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Dodgers
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 12, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on July 12, 1977 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | July 12, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 12, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doug Rau |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Sambito |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 17,874 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Crawford 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: Joe West 3B: Andy Olsen |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ted Martinez | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Right Fielder |
| Manny Mota | Left Fielder |
| Glenn Burke | Center Fielder |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Doug Rau | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Gonzalez | Second Baseman |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
| Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Jim Fuller | Left Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Joe Sambito | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 12, 1977
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Sambito
Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Sambito
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garvey vs. Sambito
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cey vs. Sambito
Cey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martinez scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Sambito
Baker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rau
Gonzalez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Rau
Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Rau
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Sambito
Mota hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. Sambito
Burke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mota moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yeager vs. Sambito
Yeager strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rau vs. Sambito
Rau hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gonzalez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Rau
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Rau
Ferguson hits a fly ball into right field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Rau
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuller vs. Rau
Fuller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey juggles the ball. That's an error on Cey. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Sambito
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Sambito
Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fuller. Russell reaches second base with a double. Martinez goes all the way around to score. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garvey vs. Sambito
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sambito fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cey vs. Sambito
Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baker vs. Sambito
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Rau
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sambito vs. Rau
Sambito is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rau
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Sambito
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sambito fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Sambito
Burke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. Sambito
Yeager hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burke moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rau vs. Sambito
Rau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sambito juggles the ball. That's an error on Sambito. Burke moves to third. Yeager moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martinez vs. Sambito
Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burke scores. Yeager moves to third. Rau moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Russell vs. Sambito
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yeager scores. Rau moves to third. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garvey vs. Niekro
Joe Niekro now pitching.
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez misplays the ball. That's an error on Gonzalez. Rau scores. Martinez scores. Russell moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cey vs. Niekro
Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Russell tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Niekro
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Rau
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Rau
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Rau
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferguson vs. Rau
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 7 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Niekro
John Hale pinch hits for Manny Mota.
Hale hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Niekro
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Niekro
Yeager takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rau vs. Niekro
Rau bunts towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rau for the out. Yeager moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Niekro
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Rau
John Hale now playing right field. Dusty Baker now playing left field.
Cruz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Cruz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fuller vs. Rau
Fuller strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Rau
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niekro vs. Rau
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Niekro
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Niekro
Garvey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Niekro
There's a wild pitch. Garvey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cey vs. Niekro
Cey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Niekro
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rau
Gonzalez hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Rau
Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Rau
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Rau
Watson takes first base on ball four. Cabell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferguson vs. Rau
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Niekro
Hale hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Niekro
Burke hits a fly ball into left field. Fuller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Niekro
Yeager strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Rau
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuller vs. Rau
Fuller strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Rau
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sperring vs. Rau
Rob Sperring pinch hits for Joe Niekro.
Sperring hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rau vs. McLaughlin
Terry Puhl now playing left field. Bo McLaughlin now pitching.
Rau hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with McLaughlin covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. McLaughlin
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. McLaughlin
Russell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rau
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Rau
Cabell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Rau
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. McLaughlin
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. McLaughlin
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. McLaughlin
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. McLaughlin
Hale takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burke vs. McLaughlin
Burke hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Rau
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Rau
Ferguson hits a fly ball into right field. Hale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Rau
Cruz strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/12/1977 -- Los Angeles at Houston (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Martinez T, 2b 5 3 3 1 Gonzalez J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Russell B, ss 5 1 3 2 Cabell E, 3b 3 0 1 0
Garvey S, 1b 5 0 1 1 Cedeno C, cf 3 0 0 0
Cey R, 3b 4 0 1 2 Watson B, 1b 3 0 1 0
Baker D, rf-lf 5 0 1 0 Ferguson J, c 4 0 0 0
Mota M, lf 2 0 1 0 Cruz J, rf 3 0 2 0
Hale J, ph-rf 2 1 1 1 Fuller J, lf 3 0 0 0
Burke G, cf 4 1 1 0 Puhl T, lf 0 0 0 0
Yeager S, c 3 1 1 0 Metzger R, ss 3 0 0 0
Rau D, p 3 1 0 0 Sambito J, p 1 0 0 0
Niekro J, p 1 0 0 0
Sperring R, ph 1 0 0 0
McLaughlin B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 8 13 7 29 0 4 0
Los Angeles 101 510 000 -- 8
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Rau D (W) 9.0 4 0 0 4 6
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Sambito J (L) 3.1 10 7 3 1 2
Niekro J 3.2 2 1 1 1 3
McLaughlin B 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Cey R, Sambito J, Gonzalez J
DP -- Los Angeles 2, Houston 2
LOB -- Los Angeles 8, Houston 6
2B -- Russell B, Cruz J
HR -- Hale J
SH -- Rau D
SF -- Cey R
WP -- Niekro J
T -- 2:22
A -- 17874
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