Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 7, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1979 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 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 10

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Landestoy 2b 5 2 2 0
Gonzalez ss 5 1 1 0
Puhl cf 5 2 2 2
Leonard rf 5 1 2 3
Cabell 1b 5 0 3 1
Cruz lf 4 1 2 0
Howe 3b 3 1 1 0
Bochy c 4 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Sexton ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 1 2
  Roberge p 1 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 14 8
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 1 2
Russell ss 5 1 2 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 1 0
Cey 3b 2 1 0 0
Baker lf 4 1 1 2
Ferguson rf 4 2 3 2
Yeager c 4 2 2 4
Thomas cf 4 2 3 0
Reuss p 1 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 0 0 0 0
  Joshua ph 1 0 0 0
  Brett p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 1 0
  Martinez pr 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 14 10
Houston 000 026 0008140
Los Angeles 011 200 06x10143
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   4.0 7 4 4 0 1
  Williams   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Roberge   2.0 3 3 3 2 0
  Sambito  L (6-4) 1.0 4 3 3 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
10
10
2
1
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss   5.1 8 5 1 3 2
  Beckwith   1.2 4 3 3 2 3
  Brett  W (3-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Patterson  SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
8
4
5
5

  E–Lopes (9), Russell (22), Reuss (3).  DP–Houston 3, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Houston Leonard (10,off Beckwith).  3B–Houston Cabell (3,off Beckwith).  HR–Los Angeles Ferguson 2 (15,2nd inning off Forsch 0 on, 2 out,4th inning off Forsch 0 on, 2 out); Yeager 2 (11,4th inning off Forsch 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Sambito 2 on, 1 out).  IBB–Cruz (13,by Beckwith).  SH–Reuss (2,off Forsch); Lopes (3,off Sambito).  SB–Cabell (31,2nd base off Reuss/Yeager); Puhl (24,2nd base off Beckwith/Yeager); Landestoy (5,2nd base off Beckwith/Yeager); Thomas (14,2nd base off Sambito/Bochy).  CS–Gonzalez (1,3rd base by Reuss/Yeager).  IBB–Beckwith (1,Cruz).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Steve Fields.  T–2:46.  A–34,538.
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