Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
April 23, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1978 at Dodger Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 4 2 2 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 1 1
Cedeno cf 3 0 1 1
Cruz rf 4 0 1 0
Watson 1b 3 1 1 1
Ferguson c 4 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Howe 2b 3 0 1 0
Metzger ss 4 0 1 0
Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 1 0 0 0
  Herrmann c 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 2 2 0
Russell ss 5 1 2 1
Smith rf 3 0 1 1
  Burke cf 0 0 0 0
Cey 3b 4 1 1 1
Garvey 1b 5 2 2 0
Baker lf 4 0 2 1
Monday cf,rf 3 1 1 3
Yeager c 3 0 1 0
Sutton p 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 12 7
Houston 011 010 000383
Los Angeles 312 010 00x7120
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (1-2) 3.0 8 6 4 0 0
  Forsch   4.0 4 1 1 4 1
  Sambito   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
7
5
4
1
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  W (2-1) 9.0 8 3 3 3 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
0

  E–Cabell (3), Cedeno (1), Metzger (1).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  PB–Ferguson (2).  2B–Houston Metzger (2,off Sutton); Puhl 2 (3,off Sutton 2), Los Angeles Russell (2,off Niekro).  HR–Houston Watson (1,2nd inning off Sutton 0 on, 0 out), Los Angeles Monday (8,3rd inning off Niekro 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Sutton (3,off Forsch).  SF–Smith (2,off Niekro); Monday (1,off Forsch).  SB–Cedeno (8,2nd base off Sutton/Yeager); Lopes (4,2nd base off Niekro/Ferguson).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:26.  A–51,500.
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