Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 14, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Landestoy ss 5 0 2 0
Gonzalez 2b,3b 5 0 0 0
Puhl cf 4 0 1 0
  Bochy ph 1 0 0 0
Cruz rf 2 0 0 0
Cabell 3b,1b 4 1 1 0
Watson 1b 3 0 2 0
  Bergman pr,1b 0 0 0 0
  Baldwin ph 1 0 0 0
  Drumright 2b 0 0 0 0
Walling lf 3 0 1 1
  Leonard ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Pujols c 3 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 1 0
  Sexton pr 0 0 0 0
Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 8 1
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 1 2 1
North cf 4 0 0 0
Monday rf 2 0 0 0
  Law pr 0 0 0 0
  Simpson rf 0 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0
Cey 3b 4 1 1 1
Baker lf 2 0 0 0
Russell ss 3 0 0 0
Yeager c 2 0 0 0
Rhoden p 2 0 1 0
  Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 5 2
Houston 000 001 000180
Los Angeles 100 100 00x253
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (12-13) 8.0 5 2 2 3 6
Totals
8.0
5
2
2
3
6
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  W (9-7) 6.0 6 1 1 2 2
  Rautzhan   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Forster  SV (20) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
5

  E–Lopes 2 (19), North (4).  2B–Los Angeles Garvey (32,off Niekro).  HR–Los Angeles Lopes (17,1st inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out); Cey (21,4th inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Niekro 2 (8,off Rhoden 2); Rautzhan (2,off Niekro).  HBP–Baker (3,by Niekro).  SB–Cruz (32,2nd base off Rhoden/Yeager).  CS–Law (1,2nd base by Niekro/Pujols).  WP–Niekro (7), Rhoden (6).  HBP–Niekro (7,Baker).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:27.  A–37,423.
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