Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
July 7, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 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 7, Houston Astros 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 1 0
Russell ss 5 2 3 0
Smith rf 5 0 1 1
Cey 3b 2 0 0 0
  Martinez 3b 1 1 1 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 1 0
Baker lf 4 2 4 4
Monday cf 4 0 0 0
  North cf 1 0 0 0
Ferguson c 4 1 2 2
Rau p 2 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0
  Hough p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 13 7
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl cf 4 0 0 0
Alou lf 4 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0
Watson 1b 4 1 1 1
Howe 2b 4 1 1 0
Cruz rf 3 1 2 2
Pujols c 3 0 0 0
Fischlin ss 3 0 0 0
Lemongello p 2 0 0 0
  Walling ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 3
Los Angeles 011 010 2117131
Houston 000 300 100460
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rau  W (9-4) 7.0 6 4 4 0 3
  Hough  SV (4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
0
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemongello  L (7-8) 8.0 11 6 6 4 3
  Forsch   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
5
3

  E–Smith (7).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Houston 1.  2B–Los Angeles Baker (16,off Lemongello); Smith (16,off Lemongello); Martinez (1,off Forsch), Houston Cabell (16,off Rau).  HR–Los Angeles Baker (6,7th inning off Lemongello 1 on, 2 out); Ferguson (9,8th inning off Lemongello 0 on, 0 out), Houston Cruz (4,4th inning off Rau 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Rau (10,off Lemongello).  HBP–Cey (4,by Lemongello).  IBB–Ferguson (7,by Forsch).  HBP–Lemongello (4,Cey).  IBB–Forsch (7,Ferguson).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:11.  A–20,707.
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