Astros @ Dodgers
June 22, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 4 12 1
Dodgers 3 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 4 12 1
Dodgers 3 6 0

Davey Lopes Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .314
OBP .500 .413
At Bats 3 207
Hits 1 65
• Singles 0 45
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 7
Walks 1 35
RBI’s 1 21

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 0
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Dodger Stadium - June 22, 1978
Joe Niekro
Joe Ferguson
Bob Watson
Art Howe
Enos Cabell
Mike Fischlin
Wilbur Howard
Terry Puhl
Jose Cruz
Davey Lopes
Ted Martinez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 4 12 1 8
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 6 0 7
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Doug Rau
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Enos Cabell
Attendance 31,246
Time of Game 2 hours 23 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Lopes strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Ted Martinez pinch runs for Steve Yeager. Rick Monday pinch hits for Doug Rau. Monday hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Yeager bunts towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 North takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 There goes Cabell. The throw from Yeager and he is out, Lopes applying the tag.
Top 9 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores.
Top 9 Howard bunts towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to second.
Top 9 Puhl takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Lacy hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Wilbur Howard now playing left field. Cey strikes out.
Top 8 Fischlin hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ferguson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garvey for the out.
Bottom 7 Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lopes hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Howe hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl scores.
Top 7 Alou bunts towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. Puhl moves to third.
Top 7 Puhl hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Puhl reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Rau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Yeager hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lacy scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 North strikes out.
Bottom 6 There goes Lacy. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. Lacy steals second.
Bottom 6 Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin misplays the ball. That's an error on Fischlin.
Bottom 6 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Fischlin is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Cruz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lacy who is chasing the ball. Cruz reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Ferguson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Howe hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Niekro bunts in front of the plate. Yeager fields it and throws to first for the out. Fischlin moves to second.
Top 5 Fischlin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Lopes strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rau bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Yeager moves to second.
Bottom 4 Yeager takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There goes North. The throw from Ferguson and he is out, Howe applying the tag.
Bottom 4 North hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ferguson strikes out.
Top 4 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 4 Howe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cabell moves to second.
Top 4 Watson hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lacy for the out.
Bottom 3 Baker strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out.
Top 3 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lopes takes first base on ball four. Rau moves to second.
Bottom 2 Rau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Yeager hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Fischlin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Ferguson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Howe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Howe reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rau fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a fly ball towards center. Puhl catches it and throws to third to double up Garvey. Russell tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Cey takes first base on ball four. Garvey moves to second.
Bottom 1 Garvey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Russell moves to third.
Bottom 1 Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Lopes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Cabell strikes out.
Top 1 Alou hits a line drive towards third. Cey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Puhl. The throw from Yeager and he is out, Russell applying the tag.
Top 1 Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.