Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
April 21, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1978 at Dodger Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf,cf 4 0 1 0
Cabell 3b 5 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 3 0 0 0
  Bergman ph 1 0 0 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
  Forsch p 1 0 0 0
Cruz rf 4 2 2 0
Watson 1b 3 2 1 1
Ferguson c 3 1 1 3
Howe 2b 4 2 1 0
Metzger ss 3 1 1 1
Richard p 1 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 1 1
  Dixon p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph,lf 2 0 1 1
Totals 35 8 10 7
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 2 2 2
Martinez ss 2 0 0 0
  Mota ph 0 0 0 0
  Russell pr,ss 1 1 1 0
Smith rf 4 0 1 0
Cey 3b 3 0 2 2
Garvey 1b 4 0 2 1
Baker lf 4 0 1 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
Monday cf 4 1 1 1
Grote c 3 0 1 0
Rhoden p 0 1 0 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph,lf 2 1 0 0
Totals 31 6 11 6
Houston 000 040 1308101
Los Angeles 130 000 2006111
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard   4.0 5 4 4 4 5
  Dixon   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Pentz   0.1 0 2 0 2 0
  Forsch  W (1-0) 2.2 4 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
4
6
6
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden   6.1 7 5 4 1 1
  Garman   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Castillo  L (0-2) 2.0 2 3 3 3 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
7
4
2

  E–Howe (2), Lopes (3).  DP–Houston 2, Los Angeles 1.  TP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Watson (6,off Rhoden); Cabell (2,off Castillo).  HR–Houston Ferguson (4,8th inning off Castillo 2 on, 0 out), Los Angeles Monday (7,2nd inning off Richard 0 on, 1 out); Lopes (2,2nd inning off Richard 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Metzger (1,off Rhoden); Rhoden (1,off Richard); Lopes (1,off Pentz).  SF–Cey (1,off Forsch).  SB–Cruz (2,2nd base off Castillo/Grote).  CS–Martinez (1,3rd base by Richard/Ferguson).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:59.  A–44,867.
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