Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
April 12, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1981 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 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Leonard rf 3 0 0 1
Reynolds ss 3 0 1 0
  Woods ph 1 0 0 0
  LaCorte p 0 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0
Cruz lf 4 0 0 0
Heep 1b 4 0 0 0
Howe 3b 3 0 0 0
Ashby c 3 0 0 0
Landestoy 2b 2 0 0 0
  Puhl ph 1 0 1 0
  Thon pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Ruhle p 1 0 1 0
  Bergman ph 1 1 1 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 1 0
  Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 1 1 0
Landreaux cf 4 1 2 2
Baker lf 4 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 4 1 1 0
Guerrero rf 4 0 0 0
Scioscia c 3 0 1 0
Russell ss 3 0 3 1
Sutcliffe p 3 0 0 0
  Howe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Houston 000 001 010261
Los Angeles 012 000 00x381
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle  L (0-1) 5.0 7 3 3 0 4
  Smith   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  LaCorte   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
0
8
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe  W (1-0) 7.1 6 2 2 0 2
  Howe  SV (1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
5

  E–D Smith (1), Lopes (1).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Houston Cedeno (2,off Sutcliffe); Walling (1,off Sutcliffe), Los Angeles Russell (1,off Ruhle); Landreaux (3,off Ruhle).  HR–Houston Bergman (1,6th inning off Sutcliffe 0 on, 0 out), Los Angeles Landreaux (1,3rd inning off Ruhle 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Leonard (1,off Howe).  CS–Guerrero (1,2nd base by D Smith/Ashby).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:16.  A–50,734.
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