Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
July 8, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 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 1

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 6 2 2 1
Russell ss 5 0 3 2
Smith rf 4 1 2 1
Cey 3b 3 0 2 0
  Martinez pr,3b 1 1 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0
Baker lf 4 1 2 0
  Davalillo lf 1 0 0 0
Ferguson c 4 1 1 0
North cf 4 1 1 1
Hooton p 3 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 14 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl cf 4 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Walling lf 4 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0
Cruz rf 4 1 2 0
Watson 1b 1 0 0 1
Howe 2b 4 0 0 0
Landestoy ss 3 0 1 0
Pujols c 3 0 0 0
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Baldwin ph 1 0 1 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Bergman ph 1 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Los Angeles 121 002 1007141
Houston 000 000 100152
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  W (8-7) 9.0 5 1 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
2
0
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  L (3-4) 3.0 7 4 4 1 4
  Williams   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  McLaughlin   1.0 3 3 1 2 1
  Forsch   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Sambito   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
7
5
5
7

  E–Smith (8), Pujols (2), Forsch (2).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Houston 1.  2B–Los Angeles Lopes (14,off Bannister); Baker (17,off Bannister); Ferguson (9,off Sambito), Houston Cruz (15,off Hooton).  3B–Los Angeles Russell (4,off McLaughlin).  HR–Los Angeles Smith (12,3rd inning off Bannister 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hooton 2 (11,off Bannister,off Sambito).  SF–Watson (8,off Hooton).  SB–Baker (7,3rd base off Bannister/Pujols); Lopes (24,2nd base off McLaughlin/Pujols); Cabell (18,2nd base off Hooton/Ferguson).  WP–Bannister (6), McLaughlin 2 (3).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:29.
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