Top 1

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Puhl vs. Hough
  
  Puhl 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 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reynolds vs. Hough
  
  Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cedeno vs. Hough
  
  Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopes vs. Forsch
  
  Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Forsch
  
  Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garvey vs. Forsch
  
  Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Hough
  
  Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cabell vs. Hough
  
  Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leonard vs. Hough
  
  Leonard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bochy vs. Hough
  
  Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cey vs. Forsch
  
  Cey hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Forsch
  
  Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomasson vs. Forsch
  
  Thomasson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Martinez vs. Forsch
  
  Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landestoy vs. Hough
  
  Landestoy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Forsch vs. Hough
  
  Forsch hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Puhl vs. Hough
  
  Puhl strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yeager vs. Forsch
  
  Yeager hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hough vs. Forsch
  
  Hough hits a popup towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopes vs. Forsch
  
  Lopes hits a popup towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Forsch
  
  Thomas strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reynolds vs. Hough
  
  Reynolds hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Hough
  
  Cedeno hits a popup towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Hough
  
  Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garvey vs. Forsch
  
  Garvey hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cey vs. Forsch
  
  Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Forsch
  
  Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cabell vs. Hough
  
  Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leonard vs. Hough
  
  Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bochy vs. Hough
  
  Bochy hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomasson vs. Forsch
  
  Thomasson hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Forsch
  
  Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yeager vs. Forsch
  
  Yeager hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landestoy vs. Hough
  
  Landestoy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Forsch vs. Hough
  
  Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Puhl vs. Hough
  
  Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hough vs. Forsch
  
  Hough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Joshua vs. Forsch
  
  Von Joshua pinch hits for Davey Lopes.
  
  Joshua hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Forsch
  
  Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Garvey vs. Forsch
  
  Garvey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reynolds vs. Hough
  
  Von Joshua now playing right field. Derrel Thomas now playing shortstop. Gary Thomasson now playing center field. Ted Martinez now playing second
  
  Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cedeno vs. Hough
  
  There goes Reynolds. The throw from Yeager and he is out, Martinez applying the tag. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Hough
  
  Cedeno strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Hough
  
  Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cabell vs. Hough
  
  Cabell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Joshua who is chasing the ball. Cabell reaches third base with a triple. Cruz goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Leonard vs. Hough
  
  Leonard hits a line drive towards the mound. Hough reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cey vs. Forsch
  
  Cey hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Forsch
  
  Baker strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomasson vs. Forsch
  
  Thomasson hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bochy vs. Hough
  
  Bochy takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Landestoy vs. Hough
  
  Jimmy Sexton pinch runs for Bruce Bochy.
  
  Landestoy bunts towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Martinez covering, for the out. Sexton moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bergman vs. Hough
  
  Dave Bergman pinch hits for Ken Forsch.
  
  Bergman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sexton scores. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Puhl vs. Hough
  
  Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bergman moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Reynolds vs. Hough
  
  There goes Puhl. The throw from Yeager and he is safe. Puhl steals second. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Reynolds vs. Hough
  
  Reynolds strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Cedeno vs. Hough
  
  Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Hough
  
  Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Astros, 5 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Ruhle
  
  Luis Pujols now catching. Vern Ruhle now pitching.
  
  Martinez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Martinez reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Yeager vs. Ruhle
  
  Yeager hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Davalillo vs. Ruhle
  
  Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Charlie Hough.
  
  Davalillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martinez moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Joshua vs. Ruhle
  
  Joshua hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martinez scores. Davalillo moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Thomas vs. Ruhle
  
  Thomas bunts towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Davalillo moves to third. Joshua moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Garvey vs. Ruhle
  
  Garvey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cey vs. LaCorte
  
  Frank LaCorte now pitching.
  
  Cey strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. LaCorte
  
  Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thomasson vs. LaCorte
  
  There goes Baker. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Baker steals second. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Thomasson vs. LaCorte
  
  Thomasson hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Astros, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cabell vs. Castillo
  
  Bobby Castillo now pitching.
  
  Cabell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Leonard vs. Castillo
  
  There goes Cabell. The throw from Yeager and he is out, Thomas applying the tag. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leonard vs. Castillo
  
  Leonard strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walling vs. Castillo
  
  Denny Walling pinch hits for Luis Pujols.
  
  Walling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Castillo covering, for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/28/1979 -- Houston at Los Angeles (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
Puhl T, cf            4  1  1  0   Lopes D, 2b           2  0  0  0   
Reynolds C, ss        4  0  2  0   Joshua V, ph-rf       2  1  1  1   
Cedeno C, 1b          4  1  1  3   Thomas D, cf-ss       4  1  2  0   
Cruz J, lf            4  1  1  0   Garvey S, 1b          4  1  1  4   
Cabell E, 3b          3  0  1  1   Cey R, 3b             4  0  0  0   
Leonard J, rf         4  0  1  0   Baker D, lf           3  0  0  0   
Bochy B, c            2  0  0  0   Thomasson G, rf-cf    4  0  1  0   
Sexton J, pr          0  1  0  0   Martinez T, ss-2b     3  1  1  0   
Pujols L, c           0  0  0  0   Yeager S, c           3  1  1  1   
Walling D, ph         1  0  0  0   Hough C, p            2  0  0  0   
Landestoy R, 2b       2  0  0  0   Davalillo V, ph       1  1  1  0   
Forsch K, p           2  0  0  0   Castillo B, p         0  0  0  0   
Bergman D, ph         1  1  1  1                                      
Ruhle V, p            0  0  0  0                                      
LaCorte F, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  5  8  5                        32  6  8  6

Houston          000 000 140 --  5
Los Angeles      001 000 05x --  6

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Forsch K              7.0  3  1  1  0  2
Ruhle V (L)           0.1  5  5  5  0  0
LaCorte F             0.2  0  0  0  1  1

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hough C (W)           8.0  8  5  5  1  3
Castillo B (S)        1.0  0  0  0  1  1

DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Houston 2, Los Angeles 3
2B -- Martinez T
3B -- Cabell E
HR -- Yeager S, Cedeno C, Garvey S
SB -- Puhl T, Baker D
CS -- Reynolds C, Cabell E
SH -- Landestoy R
T -- 2:09
A -- 27719

    

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