Houston Astros vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Apr 17, 1979

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	6	10	5	5
LAD	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	4	-	10	11	1	6

loss:

T. Dixon(0-1)win: Los Angeles Dodgers logo

J. Reuss(1-0)

HOULAD

1Jose Cruz out, shortstop Bill Russell to first baseman Steve Garvey. Craig Reynolds scores. Cesar Cedeno to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs] 10
2Steve Garvey hits a home run (2). [1 run] 11
3Bill Russell out, shortstop Craig Reynolds to first baseman Bob Watson. Davey Lopes scores. [1 run] [1 out] 12
4Dusty Baker Jr. hits a home run (1). [1 run] 13
5Ron Cey reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Enos Cabell. Davey Lopes scores. [1 run] 14
5Steve Garvey hits a home run (3). Ron Cey scores. [2 runs] 16
6Cesar Cedeno hits a home run (2). Terry Puhl scores. Craig Reynolds scores. [3 runs] 46
8Enos Cabell singles on a to right fielder Gary Thomasson. Cesar Cedeno scores. Jose Cruz to 3rd. [1 run] 56
8Bob Watson singles on a to shortstop Bill Russell. Jose Cruz scores. Enos Cabell to 2nd. [1 run] 66
8Steve Yeager hits a home run (1). Jerry Reuss scores. [2 runs] 68
8Bill Russell singles on a to left fielder Jose Cruz. Derrel Thomas scores. Davey Lopes to 3rd. Fielding error by left fielder Jose Cruz. [1 run] 69
8Ron Cey out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Jose Cruz. Davey Lopes scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 610

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Terry PuhlRF	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.320
2Craig ReynoldsSS	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	.196
3Cesar CedenoCF	2	3	2	3	0	1	1	0	.379
4Jose CruzLF	0	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.282
5Enos Cabell3B-1B	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.295
6Bob Watson1B	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.225
Rafael LandestoyPR-2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
7Art Howe2B-3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.143
8Alan AshbyC	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.219
Jeffrey LeonardPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.455
9Joe NiekroP	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000
Frank RiccelliP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Bo McLaughlinP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jimmy SextonPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Tom DixonP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Gary WilsonP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jesus AlouPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTAL	10	36	6	6	3	2	1	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Joe NiekroRHP	4.2	4	6	2	1	3	3	33	4.24
Frank RiccelliLHP	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	8	0.00
Bo McLaughlinRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Tom DixonRHP	1.1	5	4	3	0	1	1	13	11.57
Gary WilsonRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.75
TOTAL	8.0	11	10	5	1	5	4	57	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Davey Lopes2B	2	4	3	0	0	1	0	2	.216
2Bill RussellSS	1	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	.346
3Ron Cey3B	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.191
4Steve Garvey1B	2	4	2	3	0	1	2	2	.283
5Gary ThomassonCF-RF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.240
6Dusty Baker Jr.LF	2	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	.298
7Von JoshuaRF	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.286
Manny MotaPH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Jerry ReussP	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
8Steve YeagerC	2	3	1	2	0	1	1	0	.154
9Andy MessersmithP	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Derrel ThomasPH-CF	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	.133





TOTAL	11	33	10	9	1	5	4	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Andy MessersmithRHP	6.0	8	4	4	2	0	1	28	4.19
Jerry ReussLHP	3.0	2	2	2	1	2	0	22	3.60



TOTAL	9.0	10	6	6	3	2	1	50	-

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1st inningHOULAD

TOP 1
POP OUT — Terry Puhl pops out to second baseman Davey Lopes. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Craig Reynolds singles on a to center fielder Gary Thomasson.
00
SINGLE — Cesar Cedeno singles on a to right fielder Von Joshua. Craig Reynolds to 3rd.
00
BATTER OUT — Jose Cruz out, shortstop Bill Russell to first baseman Steve Garvey. Craig Reynolds scores. Cesar Cedeno to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
10
BATTER OUT — Enos Cabell out to right fielder Von Joshua. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
BATTER OUT — Davey Lopes out, pitcher Joe Niekro to first baseman Bob Watson. [1 out]
10
BATTER OUT — Bill Russell out to left fielder Jose Cruz. [2 outs]
10
POP OUT — Ron Cey pops out to first baseman Bob Watson. [3 outs]
10

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HOU

LAD

6Runs10

10Hits11

5Errors1

.278Batting Avg.333

36At Bats33

1Extra-base Hits4

1Home Runs4

6Runs-Batted-In9

2Walks5

0Stolen Bases3

3Strikeouts1

5Left on Base6

13Total Bases23

Tuesday, April 17, 1979 · 9:05 PM

Dodger Stadium · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 27,635 (49.3%)