0	2	1.35
Tommy JohnLHP	4.0	2	0	0	4	22	3.80
TOTAL	9.0	11	5	5	4	46	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	LOB	AVG
1Rafael LandestoySS	1	5	1	0	2	3	.250
2Terry PuhlCF	1	5	1	1	0	3	.304
3Enos Cabell3B	0	4	0	0	0	1	.297
4Jose CruzRF	2	4	2	0	0	0	.282
5Bob Watson1B	2	4	0	2	0	0	.295
6Art Howe2B	1	4	0	1	0	2	.275
7Wilbur HowardLF	1	4	0	0	0	3	.246
8Luis PujolsC	2	4	1	0	2	1	.211
9Tom DixonP	0	1	0	0	0	1	.143
Joe NiekroP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227
Reggie BaldwinPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	.236
Ken ForschP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143
Jesus AlouPH	1	1	0	0	0	0	.320
Jimmy SextonPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164
TOTAL	11	37	5	4	4	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Tom DixonRHP	5.1	7	7	4	4	1	37	2.67
Joe NiekroRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5.64
Ken ForschRHP	3.0	0	0	0	3	1	19	3.25
TOTAL	9.0	7	7	4	7	2	58	-

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1st inningLADHOU

TOP 1
DOUBLE — Davey Lopes doubles (15) on a to left fielder Wilbur Howard.
00
BATTER OUT — Bill Russell out, second baseman Art Howe to first baseman Bob Watson. Davey Lopes to 3rd. [1 out]
00
SAC FLY — Steve Garvey out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Terry Puhl. Davey Lopes scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
10
STRIKEOUT — Ron Cey strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
BATTER OUT — Rafael Landestoy out to center fielder Bill North. [1 out]
10
BATTER OUT — Terry Puhl out, third baseman Ron Cey to first baseman Steve Garvey. [2 outs]
10
BATTER OUT — Enos Cabell out, first baseman Steve Garvey to pitcher Bob Welch. [3 outs]
10

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LAD

HOU

7Runs5

7Hits11

2Errors2

.212Batting Avg.297

33At Bats37

1Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs0

6Runs-Batted-In4

2Walks0

0Stolen Bases0

7Strikeouts4

4Left on Base6

8Total Bases14

Saturday, July 8, 1978 · 8:05 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 37,073 (90.1%)