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Dodgers
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 10, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on April 10, 1978 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 10, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 10, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doug Rau |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Floyd Bannister |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 22,882 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Dutch Rennert |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Doug Rau | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Left Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
| Art Howe | Second Baseman |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Floyd Bannister | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 10, 1978
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Bannister
Lopes hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Bannister
Russell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ferguson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bannister
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Rau
Puhl hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Rau
Cabell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Rau
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Bannister
Cey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Bannister
Garvey hits a line drive towards third. Cabell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Bannister
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Bannister
Monday takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yeager vs. Bannister
There's a wild pitch. Baker moves to third. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yeager vs. Bannister
Yeager takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rau vs. Bannister
Rau is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lopes vs. Bannister
Lopes hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Howe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Rau
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Rau
Cruz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Rau
Ferguson hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Rau
Howe strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Bannister
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bannister
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Bannister
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Bannister
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Rau
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Rau
Bannister strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Rau
Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Rau
Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Bannister
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell juggles the ball. That's an error on Cabell. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Monday vs. Bannister
Monday hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yeager vs. Bannister
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rau vs. Bannister
Rau strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Rau
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Rau
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Rau
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Bannister
Lopes hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Bannister
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Bannister
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Rau
Ferguson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Rau
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Rau
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Rau
Bannister is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Bannister
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Bannister
Garvey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Puhl who is chasing the ball. Garvey reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baker vs. Bannister
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Monday vs. Bannister
Monday takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yeager vs. Bannister
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to second for the out. Garvey scores. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rau vs. Bannister
Rau hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rau for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Rau
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Rau
Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Rau
Cedeno hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Bannister
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Bannister
Russell hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bannister
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Puhl. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cey vs. Bannister
Cey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Bannister
Garvey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Bannister
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Rau
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Rau
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferguson vs. Forster
Terry Forster now pitching.
Ferguson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howe vs. Forster
Howe hits a line drive towards short. Russell catches it and throws to second to double up Watson. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Pentz
Gene Pentz now pitching.
Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Pentz
Yeager strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forster vs. Pentz
Forster hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Forster
Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Roger Metzger.
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Forster
Jesus Alou pinch hits for Gene Pentz.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Forster
Jimmy Sexton pinch runs for Jesus Alou. Julio Gonzalez pinch hits for Terry Puhl.
There's a wild pitch. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Forster
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cabell vs. Forster
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first, with Forster covering, for the out. Howard scores. Sexton moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Forster
Cedeno strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Forsch
Jimmy Sexton now playing shortstop. Wilbur Howard now playing left field. Ken Forsch now pitching.
Lopes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Forsch
Forsch fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Forsch. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Forsch
Russell bunts towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopes moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Forsch
Smith is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cey vs. Forsch
Glenn Burke pinch runs for Reggie Smith.
Cey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garvey vs. Forsch
Garvey takes first base on ball four. Burke moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baker vs. Forsch
Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopes scores. Burke scores. Garvey moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Monday vs. Forsch
Monday hits a popup towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Forster
Glenn Burke now playing center field. Rick Monday now playing right field.
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Forster
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Forster
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/10/1978 -- Los Angeles at Houston (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Lopes D, 2b 5 1 1 0 Puhl T, lf 3 0 1 0
Russell B, ss 3 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, ph 1 0 0 0
Smith R, rf 4 1 1 0 Forsch K, p 0 0 0 0
Burke G, pr-cf 0 1 0 0 Cabell E, 3b 4 0 0 1
Cey R, 3b 4 1 2 2 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 0 0
Garvey S, 1b 4 1 2 0 Watson B, 1b 4 0 2 0
Baker D, lf 4 0 2 2 Cruz J, rf 4 0 1 0
Monday R, cf-rf 3 0 0 0 Ferguson J, c 4 1 1 1
Yeager S, c 3 0 0 1 Howe A, 2b 3 0 0 0
Rau D, p 3 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 2 0 0 0
Forster T, p 1 0 0 0 Howard W, ph-lf 1 1 1 0
Bannister F, p 2 0 0 0
Pentz G, p 0 0 0 0
Alou J, ph 1 0 1 0
Sexton J, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 8 5 33 2 7 2
Los Angeles 010 001 102 -- 5
Houston 000 010 010 -- 2
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Rau D (W)* 6.0 5 1 1 0 5
Forster T (S) 3.0 2 1 1 0 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister F (L) 7.0 6 3 3 6 2
Pentz G 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Forsch K 1.0 2 2 2 2 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Cabell E, Forsch K
DP -- Los Angeles 1, Houston 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 11, Houston 4
2B -- Smith R
3B -- Garvey S
HR -- Cey R, Ferguson J
SH -- Russell B
WP -- Bannister F, Forster T
T -- 2:24
A -- 22882
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