Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
April 10, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 10, 1978 at Astrodome. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 1 1 0
Russell ss 3 0 0 0
Smith rf 4 1 1 0
  Burke pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Cey 3b 4 1 2 2
Garvey 1b 4 1 2 0
Baker lf 4 0 2 2
Monday cf,rf 3 0 0 0
Yeager c 3 0 0 1
Rau p 3 0 0 0
  Forster p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 3 0 1 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 0 1
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 0 2 0
Cruz rf 4 0 1 0
Ferguson c 4 1 1 1
Howe 2b 3 0 0 0
Metzger ss 2 0 0 0
  Howard ph,lf 1 1 1 0
Bannister p 2 0 0 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 1 0
  Sexton pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Los Angeles 010 001 102580
Houston 000 010 010272
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rau  W (1-0) 6.0 5 1 1 0 5
  Forster  SV (2) 3.0 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  L (0-1) 7.0 6 3 3 6 2
  Pentz   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Forsch   1.0 2 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
8
3

  E–Forsch (1), Cabell (1).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Houston 1.  2B–Los Angeles Smith (2,off Bannister).  3B–Los Angeles Garvey (1,off Bannister).  HR–Los Angeles Cey (1,2nd inning off Bannister 0 on, 0 out), Houston Ferguson (3,5th inning off Rau 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Russell (1,off Forsch).  IBB–Smith (1,by Forsch).  WP–Forster (1), Bannister (1).  IBB–Forsch (1,Smith).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:24.  A–22,882.
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