Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
April 12, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1978 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Houston Astros 11

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 1 2 1
Russell ss 6 0 1 1
Smith rf 4 2 1 0
Cey 3b 5 1 2 2
Garvey 1b 5 1 2 1
Baker lf 4 1 2 1
Monday cf 4 2 2 2
Grote c 3 1 0 0
Sutton p 1 0 0 0
  Hough p 1 0 1 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
  Lacy ph 1 1 1 2
  Castillo p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 14 10
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 4 1 1 0
Cabell 3b 5 1 3 1
Cedeno cf 4 3 3 1
Cruz rf 4 1 1 1
Watson 1b 5 2 2 3
Ferguson c 4 1 1 1
Howe 2b 5 1 3 3
  Sexton pr 0 1 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 1 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Pentz p 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 1
Totals 39 11 15 11
Los Angeles 210 030 40010140
Houston 003 520 00111150
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton   2.1 8 3 3 0 4
  Hough   1.2 2 5 5 4 0
  Garman   2.0 4 2 2 0 0
  Castillo  L (0-1) 2.1 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.1
15
11
11
5
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   4.0 7 6 6 4 0
  Pentz   2.2 2 3 3 2 0
  Forsch   0.1 3 1 1 0 1
  Sambito  W (1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
10
10
6
2

  E–None.  2B–Los Angeles Smith (3,off Niekro); Garvey (2,off Niekro); Monday (3,off Pentz); Lopes (1,off Sambito), Houston Cedeno 2 (2,off Sutton,off Garman); Ferguson (1,off Sutton); Watson (2,off Hough); Howe (3,off Castillo).  HR–Los Angeles Monday (2,2nd inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out), Houston Cabell (1,3rd inning off Sutton 0 on, 0 out); Howe (1,4th inning off Hough 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Baker (1,off Pentz).  SH–Niekro (1,off Sutton).  SB–Garvey (1,2nd base off Niekro/Ferguson); Cedeno 2 (4,2nd base off Sutton/Grote,2nd base off Hough/Grote).  BK–Garman (1).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:44.  A–11,824.
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