Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
September 4, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1979 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Houston Astros 9

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 1 2 0
Russell ss 2 0 0 0
  Martinez ss 1 0 1 0
Garvey 1b 2 1 1 2
Cey 3b 4 0 0 0
Baker lf 4 1 1 2
Ferguson rf 4 0 2 0
Thomas cf 4 0 1 0
Oates c 4 0 0 0
Hooton p 0 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 1 0 0 0
  Thomasson ph 1 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Joshua ph 1 1 1 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
  Hatcher ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno 1b 3 1 1 0
Reynolds ss 3 1 0 1
Puhl cf 4 1 1 0
Cruz lf 2 1 2 1
  Walling lf 3 1 2 1
Cabell 3b 5 1 2 2
Leonard rf 3 2 2 1
Pujols c 5 1 2 2
Landestoy 2b 3 0 3 1
Williams p 2 0 1 0
  Ladd p 1 0 0 0
  Andujar p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 16 9
Los Angeles 100 002 100491
Houston 104 102 10x9162
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton   0.1 0 1 1 1 0
  Beckwith  L (1-1) 3.2 11 5 5 2 1
  Patterson   2.0 4 2 2 3 1
  LaGrow   2.0 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
8.0
16
9
9
8
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  W (4-5) 5.2 7 3 3 1 4
  Ladd   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Andujar  SV (4) 2.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
6

  E–Oates (1), Cedeno (14), Reynolds (20).  DP–Los Angeles 2, Houston 2.  PB–Oates (3).  2B–Houston Cabell (22,off Beckwith); Walling (5,off Patterson); Pujols (1,off Patterson).  3B–Houston Pujols (1,off Beckwith); Landestoy (4,off Patterson); Cedeno (4,off LaGrow).  HR–Los Angeles Baker (21,6th inning off Williams 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Russell (11,off Williams); Williams (2,off Beckwith).  SF–Garvey (5,off Andujar); Reynolds (4,off LaGrow).  IBB–Leonard (4,by Patterson); Landestoy (2,by Patterson).  SB–Cruz (31,2nd base off Beckwith/Oates); Walling (1,2nd base off Beckwith/Oates); Puhl (27,2nd base off Patterson/Oates); Leonard (16,2nd base off LaGrow/Oates).  CS–Walling (2,Home by Patterson/Oates).  BK–Williams (1).  IBB–Patterson 2 (6,Leonard,Landestoy).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–3:01.  A–14,404.
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