Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 137
Played on Monday, September 3, 1979 (N) at Astrodome
LA N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0
Los Angeles Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lopes 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 19 1 Cey 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 Baker lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Ferguson rf 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Thomas cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Oates c 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 Yeager c 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Reuss p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 29 1 5 1 3 2 27 15 BATTING - 3B: Lopes (6,off Niekro). GDP: Reuss (1,off Niekro). Team LOB: 4.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Landestoy 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 Howe ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 Puhl cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Cedeno 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 Cabell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 Leonard rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Cruz lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Pujols c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 29 0 2 0 0 7 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 2. Niekro-Reynolds, Niekro-Reynolds-Landestoy. PB: Pujols (1). BATTING - Team LOB: 2.
PITCHING
Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reuss W(5-12) 9 2 0 0 0 7 0 29
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(18-9) 9 5 1 1 3 2 0 32 WP: Niekro 2 (15). Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Satch Davidson Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 19280 Starting Lineups: Los Angeles Dodgers Houston Astros 1. Lopes 2b Landestoy 2b 2. Russell ss Reynolds ss 3. Garvey 1b Puhl cf 4. Cey 3b Cedeno 1b 5. Baker lf Cabell 3b 6. Ferguson rf Leonard rf 7. Thomas cf Cruz lf 8. Oates c Pujols c 9. Reuss p Niekro p DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Russell forced Lopes (third to second); Pujols allowed a passed ball [Russell to second]; Garvey lined into a double play (pitcher to shortstop) [Russell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (third to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Puhl struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey struck out; Baker flied out to right; Ferguson walked; Thomas grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Leonard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 3RD: Oates grounded out (second to first); Reuss grounded out (pitcher to first); Lopes grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Pujols made an out to first; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 4TH: Russell flied out to right; Garvey flied out to right; Cey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Landestoy grounded out (third to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 5TH: Baker popped to third in foul territory; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cabell struck out; Leonard singled to third; Cruz singled to center [Leonard to second]; Pujols grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 6TH: Oates singled to right; On a bunt Reuss grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Oates out at second]; Lopes tripled to left; Russell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Niekro struck out (catcher to first); Landestoy made an out to first; Reynolds grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 7TH: Garvey grounded out (second to first); Cey singled to left; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Cey to second]; Cey was picked off second (pitcher to second); Baker walked; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Baker to second]; Ferguson singled to left [Baker scored]; Thomas flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cedeno struck out; Cabell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. DODGERS 8TH: Oates grounded out (second to first); Reuss grounded out (pitcher to first); Lopes popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: YEAGER REPLACED OATES (PLAYING C ); Leonard popped to first in foul territory; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. DODGERS 9TH: Russell flied out to center; Garvey grounded out (third to first); Cey singled to left; Baker made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: ALOU BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Alou struck out; HOWE BATTED FOR LANDESTOY; Howe struck out; Reynolds popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Dodgers 1 5 0 4 Astros 0 2 0 2
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